diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Config/MainSettings.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Config/MainSettings.cpp
index 85621d2f58..7ed4be23ad 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Config/MainSettings.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Config/MainSettings.cpp
@@ -644,4 +644,9 @@ std::string GetMemcardPath(std::string configured_filename, ExpansionInterface::
                      Config::GetDirectoryForRegion(Config::ToGameCubeRegion(used_region)),
                      blocks_string, ext);
 }
+
+bool IsDefaultMemcardPathConfigured(ExpansionInterface::Slot slot)
+{
+  return Config::Get(GetInfoForMemcardPath(slot)).empty();
+}
 }  // namespace Config
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Config/MainSettings.h b/Source/Core/Core/Config/MainSettings.h
index d8e682134b..197ae29688 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Config/MainSettings.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Config/MainSettings.h
@@ -350,4 +350,5 @@ std::string GetMemcardPath(ExpansionInterface::Slot slot, std::optional<DiscIO::
                            u16 size_mb = 0x80);
 std::string GetMemcardPath(std::string configured_filename, ExpansionInterface::Slot slot,
                            std::optional<DiscIO::Region> region, u16 size_mb = 0x80);
+bool IsDefaultMemcardPathConfigured(ExpansionInterface::Slot slot);
 }  // namespace Config
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Settings/GameCubePane.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Settings/GameCubePane.cpp
index 0e6c19aef1..cc2b8fbe5f 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Settings/GameCubePane.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Settings/GameCubePane.cpp
@@ -300,14 +300,18 @@ void GameCubePane::UpdateButton(ExpansionInterface::Slot slot)
   {
   case ExpansionInterface::Slot::A:
   case ExpansionInterface::Slot::B:
+  {
     has_config = (device == ExpansionInterface::EXIDeviceType::MemoryCard ||
                   device == ExpansionInterface::EXIDeviceType::AGP ||
                   device == ExpansionInterface::EXIDeviceType::Microphone);
-    m_memcard_path_labels[slot]->setHidden(device != ExpansionInterface::EXIDeviceType::MemoryCard);
-    m_memcard_paths[slot]->setHidden(device != ExpansionInterface::EXIDeviceType::MemoryCard);
+    const bool hide_memory_card = device != ExpansionInterface::EXIDeviceType::MemoryCard ||
+                                  Config::IsDefaultMemcardPathConfigured(slot);
+    m_memcard_path_labels[slot]->setHidden(hide_memory_card);
+    m_memcard_paths[slot]->setHidden(hide_memory_card);
     m_agp_path_labels[slot]->setHidden(device != ExpansionInterface::EXIDeviceType::AGP);
     m_agp_paths[slot]->setHidden(device != ExpansionInterface::EXIDeviceType::AGP);
     break;
+  }
   case ExpansionInterface::Slot::SP1:
     has_config = (device == ExpansionInterface::EXIDeviceType::Ethernet ||
                   device == ExpansionInterface::EXIDeviceType::EthernetXLink ||