diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/nine/basetexture9.c b/src/gallium/frontends/nine/basetexture9.c
index 7c29dbeff88..d0dd4a6d17b 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/nine/basetexture9.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/nine/basetexture9.c
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@
 #include "texture9.h"
 #include "cubetexture9.h"
 #include "volumetexture9.h"
+#include "nine_pipe.h"
 
 #if defined(DEBUG) || !defined(NDEBUG)
-#include "nine_pipe.h"
 #include "nine_dump.h"
 #endif
 
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ NineBaseTexture9_ctor( struct NineBaseTexture9 *This,
     This->shadow = (This->format != D3DFMT_INTZ && This->format != D3DFMT_DF16 &&
                     This->format != D3DFMT_DF24) &&
                    util_format_has_depth(util_format_description(This->base.info.format));
+    This->fetch4_compatible = fetch4_compatible_format(This->format);
 
     list_inithead(&This->list);
     list_inithead(&This->list2);
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/nine/basetexture9.h b/src/gallium/frontends/nine/basetexture9.h
index e3952cf12a2..f4902c8313b 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/nine/basetexture9.h
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/nine/basetexture9.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ struct NineBaseTexture9
     int16_t bind_count; /* to Device9->state.texture */
 
     boolean shadow;
+    boolean fetch4_compatible;
     uint8_t pstype; /* 0: 2D, 1: 1D, 2: CUBE, 3: 3D */
 
     boolean dirty_mip;
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/nine/nine_pipe.h b/src/gallium/frontends/nine/nine_pipe.h
index b5c4f0a3474..f0d8b454237 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/nine/nine_pipe.h
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/nine/nine_pipe.h
@@ -181,6 +181,28 @@ pipe_to_d3d9_format(enum pipe_format format)
     return nine_pipe_to_d3d9_format_map[format];
 }
 
+static inline boolean
+fetch4_compatible_format( D3DFORMAT fmt )
+{
+    /* Basically formats with only red channel are allowed (with some exceptions) */
+    static const D3DFORMAT allowed[] = { /* TODO: list incomplete */
+        D3DFMT_L8,
+        D3DFMT_L16,
+        D3DFMT_R16F,
+        D3DFMT_R32F,
+        D3DFMT_A8,
+        D3DFMT_DF16,
+        D3DFMT_DF24,
+        D3DFMT_INTZ
+    };
+    unsigned i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < sizeof(allowed)/sizeof(D3DFORMAT); i++) {
+        if (fmt == allowed[i]) { return TRUE; }
+    }
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
 /* ATI1 and ATI2 are not officially compressed in d3d9 */
 static inline boolean
 compressed_format( D3DFORMAT fmt )
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/nine/nine_state.c b/src/gallium/frontends/nine/nine_state.c
index a70269c3b32..1730eb9b23f 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/nine/nine_state.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/nine/nine_state.c
@@ -1360,8 +1360,7 @@ NineDevice9_ResolveZ( struct NineDevice9 *device )
 static void
 nine_context_set_texture_apply(struct NineDevice9 *device,
                                DWORD stage,
-                               BOOL enabled,
-                               BOOL shadow,
+                               DWORD fetch4_shadow_enabled,
                                DWORD lod,
                                D3DRESOURCETYPE type,
                                uint8_t pstype,
@@ -1431,8 +1430,7 @@ CSMT_ITEM_NO_WAIT(nine_context_set_render_state,
 
 CSMT_ITEM_NO_WAIT(nine_context_set_texture_apply,
                   ARG_VAL(DWORD, stage),
-                  ARG_VAL(BOOL, enabled),
-                  ARG_VAL(BOOL, shadow),
+                  ARG_VAL(DWORD, fetch4_shadow_enabled),
                   ARG_VAL(DWORD, lod),
                   ARG_VAL(D3DRESOURCETYPE, type),
                   ARG_VAL(uint8_t, pstype),
@@ -1441,10 +1439,15 @@ CSMT_ITEM_NO_WAIT(nine_context_set_texture_apply,
                   ARG_BIND_VIEW(struct pipe_sampler_view, view1))
 {
     struct nine_context *context = &device->context;
+    uint enabled = fetch4_shadow_enabled & 1;
+    uint shadow = (fetch4_shadow_enabled >> 1) & 1;
+    uint fetch4_compatible = (fetch4_shadow_enabled >> 2) & 1;
 
     context->texture[stage].enabled = enabled;
     context->samplers_shadow &= ~(1 << stage);
     context->samplers_shadow |= shadow << stage;
+    context->samplers_fetch4 &= ~(1 << stage);
+    context->samplers_fetch4 |= fetch4_compatible << stage;
     context->texture[stage].shadow = shadow;
     context->texture[stage].lod = lod;
     context->texture[stage].type = type;
@@ -1461,8 +1464,7 @@ nine_context_set_texture(struct NineDevice9 *device,
                          DWORD Stage,
                          struct NineBaseTexture9 *tex)
 {
-    BOOL enabled = FALSE;
-    BOOL shadow = FALSE;
+    DWORD fetch4_shadow_enabled = 0;
     DWORD lod = 0;
     D3DRESOURCETYPE type = D3DRTYPE_TEXTURE;
     uint8_t pstype = 0;
@@ -1473,8 +1475,9 @@ nine_context_set_texture(struct NineDevice9 *device,
      * In that case, the texture is rebound later
      * (in NineBaseTexture9_Validate/NineBaseTexture9_UploadSelf). */
     if (tex && tex->base.resource) {
-        enabled = TRUE;
-        shadow = tex->shadow;
+        fetch4_shadow_enabled = 1;
+        fetch4_shadow_enabled |= tex->shadow << 1;
+        fetch4_shadow_enabled |= tex->fetch4_compatible << 2;
         lod = tex->managed.lod;
         type = tex->base.type;
         pstype = tex->pstype;
@@ -1483,8 +1486,9 @@ nine_context_set_texture(struct NineDevice9 *device,
         view1 = NineBaseTexture9_GetSamplerView(tex, 1);
     }
 
-    nine_context_set_texture_apply(device, Stage, enabled,
-                                   shadow, lod, type, pstype,
+    nine_context_set_texture_apply(device, Stage,
+                                   fetch4_shadow_enabled,
+                                   lod, type, pstype,
                                    res, view0, view1);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/nine/nine_state.h b/src/gallium/frontends/nine/nine_state.h
index d497a79c49d..7483db61469 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/nine/nine_state.h
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/nine/nine_state.h
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ struct nine_context {
     DWORD samp[NINE_MAX_SAMPLERS][NINED3DSAMP_COUNT];
 
     uint32_t samplers_shadow;
+    uint32_t samplers_fetch4;
 
     uint8_t bound_samplers_mask_vs;
     uint16_t bound_samplers_mask_ps;