diff --git a/Core/Config.cpp b/Core/Config.cpp
index 75ff92f6c..146f20e29 100644
--- a/Core/Config.cpp
+++ b/Core/Config.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ void Config::Load(const char *iniFileName)
 #endif
 	graphics->Get("BufferedRendering", &bBufferedRendering, true);
 	graphics->Get("HardwareTransform", &bHardwareTransform, true);
+	graphics->Get("NearestFiltering", &bNearestFiltering, false);
 	graphics->Get("LinearFiltering", &bLinearFiltering, false);
 	graphics->Get("SSAA", &SSAntiAliasing, 0);
 	graphics->Get("VBO", &bUseVBO, false);
@@ -201,6 +202,7 @@ void Config::Save()
 		graphics->Set("ResolutionScale", iWindowZoom);
 		graphics->Set("BufferedRendering", bBufferedRendering);
 		graphics->Set("HardwareTransform", bHardwareTransform);
+		graphics->Set("NearestFiltering", bNearestFiltering);
 		graphics->Set("LinearFiltering", bLinearFiltering);
 		graphics->Set("SSAA", SSAntiAliasing);
 		graphics->Set("VBO", bUseVBO);
diff --git a/Core/Config.h b/Core/Config.h
index 06f1df64b..9881c582b 100644
--- a/Core/Config.h
+++ b/Core/Config.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ public:
 	bool bDisplayFramebuffer;
 	bool bHardwareTransform;
 	bool bBufferedRendering;
+	bool bNearestFiltering;
 	bool bLinearFiltering;
 	bool bUseVBO;
 #ifdef BLACKBERRY
diff --git a/GPU/GLES/TextureCache.cpp b/GPU/GLES/TextureCache.cpp
index c613c6f26..d2a3b83ac 100644
--- a/GPU/GLES/TextureCache.cpp
+++ b/GPU/GLES/TextureCache.cpp
@@ -514,6 +514,11 @@ void TextureCache::UpdateSamplingParams(TexCacheEntry &entry, bool force) {
 		minFilt |= 1;
 	}
 
+	if (g_Config.bNearestFiltering) {
+		magFilt &= ~1;
+		minFilt &= ~1;
+	}
+
 	if (!g_Config.bMipMap) {
 		magFilt &= 1;
 		minFilt &= 1;
diff --git a/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp b/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
index af739fb77..5ae7b4b89 100644
--- a/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ void GameSettingsScreen::CreateViews() {
 	ViewGroup *graphicsSettings = new LinearLayout(ORIENT_VERTICAL);
 	graphicsSettingsScroll->Add(graphicsSettings);
 	tabHolder->AddTab("Graphics", graphicsSettingsScroll);
-	graphicsSettings->Add(new CheckBox(&g_Config.bLinearFiltering, gs->T("Linear Filtering")));
+	graphicsSettings->Add(new CheckBox(&g_Config.bNearestFiltering, gs->T("Force Nearest Filtering")));
+	graphicsSettings->Add(new CheckBox(&g_Config.bLinearFiltering, gs->T("Force Linear Filtering")));
 	graphicsSettings->Add(new CheckBox(&g_Config.bStretchToDisplay, gs->T("Stretch to Display")));
 	graphicsSettings->Add(new CheckBox(&g_Config.bBufferedRendering, gs->T("Buffered Rendering")));
 	graphicsSettings->Add(new CheckBox(&g_Config.bDisplayFramebuffer, gs->T("Display Raw Framebuffer")));
diff --git a/UI/MenuScreens.cpp b/UI/MenuScreens.cpp
index d18b1b0e8..9fe31e893 100644
--- a/UI/MenuScreens.cpp
+++ b/UI/MenuScreens.cpp
@@ -833,7 +833,12 @@ void GraphicsScreenP2::render() {
 	int stride = 40;
 	int columnw = 400;
 
-	UICheckBox(GEN_ID, x, y += stride, gs->T("Linear Filtering"), ALIGN_TOPLEFT, &g_Config.bLinearFiltering);
+	if ( UICheckBox(GEN_ID, x, y += stride, gs->T("Force Nearest Filtering"), ALIGN_TOPLEFT, &g_Config.bNearestFiltering) ) {
+		g_Config.bLinearFiltering = false; // disable linear filtering if someone turns on nearest
+	}
+	if ( UICheckBox(GEN_ID, x, y += stride, gs->T("Force Linear Filtering"), ALIGN_TOPLEFT, &g_Config.bLinearFiltering) ) {
+		g_Config.bNearestFiltering = false; // and vice versa
+	}
 
 	bool AnisotropicFiltering = g_Config.iAnisotropyLevel != 0;
 	UICheckBox(GEN_ID, x, y += stride, gs->T("Anisotropic Filtering"), ALIGN_TOPLEFT, &AnisotropicFiltering);
diff --git a/Windows/WndMainWindow.cpp b/Windows/WndMainWindow.cpp
index 90ff964f7..378c2911f 100644
--- a/Windows/WndMainWindow.cpp
+++ b/Windows/WndMainWindow.cpp
@@ -737,7 +737,12 @@ namespace MainWindow
 			case ID_OPTIONS_USEVBO:
 				g_Config.bUseVBO = !g_Config.bUseVBO;
 				break;
+			case ID_OPTIONS_NEARESTFILTERING:
+				g_Config.bNearestFiltering = !g_Config.bNearestFiltering;
+				g_Config.bLinearFiltering = false;
+				break;
 			case ID_OPTIONS_LINEARFILTERING:
+				g_Config.bNearestFiltering = false;
 				g_Config.bLinearFiltering = !g_Config.bLinearFiltering;
 				break;
 			case ID_OPTIONS_TOPMOST:
@@ -895,6 +900,7 @@ namespace MainWindow
 		CHECKITEM(ID_OPTIONS_SHOWDEBUGSTATISTICS, g_Config.bShowDebugStats);
 		CHECKITEM(ID_OPTIONS_HARDWARETRANSFORM, g_Config.bHardwareTransform);
 		CHECKITEM(ID_OPTIONS_FASTMEMORY, g_Config.bFastMemory);
+		CHECKITEM(ID_OPTIONS_NEARESTFILTERING, g_Config.bNearestFiltering);
 		CHECKITEM(ID_OPTIONS_LINEARFILTERING, g_Config.bLinearFiltering);
 		CHECKITEM(ID_OPTIONS_SIMPLE2XSSAA, g_Config.SSAntiAliasing);
 		CHECKITEM(ID_OPTIONS_STRETCHDISPLAY, g_Config.bStretchToDisplay);
diff --git a/Windows/ppsspp.rc b/Windows/ppsspp.rc
index 6b5528c9d..943473b64 100644
Binary files a/Windows/ppsspp.rc and b/Windows/ppsspp.rc differ
diff --git a/Windows/resource.h b/Windows/resource.h
index ccf442fae..1613f9aa7 100644
Binary files a/Windows/resource.h and b/Windows/resource.h differ