diff --git a/src/backend/core/Interpreter.cpp b/src/backend/core/Interpreter.cpp
index 0038fd8..b5b597f 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/Interpreter.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/core/Interpreter.cpp
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ u32 Interpreter::CacheBlock(u32 addr) {
             break;
         }
 
-        if (InstrEndsBlock(instr)) {
-            if (InstrHasDelaySlot(instr) && !fetchDelaySlot) {
+        if (instr.EndsBlock()) {
+            if (instr.HasDelaySlot() && !fetchDelaySlot) {
                 fetchDelaySlot = true;
                 continue;
             }
@@ -129,6 +129,45 @@ u32 Interpreter::CacheBlock(u32 addr) {
         }
     }
 
+    auto delay = line.code[i - 1];
+
+    if (i == 2) {
+        // branch to itself
+        // _nop
+
+        auto branch = line.code[i - 2];
+        line.idleSkip = branch.IsBranch() && branch.offset() == -4 && delay.instr.raw == 0;
+    }
+
+    if (i == 3) {
+        // load reg1, [some location]
+        // bcond reg2
+        // _andi reg2, reg1, immediate
+
+        auto branch = line.code[i - 2];
+        auto load = line.code[i - 3]; // load
+
+        line.idleSkip = (load.opcode() == Instruction::LW || load.opcode() == Instruction::LWU) &&
+            delay.opcode() == Instruction::ANDI && branch.IsBranch() && branch.offset() == -16 &&
+            load.rt() == delay.rs() && delay.rt() == branch.rs();
+    }
+
+    if (i == 5) {
+        // lui reg1
+        // load reg2, [reg1(offset)]
+        // andi reg3, reg2, immediate
+        // bcond reg3
+        // _nop
+
+        auto branch = line.code[i - 2];
+        auto andi = line.code[i - 3]; // andi
+        auto load = line.code[i - 4]; // load
+
+        line.idleSkip = (load.opcode() == Instruction::LW || load.opcode() == Instruction::LWU) &&
+            andi.opcode() == Instruction::ANDI && branch.IsBranch() && branch.offset() == -16 &&
+            load.rt() == andi.rs() && andi.rt() == branch.rs();
+    }
+
     line.cycles = i;
     line.len = i;
     cachedState.blocks[CACHE_GET_BLOCK(blockAddr)]->lines[CACHE_GET_LINE(blockAddr)] = new CachedLine(line);
@@ -162,7 +201,7 @@ u32 Interpreter::ExecuteCached() {
                 return i + 1;
 
             // Branch likely with false condition, it wasn't taken so don't execute the delay slot
-            if (IsBranchLikely(instr) && !regs.delaySlot)
+            if (instr.IsBranchLikely() && !regs.delaySlot)
                 break;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/core/JIT.cpp b/src/backend/core/JIT.cpp
index 553321d..97cbc3b 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/JIT.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/core/JIT.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void JIT::InvalidateBlock(const u32 paddr) {
         blockCache[index] = {};
 }
 
-std::optional<u32> JIT::FetchInstruction(s64 vaddr) {
+std::optional<Instruction> JIT::FetchInstruction(s64 vaddr) {
     u32 paddr = 0;
 
     if (Core::IsAddressError(0b11, vaddr)) [[unlikely]] {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ std::optional<u32> JIT::FetchInstruction(s64 vaddr) {
         return std::nullopt;
     }
 
-    const u32 instr = Core::GetMem().Read<u32>(paddr);
+    const Instruction instr = Core::GetMem().Read<u32>(paddr);
 
     info("{}", Disassembler::GetInstance().DisassembleSimple(paddr, instr).full);
 
@@ -169,12 +169,12 @@ u32 JIT::Step() {
         blockPC = blockNextPC;
         blockNextPC += 4;
 
-        if (InstrEndsBlock(instruction.value())) {
-            const auto delay_instruction = FetchInstruction(blockPC); // get instruction in delay slot
+        if (instruction.value().EndsBlock()) {
+            auto delay_instruction = FetchInstruction(blockPC); // get instruction in delay slot
             if (!delay_instruction)
                 return 0;
 
-            if (InstrEndsBlock(delay_instruction.value())) {
+            if (delay_instruction.value().EndsBlock()) {
                 Util::Error::GetInstance().Throw({Util::Error::Severity::NON_FATAL},
                                                  {Util::Error::Type::JIT_BRANCH_INSIDE_DELAY_SLOT}, blockPC, {},
                                                  "[JIT]: Unhandled case of branch from delay slot!");
diff --git a/src/backend/core/JIT.hpp b/src/backend/core/JIT.hpp
index 83a546b..e6b0a67 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/JIT.hpp
+++ b/src/backend/core/JIT.hpp
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ struct JIT final {
 
