diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.cs
index 0b40d86d3f..904be47c83 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.cs
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 	public sealed partial class TasMovie : Bk2Movie
 	{
 		private List<bool> LagLog = new List<bool>();
-		private readonly TasStateManager StateManager = new TasStateManager();
+		private readonly TasStateManager StateManager;
 
 		public TasMovie(string path) : base(path) { }
 
 		public TasMovie()
 			: base()
 		{
+			StateManager = new TasStateManager(this);
 			Header[HeaderKeys.MOVIEVERSION] = "BizHawk v2.0 Tasproj v1.0";
 			Markers = new TasMovieMarkerList();
 			Markers.Add(0, StartsFromSavestate ? "Savestate" : "Power on");
@@ -229,5 +230,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 				return 0;
 			}
 		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Captures the current frame into the greenzone
+		/// </summary>
+		public void CaptureCurrentState()
+		{
+			StateManager.Capture();
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasStateManager.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasStateManager.cs
index e2285d973d..0fa52ef981 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasStateManager.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasStateManager.cs
@@ -15,8 +15,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 	{
 		private readonly SortedDictionary<int, byte[]> States = new SortedDictionary<int, byte[]>();
 
-		public TasStateManager()
+		private readonly TasMovie _movie;
+
+		public TasStateManager(TasMovie movie)
 		{
+			_movie = movie;
 			Settings = new ManagerSettings();
 		}
 
@@ -31,6 +34,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		{
 			get
 			{
+				if (frame == 0 && _movie.StartsFromSavestate)
+				{
+					return _movie.BinarySavestate;
+				}
+
 				if (States.ContainsKey(frame))
 				{
 					return States[frame];
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
index 0cfc8b1c18..1ece200f86 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			{
 				NewTasMovie();
 				GlobalWin.MainForm.StartNewMovie(_tas, record: true);
+				_tas.CaptureCurrentState();
 			}
 
 			EngageTastudio();
@@ -289,11 +290,19 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			// If in greenzone, loadstate
 			// If near a greenzone item, load and emulate
 			// Do capturing and recording as needed
-			if (_tas[frame - 1].HasState) // Go back 1 frame and emulate
+
+			var goToFrame = frame == 0 ? 0 : frame - 1;
+
+			if (_tas[goToFrame].HasState) // Go back 1 frame and emulate
 			{
 				_tas.SwitchToPlay();
-				Global.Emulator.LoadStateBinary(new BinaryReader(new MemoryStream(_tas[frame].State.ToArray())));
-				Global.Emulator.FrameAdvance(true);
+				Global.Emulator.LoadStateBinary(new BinaryReader(new MemoryStream(_tas[goToFrame].State.ToArray())));
+
+				if (goToFrame > 0) // We can't emulate up to frame 0!
+				{
+					Global.Emulator.FrameAdvance(true);
+				}
+
 				GlobalWin.DisplayManager.NeedsToPaint = true;
 				TasView.ensureVisible(frame);
 				RefreshDialog();