diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/arb_program_shader.c b/dlls/wined3d/arb_program_shader.c
index bc55712d87a..bd633f6d7e5 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/arb_program_shader.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/arb_program_shader.c
@@ -354,12 +354,13 @@ void shader_generate_arb_declarations(
         ps_impl->srgb_mode_hardcoded = 1;
     }
 
-    /* Hardcodable local constants */
+    /* Load local constants using the program-local space,
+     * this avoids reloading them each time the shader is used
+     */
     if(!This->baseShader.load_local_constsF) {
         LIST_FOR_EACH_ENTRY(lconst, &This->baseShader.constantsF, local_constant, entry) {
-            float *value = (float *) lconst->value;
-            shader_addline(buffer, "PARAM C%u = {%f, %f, %f, %f};\n", lconst->idx,
-                           value[0], value[1], value[2], value[3]);
+            shader_addline(buffer, "PARAM C%u = program.local[%u];\n", lconst->idx,
+                           lconst->idx);
         }
     }
 
@@ -1873,6 +1874,7 @@ static void shader_arb_generate_pshader(IWineD3DPixelShader *iface, SHADER_BUFFE
     CONST DWORD *function = This->baseShader.function;
     const char *fragcolor;
     WineD3D_GL_Info *gl_info = &((IWineD3DDeviceImpl *)This->baseShader.device)->adapter->gl_info;
+    local_constant* lconst;
 
     /*  Create the hw ARB shader */
     shader_addline(buffer, "!!ARBfp1.0\n");
@@ -1954,6 +1956,15 @@ static void shader_arb_generate_pshader(IWineD3DPixelShader *iface, SHADER_BUFFE
               errPos, debugstr_a((const char *)glGetString(GL_PROGRAM_ERROR_STRING_ARB)));
         This->baseShader.prgId = -1;
     }
+
+    /* Load immediate constants */
+    if(!This->baseShader.load_local_constsF) {
+        LIST_FOR_EACH_ENTRY(lconst, &This->baseShader.constantsF, local_constant, entry) {
+            float *value = (float *) lconst->value;
+            GL_EXTCALL(glProgramLocalParameter4fvARB(GL_FRAGMENT_PROGRAM_ARB, lconst->idx, value));
+            checkGLcall("glProgramLocalParameter4fvARB");
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 static void shader_arb_generate_vshader(IWineD3DVertexShader *iface, SHADER_BUFFER *buffer) {
@@ -1961,6 +1972,7 @@ static void shader_arb_generate_vshader(IWineD3DVertexShader *iface, SHADER_BUFF
     shader_reg_maps* reg_maps = &This->baseShader.reg_maps;
     CONST DWORD *function = This->baseShader.function;
     WineD3D_GL_Info *gl_info = &((IWineD3DDeviceImpl *)This->baseShader.device)->adapter->gl_info;
+    local_constant* lconst;
 
     /*  Create the hw ARB shader */
     shader_addline(buffer, "!!ARBvp1.0\n");
@@ -2049,6 +2061,14 @@ static void shader_arb_generate_vshader(IWineD3DVertexShader *iface, SHADER_BUFF
               errPos, debugstr_a((const char *)glGetString(GL_PROGRAM_ERROR_STRING_ARB)));
         This->baseShader.prgId = -1;
     }
+
+    /* Load immediate constants */
+    if(!This->baseShader.load_local_constsF) {
+        LIST_FOR_EACH_ENTRY(lconst, &This->baseShader.constantsF, local_constant, entry) {
+            float *value = (float *) lconst->value;
+            GL_EXTCALL(glProgramLocalParameter4fvARB(GL_VERTEX_PROGRAM_ARB, lconst->idx, value));
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 static void shader_arb_get_caps(WINED3DDEVTYPE devtype, WineD3D_GL_Info *gl_info, struct shader_caps *pCaps) {
diff --git a/include/wine/wined3d_gl.h b/include/wine/wined3d_gl.h
index 9bd5a44743b..86be6189db9 100644
--- a/include/wine/wined3d_gl.h
+++ b/include/wine/wined3d_gl.h
@@ -3487,6 +3487,7 @@ typedef enum _GL_SupportedExt {
     USE_GL_FUNC(PGLFNPROGRAMSTRINGARBPROC,                          glProgramStringARB,                         ARB_VERTEX_PROGRAM,     NULL );\
     USE_GL_FUNC(PGLFNDELETEPROGRAMSARBPROC,                         glDeleteProgramsARB,                        ARB_VERTEX_PROGRAM,     NULL );\
     USE_GL_FUNC(PGLFNPROGRAMENVPARAMETER4FVARBPROC,                 glProgramEnvParameter4fvARB,                ARB_VERTEX_PROGRAM,     NULL );\
+    USE_GL_FUNC(PGLFNPROGRAMLOCALPARAMETER4FVARBPROC,               glProgramLocalParameter4fvARB,                ARB_VERTEX_PROGRAM,     NULL );\
     USE_GL_FUNC(PGLFNVERTEXATTRIBPOINTERARBPROC,                    glVertexAttribPointerARB,                   ARB_VERTEX_PROGRAM,     NULL );\
     USE_GL_FUNC(PGLFNENABLEVERTEXATTRIBARRAYARBPROC,                glEnableVertexAttribArrayARB,               ARB_VERTEX_PROGRAM,     NULL );\
     USE_GL_FUNC(PGLFNDISABLEVERTEXATTRIBARRAYARBPROC,               glDisableVertexAttribArrayARB,              ARB_VERTEX_PROGRAM,     NULL );\