diff --git a/rtengine/rawimage.cc b/rtengine/rawimage.cc
index 53914694a..02f6e42c5 100644
--- a/rtengine/rawimage.cc
+++ b/rtengine/rawimage.cc
@@ -839,6 +839,13 @@ int RawImage::loadRaw(bool loadData, unsigned int imageNum, bool closeFile, Prog
                 profile_data = new char[profile_length];
                 memcpy(profile_data, libraw->imgdata.color.profile, profile_length);
             }
+
+            if (isBayer() && RT_blacklevel_from_constant == ThreeValBool::T && max(black, cblack[0], cblack[1], cblack[2], cblack[3]) == 0) {
+                auto &black_stat = libraw->imgdata.color.black_stat;
+                for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
+                    cblack[i] = black_stat[i] / (1+black_stat[i+4]);
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         if (!float_raw_image) { // apply baseline exposure only for float DNGs