diff --git a/src/vidhrdw/taito_f3.c b/src/vidhrdw/taito_f3.c
index 0653ea72b..86ee6e7b5 100644
--- a/src/vidhrdw/taito_f3.c
+++ b/src/vidhrdw/taito_f3.c
@@ -2007,6 +2007,12 @@ static void get_line_ram_info(tilemap *tmap, int sx, int sy, int pos, UINT32 *f3
 			line_enable=2;
 		else if(pri&0x8000)	//alpha2
 			line_enable=3;
+		/* special case when the blend mode is "normal" but the 6200 area is used. Might be missing a flag */
+		else if((pri&0x3000) && (f3_line_ram[0x6230/4]!= 0)  && (pos == 2) &&
+		  (((f3_line_ram[(0x6200/4) + (y>>1)] >> 4) &0xf) != 0xb) && (f3_game == EACTION2))
+		  {
+			line_enable=0x22;		
+		  }
 		else
 			line_enable=1;
 
@@ -2072,6 +2078,8 @@ static void get_line_ram_info(tilemap *tmap, int sx, int sy, int pos, UINT32 *f3
 			/* If clipping enabled for this line have to disable 'all opaque' optimisation */
 			if (line_t->clip0[y]!=0x7fff0000 || line_t->clip1[y]!=0)
 				line_t->alpha_mode[y]&=~0x80;
+			
+			if ((pos ==1) && ((((f3_line_ram[(0x6200/4) + (y>>1)]) >> 4) &0xf) > 0xb)  && (f3_game == EACTION2)) line_t->alpha_mode[y] = 0x22;  /*hack*/
 
 			/* set pixmap index */
 			line_t->x_count[y]=x_index_fx & 0xffff; // Fractional part