diff --git a/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/Latte.h b/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/Latte.h
index 548944ec..b6ff6ba0 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/Latte.h
+++ b/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/Latte.h
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ void LatteTextureReadback_StartTransfer(LatteTextureView* textureView);
 bool LatteTextureReadback_Update(bool forceStart = false);
 void LatteTextureReadback_NotifyTextureDeletion(LatteTexture* texture);
 void LatteTextureReadback_UpdateFinishedTransfers(bool forceFinish);
+bool LatteTextureReadback_ReadbackToLinearBlocking(LatteTextureView* sourceView, uint8* dstPtr, uint32 dstWidth, uint32 dstHeight, uint32 dstPitch);
 
 // query
 
diff --git a/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteSurfaceCopy.cpp b/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteSurfaceCopy.cpp
index 7e516172..3a51eaa6 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteSurfaceCopy.cpp
+++ b/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteSurfaceCopy.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ void LatteSurfaceCopy_CopyInRAM(const LatteSurfaceCopyParam& src, const LatteSur
 		copyWidth = (copyWidth + 3) / 4;
 		copyHeight = (copyHeight + 3) / 4;
 	}
-
 	uint32 dstBpp = Latte::GetFormatBits(dstHwFormat);
 
 	gx2SurfaceCopySoftware((uint8*)MEMPTR<void>(src.physDataAddr).GetPtr(), src.heightInTexels, src.pitch, 1, src.sliceIndex, src.swizzle, (uint32)src.tilemode,
@@ -44,10 +43,9 @@ void LatteSurfaceCopy_copySurfaceNew(const LatteSurfaceCopyParam& src, const Lat
 	cemu_assert_debug((rect.x + rect.width) <= dst.pitch * (Latte::IsCompressedFormat(dst.surfaceFormat)?4:1));
 	cemu_assert_debug((rect.x + rect.width) <= src.pitch * (Latte::IsCompressedFormat(src.surfaceFormat)?4:1));
 
-	if (src.tilemode == Latte::E_GX2TILEMODE::TM_LINEAR_SPECIAL || dst.tilemode == Latte::E_GX2TILEMODE::TM_LINEAR_SPECIAL)
+	if (src.tilemode == Latte::E_GX2TILEMODE::TM_LINEAR_SPECIAL)
 	{
 		// todo - it's technically possible for a matching linear texture to be in the texture cache already
-		//        there is also a case of tiled to linear_special where we should trigger a readback without an actual destination texture
 		LatteSurfaceCopy_CopyInRAM(src, dst, rect);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -69,6 +67,13 @@ void LatteSurfaceCopy_copySurfaceNew(const LatteSurfaceCopyParam& src, const Lat
 		LatteTexture_UpdateCacheFromDynamicTextures(sourceTexture);
 		sourceTexture->reloadFromDynamicTextures = false;
 	}
+	// special case: RAM copy from cached texture to linear special format
+	if (dst.tilemode == Latte::E_GX2TILEMODE::TM_LINEAR_SPECIAL)
+	{
+		cemu_assert_debug(rect.x == 0 && rect.y == 0);
+		LatteTextureReadback_ReadbackToLinearBlocking(sourceView, MEMPTR<uint8>(dst.physDataAddr).GetPtr(), rect.width, rect.height, dst.pitch);
+		return;
+	}
 	// look up destination texture
 	LatteTexture* destinationTexture = nullptr;
 	LatteTextureView* destinationView = LatteTextureViewLookupCache::lookupSliceMinSize(dst.physDataAddr, rect.x + rect.width, rect.y + rect.height, dst.pitch, 0, dst.sliceIndex, dst.surfaceFormat);
diff --git a/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteTextureReadback.cpp b/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteTextureReadback.cpp
index 003360b6..862964ba 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteTextureReadback.cpp
+++ b/src/Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LatteTextureReadback.cpp
@@ -159,3 +159,25 @@ void LatteTextureReadback_UpdateFinishedTransfers(bool forceFinish)
 	}
 	performanceMonitor.gpuTime_waitForAsync.endMeasuring();
 }
+
+bool LatteTextureReadback_ReadbackToLinearBlocking(LatteTextureView* sourceView, uint8* dstPtr, uint32 dstWidth, uint32 dstHeight, uint32 dstPitch)
+{
+	LatteTextureReadbackInfo* info = g_renderer->texture_createReadback(sourceView);
+	if (!info)
+		return false;
+
+	info->StartTransfer();
+	info->ForceFinish();
+	cemu_assert(info->IsFinished());
+
+	uint8* data = info->GetData(); // returned pixel format should match Latte format
+	uint32 bpp = Latte::GetFormatBits(sourceView->baseTexture->format) / 8;
+	uint32 srcRowBytes = sourceView->baseTexture->width * bpp;
+	uint32 dstRowBytes = dstWidth * bpp;
+	for (uint32 y = 0; y < dstHeight; y++)
+		memcpy(dstPtr + y * dstPitch * bpp, data + y * srcRowBytes, dstRowBytes);
+
+	info->ReleaseData();
+	delete info;
+	return true;
+}
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