     [[nodiscard]] bool ShouldServiceInterrupt() const;
     void CheckCompareInterrupt() const;
-    std::optional<u32> FetchInstruction(s64);
+    std::optional<Instruction> FetchInstruction(s64);
 
     void Emit(Instruction);
     void special(Instruction);
diff --git a/src/backend/core/jit/helpers.hpp b/src/backend/core/jit/helpers.hpp
index 39806fe..030a91b 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/jit/helpers.hpp
+++ b/src/backend/core/jit/helpers.hpp
@@ -2,144 +2,6 @@
 #include <Instruction.hpp>
 
 namespace n64 {
-static bool SpecialEndsBlock(const Instruction instr) {
-    switch (instr.special()) {
-    case Instruction::JR:
-    case Instruction::JALR:
-    case Instruction::SYSCALL:
-    case Instruction::BREAK:
-    case Instruction::TGE:
-    case Instruction::TGEU:
-    case Instruction::TLT:
-    case Instruction::TLTU:
-    case Instruction::TEQ:
-    case Instruction::TNE:
-        return true;
-    default:
-        return false;
-    }
-}
-
-static bool InstrHasDelaySlot(const Instruction instr) {
-    switch (instr.opcode()) {
-    case Instruction::SPECIAL:
-        if (instr.special() == Instruction::JR || instr.special() == Instruction::JALR)
-            return true;
-        return false;
-    case Instruction::REGIMM:
-    case Instruction::J:
-    case Instruction::JAL:
-    case Instruction::BEQ:
-    case Instruction::BNE:
-    case Instruction::BLEZ:
-    case Instruction::BGTZ:
-    case Instruction::BEQL:
-    case Instruction::BNEL:
-    case Instruction::BLEZL:
-    case Instruction::BGTZL:
-        return true;
-    case Instruction::COP1:
-        if (instr.cop_rs() == 8)
-            return true;
-
-        return false;
-    default:
-        return false;
-    }
-}
-
-static bool InstrEndsBlock(const Instruction instr) {
-    switch (instr.opcode()) {
-    case Instruction::SPECIAL:
-        return SpecialEndsBlock(instr);
-    case Instruction::REGIMM:
-    case Instruction::J:
-    case Instruction::JAL:
-    case Instruction::BEQ:
-    case Instruction::BNE:
-    case Instruction::BLEZ:
-    case Instruction::BGTZ:
-    case Instruction::BEQL:
-    case Instruction::BNEL:
-    case Instruction::BLEZL:
-    case Instruction::BGTZL:
-        return true;
-    case Instruction::COP1:
-        if (instr.cop_rs() == 8)
-            return true;
-
-        return false;
-    case Instruction::COP0:
-        switch (instr.cop_rs()) {
-        case 0x10 ... 0x1F:
-            switch (instr.cop_funct()) {
-            case 0x18: // eret
-                return true;
-            default:
-                return false;
-            }
-        default:
-            return false;
-        }
-    default:
-        return false;
-    }
-}
-
-static bool IsBranchLikely(const Instruction instr) {
-    switch (instr.opcode()) {
-    case Instruction::BEQL:
-    case Instruction::BNEL:
-    case Instruction::BLEZL:
-    case Instruction::BGTZL:
-        return true;
-    case Instruction::REGIMM:
-        switch (instr.regimm()) {
-        case Instruction::BLTZL:
-        case Instruction::BGEZL:
-        case Instruction::BLTZALL:
-        case Instruction::BGEZALL:
-            return true;
-        default:
-            return false;
-        }
-    case Instruction::COP1:
-        if (instr.cop_rs() == 8 && (instr.cop_rt() == 2 || instr.cop_rt() == 3))
-            return true;
-
-        return false;
-    default:
-        return false;
-    }
-}
-
-static bool IsBranch(const Instruction instr) {
-    switch (instr.opcode()) {
-    case Instruction::BEQ:
-    case Instruction::BNE:
-    case Instruction::BLEZ:
-    case Instruction::BGTZ:
-        return true;
-    case Instruction::REGIMM:
-        switch (instr.regimm()) {
-        case Instruction::BLTZ:
-        case Instruction::BGEZ:
-        case Instruction::BLTZAL:
-        case Instruction::BGEZAL:
-            return true;
-        default:
-            return false;
-        }
-    case Instruction::COP1:
-        if (instr.cop_rs() == 8 && (instr.cop_rt() == 0 || instr.cop_rt() == 1))
-            return true;
-
-        return false;
-    default:
-        return false;
-    }
-}
-
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #define ARG1 rcx
 #define ARG2 rdx
diff --git a/src/utils/Instruction.hpp b/src/utils/Instruction.hpp
index ef4fc30..ad144ca 100644
--- a/src/utils/Instruction.hpp
+++ b/src/utils/Instruction.hpp
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ struct Instruction {
     inline u8 e1() const { return (instr.raw >> 7) & 0x0f; }
     inline u8 e2() const { return rs() & 0x0f; }
     inline u8 op() const { return rt(); }
-    inline u16 imm() const { return instr.itype.imm; }
-    inline u16 offset() const { return imm(); }
+    inline s16 imm() const { return instr.itype.imm; }
+    inline s64 offset() const { return s64(imm()) << 2; }
     inline u32 target() const { return instr.jtype.target; }
     inline u8 opcode() const { return instr.opcode.op; }
     inline u8 special() const { return instr.opcode.special; }
@@ -99,6 +99,141 @@ struct Instruction {
         u32 raw;
     } instr{};
 
