diff --git a/Core/NES/NesCpu.cpp b/Core/NES/NesCpu.cpp
index 78dbd4b3..2d0bdf6e 100644
--- a/Core/NES/NesCpu.cpp
+++ b/Core/NES/NesCpu.cpp
@@ -356,17 +356,28 @@ void NesCpu::ProcessPendingDma(uint16_t readAddress)
 	//The exact specifics of where the CPU reads instead aren't known yet - so just disable read side-effects entirely on PAL
 	bool isNtscInputBehavior = _console->GetRegion() != ConsoleRegion::Pal;
 
-	//"If this cycle is a read, hijack the read, discard the value, and prevent all other actions that occur on this cycle (PC not incremented, etc)"
+	//On Famicom, each dummy/idle read to 4016/4017 is intepreted as a read of the joypad registers
+	//On NES (or AV Famicom), only the first dummy/idle read causes side effects (e.g only a single bit is lost)
+	bool isNesBehavior = _console->GetNesConfig().ConsoleType != NesConsoleType::Hvc001;
+	bool skipDummyReads = !isNtscInputBehavior || (isNesBehavior && (readAddress == 0x4016 || readAddress == 0x4017));
+
+	_needHalt = false;
+
 	StartCpuCycle(true);
-	if(isNtscInputBehavior && !skipFirstInputClock) {
+	if(_abortDmcDma && isNesBehavior && (readAddress == 0x4016 || readAddress == 0x4017)) {
+		//Skip halt cycle dummy read on 4016/4017
+		//The DMA was aborted, and the CPU will read 4016/4017 next
+		//If 4016/4017 is read here, the controllers will see 2 separate reads
+		//even though they would only see a single read on hardware (except the original Famicom)
+	} else if(isNtscInputBehavior && !skipFirstInputClock) {
 		_memoryManager->Read(readAddress, MemoryOperationType::DmaRead);
 	}
 	EndCpuCycle(true);
-	_needHalt = false;
 
 	if(_abortDmcDma) {
 		_dmcDmaRunning = false;
 		_abortDmcDma = false;
+		_needDummyRead = false;
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -374,17 +385,12 @@ void NesCpu::ProcessPendingDma(uint16_t readAddress)
 	uint8_t spriteReadAddr = 0;
 	uint8_t readValue = 0;
 
-	//On Famicom, each dummy/idle read to 4016/4017 is intepreted as a read of the joypad registers
-	//On NES (or AV Famicom), only the first dummy/idle read causes side effects (e.g only a single bit is lost)
-	NesConsoleType type = _console->GetNesConfig().ConsoleType;
-	bool isNesBehavior = type != NesConsoleType::Hvc001;
-	bool skipDummyReads = !isNtscInputBehavior || (isNesBehavior && (readAddress == 0x4016 || readAddress == 0x4017));
-
 	auto processCycle = [this] {
 		//Sprite DMA cycles count as halt/dummy cycles for the DMC DMA when both run at the same time
 		if(_abortDmcDma) {
 			_dmcDmaRunning = false;
 			_abortDmcDma = false;
+			_needDummyRead = false;
 			_needHalt = false;
 		} else if(_needHalt) {
 			_needHalt = false;