diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Audio/sysutil_audio.h b/rpcs3/Emu/Audio/sysutil_audio.h
index ea470c4779..aa60f4c1ee 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Audio/sysutil_audio.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Audio/sysutil_audio.h
@@ -257,3 +257,23 @@ struct CellAudioInDeviceConfiguration
 	u8 reserved[31];
 };
 
+enum CellBgmPlaybackStatusState
+{
+	CELL_BGMPLAYBACK_STATUS_PLAY = 0,
+	CELL_BGMPLAYBACK_STATUS_STOP = 1
+};
+
+enum CellBgmPlaybackStatusEnabled
+{
+	CELL_BGMPLAYBACK_STATUS_ENABLE = 0,
+	CELL_BGMPLAYBACK_STATUS_DISABLE = 1
+};
+
+struct CellBgmPlaybackStatus
+{
+	u8 playbackState;
+	u8 enabled;
+	char contentId[16];
+	u8 fadeRatio;
+	char reserved[13];
+};
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellSysutil.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellSysutil.cpp
index c261d848e9..9858be8617 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellSysutil.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellSysutil.cpp
@@ -911,6 +911,19 @@ int cellHddGameCheck(u32 version, u32 dirName_addr, u32 errDialog, mem_func_ptr_
 	return CELL_OK;
 }
 
+int cellSysutilGetBgmPlaybackStatus(mem_ptr_t<CellBgmPlaybackStatus> status)
+{
+	cellSysutil.Warning("cellSysutilGetBgmPlaybackStatus(status=0x%x)", status.GetAddr());
+
+	// non-essential, so always assume background music is stopped/disabled
+	status->playbackState = CELL_BGMPLAYBACK_STATUS_STOP;
+	status->enabled = CELL_BGMPLAYBACK_STATUS_DISABLE;
+	status->fadeRatio = 0; // volume ratio
+	memset(status->contentId, 0, sizeof(status->contentId));
+
+	return CELL_OK;
+}
+
 void cellSysutil_init()
 {
 	cellSysutil.AddFunc(0x40e895d3, cellSysutilGetSystemParamInt);
@@ -940,6 +953,8 @@ void cellSysutil_init()
 	cellSysutil.AddFunc(0xed5d96af, cellAudioOutGetConfiguration);
 	cellSysutil.AddFunc(0xc96e89e9, cellAudioOutSetCopyControl);
 
+	cellSysutil.AddFunc(0xa11552f6, cellSysutilGetBgmPlaybackStatus);
+
 	cellSysutil.AddFunc(0x1e7bff94, cellSysCacheMount);
 	cellSysutil.AddFunc(0x744c1544, cellSysCacheClear);