diff --git a/GPU/Directx9/FramebufferDX9.cpp b/GPU/Directx9/FramebufferDX9.cpp
index ad1b86398..335852299 100644
--- a/GPU/Directx9/FramebufferDX9.cpp
+++ b/GPU/Directx9/FramebufferDX9.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ namespace DX9 {
 		dxstate.colorMask.set(true, true, true, true);
 		dxstate.stencilFunc.set(D3DCMP_ALWAYS, 0, 0);
 		dxstate.stencilMask.set(0xFF);
-		pD3Ddevice->Clear(0, NULL, D3DCLEAR_STENCIL|D3DCLEAR_TARGET |D3DCLEAR_ZBUFFER, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0, 0, 0), 0, 0);
+		pD3Ddevice->Clear(0, NULL, D3DCLEAR_STENCIL|D3DCLEAR_TARGET |D3DCLEAR_ZBUFFER, D3DCOLOR_ARGB(0, 0, 0, 0), 0, 0);
 	}
 
 	void FramebufferManagerDX9::ClearDepthBuffer() {
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ namespace DX9 {
 		dxstate.depthWrite.set(TRUE);
 		dxstate.colorMask.set(false, false, false, false);
 		dxstate.stencilFunc.set(D3DCMP_NEVER, 0, 0);
-		pD3Ddevice->Clear(0, NULL, D3DCLEAR_ZBUFFER, D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0, 0, 0), 0, 0);
+		pD3Ddevice->Clear(0, NULL, D3DCLEAR_ZBUFFER, D3DCOLOR_ARGB(0, 0, 0, 0), 0, 0);
 	}
 
 	void FramebufferManagerDX9::DisableState() {
@@ -435,8 +435,7 @@ namespace DX9 {
 		}
 		if (vfb->drawnFormat != vfb->format) {
 			// TODO: Might ultimately combine this with the resize step in DoSetRenderFrameBuffer().
-			// TODO
-			//ReformatFramebufferFrom(vfb, vfb->drawnFormat);
+			ReformatFramebufferFrom(vfb, vfb->drawnFormat);
 		}
 
 		// ugly...
@@ -453,8 +452,7 @@ namespace DX9 {
 		if (vfbFormatChanged) {
 			textureCache_->NotifyFramebuffer(vfb->fb_address, vfb, NOTIFY_FB_UPDATED);
 			if (vfb->drawnFormat != vfb->format) {
-				// TODO
-				//ReformatFramebufferFrom(vfb, vfb->drawnFormat);
+				ReformatFramebufferFrom(vfb, vfb->drawnFormat);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -468,6 +466,62 @@ namespace DX9 {
 		}
 	}
 
+	void FramebufferManagerDX9::ReformatFramebufferFrom(VirtualFramebuffer *vfb, GEBufferFormat old) {
+		if (!useBufferedRendering_ || !vfb->fbo) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		fbo_bind_as_render_target(vfb->fbo);
+
+		// Technically, we should at this point re-interpret the bytes of the old format to the new.
+		// That might get tricky, and could cause unnecessary slowness in some games.
+		// For now, we just clear alpha/stencil from 565, which fixes shadow issues in Kingdom Hearts.
+		// (it uses 565 to write zeros to the buffer, than 4444 to actually render the shadow.)
+		//
+		// The best way to do this may ultimately be to create a new FBO (combine with any resize?)
+		// and blit with a shader to that, then replace the FBO on vfb.  Stencil would still be complex
+		// to exactly reproduce in 4444 and 8888 formats.
+
+		if (old == GE_FORMAT_565) {
+			dxstate.scissorTest.disable();
+			dxstate.depthWrite.set(FALSE);
+			dxstate.colorMask.set(false, false, false, true);
+			dxstate.stencilFunc.set(D3DCMP_ALWAYS, 0, 0);
+			dxstate.stencilMask.set(0xFF);
+
+			float coord[20] = {
+				-1.0f,-1.0f,0, 0,0,
+				1.0f,-1.0f,0, 0,0,
+				1.0f,1.0f,0, 0,0,
+				-1.0f,1.0f,0, 0,0,
+			};
+
+			dxstate.cullMode.set(false, false);
+			pD3Ddevice->SetVertexDeclaration(pFramebufferVertexDecl);
+			pD3Ddevice->SetPixelShader(pFramebufferPixelShader);
+			pD3Ddevice->SetVertexShader(pFramebufferVertexShader);
+			shaderManager_->DirtyLastShader();
+			pD3Ddevice->SetTexture(0, nullptr);
+
+			D3DVIEWPORT9 vp;
+			vp.MinZ = 0;
+			vp.MaxZ = 1;
+			vp.X = 0;
+			vp.Y = 0;
+			vp.Width = vfb->renderWidth;
+			vp.Height = vfb->renderHeight;
+			pD3Ddevice->SetViewport(&vp);
+
+			// This should clear stencil and alpha without changing the other colors.
+			HRESULT hr = pD3Ddevice->DrawPrimitiveUP(D3DPT_TRIANGLEFAN, 2, coord, 5 * sizeof(float));
+			if (FAILED(hr)) {
+				ERROR_LOG_REPORT(G3D, "ReformatFramebufferFrom() failed: %08x", hr);
+			}
+		}
+
+		RebindFramebuffer();
+	}
+
 	void FramebufferManagerDX9::BlitFramebufferDepth(VirtualFramebuffer *src, VirtualFramebuffer *dst) {
 		if (!src->fbo || !dst->fbo || !useBufferedRendering_) {
 			return;
diff --git a/GPU/Directx9/FramebufferDX9.h b/GPU/Directx9/FramebufferDX9.h
index c27a14987..9dc34f95b 100644
--- a/GPU/Directx9/FramebufferDX9.h
+++ b/GPU/Directx9/FramebufferDX9.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ public:
 	void Resized();
 	void DeviceLost();
 	void CopyDisplayToOutput();
+	void ReformatFramebufferFrom(VirtualFramebuffer *vfb, GEBufferFormat old);
 
 	void BlitFramebufferDepth(VirtualFramebuffer *src, VirtualFramebuffer *dst);