diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Extensions/ControlExtensions.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Extensions/ControlExtensions.cs
index 58d49da574..b95887b613 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Extensions/ControlExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Extensions/ControlExtensions.cs
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			dialogController.StartSound();
 			return ret;
 		}
+
+		public static DialogResult ShowDialogAsChild(this IDialogParent dialogParent, Form dialog)
+			=> dialog.ShowDialog(dialogParent.SelfAsHandle);
 	}
 
 	public static class ListViewExtensions
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/IDialogController.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/IDialogController.cs
index 97033dde1e..73cf00702c 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/IDialogController.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/IDialogController.cs
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 #nullable enable
 
-using System.Windows.Forms;
-
 namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 {
 	public interface IDialogController
 	{
-		DialogResult ShowDialogAsChild(Form dialog);
-
 		void StartSound();
 
 		void StopSound();
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/IMainFormForConfig.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/IMainFormForConfig.cs
index fdacd42cd7..b4a4bd2d13 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/IMainFormForConfig.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/IMainFormForConfig.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-using System.Windows.Forms;
-
 using BizHawk.Client.Common;
 using BizHawk.Emulation.Common;
 
 namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 {
-	public interface IMainFormForConfig : IDialogController
+	public interface IMainFormForConfig : IDialogController, IDialogParent
 	{
 		/// <remarks>only referenced from <see cref="GenericCoreConfig"/></remarks>
 		IEmulator Emulator { get; }
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/IMainFormForTools.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/IMainFormForTools.cs
index 711bab718e..30985239cb 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/IMainFormForTools.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/IMainFormForTools.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using System;
-using System.Windows.Forms;
 
 using BizHawk.Bizware.BizwareGL;
 using BizHawk.Client.Common;
@@ -7,7 +6,7 @@ using BizHawk.Emulation.Common;
 
 namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 {
-	public interface IMainFormForTools : IDialogController
+	public interface IMainFormForTools : IDialogController, IDialogParent
 	{
 		CheatCollection CheatList { get; }
 
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
index 6127d64212..347c708bde 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
@@ -3464,7 +3464,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		private int? LoadArchiveChooser(HawkFile file)
 		{
 			using var ac = new ArchiveChooser(file);
-			if (ShowDialogAsChild(ac).IsOk())
+			if (this.ShowDialogAsChild(ac).IsOk())
 			{
 				return ac.SelectedMemberIndex;
 			}
@@ -4495,8 +4495,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		public IWin32Window SelfAsHandle => this;
 
-		public DialogResult ShowDialogAsChild(Form dialog) => dialog.ShowDialog(this);
-
 		public void StartSound() => Sound.StartSound();
 		public void StopSound() => Sound.StopSound();
 	}