diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Config/GraphicsSettings.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Config/GraphicsSettings.cpp
index 6646cff79e..98a5c13bcf 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Config/GraphicsSettings.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Config/GraphicsSettings.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ const ConfigInfo<bool> GFX_ENHANCE_FORCE_TRUE_COLOR{{System::GFX, "Enhancements"
                                                     true};
 const ConfigInfo<bool> GFX_ENHANCE_DISABLE_COPY_FILTER{
     {System::GFX, "Enhancements", "DisableCopyFilter"}, true};
+const ConfigInfo<bool> GFX_ENHANCE_ARBITRARY_MIPMAP_DETECTION{
+    {System::GFX, "Enhancements", "ArbitraryMipmapDetection"}, true};
+const ConfigInfo<float> GFX_ENHANCE_ARBITRARY_MIPMAP_DETECTION_THRESHOLD{
+    {System::GFX, "Enhancements", "ArbitraryMipmapDetectionThreshold"}, 4.5f};
 
 // Graphics.Stereoscopy
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Config/GraphicsSettings.h b/Source/Core/Core/Config/GraphicsSettings.h
index c0113ae83e..3e87298f85 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Config/GraphicsSettings.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Config/GraphicsSettings.h
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ extern const ConfigInfo<int> GFX_ENHANCE_MAX_ANISOTROPY;  // NOTE - this is x in
 extern const ConfigInfo<std::string> GFX_ENHANCE_POST_SHADER;
 extern const ConfigInfo<bool> GFX_ENHANCE_FORCE_TRUE_COLOR;
 extern const ConfigInfo<bool> GFX_ENHANCE_DISABLE_COPY_FILTER;
+extern const ConfigInfo<bool> GFX_ENHANCE_ARBITRARY_MIPMAP_DETECTION;
+extern const ConfigInfo<float> GFX_ENHANCE_ARBITRARY_MIPMAP_DETECTION_THRESHOLD;
 
 // Graphics.Stereoscopy
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureCacheBase.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureCacheBase.cpp
index c1e112e69a..2ea772890a 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureCacheBase.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureCacheBase.cpp
@@ -500,11 +500,14 @@ public:
     if (levels.size() < 2)
       return false;
 
+    if (!g_ActiveConfig.bArbitraryMipmapDetection)
+      return false;
+
     // This is the average per-pixel, per-channel difference in percent between what we
     // expect a normal blurred mipmap to look like and what we actually received
     // 4.5% was chosen because it's just below the lowest clearly-arbitrary texture
     // I found in my tests, the background clouds in Mario Galaxy's Observatory lobby.
-    constexpr auto THRESHOLD_PERCENT = 4.5f;
+    const auto threshold = g_ActiveConfig.fArbitraryMipmapDetectionThreshold;
 
     auto* src = downsample_buffer;
     auto* dst = downsample_buffer + levels[1].shape.row_length * levels[1].shape.height * 4;
@@ -530,7 +533,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     auto all_levels = total_diff / (levels.size() - 1);
-    return all_levels > THRESHOLD_PERCENT;
+    return all_levels > threshold;
   }
 
 private:
@@ -605,10 +608,14 @@ private:
         const auto* row2 = ptr2;
         for (u32 j = 0; j < shape.width; ++j, row1 += 4, row2 += 4)
         {
-          average_diff += std::abs(static_cast<float>(row1[0]) - static_cast<float>(row2[0]));
-          average_diff += std::abs(static_cast<float>(row1[1]) - static_cast<float>(row2[1]));
-          average_diff += std::abs(static_cast<float>(row1[2]) - static_cast<float>(row2[2]));
-          average_diff += std::abs(static_cast<float>(row1[3]) - static_cast<float>(row2[3]));
+          int pixel_diff = 0;
+          for (int channel = 0; channel < 4; channel++)
+          {
+            const int diff = static_cast<int>(row1[channel]) - static_cast<int>(row2[channel]);
+            const int diff_squared = diff * diff;
+            pixel_diff += diff_squared;
+          }
+          average_diff += pixel_diff;
         }
         ptr1 += shape.row_length;
         ptr2 += shape.row_length;
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.cpp
index 2d7f958d8f..a0029df1e7 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ void VideoConfig::Refresh()
   sPostProcessingShader = Config::Get(Config::GFX_ENHANCE_POST_SHADER);
   bForceTrueColor = Config::Get(Config::GFX_ENHANCE_FORCE_TRUE_COLOR);
   bDisableCopyFilter = Config::Get(Config::GFX_ENHANCE_DISABLE_COPY_FILTER);
+  bArbitraryMipmapDetection = Config::Get(Config::GFX_ENHANCE_ARBITRARY_MIPMAP_DETECTION);
+  fArbitraryMipmapDetectionThreshold =
+      Config::Get(Config::GFX_ENHANCE_ARBITRARY_MIPMAP_DETECTION_THRESHOLD);
 
   stereo_mode = Config::Get(Config::GFX_STEREO_MODE);
   iStereoDepth = Config::Get(Config::GFX_STEREO_DEPTH);
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.h b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.h
index c8a9e90638..ec5563de74 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.h
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ struct VideoConfig final
   std::string sPostProcessingShader;
   bool bForceTrueColor;
   bool bDisableCopyFilter;
+  bool bArbitraryMipmapDetection;
+  float fArbitraryMipmapDetectionThreshold;
 
   // Information
   bool bShowFPS;