diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/activities/EmulationActivity.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/activities/EmulationActivity.kt
index f23147dd8..d060c59bb 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/activities/EmulationActivity.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/activities/EmulationActivity.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import android.content.Intent
 import android.content.SharedPreferences
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager
 import android.net.Uri
+import android.os.Build
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.InputDevice
 import android.view.KeyEvent
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ import org.citra.citra_emu.utils.FileBrowserHelper
 import org.citra.citra_emu.utils.EmulationLifecycleUtil
 import org.citra.citra_emu.utils.EmulationMenuSettings
 import org.citra.citra_emu.utils.Log
+import org.citra.citra_emu.utils.RefreshRateUtil
 import org.citra.citra_emu.utils.ThemeUtil
 import org.citra.citra_emu.viewmodel.EmulationViewModel
 
@@ -82,6 +84,8 @@ class EmulationActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE)
 
+        RefreshRateUtil.enforceRefreshRate(this, sixtyHz = true)
+
         ThemeUtil.setTheme(this)
         settingsViewModel.settings.loadSettings()
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsActivity.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsActivity.kt
index 070a8f487..064fa700e 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsActivity.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsActivity.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package org.citra.citra_emu.features.settings.ui
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.net.Uri
+import android.os.Build
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup.MarginLayoutParams
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ import org.citra.citra_emu.features.settings.utils.SettingsFile
 import org.citra.citra_emu.utils.SystemSaveGame
 import org.citra.citra_emu.utils.DirectoryInitialization
 import org.citra.citra_emu.utils.InsetsHelper
+import org.citra.citra_emu.utils.RefreshRateUtil
 import org.citra.citra_emu.utils.ThemeUtil
 
 class SettingsActivity : AppCompatActivity(), SettingsActivityView {
@@ -49,6 +51,8 @@ class SettingsActivity : AppCompatActivity(), SettingsActivityView {
     override val settings: Settings get() = settingsViewModel.settings
 
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
+        RefreshRateUtil.enforceRefreshRate(this)
+
         ThemeUtil.setTheme(this)
 
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/ui/main/MainActivity.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
index 37bff3396..71e07225b 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package org.citra.citra_emu.ui.main
 
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.net.Uri
+import android.os.Build
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup.MarginLayoutParams
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ import org.citra.citra_emu.utils.CitraDirectoryUtils
 import org.citra.citra_emu.utils.DirectoryInitialization
 import org.citra.citra_emu.utils.FileBrowserHelper
 import org.citra.citra_emu.utils.InsetsHelper
+import org.citra.citra_emu.utils.RefreshRateUtil
 import org.citra.citra_emu.utils.PermissionsHandler
 import org.citra.citra_emu.utils.ThemeUtil
 import org.citra.citra_emu.viewmodel.GamesViewModel
@@ -66,6 +68,8 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), ThemeProvider {
     override var themeId: Int = 0
 
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
+        RefreshRateUtil.enforceRefreshRate(this)
+
         val splashScreen = installSplashScreen()
         CitraDirectoryUtils.attemptAutomaticUpdateDirectory()
         splashScreen.setKeepOnScreenCondition {
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/utils/RefreshRateUtil.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/utils/RefreshRateUtil.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..675fe6702
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/utils/RefreshRateUtil.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// Copyright Citra Emulator Project / Azahar Emulator Project
+// Licensed under GPLv2 or any later version
+// Refer to the license.txt file included.
+
+package org.citra.citra_emu.utils
+import android.app.Activity
+import android.os.Build
+import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi
+
+object RefreshRateUtil {
+    // Since Android 15, the OS automatically runs apps categorized as games with a
+    // 60hz refresh rate by default, regardless of the refresh rate set by the user.
+    //
+    // This function sets the refresh rate to either the maximum allowed refresh rate or
+    // 60hz depending on the value of the `sixtyHz` parameter.
+    //
+    // Note: This isn't always the maximum refresh rate that the display is *capable of*,
+    // but is instead the refresh rate chosen by the user in the Android system settings.
+    // For example, if the user selected 120hz in the settings, but the display is capable
+    // of 144hz, 120hz will be treated as the maximum within this function.
+    fun enforceRefreshRate(activity: Activity, sixtyHz: Boolean = false) {
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.R) {
+            return
+        }
+
+        val display = activity.display
+        val window = activity.window
+
+        display?.let {
+            // Get all supported modes and find the one with the highest refresh rate
+            val supportedModes = it.supportedModes
+            val maxRefreshRate = supportedModes.maxByOrNull { mode -> mode.refreshRate }
+
+            if (maxRefreshRate == null) {
+                return
+            }
+
+            var newModeId: Int?
+            if (sixtyHz) {
+                newModeId = supportedModes.firstOrNull { mode -> mode.refreshRate == 60f }?.modeId
+            } else {
+                // Set the preferred display mode to the one with the highest refresh rate
+                newModeId = maxRefreshRate.modeId
+            }
+
+            if (newModeId == null) {
+                return
+            }
+
+            window.attributes.preferredDisplayModeId = newModeId
+        }
+    }
+}
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