diff --git a/src/mame/sinclair/next/specnext_layer2.cpp b/src/mame/sinclair/next/specnext_layer2.cpp
index b218d9c69..69d62e3c3 100644
--- a/src/mame/sinclair/next/specnext_layer2.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/sinclair/next/specnext_layer2.cpp
@@ -155,11 +155,15 @@ void specnext_layer2_device::draw_16(screen_device &screen, bitmap_rgb32 &bitmap
 			screen, bitmap, blendprio, clip, info, offset_h, offset_v,
 			[this, &blend_op] (u16 pen_base, const u8 *scr, u32 *pix, u8 *prio, u32 *bprio, u16 &hpos, u16 &vpos, bool skip_second)
 			{
+				const u8 byte_val = (hpos & 1)
+					? (u32(scr - m_host_ram_ptr) == m_pixel_latch_off ? m_pixel_latch : *scr)
+					: *scr;
+
 				if (hpos & 1)
 					hpos ^= 1;
 				else
 				{
-					const u16 idx = (pen_base | (m_palette_offset << 4)) + (*scr >> 4);
+					const u16 idx = (pen_base | (m_palette_offset << 4)) + (byte_val >> 4);
 					const rgb_t pen = palette().pen_color(idx);
 					const bool is_prio_color = m_pen_priority[idx];
 					blend_op(prio[0], pix[0], bprio[0], pen, is_prio_color);
@@ -167,11 +171,16 @@ void specnext_layer2_device::draw_16(screen_device &screen, bitmap_rgb32 &bitmap
 
 				if (!skip_second)
 				{
-					const u16 idx = (pen_base | (m_palette_offset << 4)) + (*scr & 0x0f);
+					const u16 idx = (pen_base | (m_palette_offset << 4)) + (byte_val & 0x0f);
 					const rgb_t pen = palette().pen_color(idx);
 					const bool is_prio_color = m_pen_priority[idx];
 					blend_op(prio[1], pix[1], bprio[1], pen, is_prio_color);
 				}
+				else
+				{
+					m_pixel_latch = byte_val;
+					m_pixel_latch_off = scr - m_host_ram_ptr;
+				}
 			});
 }
 
@@ -247,11 +256,16 @@ void specnext_layer2_device::device_start()
 	save_item(NAME(m_clip_x2));
 	save_item(NAME(m_clip_y1));
 	save_item(NAME(m_clip_y2));
+	save_item(NAME(m_pixel_latch));
+	save_item(NAME(m_pixel_latch_off));
+
+	m_pixel_latch_off = ~u32(0);
 }
 
 void specnext_layer2_device::device_reset()
 {
 	memset(m_pen_priority, 0, 512 * 4);
+	m_pixel_latch_off = ~u32(0);
 }
 
 // device type definition
diff --git a/src/mame/sinclair/next/specnext_layer2.h b/src/mame/sinclair/next/specnext_layer2.h
index eece805df..df6473b6c 100644
--- a/src/mame/sinclair/next/specnext_layer2.h
+++ b/src/mame/sinclair/next/specnext_layer2.h
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ protected:
 	virtual void device_start() override ATTR_COLD;
 	virtual void device_reset() override ATTR_COLD;
 
+	u8 m_pixel_latch;
+	u32 m_pixel_latch_off;
+
 private:
 	template <typename FunctionClass> void draw_256(screen_device &screen, bitmap_rgb32 &bitmap, bitmap_rgb32 &blendprio, const rectangle &cliprect, FunctionClass blend_op);
 	template <typename FunctionClass> void draw_16(screen_device &screen, bitmap_rgb32 &bitmap, bitmap_rgb32 &blendprio, const rectangle &cliprect, FunctionClass blend_op);