diff --git a/src/core/kernel/exports/EmuKrnlKe.cpp b/src/core/kernel/exports/EmuKrnlKe.cpp
index 49a83e273..b39bc60ff 100644
--- a/src/core/kernel/exports/EmuKrnlKe.cpp
+++ b/src/core/kernel/exports/EmuKrnlKe.cpp
@@ -132,6 +132,28 @@ xbox::ulonglong_xt LARGE_INTEGER2ULONGLONG(xbox::LARGE_INTEGER value)
     }
 
 
+xbox::void_xt xbox::KeResumeThreadEx
+(
+	IN PKTHREAD Thread
+)
+{
+	// This is only to be used to synchronize new thread creation with the thread that spawned it
+
+	Thread->SuspendSemaphore.Header.SignalState = 1;
+	KiWaitTest(&Thread->SuspendSemaphore, 0);
+}
+
+xbox::void_xt xbox::KeSuspendThreadEx
+(
+	IN PKTHREAD Thread
+)
+{
+	// This is only to be used to synchronize new thread creation with the thread that spawned it
+
+	Thread->SuspendSemaphore.Header.SignalState = 0;
+	KiInsertQueueApc(&Thread->SuspendApc, 0);
+}
+
 // ******************************************************************
 // * EmuKeGetPcr()
 // * NOTE: This is a macro on the Xbox, however we implement it 
@@ -1729,8 +1751,13 @@ XBSYSAPI EXPORTNUM(140) xbox::ulong_xt NTAPI xbox::KeResumeThread
 	if (OldCount != 0) {
 		--Thread->SuspendCount;
 		if (Thread->SuspendCount == 0) {
+#if 0
 			++Thread->SuspendSemaphore.Header.SignalState;
 			KiWaitTest(&Thread->SuspendSemaphore, 0);
+#else
+			const auto &nativeHandle = GetNativeHandle<true>(reinterpret_cast<PETHREAD>(Thread)->UniqueThread);
+			ResumeThread(*nativeHandle);
+#endif
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2089,10 +2116,20 @@ XBSYSAPI EXPORTNUM(152) xbox::ulong_xt NTAPI xbox::KeSuspendThread
 	if (Thread->ApcState.ApcQueueable == TRUE) {
 		++Thread->SuspendCount;
 		if (OldCount == 0) {
+#if 0
 			if (KiInsertQueueApc(&Thread->SuspendApc, 0) == FALSE) {
 				--Thread->SuspendSemaphore.Header.SignalState;
 			}
+#else
+			// JSRF creates a thread at 0x0013BC30 and then it attempts to continuously suspend/resume it. Unfortunately, this thread performs a never ending loop (and
+			// terminates if it ever exit the loop), and never calls any kernel functions in the middle. This means that our suspend APC will never be executed and so
+			// we cannot suspend such thread. Thus, we will always have to rely on the host to do the suspension, as long as we do direct execution. Note that this is
+			// a general issue for all kernel APCs too.
+			const auto &nativeHandle = GetNativeHandle<true>(reinterpret_cast<PETHREAD>(Thread)->UniqueThread);
+			SuspendThread(*nativeHandle);
+#endif
 		}
+
 	}
 
 	KiUnlockDispatcherDatabase(OldIrql);
diff --git a/src/core/kernel/exports/EmuKrnlKe.h b/src/core/kernel/exports/EmuKrnlKe.h
index 03c514eca..02ca32c71 100644
--- a/src/core/kernel/exports/EmuKrnlKe.h
+++ b/src/core/kernel/exports/EmuKrnlKe.h
@@ -52,5 +52,15 @@ namespace xbox
 		IN PKPROCESS Process
 	);
 
+	xbox::void_xt KeResumeThreadEx
+	(
+		IN PKTHREAD Thread
+	);
+
+	xbox::void_xt KeSuspendThreadEx
+	(
+		IN PKTHREAD Thread
+	);
+
 	void_xt KeEmptyQueueApc();
 }
diff --git a/src/core/kernel/exports/EmuKrnlPs.cpp b/src/core/kernel/exports/EmuKrnlPs.cpp
index 230c94995..033493269 100644
--- a/src/core/kernel/exports/EmuKrnlPs.cpp
+++ b/src/core/kernel/exports/EmuKrnlPs.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ static unsigned int WINAPI PCSTProxy
 		params.TlsDataSize);
 
 	xbox::KiExecuteKernelApc();
-	eThread->Tcb.State = xbox::Running;
 
 	auto routine = (xbox::PKSYSTEM_ROUTINE)StartFrame->SystemRoutine;
 	// Debugging notice : When the below line shows up with an Exception dialog and a
@@ -411,20 +410,24 @@ XBSYSAPI EXPORTNUM(255) xbox::ntstatus_xt NTAPI xbox::PsCreateSystemThreadEx
 
 		g_AffinityPolicy->SetAffinityXbox(handle);
 
+		// Wait for the initialization of the remaining thread state
+		KeSuspendThreadEx(&eThread->Tcb);
+		ResumeThread(handle);
+		while (eThread->Tcb.State == Initialized) {
+			std::this_thread::yield();
+		}
+
 		// Now that ThreadId is populated and affinity is changed, resume the thread (unless the guest passed CREATE_SUSPENDED), then wait until the new thread has
 		// finished initialization
 		if (CreateSuspended) {
 			KeSuspendThread(&eThread->Tcb);
 		}
 
+		KeResumeThreadEx(&eThread->Tcb);
+
 		// Log ThreadID identical to how GetCurrentThreadID() is rendered :
 		EmuLog(LOG_LEVEL::DEBUG, "Created Xbox proxy thread. Handle : 0x%X, ThreadId : [0x%.4X], Native Handle : 0x%X, Native ThreadId : [0x%.4X]",
 			*ThreadHandle, eThread->UniqueThread, handle, ThreadId);
-
-		ResumeThread(handle);
-		while (eThread->Tcb.State == Initialized) {
-			std::this_thread::yield();
-		}
 	}
 
 	RETURN(X_STATUS_SUCCESS);