diff --git a/resources/systems/linux/es_systems.xml b/resources/systems/linux/es_systems.xml
index 8e4545f14..c97fe3dcc 100644
--- a/resources/systems/linux/es_systems.xml
+++ b/resources/systems/linux/es_systems.xml
@@ -1755,7 +1755,7 @@
         <path>%ROMPATH%/sgb</path>
         <extension>.gb .GB .gbc .GBC .sgb .SGB .7z .7Z .zip .ZIP</extension>
         <command label="Mesen-S">%EMULATOR_RETROARCH% -L %CORE_RETROARCH%/mesen-s_libretro.so %ROM%</command>
-        <command label="Mesen (Standalone)">%EMULATOR_MESEN% --fullscreen %ROM%</command>
+        <command label="Mesen (Standalone)">%EMULATOR_MESEN% --fullscreen --gameBoy.useSgb2=true %ROM%</command>
         <command label="SameBoy">%EMULATOR_RETROARCH% -L %CORE_RETROARCH%/sameboy_libretro.so %ROM%</command>
         <command label="mGBA">%EMULATOR_RETROARCH% -L %CORE_RETROARCH%/mgba_libretro.so %ROM%</command>
         <command label="mGBA (Standalone)">%EMULATOR_MGBA% -f %ROM%</command>
diff --git a/resources/systems/unix/es_systems.xml b/resources/systems/unix/es_systems.xml
index 597c6ac75..38439647e 100644
--- a/resources/systems/unix/es_systems.xml
+++ b/resources/systems/unix/es_systems.xml
@@ -1729,7 +1729,7 @@
         <path>%ROMPATH%/sgb</path>
         <extension>.gb .GB .gbc .GBC .sgb .SGB .7z .7Z .zip .ZIP</extension>
         <command label="Mesen-S">%EMULATOR_RETROARCH% -L %CORE_RETROARCH%/mesen-s_libretro.so %ROM%</command>
-        <command label="Mesen (Standalone)">%EMULATOR_MESEN% --fullscreen %ROM%</command>
+        <command label="Mesen (Standalone)">%EMULATOR_MESEN% --fullscreen --gameBoy.useSgb2=true %ROM%</command>
         <command label="SameBoy">%EMULATOR_RETROARCH% -L %CORE_RETROARCH%/sameboy_libretro.so %ROM%</command>
         <command label="mGBA">%EMULATOR_RETROARCH% -L %CORE_RETROARCH%/mgba_libretro.so %ROM%</command>
         <command label="mGBA (Standalone)">%EMULATOR_MGBA% -f %ROM%</command>
diff --git a/resources/systems/windows/es_systems.xml b/resources/systems/windows/es_systems.xml
index 2da04b4d7..fb38b69c2 100644
--- a/resources/systems/windows/es_systems.xml
+++ b/resources/systems/windows/es_systems.xml
@@ -1743,7 +1743,7 @@
         <path>%ROMPATH%\sgb</path>
         <extension>.gb .GB .gbc .GBC .sgb .SGB .7z .7Z .zip .ZIP</extension>
         <command label="Mesen-S">%EMULATOR_RETROARCH% -L %CORE_RETROARCH%\mesen-s_libretro.dll %ROM%</command>
-        <command label="Mesen (Standalone)">%EMULATOR_MESEN% --fullscreen %ROM%</command>
+        <command label="Mesen (Standalone)">%EMULATOR_MESEN% --fullscreen --gameBoy.useSgb2=true %ROM%</command>
         <command label="SameBoy">%EMULATOR_RETROARCH% -L %CORE_RETROARCH%\sameboy_libretro.dll %ROM%</command>
         <command label="mGBA">%EMULATOR_RETROARCH% -L %CORE_RETROARCH%\mgba_libretro.dll %ROM%</command>
         <command label="mGBA (Standalone)">%EMULATOR_MGBA% -f %ROM%</command>