diff --git a/libretro-common/gfx/scaler/pixconv.c b/libretro-common/gfx/scaler/pixconv.c
index c57d0f21c3..bce176b326 100644
--- a/libretro-common/gfx/scaler/pixconv.c
+++ b/libretro-common/gfx/scaler/pixconv.c
@@ -253,6 +253,34 @@ void conv_rgb565_argb8888(void *output_, const void *input_,
    }
 }
 
+void conv_argb8888_rgba4444(void *output_, const void *input_,
+      int width, int height,
+      int out_stride, int in_stride)
+{
+   int h, w;
+   const uint32_t *input = (const uint32_t*)input_;
+   uint16_t *output      = (uint16_t*)output_;
+
+   for (h = 0; h < height;
+         h++, output += out_stride >> 2, input += in_stride >> 1)
+   {
+      for (w = 0; w < width; w++)
+      {
+         uint32_t col = input[w];
+         uint32_t r = (col >> 16) & 0xf;
+         uint32_t g = (col >>  8) & 0xf;
+         uint32_t b = (col) & 0xf;
+         uint32_t a = (col >>  24) & 0xf;
+         r = (r >> 4) | r;
+         g = (g >> 4) | g;
+         b = (b >> 4) | b;
+         a = (a >> 4) | a;
+
+         output[w] = (r << 12) | (g << 8) | (b << 4) | a;
+      }
+   }
+}
+
 void conv_rgba4444_argb8888(void *output_, const void *input_,
       int width, int height,
       int out_stride, int in_stride)
diff --git a/libretro-common/gfx/scaler/scaler.c b/libretro-common/gfx/scaler/scaler.c
index ef928456e4..1fb6f5fa98 100644
--- a/libretro-common/gfx/scaler/scaler.c
+++ b/libretro-common/gfx/scaler/scaler.c
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ static bool set_direct_pix_conv(struct scaler_ctx *ctx)
             ctx->direct_pixconv = conv_argb8888_bgr24;
          else if (ctx->out_fmt == SCALER_FMT_ABGR8888)
             ctx->direct_pixconv = conv_argb8888_abgr8888;
+         else if (ctx->out_fmt == SCALER_FMT_RGBA4444)
+            ctx->direct_pixconv = conv_argb8888_rgba4444;
          break;
       case SCALER_FMT_YUYV:
          if (ctx->out_fmt == SCALER_FMT_ARGB8888)
@@ -198,6 +200,10 @@ static bool set_pix_conv(struct scaler_ctx *ctx)
          /* No need to convert :D */
          break;
 
+      case SCALER_FMT_RGBA4444:
+         ctx->out_pixconv = conv_argb8888_rgba4444;
+         break;
+
       case SCALER_FMT_0RGB1555:
          ctx->out_pixconv = conv_argb8888_0rgb1555;
          break;
diff --git a/libretro-common/include/gfx/scaler/pixconv.h b/libretro-common/include/gfx/scaler/pixconv.h
index 430d0e7c97..c3524986ff 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/gfx/scaler/pixconv.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/gfx/scaler/pixconv.h
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ void conv_argb8888_0rgb1555(void *output, const void *input,
       int width, int height,
       int out_stride, int in_stride);
 
+void conv_argb8888_rgba4444(void *output_, const void *input_,
+      int width, int height,
+      int out_stride, int in_stride);
+
 void conv_argb8888_rgb565(void *output, const void *input,
       int width, int height,
       int out_stride, int in_stride);