diff --git a/misc/n64/gpu.c b/misc/n64/gpu.c
index f34769d6e..793878818 100644
--- a/misc/n64/gpu.c
+++ b/misc/n64/gpu.c
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ enum {
     GPU_CMD_DRAW_TRI         = 0x4,
     GPU_CMD_UPLOAD_VTX       = 0x5,
     GPU_CMD_MATRIX_LOAD      = 0x6,
+
+	GPU_CMD_PUSH_RDP         = 0x7,
 };
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -88,6 +90,15 @@ static inline void gpu_draw_triangle(int i0, int i1, int i2)
     );
 }
 
+#define RDP_CMD_SYNC_PIPE       0xE7000000
+#define RDP_CMD_SET_BLEND_COLOR 0xF9000000
+
+__attribute__((always_inline))
+static inline void gpu_push_rdp(uint32_t a1, uint64_t a2)
+{
+    rdpq_write(2, gpup_id, GPU_CMD_PUSH_RDP, 0, a1, a2);
+}
+
 
 static float gpu_vp_scale[3];
 static float gpu_vp_offset[3];
diff --git a/misc/n64/rsp_gpu.S b/misc/n64/rsp_gpu.S
index f3ccc2730..87033509d 100644
--- a/misc/n64/rsp_gpu.S
+++ b/misc/n64/rsp_gpu.S
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
         RSPQ_DefineCommand GPUCmd_DrawTriangle,  8   # 0x4
         RSPQ_DefineCommand GPUCmd_UploadVertex,  20  # 0x5
         RSPQ_DefineCommand GPUCmd_MatrixLoad,    68  # 0x6
+
+        RSPQ_DefineCommand GPUCmd_PushRDP,       12  # 0x7
     RSPQ_EndOverlayHeader
 
     .align 4
@@ -85,6 +87,16 @@ GPUCmd_SetLong:
     .endfunc
 
 
+    .func GPUCmd_PushRDP
+GPUCmd_PushRDP:
+	# RDP command is expected in a0 and a1
+    move a0, a1
+	move a1, a2
+
+    jal_and_j RDPQ_Write8, RDPQ_Finalize
+    .endfunc
+
+
     ########################################
     # GPUCmd_UploadVertex
     #
@@ -94,7 +106,6 @@ GPUCmd_SetLong:
     # * 0x08 (a2): object space Z, W (16-bit)
     # * 0x0C (a3): RGBA (8-bit each one)
     # * 0x10:      S, T (16-bit)
-    # * 0x14:      normal X, Y, Z (8-bit each one) (LSB must be 0)
     #
     ########################################
     .align 3
@@ -102,7 +113,7 @@ GPUCmd_SetLong:
 GPUCmd_UploadVertex:
     #define vtx         a0
     #define mtx_ptr     s0
-    #define cmd_ptr     s4
+    #define src_ptr     s4
 
     #define v___        $v01
 
@@ -126,12 +137,11 @@ GPUCmd_UploadVertex:
     #define z  e2
     #define w  e3
 
-    addi cmd_ptr, rspq_dmem_buf_ptr, %lo(RSPQ_DMEM_BUFFER) + 4
-    sub cmd_ptr,  rspq_cmd_size
+    addi src_ptr, rspq_dmem_buf_ptr, %lo(RSPQ_DMEM_BUFFER) - 16
 
-	ldv vpos,  0, cmd_ptr # Load X, Y, Z, W
-	llv vcol,  8, cmd_ptr # Load RGBA
-	llv vtex, 12, cmd_ptr # Load U, V
+	ldv vpos,  0, src_ptr # Load X, Y, Z, W
+	llv vcol,  8, src_ptr # Load RGBA
+	llv vtex, 12, src_ptr # Load U, V
 
     addi vtx, %lo(VERTEX_CACHE)
     slv vcol, SCREEN_VTX_RGBA, vtx
@@ -180,12 +190,8 @@ GPUCmd_UploadVertex:
     jr ra
     sb t0, PRIM_VTX_TRCODE(vtx)
 
-    #undef cmd_ptr
+    #undef src_ptr
     #undef vtx
-    #undef in_xy   
-    #undef in_zw   
-    #undef in_rgba 
-    #undef vtx_id
 
     #undef x
     #undef y
diff --git a/src/Graphics_N64.c b/src/Graphics_N64.c
index 761db5fd1..dea7d1f2f 100644
--- a/src/Graphics_N64.c
+++ b/src/Graphics_N64.c
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@ void Gfx_Create(void) {
 	__rdpq_mode_change_som(SOM_ZMODE_MASK,    SOM_ZMODE_OPAQUE);
 	rdpq_mode_dithering(DITHER_SQUARE_SQUARE);
 
-	// Set alpha compare threshold
-	rdpq_set_blend_color(RGBA32(0,0,0, 127));
-
     gpu_init();
+
+	// Set alpha compare threshold
+	gpu_push_rdp(RDP_CMD_SYNC_PIPE, 0);
+	gpu_push_rdp(RDP_CMD_SET_BLEND_COLOR, (0 << 24) | (0 << 16) | (0 << 8) | 127);
+
     zbuffer = surface_alloc(FMT_RGBA16, display_get_width(), display_get_height());
     
 	Gfx.MaxTexWidth  = 256;