diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_driinfo.h.in b/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_driinfo.h.in
index 7a1fef7eb0d..f57e5880965 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_driinfo.h.in
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_driinfo.h.in
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 //   4. Add the code to send the tweak to the host in virgl_send_tweaks
 //   5. Implement the tweak in virglrenderer
 DRI_CONF_SECTION_MISCELLANEOUS
+    DRI_CONF_FORMAT_L8_SRGB_ENABLE_READBACK(false)
     DRI_CONF_GLES_EMULATE_BGRA(true)
     DRI_CONF_GLES_APPLY_BGRA_DEST_SWIZZLE(true)
     DRI_CONF_GLES_SAMPLES_PASSED_VALUE(1024, 1, 400000000)
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.c
index a832f98461d..6fe0e175975 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ static const struct debug_named_value virgl_debug_options[] = {
    { "nobgraswz", VIRGL_DEBUG_NO_BGRA_DEST_SWIZZLE,"Disable tweak to swizzle emulated BGRA on GLES hosts" },
    { "sync",      VIRGL_DEBUG_SYNC,                "Sync after every flush" },
    { "xfer",      VIRGL_DEBUG_XFER,                "Do not optimize for transfers" },
+   { "r8srgb-readback",   VIRGL_DEBUG_L8_SRGB_ENABLE_READBACK, "Enable redaback for L8 sRGB textures" },
    { "nocoherent", VIRGL_DEBUG_NO_COHERENT,        "Disable coherent memory"},
    DEBUG_NAMED_VALUE_END
 };
@@ -542,8 +543,15 @@ virgl_has_readback_format(struct pipe_screen *screen,
                           enum virgl_formats fmt)
 {
    struct virgl_screen *vscreen = virgl_screen(screen);
-   return has_format_bit(&vscreen->caps.caps.v2.supported_readback_formats,
-                         fmt);
+   if (has_format_bit(&vscreen->caps.caps.v2.supported_readback_formats,
+                         fmt))
+      return true;
+
+   if (fmt == VIRGL_FORMAT_L8_SRGB && vscreen->tweak_l8_srgb_readback) {
+      return true;
+   }
+
+   return false;
 }
 
 static bool
@@ -956,6 +964,7 @@ virgl_create_screen(struct virgl_winsys *vws, const struct pipe_screen_config *c
    const char *VIRGL_GLES_EMULATE_BGRA = "gles_emulate_bgra";
    const char *VIRGL_GLES_APPLY_BGRA_DEST_SWIZZLE = "gles_apply_bgra_dest_swizzle";
    const char *VIRGL_GLES_SAMPLES_PASSED_VALUE = "gles_samples_passed_value";
+   const char *VIRGL_FORMAT_L8_SRGB_ENABLE_READBACK = "format_l8_srgb_enable_readback";
 
    if (!screen)
       return NULL;
@@ -972,10 +981,13 @@ virgl_create_screen(struct virgl_winsys *vws, const struct pipe_screen_config *c
             driQueryOptionb(config->options, VIRGL_GLES_APPLY_BGRA_DEST_SWIZZLE);
       screen->tweak_gles_tf3_value =
             driQueryOptioni(config->options, VIRGL_GLES_SAMPLES_PASSED_VALUE);
+      screen->tweak_l8_srgb_readback =
+            driQueryOptionb(config->options, VIRGL_FORMAT_L8_SRGB_ENABLE_READBACK);
    }
    screen->tweak_gles_emulate_bgra &= !(virgl_debug & VIRGL_DEBUG_NO_EMULATE_BGRA);
    screen->tweak_gles_apply_bgra_dest_swizzle &= !(virgl_debug & VIRGL_DEBUG_NO_BGRA_DEST_SWIZZLE);
    screen->no_coherent = virgl_debug & VIRGL_DEBUG_NO_COHERENT;
+   screen->tweak_l8_srgb_readback |= !!(virgl_debug & VIRGL_DEBUG_L8_SRGB_ENABLE_READBACK);
 
    screen->vws = vws;
    screen->base.get_name = virgl_get_name;
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.h b/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.h
index c44509f3ffb..3881669450b 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ enum virgl_debug_flags {
    VIRGL_DEBUG_XFER                 = 1 << 5,
    VIRGL_DEBUG_NO_COHERENT          = 1 << 6,
    VIRGL_DEBUG_NIR                  = 1 << 7,
+   VIRGL_DEBUG_L8_SRGB_ENABLE_READBACK = 1 << 8,
 };
 
 extern int virgl_debug;
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ struct virgl_screen {
    uint32_t sub_ctx_id;
    bool tweak_gles_emulate_bgra;
    bool tweak_gles_apply_bgra_dest_swizzle;
+   bool tweak_l8_srgb_readback;
    bool no_coherent;
    int32_t tweak_gles_tf3_value;
 
diff --git a/src/util/00-mesa-defaults.conf b/src/util/00-mesa-defaults.conf
index b7084b5c1b2..2c8350c76ee 100644
--- a/src/util/00-mesa-defaults.conf
+++ b/src/util/00-mesa-defaults.conf
@@ -893,6 +893,12 @@ TODO: document the other workarounds.
             <option name="radv_invariant_geom" value="true" />
         </application>
     </device>
+
+    <device driver="virtio_gpu">
+        <application name="Counter-Strike Global Offensive" executable="csgo_linux64">
+            <option name="format_l8_srgb_enable_readback" value="true" />
+        </application>
+    </device>
     <!--
          The android game hall of shame:
 
diff --git a/src/util/driconf.h b/src/util/driconf.h
index ed464a6c789..77e5aa8b222 100644
--- a/src/util/driconf.h
+++ b/src/util/driconf.h
@@ -480,6 +480,10 @@
    DRI_CONF_OPT_I(gles_samples_passed_value, def, minimum, maximum, \
                   "GL_SAMPLES_PASSED value when emulated by GL_ANY_SAMPLES_PASSED")
 
+#define DRI_CONF_FORMAT_L8_SRGB_ENABLE_READBACK(def) \
+   DRI_CONF_OPT_B(format_l8_srgb_enable_readback, def, \
+                  "Force-enable reading back L8_SRGB textures")
+
 /**
  * \brief RADV specific configuration options
  */