diff --git a/src/dxgi/dxgi_options.cpp b/src/dxgi/dxgi_options.cpp
index 033e4d5a..4d04e5f0 100644
--- a/src/dxgi/dxgi_options.cpp
+++ b/src/dxgi/dxgi_options.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ namespace dxvk {
     // Interpret the memory limits as Megabytes
     this->maxDeviceMemory = VkDeviceSize(config.getOption<int32_t>("dxgi.maxDeviceMemory", 0)) << 20;
     this->maxSharedMemory = VkDeviceSize(config.getOption<int32_t>("dxgi.maxSharedMemory", 0)) << 20;
+
+    this->numBackBuffers = config.getOption<int32_t>("dxgi.numBackBuffers", 0);
   }
   
 }
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diff --git a/src/dxgi/dxgi_options.h b/src/dxgi/dxgi_options.h
index b078eb05..c7baa945 100644
--- a/src/dxgi/dxgi_options.h
+++ b/src/dxgi/dxgi_options.h
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ namespace dxvk {
     /// more than 4 GiB of VRAM.
     VkDeviceSize maxDeviceMemory;
     VkDeviceSize maxSharedMemory;
+
+    /// Back buffer count for the Vulkan swap chain.
+    /// Overrides DXGI_SWAP_CHAIN_DESC::BufferCount.
+    int32_t numBackBuffers;
   };
   
 }
diff --git a/src/dxgi/dxgi_swapchain.cpp b/src/dxgi/dxgi_swapchain.cpp
index 999b0d35..c84570c9 100644
--- a/src/dxgi/dxgi_swapchain.cpp
+++ b/src/dxgi/dxgi_swapchain.cpp
@@ -272,10 +272,16 @@ namespace dxvk {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lockWin(m_lockWindow);
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lockBuf(m_lockBuffer);
 
+    // We'll apply certainl user options to the presenter
+    const DxgiOptions* options = m_factory->GetOptions();
+
     // Retrieve the number of back buffers. If this option
     // was defined by the user, it overrides app settings.
     uint32_t bufferCount = m_desc.BufferCount;
 
+    if (options->numBackBuffers > 0)
+      bufferCount = options->numBackBuffers;
+
     // Higher values are not allowed according to the Microsoft documentation:
     // 
     //   "1 through 4 - Synchronize presentation after the nth vertical blank."