diff --git a/libretro-common/gfx/scaler/pixconv.c b/libretro-common/gfx/scaler/pixconv.c
index b4f7bc7c7a..c5f0043724 100644
--- a/libretro-common/gfx/scaler/pixconv.c
+++ b/libretro-common/gfx/scaler/pixconv.c
@@ -359,6 +359,29 @@ void conv_rgba4444_argb8888(void *output_, const void *input_,
    }
 }
 
+void conv_rgba4444_rgb565(void *output_, const void *input_,
+      int width, int height,
+      int out_stride, int in_stride)
+{
+   int h, w;
+   const uint16_t *input = (const uint16_t*)input_;
+   uint16_t *output      = (uint16_t*)output_;
+
+   for (h = 0; h < height;
+         h++, output += out_stride >> 1, input += in_stride >> 1)
+   {
+      for (w = 0; w < width; w++)
+      {
+         uint32_t col = input[w];
+         uint32_t r = (col >> 12) & 0xf;
+         uint32_t g = (col >>  8) & 0xf;
+         uint32_t b = (col >>  4) & 0xf;
+
+         output[w] = (r << 12) | (g << 7) | (b << 1);
+      }
+   }
+}
+
 #if defined(__SSE2__)
 /* :( TODO: Make this saner. */
 static inline void store_bgr24_sse2(void *output, __m128i a,
diff --git a/libretro-common/gfx/scaler/scaler.c b/libretro-common/gfx/scaler/scaler.c
index 1bd6fdc407..ef928456e4 100644
--- a/libretro-common/gfx/scaler/scaler.c
+++ b/libretro-common/gfx/scaler/scaler.c
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ static bool set_direct_pix_conv(struct scaler_ctx *ctx)
       case SCALER_FMT_RGBA4444:
          if (ctx->out_fmt == SCALER_FMT_ARGB8888)
             ctx->direct_pixconv = conv_rgba4444_argb8888;
+         else if (ctx->out_fmt == SCALER_FMT_RGB565)
+            ctx->direct_pixconv = conv_rgba4444_rgb565;
          break;
       case SCALER_FMT_ABGR8888:
          /* FIXME/TODO */
diff --git a/libretro-common/include/gfx/scaler/pixconv.h b/libretro-common/include/gfx/scaler/pixconv.h
index 2f3586e625..430d0e7c97 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/gfx/scaler/pixconv.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/gfx/scaler/pixconv.h
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ void conv_rgba4444_argb8888(void *output, const void *input,
       int width, int height,
       int out_stride, int in_stride);
 
+void conv_rgba4444_rgb565(void *output, const void *input,
+      int width, int height,
+      int out_stride, int in_stride);
+
 void conv_bgr24_argb8888(void *output, const void *input,
       int width, int height,
       int out_stride, int in_stride);