+    bool IsBranch() {
+        switch (opcode()) {
+        case Instruction::BEQ:
+        case Instruction::BNE:
+        case Instruction::BLEZ:
+        case Instruction::BGTZ:
+            return true;
+        case Instruction::REGIMM:
+            switch (regimm()) {
+            case Instruction::BLTZ:
+            case Instruction::BGEZ:
+            case Instruction::BLTZAL:
+            case Instruction::BGEZAL:
+                return true;
+            default:
+                return false;
+            }
+        case Instruction::COP1:
+            if (cop_rs() == 8 && (cop_rt() == 0 || cop_rt() == 1))
+                return true;
+
+            return false;
+        default:
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    bool HasDelaySlot() {
+        switch (opcode()) {
+        case Instruction::SPECIAL:
+            if (special() == Instruction::JR || special() == Instruction::JALR)
+                return true;
+            return false;
+        case Instruction::REGIMM:
+        case Instruction::J:
+        case Instruction::JAL:
+        case Instruction::BEQ:
+        case Instruction::BNE:
+        case Instruction::BLEZ:
+        case Instruction::BGTZ:
+        case Instruction::BEQL:
+        case Instruction::BNEL:
+        case Instruction::BLEZL:
+        case Instruction::BGTZL:
+            return true;
+        case Instruction::COP1:
+            if (cop_rs() == 8)
+                return true;
+
+            return false;
+        default:
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    bool EndsBlock() {
+        switch (opcode()) {
+        case Instruction::SPECIAL:
+            switch (special()) {
+            case Instruction::JR:
+            case Instruction::JALR:
+            case Instruction::SYSCALL:
+            case Instruction::BREAK:
+            case Instruction::TGE:
+            case Instruction::TGEU:
+            case Instruction::TLT:
+            case Instruction::TLTU:
+            case Instruction::TEQ:
+            case Instruction::TNE:
+                return true;
+            default:
+                return false;
+            }
+        case Instruction::REGIMM:
+        case Instruction::J:
+        case Instruction::JAL:
+        case Instruction::BEQ:
+        case Instruction::BNE:
+        case Instruction::BLEZ:
+        case Instruction::BGTZ:
+        case Instruction::BEQL:
+        case Instruction::BNEL:
+        case Instruction::BLEZL:
+        case Instruction::BGTZL:
+            return true;
+        case Instruction::COP1:
+            if (cop_rs() == 8)
+                return true;
+
+            return false;
+        case Instruction::COP0:
+            switch (cop_rs()) {
+            case 0x10 ... 0x1F:
+                switch (cop_funct()) {
+                case 0x18: // eret
+                    return true;
+                default:
+                    return false;
+                }
+            default:
+                return false;
+            }
+        default:
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    bool IsBranchLikely() {
+        switch (opcode()) {
+        case Instruction::BEQL:
+        case Instruction::BNEL:
+        case Instruction::BLEZL:
+        case Instruction::BGTZL:
+            return true;
+        case Instruction::REGIMM:
+            switch (regimm()) {
+            case Instruction::BLTZL:
+            case Instruction::BGEZL:
+            case Instruction::BLTZALL:
+            case Instruction::BGEZALL:
+                return true;
+            default:
+                return false;
+            }
+        case Instruction::COP1:
+            if (cop_rs() == 8 && (cop_rt() == 2 || cop_rt() == 3))
+                return true;
+
+            return false;
+        default:
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+
     static constexpr u8 SPECIAL = 0b000000;
     static constexpr u8 REGIMM = 0b000001;
     static constexpr u8 J = 0b000010;