diff --git a/modules/dds/dds_enums.h b/modules/dds/dds_enums.h
index aa5fcf9d35..176c6c5c96 100644
--- a/modules/dds/dds_enums.h
+++ b/modules/dds/dds_enums.h
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ enum DDSFormat {
 	DDS_LUMINANCE,
 	DDS_LUMINANCE_ALPHA,
 	DDS_LUMINANCE_ALPHA_4,
+	DDS_RG8,
+	DDS_R8,
 	DDS_MAX
 };
 
@@ -223,4 +225,6 @@ static const DDSFormatInfo dds_format_info[DDS_MAX] = {
 	{ "GRAYSCALE", false, 1, 1, Image::FORMAT_L8 },
 	{ "GRAYSCALE_ALPHA", false, 1, 2, Image::FORMAT_LA8 },
 	{ "GRAYSCALE_ALPHA_4", false, 1, 1, Image::FORMAT_LA8 },
+	{ "RG8", false, 1, 2, Image::FORMAT_RG8 },
+	{ "R8", false, 1, 1, Image::FORMAT_R8 },
 };
diff --git a/modules/dds/texture_loader_dds.cpp b/modules/dds/texture_loader_dds.cpp
index 8cc3f54ae6..037adaf798 100644
--- a/modules/dds/texture_loader_dds.cpp
+++ b/modules/dds/texture_loader_dds.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ DDSFormat _dxgi_to_dds_format(uint32_t p_dxgi_format) {
 		case DXGI_R32_FLOAT: {
 			return DDS_R32F;
 		}
-		case DXGI_R8_UNORM:
+		case DXGI_R8_UNORM: {
+			return DDS_R8;
+		}
 		case DXGI_A8_UNORM: {
 			return DDS_LUMINANCE;
 		}
@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ DDSFormat _dxgi_to_dds_format(uint32_t p_dxgi_format) {
 			return DDS_R16I;
 		}
 		case DXGI_R8G8_UNORM: {
-			return DDS_LUMINANCE_ALPHA;
+			return DDS_RG8;
 		}
 		case DXGI_R9G9B9E5: {
 			return DDS_RGB9E5;
@@ -648,6 +650,10 @@ static Vector<Ref<Image>> _dds_load_images_from_buffer(Ref<FileAccess> p_f, DDSF
 				r_dds_format = DDS_BGRX8;
 			} else if (format_rgb_bits == 32 && format_red_mask == 0xff && format_green_mask == 0xff00 && format_blue_mask == 0xff0000) {
 				r_dds_format = DDS_RGBX8;
+			} else if (format_rgb_bits == 8 && format_red_mask == 0xff && format_green_mask == 0 && format_blue_mask == 0) {
+				r_dds_format = DDS_R8;
+			} else if (format_rgb_bits == 16 && format_red_mask == 0xff && format_green_mask == 0xff00 && format_blue_mask == 0) {
+				r_dds_format = DDS_RG8;
 			}
 		}