diff --git a/include/rex/graphics/flags.h b/include/rex/graphics/flags.h
index 63c9000..912050d 100644
--- a/include/rex/graphics/flags.h
+++ b/include/rex/graphics/flags.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ REXCVAR_DECLARE(int32_t, scaled_resolve_small_texture_readback_max_length);
 REXCVAR_DECLARE(std::string, readback_resolve);
 REXCVAR_DECLARE(bool, readback_resolve_half_pixel_offset);
 REXCVAR_DECLARE(int32_t, native_render_force_resolve_readback_max_length);
+REXCVAR_DECLARE(int32_t, native_render_force_resolve_readback_min_length);
 REXCVAR_DECLARE(bool, readback_memexport);
 REXCVAR_DECLARE(bool, readback_memexport_fast);
 REXCVAR_DECLARE(bool, occlusion_query_enable);
diff --git a/src/graphics/command_processor.cpp b/src/graphics/command_processor.cpp
index d92cf65..96da205 100644
--- a/src/graphics/command_processor.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/command_processor.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,18 @@ REXCVAR_DEFINE_INT32(native_render_force_resolve_readback_max_length, 0, "GPU",
     .range(0, 16 * 1024 * 1024)
     .lifecycle(rex::cvar::Lifecycle::kHotReload);
 
+REXCVAR_DEFINE_INT32(native_render_force_resolve_readback_min_length, 0, "GPU",
+                     "Lower bound companion to "
+                     "native_render_force_resolve_readback_max_length: when > 0, resolves "
+                     "SHORTER than this skip the forced CPU copy (they still execute "
+                     "GPU-side). Each forced copy is a synchronous GPU drain; the Skate 3 "
+                     "photo-flow compose window uses this to skip the ~18 small per-frame "
+                     "resolves (64 KB lightmap pages, postfx aux) that made the window a "
+                     "stutter-fest, while still copying the display-card compose. 0 "
+                     "disables (default).")
+    .range(0, 16 * 1024 * 1024)
+    .lifecycle(rex::cvar::Lifecycle::kHotReload);
+
 REXCVAR_DEFINE_BOOL(readback_memexport, false, "GPU",
                     "Enable CPU readback of shader memexport writes for guest memory "
                     "coherency (can reduce correctness issues, but may add GPU/CPU sync cost)")
diff --git a/src/graphics/d3d12/command_processor.cpp b/src/graphics/d3d12/command_processor.cpp
index 900f3b1..19a315b 100644
--- a/src/graphics/d3d12/command_processor.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/d3d12/command_processor.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <rex/graphics/util/draw.h>
 #include <rex/graphics/xenos.h>
 #include <rex/kernel/xboxkrnl/video.h>
+#include <rex/chrono/clock.h>
 #include <rex/logging.h>
 #include <rex/memory/utils.h>
 #include <rex/system/kernel_state.h>
@@ -2851,6 +2852,30 @@ bool D3D12CommandProcessor::IssueDraw(xenos::PrimitiveType primitive_type, uint3
       // composition, CAS composites) must keep their resolves: skipping
       // lightpage composition left never-composed pages sampling garbage:
       // the light/dark checkerboard ground.
+      if (REXCVAR_GET(native_render_force_resolve_readback_max_length) > 0) {
+        // App-armed window diagnostics (Skate 3 photo flows): while the
+        // window is armed, show which resolves the suppression filter drops
+        // - pins passes (e.g. the photo display-card compose) whose output
+        // never reaches guest memory. Throttled.
+        static uint64_t s_drop_log_ms = 0;
+        static uint32_t s_drop_log_count = 0;
+        const uint64_t now_ms = rex::chrono::Clock::QueryHostUptimeMillis();
+        if (now_ms - s_drop_log_ms >= 1000) {
+          if (s_drop_log_count > 8) {
+            REXLOG_INFO("readback-window: (+{} more dropped resolves)",
+                        s_drop_log_count - 8);
+          }
+          s_drop_log_ms = now_ms;
+          s_drop_log_count = 0;
+        }
+        if (++s_drop_log_count <= 8) {
+          REXLOG_INFO(
+              "readback-window: resolve DROPPED with suppressed pass "
+              "(surface_pitch={} copy_dest=0x{:08X})",
+              regs.Get<reg::RB_SURFACE_INFO>().surface_pitch,
+              uint32_t(regs[XE_GPU_REG_RB_COPY_DEST_BASE]));
+        }
+      }
       return true;
     }
     return IssueCopy();
@@ -3730,9 +3755,35 @@ bool D3D12CommandProcessor::IssueCopy_ReadbackResolvePath() {
     // framebuffer-sized resolves stay excluded.
     const int32_t force_readback_max_length =
         REXCVAR_GET(native_render_force_resolve_readback_max_length);
+    const int32_t force_readback_min_length =
+        REXCVAR_GET(native_render_force_resolve_readback_min_length);
     const bool force_window_cpu_copy =
         force_readback_max_length > 0 &&
-        written_length <= uint32_t(force_readback_max_length);
+        written_length <= uint32_t(force_readback_max_length) &&
+        (force_readback_min_length <= 0 ||
+         written_length >= uint32_t(force_readback_min_length));
+    if (force_readback_max_length > 0) {
+      // App-armed window diagnostics (Skate 3 photo flows): every resolve
+      // that executes while the window is armed, and whether it takes the
+      // CPU-copy path. Throttled.
+      static uint64_t s_seen_log_ms = 0;
+      static uint32_t s_seen_log_count = 0;
+      const uint64_t now_ms = rex::chrono::Clock::QueryHostUptimeMillis();
+      if (now_ms - s_seen_log_ms >= 1000) {
+        if (s_seen_log_count > 8) {
+          REXLOG_INFO("readback-window: (+{} more resolves seen)",
+                      s_seen_log_count - 8);
+        }
+        s_seen_log_ms = now_ms;
+        s_seen_log_count = 0;
+      }
+      if (++s_seen_log_count <= 8) {
+        REXLOG_INFO("readback-window: resolve dest=0x{:08X} len=0x{:X}{}",
+                    written_address, written_length,
+                    force_window_cpu_copy ? " -> CPU copy (kFull)"
+                                          : " (above window cap - GPU only)");
+      }
+    }
     if (!force_scaled_resolve_cpu_copy && !force_window_cpu_copy) {
       return true;
     }