diff --git a/common/MemorySettingsInterface.cpp b/common/MemorySettingsInterface.cpp
index 4ab6bc0d0f..4483adc627 100644
--- a/common/MemorySettingsInterface.cpp
+++ b/common/MemorySettingsInterface.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,20 @@ bool MemorySettingsInterface::GetStringValue(const char* section, const char* ke
 	return true;
 }
 
+bool MemorySettingsInterface::GetStringValue(const char* section, const char* key, SmallStringBase* value) const
+{
+	const auto sit = m_sections.find(section);
+	if (sit == m_sections.end())
+		return false;
+
+	const auto iter = sit->second.find(key);
+	if (iter == sit->second.end())
+		return false;
+
+	value->assign(iter->second);
+	return true;
+}
+
 void MemorySettingsInterface::SetIntValue(const char* section, const char* key, s32 value)
 {
 	SetValue(section, key, std::to_string(value));
diff --git a/common/MemorySettingsInterface.h b/common/MemorySettingsInterface.h
index 6c926aaa4e..1fac52e597 100644
--- a/common/MemorySettingsInterface.h
+++ b/common/MemorySettingsInterface.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public:
 	bool GetDoubleValue(const char* section, const char* key, double* value) const override;
 	bool GetBoolValue(const char* section, const char* key, bool* value) const override;
 	bool GetStringValue(const char* section, const char* key, std::string* value) const override;
+	bool GetStringValue(const char* section, const char* key, SmallStringBase* value) const override;
 
 	void SetIntValue(const char* section, const char* key, s32 value) override;
 	void SetUIntValue(const char* section, const char* key, u32 value) override;
diff --git a/common/SettingsInterface.h b/common/SettingsInterface.h
index 460b254c2b..b90c443c97 100644
--- a/common/SettingsInterface.h
+++ b/common/SettingsInterface.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "Pcsx2Defs.h"
+#include "SmallString.h"
 
 #include <string>
 #include <optional>
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ public:
 	virtual bool GetDoubleValue(const char* section, const char* key, double* value) const = 0;
 	virtual bool GetBoolValue(const char* section, const char* key, bool* value) const = 0;
 	virtual bool GetStringValue(const char* section, const char* key, std::string* value) const = 0;
+	virtual bool GetStringValue(const char* section, const char* key, SmallStringBase* value) const = 0;
 
 	virtual void SetIntValue(const char* section, const char* key, int value) = 0;
 	virtual void SetUIntValue(const char* section, const char* key, uint value) = 0;
@@ -83,6 +85,22 @@ public:
 		return value;
 	}
 
+	__fi SmallString GetSmallStringValue(const char* section, const char* key, const char* default_value = "") const
+	{
+		SmallString value;
+		if (!GetStringValue(section, key, &value))
+			value.assign(default_value);
+		return value;
+	}
+
+	__fi SmallString GetTinyStringValue(const char* section, const char* key, const char* default_value = "") const
+	{
+		TinyString value;
+		if (!GetStringValue(section, key, &value))
+			value.assign(default_value);
+		return value;
+	}
+
 	__fi std::optional<int> GetOptionalIntValue(const char* section, const char* key, std::optional<int> default_value = std::nullopt) const
 	{
 		int ret;
@@ -116,7 +134,29 @@ public:
 	__fi std::optional<std::string> GetOptionalStringValue(const char* section, const char* key, std::optional<const char*> default_value = std::nullopt) const
 	{
 		std::string ret;
-		return GetStringValue(section, key, &ret) ? std::optional<std::string>(ret) : default_value;
+		return GetStringValue(section, key, &ret) ? std::optional<std::string>(ret) :
+													(default_value.has_value() ? std::optional<std::string>(default_value.value()) :
+																				 std::optional<std::string>());
+	}
+
+	__fi std::optional<SmallString> GetOptionalSmallStringValue(const char* section, const char* key,
+		std::optional<const char*> default_value = std::nullopt) const
+	{
+		SmallString ret;
+		return GetStringValue(section, key, &ret) ?
+				   std::optional<SmallString>(ret) :
+				   (default_value.has_value() ? std::optional<SmallString>(default_value.value()) :
+												std::optional<SmallString>());
+	}
+
+	__fi std::optional<TinyString> GetOptionalTinyStringValue(const char* section, const char* key,
+		std::optional<const char*> default_value = std::nullopt) const
+	{
+		TinyString ret;
+		return GetStringValue(section, key, &ret) ?
+				   std::optional<TinyString>(ret) :
+				   (default_value.has_value() ? std::optional<TinyString>(default_value.value()) :
+												std::optional<TinyString>());
 	}
 
