1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/loader/deconstructed_rom_directory.cpp b/src/core/loader/deconstructed_rom_directory.cpp
index 458e0210a0..62ea7ebe1d 100644
--- a/src/core/loader/deconstructed_rom_directory.cpp
+++ b/src/core/loader/deconstructed_rom_directory.cpp
@@ -214,6 +214,20 @@ AppLoader_DeconstructedRomDirectory::LoadResult AppLoader_DeconstructedRomDirect
     }
     metadata.Print();
 
+    // Loose-ExeFS loads bypass the NCA/NSP loaders, which are the ones that normally apply
+    // LayeredFS to the RomFS; apply it here so mods in user/load/<titleid>/ work too.
+    if (romfs != nullptr) {
+        const FileSys::PatchManager patch_manager(metadata.GetTitleID(),
+                                                  system.GetFileSystemController(),
+                                                  system.GetContentProvider());
+        auto patched = patch_manager.PatchRomFS(nullptr, romfs);
+        if (patched != nullptr) {
+            romfs = std::move(patched);
+            LOG_INFO(Loader, "Applied RomFS patches (LayeredFS) for title {:016X}",
+                     metadata.GetTitleID());
+        }
+    }
+
     // Enable NCE only for applications with 39-bit address space.
     const bool is_39bit =
         metadata.GetAddressSpaceType() == FileSys::ProgramAddressSpaceType::Is39Bit;