diff --git a/src/devices/machine/z80dma.cpp b/src/devices/machine/z80dma.cpp
index 1e6ce280b0fa3..050b1e66e3b83 100644
--- a/src/devices/machine/z80dma.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/machine/z80dma.cpp
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ void z80dma_device::device_start()
 	save_item(NAME(m_rdy));
 	save_item(NAME(m_force_ready));
 	save_item(NAME(m_wait));
+	save_item(NAME(m_waits_extra));
 	save_item(NAME(m_busrq_ack));
 	save_item(NAME(m_is_pulse));
 	save_item(NAME(m_latch));
@@ -197,6 +198,7 @@ void z80dma_device::device_reset()
 	m_rdy = 0;
 	m_force_ready = 0;
 	m_wait = 0;
+	m_waits_extra = 0;
 	m_num_follow = 0;
 	m_read_num_follow = m_read_cur_follow = 0;
 	m_reset_pointer = 0;
@@ -497,7 +499,8 @@ TIMER_CALLBACK_MEMBER(z80dma_device::clock_w)
 				}
 
 				const attotime clock = clocks_to_attotime(1);
-				const attotime next = clock * (3 - ((PORTA_IS_SOURCE ? PORTA_TIMING : PORTB_TIMING) & 0x03));
+				const attotime next = clock * (3 - ((PORTA_IS_SOURCE ? PORTA_TIMING : PORTB_TIMING) & 0x03) + m_waits_extra);
+				m_waits_extra = 0;
 				m_timer->adjust(next, 0, clock);
 
 				m_dma_seq = SEQ_TRANS1_READ_SOURCE;
@@ -517,7 +520,8 @@ TIMER_CALLBACK_MEMBER(z80dma_device::clock_w)
 		case SEQ_TRANS1_INC_DEC_DEST_ADDRESS:
 			{
 				const attotime clock = clocks_to_attotime(1);
-				const attotime next = clock * (3 - ((PORTB_IS_SOURCE ? PORTA_TIMING : PORTB_TIMING) & 0x03));
+				const attotime next = clock * (3 - ((PORTB_IS_SOURCE ? PORTA_TIMING : PORTB_TIMING) & 0x03) + m_waits_extra);
+				m_waits_extra = 0;
 				m_timer->adjust(next, 0, clock);
 
 				m_dma_seq = SEQ_TRANS1_WRITE_DEST;
diff --git a/src/devices/machine/z80dma.h b/src/devices/machine/z80dma.h
index b461330eab027..08af2e5889090 100644
--- a/src/devices/machine/z80dma.h
+++ b/src/devices/machine/z80dma.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ class z80dma_device :   public device_t,
 	void iei_w(int state) { m_iei = state; interrupt_check(); }
 	void rdy_w(int state);
 	void wait_w(int state) { m_wait = state; }
+	void adjust_wait(int count) { m_waits_extra += count; }
 	void bai_w(int state);
 
 protected:
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ class z80dma_device :   public device_t,
 	u8  m_reset_pointer;
 
 	int  m_wait;
+	int  m_waits_extra;
 	int  m_busrq_ack;
 	bool m_is_pulse;
 	u8   m_latch;
diff --git a/src/mame/sinclair/specnext.cpp b/src/mame/sinclair/specnext.cpp
index b005d2a34a4b3..de4afadcf2a7d 100644
--- a/src/mame/sinclair/specnext.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/sinclair/specnext.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ class specnext_state : public spectrum_128_state
 	void mmu_x2_w(offs_t bank, u8 data);
 	u8 dma_r(bool dma_mode);
 	void dma_w(bool dma_mode, u8 data);
+	u8 dma_mreq_r(offs_t offset);
 	u8 spi_data_r();
 	void spi_data_w(u8 data);
 	void spi_miso_w(u8 data);
@@ -1154,6 +1155,15 @@ void specnext_state::dma_w(bool dma_mode, u8 data)
 	m_dma->write(data);
 }
 
+u8 specnext_state::dma_mreq_r(offs_t offset)
+{
+	if (m_nr_07_cpu_speed == 0b11)
+	{
+		m_dma->adjust_wait(1);
+	}
+	return m_program.read_byte(offset);
+}
+
 u8 specnext_state::reg_r(offs_t nr_register)
 {
 	u8 port_253b_dat;
@@ -2405,6 +2415,12 @@ void specnext_state::map_fetch(address_map &map)
 			approach gives better experience in debugger UI. */
 			do_m1(offset);
 			m_divmmc_delayed_check = 0;
+
+			// do_m1 performs read from m_program with waits, we need to take it back
+			if (!machine().side_effects_disabled() && (m_nr_07_cpu_speed == 0b11))
+			{
+				m_maincpu->adjust_icount(1);
+			}
 		}
 
 		return m_program.read_byte(offset);
@@ -3426,6 +3442,14 @@ void specnext_state::video_start()
 			to[offset & 0x1fff] = data;
 		}
 	});
+	prg.install_read_tap(0x0000, 0xffff, "mem_wait_r", [this](offs_t offset, u8 &data, u8 mem_mask)
+	{
+		// The 28MHz with core 3.0.5 is adding extra wait state to every instruction opcode fetch and memory read
+		if (!machine().side_effects_disabled() && (m_nr_07_cpu_speed == 0b11))
+		{
+			m_maincpu->adjust_icount(-1);
+		}
+	});
 }
 
 void specnext_state::tbblue(machine_config &config)
@@ -3453,7 +3477,7 @@ void specnext_state::tbblue(machine_config &config)
 	SPECNEXT_DMA(config, m_dma, 28_MHz_XTAL / 8);
 	m_dma->out_busreq_callback().set_inputline(m_maincpu, Z80_INPUT_LINE_BUSRQ);
 	m_dma->out_int_callback().set_inputline(m_maincpu, INPUT_LINE_IRQ0);
-	m_dma->in_mreq_callback().set([this](offs_t offset) { return m_program.read_byte(offset); });
+	m_dma->in_mreq_callback().set(FUNC(specnext_state::dma_mreq_r));
 	m_dma->out_mreq_callback().set([this](offs_t offset, u8 data) { m_program.write_byte(offset, data); });
 	m_dma->in_iorq_callback().set([this](offs_t offset) { return m_io.read_byte(offset); });
 	m_dma->out_iorq_callback().set([this](offs_t offset, u8 data) { m_io.write_byte(offset, data); });