 	__fi void SetOptionalIntValue(const char* section, const char* key, const std::optional<int>& value)
diff --git a/pcsx2/Host.cpp b/pcsx2/Host.cpp
index 18879b4825..725977c1ae 100644
--- a/pcsx2/Host.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/Host.cpp
@@ -185,6 +185,20 @@ std::string Host::GetBaseStringSettingValue(const char* section, const char* key
 		->GetStringValue(section, key, default_value);
 }
 
+SmallString Host::GetBaseSmallStringSettingValue(const char* section, const char* key, const char* default_value /*= ""*/)
+{
+	std::unique_lock lock(s_settings_mutex);
+	return s_layered_settings_interface.GetLayer(LayeredSettingsInterface::LAYER_BASE)
+		->GetSmallStringValue(section, key, default_value);
+}
+
+TinyString Host::GetBaseTinyStringSettingValue(const char* section, const char* key, const char* default_value /*= ""*/)
+{
+	std::unique_lock lock(s_settings_mutex);
+	return s_layered_settings_interface.GetLayer(LayeredSettingsInterface::LAYER_BASE)
+		->GetTinyStringValue(section, key, default_value);
+}
+
 bool Host::GetBaseBoolSettingValue(const char* section, const char* key, bool default_value /*= false*/)
 {
 	std::unique_lock lock(s_settings_mutex);
@@ -288,6 +302,18 @@ void Host::RemoveBaseSettingValue(const char* section, const char* key)
 	s_layered_settings_interface.GetLayer(LayeredSettingsInterface::LAYER_BASE)->DeleteValue(section, key);
 }
 
+SmallString Host::GetSmallStringSettingValue(const char* section, const char* key, const char* default_value /*= ""*/)
+{
+	std::unique_lock lock(s_settings_mutex);
+	return s_layered_settings_interface.GetSmallStringValue(section, key, default_value);
+}
+
+TinyString Host::GetTinyStringSettingValue(const char* section, const char* key, const char* default_value /*= ""*/)
+{
+	std::unique_lock lock(s_settings_mutex);
+	return s_layered_settings_interface.GetTinyStringValue(section, key, default_value);
+}
+
 std::string Host::GetStringSettingValue(const char* section, const char* key, const char* default_value /*= ""*/)
 {
 	std::unique_lock lock(s_settings_mutex);
diff --git a/pcsx2/Host.h b/pcsx2/Host.h
index 2682c9a3bb..8d8bc78cc0 100644
--- a/pcsx2/Host.h
+++ b/pcsx2/Host.h
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2002-2023 PCSX2 Dev Team
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2002-2024 PCSX2 Dev Team
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0+
 
 #pragma once
 
 #include "common/Pcsx2Defs.h"
+#include "common/SmallString.h"
 
 #include "fmt/format.h"
 
@@ -92,6 +93,8 @@ namespace Host
 
 	/// Base setting retrieval, bypasses layers.
 	std::string GetBaseStringSettingValue(const char* section, const char* key, const char* default_value = "");
+	SmallString GetBaseSmallStringSettingValue(const char* section, const char* key, const char* default_value = "");
+	TinyString GetBaseTinyStringSettingValue(const char* section, const char* key, const char* default_value = "");
 	bool GetBaseBoolSettingValue(const char* section, const char* key, bool default_value = false);
 	int GetBaseIntSettingValue(const char* section, const char* key, int default_value = 0);
 	uint GetBaseUIntSettingValue(const char* section, const char* key, uint default_value = 0);
@@ -115,6 +118,8 @@ namespace Host
 
