diff --git a/pcsx2/DEV9/ATA/ATA_State.cpp b/pcsx2/DEV9/ATA/ATA_State.cpp
index caaf77561bc4c1..7fff48e792b0a2 100644
--- a/pcsx2/DEV9/ATA/ATA_State.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/DEV9/ATA/ATA_State.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,17 @@ int ATA::Open(const std::string& hddPath)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	// Open and read the content of the hddid file
+	std::string hddidPath = Path::ReplaceExtension(hddPath, "hddid");
+	std::optional<std::vector<u8>> fileContent = FileSystem::ReadBinaryFile(hddidPath.c_str());
+
+	if (fileContent.has_value() && fileContent.value().size() <= sizeof(sceSec))
+	{
+		// Copy the content to sceSec
+		memset(sceSec, 0, sizeof(sceSec));
+		std::copy(fileContent.value().begin(), fileContent.value().end(), sceSec);
+	}
+
 	//Store HddImage size for later use
 	hddImageSize = static_cast<u64>(size);
 	CreateHDDinfo(hddImageSize / 512);
@@ -144,7 +155,7 @@ void ATA::InitSparseSupport(const std::string& hddPath)
 
 	/*  https://askbob.tech/the-ntfs-blog-sparse-and-compressed-file/
 	 *  NTFS Sparse Block Size are the same size as a compression unit
-	 *  Cluster Size    Compression Unit    
+	 *  Cluster Size    Compression Unit
 	 *  --------------------------------
 	 *  512bytes         8kb (0x02000)
 	 *    1kb           16kb (0x04000)
diff --git a/pcsx2/DEV9/ATA/Commands/ATA_SCE.cpp b/pcsx2/DEV9/ATA/Commands/ATA_SCE.cpp
index f58a514fc3c4ba..935f9cb344fa31 100644
--- a/pcsx2/DEV9/ATA/Commands/ATA_SCE.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/DEV9/ATA/Commands/ATA_SCE.cpp
@@ -54,34 +54,36 @@ void ATA::SCE_IDENTIFY_DRIVE()
 {
 	PreCmd();
 
-	// fill sceSec response with default data
-	memcpy(sceSec, "Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.", 32); // Always this magic header.
-	memcpy(sceSec + 0x20, "SCPH-20401", 10); // sometimes this matches HDD model, the rest 6 bytes filles with zeroes, or sometimes with spaces
-	memcpy(sceSec + 0x30, "  40", 4); // or " 120" for PSX DESR, reference for ps2 area size. The rest bytes filled with zeroes
-
-	sceSec[0x40] = 0; // 0x40 - 0x43 - 4-byte HDD internal SCE serial, does not match real HDD serial, currently hardcoded to 0x1000000
-	sceSec[0x41] = 0;
-	sceSec[0x42] = 0;
-	sceSec[0x43] = 0x01;
+	// fill sceSec with default data if hdd id file is not present
+	if (sceSec[0] == 0)
+	{
+		// fill sceSec response with default data
+		memcpy(sceSec, "Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.", 32); // Always this magic header.
+		memcpy(sceSec + 0x20, "SCPH-20401", 10); // sometimes this matches HDD model, the rest 6 bytes filles with zeroes, or sometimes with spaces
+		memcpy(sceSec + 0x30, "  40", 4); // or " 120" for PSX DESR, reference for ps2 area size. The rest bytes filled with zeroes
 
-	// purpose of next 12 bytes is unknown
-	sceSec[0x44] = 0; // always zero
-	sceSec[0x45] = 0; // always zero
-	sceSec[0x46] = 0x1a;
-	sceSec[0x47] = 0x01;
-	sceSec[0x48] = 0x02;
-	sceSec[0x49] = 0x20;
-	sceSec[0x4a] = 0; // always zero
-	sceSec[0x4b] = 0; // always zero
-	// next 4 bytes always these values
-	sceSec[0x4c] = 0x01;
-	sceSec[0x4d] = 0x03;
-	sceSec[0x4e] = 0x11;
-	sceSec[0x4f] = 0x01;
-	// 0x50 - 0x80 is a random unique block of data
-	// 0x80 and up - zero filled
+		sceSec[0x40] = 0; // 0x40 - 0x43 - 4-byte HDD internal SCE serial, does not match real HDD serial, currently hardcoded to 0x1000000
+		sceSec[0x41] = 0;
+		sceSec[0x42] = 0;
+		sceSec[0x43] = 0x01;
 
-	// TODO: if exists *.hddid file (size - 128-512 bytes) along with HDD image, replace generic sceSec with its content
+		// purpose of next 12 bytes is unknown
+		sceSec[0x44] = 0; // always zero
+		sceSec[0x45] = 0; // always zero
+		sceSec[0x46] = 0x1a;
+		sceSec[0x47] = 0x01;
+		sceSec[0x48] = 0x02;
+		sceSec[0x49] = 0x20;
+		sceSec[0x4a] = 0; // always zero
+		sceSec[0x4b] = 0; // always zero
+		// next 4 bytes always these values
+		sceSec[0x4c] = 0x01;
+		sceSec[0x4d] = 0x03;
+		sceSec[0x4e] = 0x11;
+		sceSec[0x4f] = 0x01;
+		// 0x50 - 0x80 is a random unique block of data
+		// 0x80 and up - zero filled
+	}
 
 	pioDRQEndTransferFunc = nullptr;
 	DRQCmdPIODataToHost(sceSec, 256 * 2, 0, 256 * 2, true);