diff --git a/firmware/opcodes.c b/firmware/opcodes.c
index 1340888..9893d20 100644
--- a/firmware/opcodes.c
+++ b/firmware/opcodes.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ bool syncArmed = false;
 uint statSyncStage = 0; //0 = false, 1 = register read to A, 2 = masked to 0x03, 3 = cp to 0x01
 uint lySyncStage = 0; //0 = false, 1 = register read, 2 = cp
 uint syncReferenceCycle;
+bool blockVRAMWrites; //0 = allow writes, 1 = block writes
 int syncOffset; //Helper to calculate offset to scanline for synching
 
 void setOffsetToLine(uint8_t line) {
@@ -63,6 +64,9 @@ void toMemory(uint16_t address, uint8_t data) {
 
     if ((address & 0xe000) == 0x8000) { //Writing to VRAM
         VRAM_HASH(address, data); //Calculate hash for game detection if we are writing to VRAM
+        // Block writes to GBC VRAM attribute map.
+        if (blockVRAMWrites)
+            return;
     } else if (address >= 0xff00) { //Handle some IO registers
         switch (address) {
             case 0xff04: //Reset DIV register
@@ -112,6 +116,11 @@ void toMemory(uint16_t address, uint8_t data) {
                 paletteOBP1[2] = ((~data >> 4) & 0x03);
                 paletteOBP1[3] = ((~data >> 6) & 0x03);
                 break;
+            case 0xff4f: //VBK, GBC VRAM bank
+                // If VRAM bank 1 is selected, temporarily block all writes to VRAM to avoid glitches.
+                // We only care about bit 0.
+                blockVRAMWrites = data & 1;
+                break;
             case 0xff4d: //KEY1, GBC double speed mode switch
                 if (data & 0x01)
                     stop("Game Boy Color\ngames are not\nsupported.");
diff --git a/firmware/opcodes.h b/firmware/opcodes.h
index 1e0d562..51c27cf 100644
--- a/firmware/opcodes.h
+++ b/firmware/opcodes.h
@@ -6,4 +6,6 @@
 extern void (*opcodes[])();
 void toMemory(uint16_t address, uint8_t data);
 
+extern bool blockVRAMWrites;
+
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/firmware/ppu.c b/firmware/ppu.c
index 89a7409..77ed82a 100644
--- a/firmware/ppu.c
+++ b/firmware/ppu.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "ppu.h"
 
 #include "cpubus.h"
+#include "opcodes.h"
 #include "jpeg/jpeg.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 
@@ -93,6 +94,8 @@ void ppuInit() {
     interp_set_config(interp1, 0, &cfgMasked1);
     interp_set_config(interp1, 1, &cfgUnmasked1);
 
+    blockVRAMWrites = 0;
+
     readyBufferIsNew = false;
     renderState = start;
     y = 0;