diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Frame.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Frame.cpp
index e1ee904653..057d20172a 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Frame.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Frame.cpp
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ bool CFrame::RendererIsFullscreen()
 
 	if (Core::GetState() == Core::CORE_RUN || Core::GetState() == Core::CORE_PAUSE)
 	{
-		fullscreen = m_RenderFrame->IsFullScreen() && g_Config.bFullscreen;
+		fullscreen = m_RenderFrame->IsFullScreen();
 	}
 
 #if defined(__APPLE__)
@@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ void CFrame::OnMouse(wxMouseEvent& event)
 
 void CFrame::DoFullscreen(bool enable_fullscreen)
 {
-	if (!g_Config.bBorderlessFullscreen &&
+	if (!g_Config.BorderlessFullscreenEnabled() &&
 		!SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bRenderToMain &&
 		Core::GetState() == Core::CORE_PAUSE)
 	{
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ void CFrame::DoFullscreen(bool enable_fullscreen)
 	{
 		m_RenderFrame->ShowFullScreen(true, wxFULLSCREEN_ALL);
 	}
-	else if (g_Config.bBorderlessFullscreen ||
+	else if (g_Config.BorderlessFullscreenEnabled() ||
 		SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bRenderToMain)
 	{
 		// Exiting exclusive fullscreen should be done from a Renderer callback.
@@ -1244,7 +1244,8 @@ void CFrame::DoFullscreen(bool enable_fullscreen)
 		m_RenderFrame->Raise();
 	}
 
-	g_Config.bFullscreen = enable_fullscreen;
+	g_Config.bFullscreen = (g_Config.BorderlessFullscreenEnabled() ||
+		SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bRenderToMain) ? false : enable_fullscreen;
 }
 
 const CGameListCtrl *CFrame::GetGameListCtrl() const
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/FrameTools.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/FrameTools.cpp
index 7da062645f..8ef5fd19f4 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/FrameTools.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/FrameTools.cpp
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ void CFrame::DoStop()
 
 			// If exclusive fullscreen is not enabled then we can pause the emulation
 			// before we've exited fullscreen. If not then we need to exit fullscreen first.
-			if (!RendererIsFullscreen() || g_Config.bBorderlessFullscreen ||
+			if (!RendererIsFullscreen() || g_Config.BorderlessFullscreenEnabled() ||
 				SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bRenderToMain)
 			{
 				Core::SetState(Core::CORE_PAUSE);
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/Render.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/Render.cpp
index 6b69c0a634..30b638d2b9 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/Render.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/Render.cpp
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ void Renderer::SwapImpl(u32 xfbAddr, u32 fbWidth, u32 fbHeight,const EFBRectangl
 	SetWindowSize(fbWidth, fbHeight);
 
 	const bool windowResized = CheckForResize();
-	const bool fullscreen = g_ActiveConfig.ExclusiveFullscreenEnabled() &&
+	const bool fullscreen = g_ActiveConfig.bFullscreen &&
 		!SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bRenderToMain;
 
 	bool fullscreen_changed = s_last_fullscreen_mode != fullscreen;
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.cpp
index cf7685ada6..d6e2177b6b 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.cpp
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ void VideoConfig::VerifyValidity()
 	// TODO: Check iMaxAnisotropy value
 	if (iAdapter < 0 || iAdapter > ((int)backend_info.Adapters.size() - 1)) iAdapter = 0;
 	if (iMultisampleMode < 0 || iMultisampleMode >= (int)backend_info.AAModes.size()) iMultisampleMode = 0;
-	if (!backend_info.bSupportsExclusiveFullscreen) bBorderlessFullscreen = true;
+	if (!backend_info.bSupportsExclusiveFullscreen) bBorderlessFullscreen = false;
 }
 
 void VideoConfig::Save(const std::string& ini_file)
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.h b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.h
index 2ff29bf87b..ea63a61763 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.h
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ struct VideoConfig final
 	bool VirtualXFBEnabled() const { return bUseXFB && !bUseRealXFB; }
 	bool EFBCopiesToTextureEnabled() const { return bEFBCopyEnable && bCopyEFBToTexture; }
 	bool EFBCopiesToRamEnabled() const { return bEFBCopyEnable && !bCopyEFBToTexture; }
-	bool ExclusiveFullscreenEnabled() const { return bFullscreen && !bBorderlessFullscreen; }
+	bool BorderlessFullscreenEnabled() const { return !backend_info.bSupportsExclusiveFullscreen || bBorderlessFullscreen; }
 };
 
 extern VideoConfig g_Config;