diff --git a/patches/dxvk/secret-world.patch b/patches/dxvk/secret-world.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..87d438f4c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/dxvk/secret-world.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+diff --git a/src/util/config/config.cpp b/src/util/config/config.cpp
+index f3aaed0f..45a71721 100644
+--- a/src/util/config/config.cpp
++++ b/src/util/config/config.cpp
+@@ -681,9 +681,14 @@ namespace dxvk {
+     { R"(\\bms\.exe$)", {{
+       { "d3d9.customVendorId",              "10de" },
+     }} },
++    /* Secret World: Legends                   *
++     * Launcher needs shaderModel 2            *
++     * to not crash                            */
++    { R"(\\ClientPatcher\.exe$)", {{
++      { "d3d9.shaderModel",              "2" },
++    }} },
+   }};
+ 
+-
+   static bool isWhitespace(char ch) {
+     return ch == ' ' || ch == '\x9' || ch == '\r';
+   }
diff --git a/patches/protonprep-valve-staging.sh b/patches/protonprep-valve-staging.sh
index 529cad094c..1b460cd6d2 100755
--- a/patches/protonprep-valve-staging.sh
+++ b/patches/protonprep-valve-staging.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
     patch -Np1 < ../patches/dxvk/2675.patch
 
     echo "DXVK: add dxvk async patch"
-    patch -Np1 < ../patches/dxvk/dxvk-async.patch   
+    patch -Np1 < ../patches/dxvk/dxvk-async.patch
+    
+    echo "DXVK: Fix Secret World: Legends patcher crash"
+    patch -Np1 < ../patches/dxvk/secret-world.patch
     cd ..
 
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