diff --git a/src/strategies/avx2/picture-avx2.c b/src/strategies/avx2/picture-avx2.c
index 6bb729a9..8680590a 100644
--- a/src/strategies/avx2/picture-avx2.c
+++ b/src/strategies/avx2/picture-avx2.c
@@ -233,7 +233,9 @@ static unsigned satd_4x4_8bit_avx2(const uint8_t *org, const uint8_t *cur)
   row3 = _mm_add_epi16(row3, _mm_shuffle_epi32(row3, _MM_SHUFFLE(0, 1, 0, 1) ));
   row3 = _mm_add_epi16(row3, _mm_shufflelo_epi16(row3, _MM_SHUFFLE(0, 1, 0, 1) ));
 
+  const int dc1 = abs(_mm_extract_epi16(row2, 0));
   unsigned sum = _mm_extract_epi16(row3, 0);
+  sum -= dc1 - (dc1 >> 2);
   unsigned satd = (sum + 1) >> 1;
 
   return satd;
@@ -280,10 +282,16 @@ static void satd_8bit_4x4_dual_avx2(
   row3 = _mm256_add_epi16(row3, _mm256_shuffle_epi32(row3, _MM_SHUFFLE(0, 1, 0, 1) ));
   row3 = _mm256_add_epi16(row3, _mm256_shufflelo_epi16(row3, _MM_SHUFFLE(0, 1, 0, 1) ));
 
+  const int16_t temp2 = _mm256_extract_epi16(row2, 0);
+  const int dc1 = abs(temp2);
   unsigned sum1 = _mm_extract_epi16(_mm256_castsi256_si128(row3), 0);
+  sum1 -= dc1 - (dc1 >> 2);
   sum1 = (sum1 + 1) >> 1;
 
+  const int16_t temp3 = _mm256_extract_epi16(row2, 8);
+  const int dc2 = abs(temp3);
   unsigned sum2 = _mm_extract_epi16(_mm256_extracti128_si256(row3, 1), 0);
+  sum2 -= dc2 - (dc2 >> 2);
   sum2 = (sum2 + 1) >> 1;
 
   satds_out[0] = sum1;
@@ -522,6 +530,13 @@ static void uvg_satd_8bit_8x8_general_dual_avx2(const uint8_t * buf1, unsigned s
   
   sum_block_dual_avx2(temp, sum0, sum1);
 
+  const int16_t temp2 = _mm256_extract_epi16(temp[0], 0);
+  const int dc1 = abs(temp2);
+  const int16_t temp3 = _mm256_extract_epi16(temp[0], 8);
+  const int dc2 = abs(temp3);
+  *sum0 -= dc1 - (dc1 >> 2);
+  *sum1 -= dc2 - (dc2 >> 2);
+
   *sum0 = (*sum0 + 2) >> 2;
   *sum1 = (*sum1 + 2) >> 2;
 }
@@ -558,6 +573,9 @@ static unsigned satd_8x8_subblock_8bit_avx2(const uint8_t * buf1, unsigned strid
   
   unsigned sad = sum_block_avx2(temp);
 
+  const int dc1 = abs(_mm_extract_epi16(temp[0], 0));
+  sad -= dc1 - (dc1 >> 2);
+
   unsigned result = (sad + 2) >> 2;
   return result;
 }
diff --git a/tests/tests_main.c b/tests/tests_main.c
index 8b45be99..a0a0dd80 100644
--- a/tests/tests_main.c
+++ b/tests/tests_main.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ GREATEST_MAIN_DEFS();
 #if UVG_BIT_DEPTH == 8
 extern SUITE(sad_tests);
 extern SUITE(intra_sad_tests);
-// extern SUITE(satd_tests);
+extern SUITE(satd_tests);
 extern SUITE(speed_tests);
 extern SUITE(dct_tests);
 extern SUITE(mts_tests);
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 #if UVG_BIT_DEPTH == 8
   RUN_SUITE(sad_tests);
   RUN_SUITE(intra_sad_tests);
-  // RUN_SUITE(satd_tests);
+  RUN_SUITE(satd_tests);
   RUN_SUITE(dct_tests);
   RUN_SUITE(mts_tests);