diff --git a/docs/drivers/zink.rst b/docs/drivers/zink.rst
index b1d2896736d..02b59a5d03b 100644
--- a/docs/drivers/zink.rst
+++ b/docs/drivers/zink.rst
@@ -323,6 +323,8 @@ variable:
     No precompilation
   ``msaaopt``
     Optimize out loads/stores of MSAA attachments (nonconformant)
+  ``rploads``
+    Zap renderpass loads for DONT_CARE
 
 Vulkan Validation Layers
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
index 6bc248a84a7..010555ce4d9 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
@@ -3032,6 +3032,22 @@ begin_rendering(struct zink_context *ctx, bool check_msaa_expand)
             }
          }
       }
+      if (zink_debug & ZINK_DEBUG_RPLOADS) {
+         for (unsigned i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ctx->dynamic_fb.attachments); i++) {
+            if (ctx->dynamic_fb.attachments[i].loadOp != VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_DONT_CARE)
+               continue;
+            ctx->dynamic_fb.attachments[i].loadOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_CLEAR;
+            if (i >= PIPE_MAX_COLOR_BUFS) {
+               ctx->dynamic_fb.attachments[i].clearValue.depthStencil.depth = 1.0;
+               ctx->dynamic_fb.attachments[i].clearValue.depthStencil.stencil = 255;
+            } else {
+               ctx->dynamic_fb.attachments[i].clearValue.color.float32[0] = 1.0;
+               ctx->dynamic_fb.attachments[i].clearValue.color.float32[1] = 0.0;
+               ctx->dynamic_fb.attachments[i].clearValue.color.float32[2] = 0.0;
+               ctx->dynamic_fb.attachments[i].clearValue.color.float32[3] = 1.0;
+            }
+         }
+      }
       if (changed_size || changed_layout)
          ctx->rp_changed = true;
       ctx->rp_loadop_changed = false;
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
index e225af57714..7c185815636 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ zink_debug_options[] = {
    { "quiet", ZINK_DEBUG_QUIET, "Suppress warnings" },
    { "nopc", ZINK_DEBUG_NOPC, "No precompilation" },
    { "msaaopt", ZINK_DEBUG_MSAAOPT, "Optimize out loads/stores of MSAA attachments" },
+   { "rploads", ZINK_DEBUG_RPLOADS, "Zap renderpass loads for DONT_CARE" },
    DEBUG_NAMED_VALUE_END
 };
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_types.h b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_types.h
index cf722d77aea..0cced91545c 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_types.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_types.h
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ enum zink_debug {
    ZINK_DEBUG_QUIET = (1<<18),
    ZINK_DEBUG_NOPC = (1<<19),
    ZINK_DEBUG_MSAAOPT = (1<<20),
+   ZINK_DEBUG_RPLOADS = (1<<22),
 };
 
 enum zink_pv_emulation_primitive {