 	/// Settings access, thread-safe.
 	std::string GetStringSettingValue(const char* section, const char* key, const char* default_value = "");
+	SmallString GetSmallStringSettingValue(const char* section, const char* key, const char* default_value = "");
+	TinyString GetTinyStringSettingValue(const char* section, const char* key, const char* default_value = "");
 	bool GetBoolSettingValue(const char* section, const char* key, bool default_value = false);
 	int GetIntSettingValue(const char* section, const char* key, int default_value = 0);
 	uint GetUIntSettingValue(const char* section, const char* key, uint default_value = 0);
diff --git a/pcsx2/INISettingsInterface.cpp b/pcsx2/INISettingsInterface.cpp
index 341e79f06b..01cc1e8bd6 100644
--- a/pcsx2/INISettingsInterface.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/INISettingsInterface.cpp
@@ -196,6 +196,16 @@ bool INISettingsInterface::GetStringValue(const char* section, const char* key,
 	return true;
 }
 
+bool INISettingsInterface::GetStringValue(const char* section, const char* key, SmallStringBase* value) const
+{
+	const char* str_value = m_ini.GetValue(section, key);
+	if (!str_value)
+		return false;
+
+	value->assign(str_value);
+	return true;
+}
+
 void INISettingsInterface::SetIntValue(const char* section, const char* key, int value)
 {
 	m_dirty = true;
@@ -314,8 +324,7 @@ std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> INISettingsInterface::GetKeyVal
 				entries.emplace_back(key.pItem, value);
 		}
 	}
-	std::sort(entries.begin(), entries.end(), [](const KVEntry& a, const KVEntry& b)
-	{
+	std::sort(entries.begin(), entries.end(), [](const KVEntry& a, const KVEntry& b) {
 		return a.second.nOrder < b.second.nOrder;
 	});
 	for (const KVEntry& entry : entries)
diff --git a/pcsx2/INISettingsInterface.h b/pcsx2/INISettingsInterface.h
index 0d5083738d..d00ff5655f 100644
--- a/pcsx2/INISettingsInterface.h
+++ b/pcsx2/INISettingsInterface.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public:
 	bool GetDoubleValue(const char* section, const char* key, double* value) const override;
 	bool GetBoolValue(const char* section, const char* key, bool* value) const override;
 	bool GetStringValue(const char* section, const char* key, std::string* value) const override;
+	bool GetStringValue(const char* section, const char* key, SmallStringBase* value) const override;
 
 	void SetIntValue(const char* section, const char* key, int value) override;
 	void SetUIntValue(const char* section, const char* key, uint value) override;
diff --git a/pcsx2/LayeredSettingsInterface.cpp b/pcsx2/LayeredSettingsInterface.cpp
index ce12962f6d..1cc4476df3 100644
--- a/pcsx2/LayeredSettingsInterface.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/LayeredSettingsInterface.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,20 @@ bool LayeredSettingsInterface::GetStringValue(const char* section, const char* k
 	return false;
 }
 
+bool LayeredSettingsInterface::GetStringValue(const char* section, const char* key, SmallStringBase* value) const
+{
+	for (u32 layer = FIRST_LAYER; layer <= LAST_LAYER; layer++)
+	{
+		if (SettingsInterface* sif = m_layers[layer]; sif != nullptr)
+		{
+			if (sif->GetStringValue(section, key, value))
+				return true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 void LayeredSettingsInterface::SetIntValue(const char* section, const char* key, int value)
 {
 	pxFailRel("Attempt to call SetIntValue() on layered settings interface");
diff --git a/pcsx2/LayeredSettingsInterface.h b/pcsx2/LayeredSettingsInterface.h
index e37903480f..b5399a9be0 100644
--- a/pcsx2/LayeredSettingsInterface.h
+++ b/pcsx2/LayeredSettingsInterface.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public:
 	bool GetDoubleValue(const char* section, const char* key, double* value) const override;
 	bool GetBoolValue(const char* section, const char* key, bool* value) const override;
 	bool GetStringValue(const char* section, const char* key, std::string* value) const override;
+	bool GetStringValue(const char* section, const char* key, SmallStringBase* value) const override;
 
 	void SetIntValue(const char* section, const char* key, int value) override;
 	void SetUIntValue(const char* section, const char* key, uint value) override;