diff --git a/src/common/xbe/Xbe.cpp b/src/common/xbe/Xbe.cpp
index 62641103c..36b93ab5c 100644
--- a/src/common/xbe/Xbe.cpp
+++ b/src/common/xbe/Xbe.cpp
@@ -732,25 +732,29 @@ void Xbe::PurgeBadChar(std::string& s, const std::string& illegalChars)
 	}
 }
 
-const char *Xbe::GameRegionToString()
+const char *Xbe::GameRegionToString(uint32_t dwRegionFlags)
 {
+    if (!dwRegionFlags) {
+        dwRegionFlags = m_Certificate.dwGameRegion;
+    }
+
     const char *Region_text[] = {
-        "Unknown", "NTSC", "JAP", "NTSC+JAP",
-        "PAL", "PAL+NTSC", "PAL+JAP", "Region Free",
-        "DEBUG", "NTSC (DEBUG)", "JAP (DEBUG)", "NTSC+JAP (DEBUG)",
-        "PAL (DEBUG)", "PAL+NTSC (DEBUG)", "PAL+JAP (DEBUG)", "Region Free (DEBUG)"
+        "Unknown", "NTSC", "JAPAN", "NTSC+JAPAN",
+        "PAL", "PAL+NTSC", "PAL+JAPAN", "Region Free",
+        "DEBUG", "NTSC (DEBUG)", "JAPAN (DEBUG)", "NTSC+JAPAN (DEBUG)",
+        "PAL (DEBUG)", "PAL+NTSC (DEBUG)", "PAL+JAPAN (DEBUG)", "Region Free (DEBUG)"
     };
     const uint32_t all_regions = XBEIMAGE_GAME_REGION_NA |
                                XBEIMAGE_GAME_REGION_JAPAN |
                                XBEIMAGE_GAME_REGION_RESTOFWORLD |
                                XBEIMAGE_GAME_REGION_MANUFACTURING;
 
-    if(m_Certificate.dwGameRegion & ~all_regions) {
+    if(dwRegionFlags & ~all_regions) {
         return "REGION ERROR";
     }
 
-    uint8_t index = (m_Certificate.dwGameRegion & XBEIMAGE_GAME_REGION_MANUFACTURING) ? 0x8 : 0;
-    index |= (m_Certificate.dwGameRegion & 0x7);
+    uint8_t index = (dwRegionFlags & XBEIMAGE_GAME_REGION_MANUFACTURING) ? 0x8 : 0;
+    index |= (dwRegionFlags & 0x7);
     return Region_text[index];
 }
 
diff --git a/src/common/xbe/Xbe.h b/src/common/xbe/Xbe.h
index 8f960ccc5..1291a98a8 100644
--- a/src/common/xbe/Xbe.h
+++ b/src/common/xbe/Xbe.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class Xbe : public Error
 		void PurgeBadChar(std::string& s, const std::string& illegalChars = "\\/:?\"<>|");
 
         // Convert game region field to string
-        const char *GameRegionToString();
+        const char *GameRegionToString(uint32_t dwRegionFlags = 0);
 
         XbeType GetXbeType();
 
diff --git a/src/core/kernel/init/CxbxKrnl.cpp b/src/core/kernel/init/CxbxKrnl.cpp
index 4f325ed7b..94f7db80b 100644
--- a/src/core/kernel/init/CxbxKrnl.cpp
+++ b/src/core/kernel/init/CxbxKrnl.cpp
@@ -1409,6 +1409,29 @@ static void CxbxrKrnlInitHacks()
 	// See: https://multimedia.cx/eggs/xbox-sphinx-protocol/
 	ApplyMediaPatches();
 
+	// Verify that the emulator region matches the game region, if not, show a warning
+	// that it may not work.
+	if (!(g_pCertificate->dwGameRegion & EEPROM->EncryptedSettings.GameRegion))
+	{
+		auto expected = CxbxKrnl_Xbe->GameRegionToString();
+		auto actual = CxbxKrnl_Xbe->GameRegionToString(EEPROM->EncryptedSettings.GameRegion);
+
+		std::stringstream ss;
+		ss << "The loaded title is designed for region: " << expected << "\n";
+		ss << "However Cxbx-Reloaded is configured as: " << actual << "\n\n";
+		ss << "This means that you may encounter emulation issues\n\n";
+		ss << "You can fix this by changing your emulated Xbox region in EEPROM Settings\n\n";
+		ss << "Please do not submit bug reports that result from incorrect region flags\n\n";
+		ss << "Would you like to attempt emulation anyway?";
+
+		PopupReturn ret = PopupWarningEx(nullptr, PopupButtons::YesNo, PopupReturn::No, ss.str().c_str());
+		if (ret != PopupReturn::Yes)
+		{
+			CxbxrShutDown();
+		}
+	}
+	
+
 	// Chihiro games require more patches
 	// The chihiro BIOS does this to bypass XAPI cache init
 	if (g_bIsChihiro) {
diff --git a/src/core/kernel/init/KrnlPatches.hpp b/src/core/kernel/init/KrnlPatches.hpp
index 3789f659d..bbd18740b 100644
--- a/src/core/kernel/init/KrnlPatches.hpp
+++ b/src/core/kernel/init/KrnlPatches.hpp
@@ -57,15 +57,8 @@ static void ApplyMediaPatches()
 		| XBEIMAGE_MEDIA_TYPE_DVD_5_RO
 		| XBEIMAGE_MEDIA_TYPE_DVD_9_RO
 		| XBEIMAGE_MEDIA_TYPE_DVD_5_RW
-		| XBEIMAGE_MEDIA_TYPE_DVD_9_RW
-		;
-	// Patch the XBE Header to allow running on all regions
-	g_pCertificate->dwGameRegion = 0
-		| XBEIMAGE_GAME_REGION_MANUFACTURING
-		| XBEIMAGE_GAME_REGION_NA
-		| XBEIMAGE_GAME_REGION_JAPAN
-		| XBEIMAGE_GAME_REGION_RESTOFWORLD
-		;
+		| XBEIMAGE_MEDIA_TYPE_DVD_9_RW;
+
 	// Patch the XBE Security Flag
 	// This field is only present if the Xbe Size is >= than our Certificate Structure
 	// This works as our structure is large enough to fit the newer certificate size,