diff --git a/Core/PCE/PceVdc.cpp b/Core/PCE/PceVdc.cpp
index 10d98f01..b6966bad 100644
--- a/Core/PCE/PceVdc.cpp
+++ b/Core/PCE/PceVdc.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ void PceVdc::ProcessEvent()
 
 	switch(_nextEvent) {
 		case PceVdcEvent::LatchScrollY:
-			_needRcrIncrement = true;
+			_needVCounterClock = true;
 			_latchClockY = _state.HClock;
 			IncScrollY();
 			if(!_state.BurstModeEnabled) {
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ void PceVdc::ProcessEvent()
 			break;
 
 		case PceVdcEvent::HdsIrqTrigger:
-			_needRcrIncrement = true;
 			if(_evalStartCycle >= 1365) {
 				//New row was about to start, but no time to start sprite eval, next row will have no sprites
 				_spriteCount = 0;
@@ -185,6 +184,7 @@ void PceVdc::SetHorizontalMode(PceVdcModeH hMode)
 			break;
 
 		case PceVdcModeH::Hdw:
+			_needVCounterClock = true;
 			_needRcrIncrement = true;
 			_nextEvent = PceVdcEvent::IncRcrCounter;
 			_nextEventCounter = DotsToClocks((_state.HvLatch.HorizDisplayWidth - 1) * 8) + 2;
@@ -664,16 +664,21 @@ void PceVdc::SetVertMode(PceVdcModeV vMode)
 	}
 }
 
-void PceVdc::IncrementRcrCounter()
+void PceVdc::ClockVCounter()
 {
-	_state.RcrCounter++;
-
-	_needRcrIncrement = false;
-
 	_vModeCounter--;
 	if(_vModeCounter == 0) {
 		SetVertMode((PceVdcModeV)(((int)_vMode + 1) % 4));
 	}
+	_needVCounterClock = false;
+}
+
+void PceVdc::IncrementRcrCounter()
+{
+	_state.RcrCounter++;
+
+	_needRcrIncrement = false;
+	ClockVCounter();
 
 	if(_vMode == PceVdcModeV::Vde && _state.RcrCounter == _state.HvLatch.VertDisplayWidth + 1) {
 		_needVertBlankIrq = true;
@@ -732,6 +737,8 @@ void PceVdc::ProcessEndOfScanline()
 
 	if(_needRcrIncrement) {
 		IncrementRcrCounter();
+	} else if(_needVCounterClock) {
+		ClockVCounter();
 	}
 
 	if(_hMode == PceVdcModeH::Hdw) {
@@ -1385,6 +1392,7 @@ void PceVdc::Serialize(Serializer& s)
 
 		SV(_screenOffsetX);
 		SV(_needRcrIncrement);
+		SV(_needVCounterClock);
 		SV(_needVertBlankIrq);
 		SV(_verticalBlankDone);
 
diff --git a/Core/PCE/PceVdc.h b/Core/PCE/PceVdc.h
index be5d78f4..8ce978db 100644
--- a/Core/PCE/PceVdc.h
+++ b/Core/PCE/PceVdc.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ class PceVdc final : public ISerializable
 
 	uint16_t _screenOffsetX = 0;
 	bool _needRcrIncrement = false;
+	bool _needVCounterClock = false;
 	bool _needVertBlankIrq = false;
 	bool _verticalBlankDone = false;
 
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ class PceVdc final : public ISerializable
 	__noinline void ProcessVramDmaTransfer();
 	__noinline void SetVertMode(PceVdcModeV vMode);
 	__noinline void SetHorizontalMode(PceVdcModeH hMode);
+	void ClockVCounter();
 
 	__noinline void ProcessVdcEvents();
 	__noinline void ProcessEvent();