diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cab55b4f..730e3999 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ the Wine prefix. Removing the option will revert to the previous behavior.
 | `wined3d`             | `PROTON_USE_WINED3D`               | Use OpenGL-based wined3d instead of Vulkan-based DXVK for d3d11, d3d10, and d3d9. |
 | `nod3d11`             | `PROTON_NO_D3D11`                  | Disable `d3d11.dll`, for d3d11 games which can fall back to and run better with d3d9. |
 | `nod3d10`             | `PROTON_NO_D3D10`                  | Disable `d3d10.dll` and `dxgi.dll`, for d3d10 games which can fall back to and run better with d3d9. |
+| `dxvkd3d8`            | `PROTON_DXVK_D3D8`                 | Use DXVK's `d3d8.dll`. |
 | `noesync`             | `PROTON_NO_ESYNC`                  | Do not use eventfd-based in-process synchronization primitives. |
 | `nofsync`             | `PROTON_NO_FSYNC`                  | Do not use futex-based in-process synchronization primitives. (Automatically disabled on systems with no `FUTEX_WAIT_MULTIPLE` support.) |
 | `noxim`               | `PROTON_NO_XIM`                    | Enabled by default. Do not attempt to use XIM (X Input Methods) support. XIM support is known to cause crashes with libx11 older than version 1.7. |
diff --git a/proton b/proton
index 09952407..7d206277 100755
--- a/proton
+++ b/proton
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ from random import randrange
 #To enable debug logging, copy "user_settings.sample.py" to "user_settings.py"
 #and edit it if needed.
 
-CURRENT_PREFIX_VERSION="9.0-201"
+CURRENT_PREFIX_VERSION="9.0-202"
 
 PFX="Proton: "
 ld_path_var = "LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
@@ -805,6 +805,7 @@ class CompatData:
             use_dxvk_dxgi = not use_wined3d and \
                     not ("WINEDLLOVERRIDES" in g_session.env and "dxgi=b" in g_session.env["WINEDLLOVERRIDES"])
             use_nvapi = 'disablenvapi' not in g_session.compat_config or 'forcenvapi' in g_session.compat_config
+            use_dxvk_d3d8 = "dxvkd3d8" in g_session.compat_config
 
             builtin_dll_copy = os.environ.get("PROTON_DLL_COPY",
                     #dxsetup redist
@@ -855,6 +856,7 @@ class CompatData:
                 str(use_dxvk_dxgi),
                 builtin_dll_copy,
                 str(use_nvapi),
+                str(use_dxvk_d3d8),
             ))
 
             # check whether any prefix config has changed
@@ -939,6 +941,11 @@ class CompatData:
                 else:
                     wined3dfiles.append("dxgi")
 
+                if use_dxvk_d3d8:
+                    dxvkfiles.append("d3d8")
+                else:
+                    wined3dfiles.append("d3d8")
+
                 for f in wined3dfiles:
                     try_copy(g_proton.default_pfx_dir + "drive_c/windows/system32/" + f + ".dll", "drive_c/windows/system32",
                             prefix=self.prefix_dir, track_file=tracked_files, link_debug=True)
@@ -1350,6 +1357,7 @@ class Session:
 
         if not self.check_environment("PROTON_USE_WINED3D", "wined3d"):
             self.check_environment("PROTON_USE_WINED3D11", "wined3d")
+        self.check_environment("PROTON_DXVK_D3D8", "dxvkd3d8")
         self.check_environment("PROTON_NO_D3D11", "nod3d11")
         self.check_environment("PROTON_NO_D3D10", "nod3d10")
         self.check_environment("PROTON_NO_ESYNC", "noesync")