diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/device.c b/dlls/wined3d/device.c
index 9e988e5155d..7b9d92ebae6 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/device.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/device.c
@@ -5153,6 +5153,9 @@ static HRESULT  WINAPI  IWineD3DDeviceImpl_UpdateSurface(IWineD3DDevice *iface,
     int offset    = 0;
     int rowoffset = 0; /* how many bytes to add onto the end of a row to wraparound to the beginning of the next */
     glDescriptor *glDescription = NULL;
+    GLenum dummy;
+    int bpp;
+    CONVERT_TYPES convert = NO_CONVERSION;
 
     WINED3DSURFACE_DESC  winedesc;
 
@@ -5178,6 +5181,19 @@ static HRESULT  WINAPI  IWineD3DDeviceImpl_UpdateSurface(IWineD3DDevice *iface,
         return WINED3DERR_INVALIDCALL;
     }
 
+    /* This call loads the opengl surface directly, instead of copying the surface to the
+     * destination's sysmem copy. If surface conversion is needed, use BltFast instead to
+     * copy in sysmem and use regular surface loading.
+     */
+    d3dfmt_get_conv((IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *) pDestinationSurface, FALSE, TRUE,
+                    &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &convert, &bpp, FALSE);
+    if(convert != NO_CONVERSION) {
+        return IWineD3DSurface_BltFast(pDestinationSurface,
+                                        pDestPoint  ? pDestPoint->x : 0,
+                                        pDestPoint  ? pDestPoint->y : 0,
+                                        pSourceSurface, (RECT *) pSourceRect, 0);
+    }
+
     if (destFormat == WINED3DFMT_UNKNOWN) {
         TRACE("(%p) : Converting destination surface from WINED3DFMT_UNKNOWN to the source format\n", This);
         IWineD3DSurface_SetFormat(pDestinationSurface, srcFormat);
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/surface.c b/dlls/wined3d/surface.c
index 464e5c89c98..5ba1dec42db 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/surface.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/surface.c
@@ -32,26 +32,6 @@
 WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(d3d_surface);
 #define GLINFO_LOCATION This->resource.wineD3DDevice->adapter->gl_info
 
-typedef enum {
-    NO_CONVERSION,
-    CONVERT_PALETTED,
-    CONVERT_PALETTED_CK,
-    CONVERT_CK_565,
-    CONVERT_CK_5551,
-    CONVERT_CK_4444,
-    CONVERT_CK_4444_ARGB,
-    CONVERT_CK_1555,
-    CONVERT_555,
-    CONVERT_CK_RGB24,
-    CONVERT_CK_8888,
-    CONVERT_CK_8888_ARGB,
-    CONVERT_RGB32_888,
-    CONVERT_V8U8,
-    CONVERT_X8L8V8U8,
-    CONVERT_Q8W8V8U8,
-    CONVERT_V16U16
-} CONVERT_TYPES;
-
 HRESULT d3dfmt_convert_surface(BYTE *src, BYTE *dst, UINT pitch, UINT width, UINT height, UINT outpitch, CONVERT_TYPES convert, IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *surf);
 
 static void surface_download_data(IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *This) {
@@ -1484,7 +1464,7 @@ HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_ReleaseDC(IWineD3DSurface *iface, HDC hDC) {
    IWineD3DSurface Internal (No mapping to directx api) parts follow
    ****************************************************** */
 
-static HRESULT d3dfmt_get_conv(IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *This, BOOL need_alpha_ck, BOOL use_texturing, GLenum *format, GLenum *internal, GLenum *type, CONVERT_TYPES *convert, int *target_bpp, BOOL srgb_mode) {
+HRESULT d3dfmt_get_conv(IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *This, BOOL need_alpha_ck, BOOL use_texturing, GLenum *format, GLenum *internal, GLenum *type, CONVERT_TYPES *convert, int *target_bpp, BOOL srgb_mode) {
     BOOL colorkey_active = need_alpha_ck && (This->CKeyFlags & WINEDDSD_CKSRCBLT);
     const GlPixelFormatDesc *glDesc;
     getFormatDescEntry(This->resource.format, &GLINFO_LOCATION, &glDesc);
@@ -1615,6 +1595,18 @@ static HRESULT d3dfmt_get_conv(IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *This, BOOL need_alpha_ck, BO
              */
             break;
 
+        case WINED3DFMT_A4L4:
+            /* A4L4 exists as an internal gl format, but for some reason there is not
+             * format+type combination to load it. Thus convert it to A8L8, then load it
+             * with A4L4 internal, but A8L8 format+type
+             */
+            *convert = CONVERT_A4L4;
+            *format = GL_LUMINANCE_ALPHA;
+            *internal = GL_LUMINANCE4_ALPHA4;
+            *type = GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE;
+            *target_bpp = 2;
+            break;
+
         default:
             break;
     }
@@ -1801,6 +1793,23 @@ HRESULT d3dfmt_convert_surface(BYTE *src, BYTE *dst, UINT pitch, UINT width, UIN
             break;
         }
 
+        case CONVERT_A4L4:
+        {
+            unsigned int x, y;
+            unsigned char *Source;
+            unsigned char *Dest;
+            for(y = 0; y < height; y++) {
+                Source = (unsigned char *) (src + y * pitch);
+                Dest = (unsigned char *) (dst + y * outpitch);
+                for (x = 0; x < width; x++ ) {
+                    unsigned char color = (*Source++);
+                    /* A */ Dest[1] = (color & 0xf0) << 0;
+                    /* L */ Dest[0] = (color & 0x0f) << 4;
+                    Dest += 2;
+                }
+            }
+            break;
+        }
         default:
             ERR("Unsupported conversation type %d\n", convert);
     }
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_private.h b/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_private.h
index 445ecea3923..7a9170a36d7 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_private.h
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_private.h
@@ -1220,6 +1220,29 @@ HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_GetClipper(IWineD3DSurface *iface, IWineD3DCl
 
 BOOL CalculateTexRect(IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *This, RECT *Rect, float glTexCoord[4]);
 
+typedef enum {
+    NO_CONVERSION,
+    CONVERT_PALETTED,
+    CONVERT_PALETTED_CK,
+    CONVERT_CK_565,
+    CONVERT_CK_5551,
+    CONVERT_CK_4444,
+    CONVERT_CK_4444_ARGB,
+    CONVERT_CK_1555,
+    CONVERT_555,
+    CONVERT_CK_RGB24,
+    CONVERT_CK_8888,
+    CONVERT_CK_8888_ARGB,
+    CONVERT_RGB32_888,
+    CONVERT_V8U8,
+    CONVERT_X8L8V8U8,
+    CONVERT_Q8W8V8U8,
+    CONVERT_V16U16,
+    CONVERT_A4L4
+} CONVERT_TYPES;
+
+HRESULT d3dfmt_get_conv(IWineD3DSurfaceImpl *This, BOOL need_alpha_ck, BOOL use_texturing, GLenum *format, GLenum *internal, GLenum *type, CONVERT_TYPES *convert, int *target_bpp, BOOL srgb_mode);
+
 /*****************************************************************************
  * IWineD3DVertexDeclaration implementation structure
  */