diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/Graphics/AdvancedWidget.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/Graphics/AdvancedWidget.cpp
index 9622bd4d1d5..314e5132134 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/Graphics/AdvancedWidget.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/Graphics/AdvancedWidget.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ AdvancedWidget::AdvancedWidget(GraphicsWindow* parent) : GraphicsWidget(parent)
           [=](Core::State state) { OnEmulationStateChanged(state != Core::State::Uninitialized); });
 
   OnBackendChanged();
+  OnEmulationStateChanged(Core::GetState() != Core::State::Uninitialized);
 }
 
 void AdvancedWidget::CreateWidgets()
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/Graphics/GeneralWidget.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/Graphics/GeneralWidget.cpp
index ff371932882..5ce4ea43193 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/Graphics/GeneralWidget.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/Graphics/GeneralWidget.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ GeneralWidget::GeneralWidget(X11Utils::XRRConfiguration* xrr_config, GraphicsWin
   connect(parent, &GraphicsWindow::BackendChanged, this, &GeneralWidget::OnBackendChanged);
   connect(&Settings::Instance(), &Settings::EmulationStateChanged, this,
           [=](Core::State state) { OnEmulationStateChanged(state != Core::State::Uninitialized); });
+  OnEmulationStateChanged(Core::GetState() != Core::State::Uninitialized);
 }
 
 void GeneralWidget::CreateWidgets()