diff --git a/src/dxgi/dxgi_adapter.cpp b/src/dxgi/dxgi_adapter.cpp
index 10a6215b..84e2ee1d 100644
--- a/src/dxgi/dxgi_adapter.cpp
+++ b/src/dxgi/dxgi_adapter.cpp
@@ -158,6 +158,14 @@ namespace dxvk {
     if (options->customDeviceId >= 0)
       deviceProp.deviceID = options->customDeviceId;
     
+    // XXX nvapi workaround for a lot of Unreal Engine 4 games
+    if (options->customVendorId < 0 && options->customDeviceId < 0
+     && deviceProp.vendorID == uint16_t(DxvkGpuVendor::Nvidia)) {
+      Logger::info("DXGI: NvAPI workaround enabled, reporting AMD GPU");
+      deviceProp.vendorID = uint16_t(DxvkGpuVendor::Amd);
+      deviceProp.deviceID = 0x67df; /* RX 480 */
+    }
+    
     // Convert device name
     std::memset(pDesc->Description, 0, sizeof(pDesc->Description));
     ::MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, deviceProp.deviceName, -1,