diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/ChunkFile.h b/Source/Core/Common/Src/ChunkFile.h
index 03216deaf1..b0662d2517 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/ChunkFile.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/ChunkFile.h
@@ -170,6 +170,17 @@ public:
 		// TODO
 		PanicAlert("Do(linked list<>) does not yet work.");
 	}
+
+	void DoMarker(const char* prevName, u32 arbitraryNumber=0x42)
+	{
+		u32 cookie = arbitraryNumber;
+		Do(cookie);
+		if(mode == PointerWrap::MODE_READ && cookie != arbitraryNumber)
+		{
+			PanicAlertT("Error: After \"%s\", found %d (0x%X) instead of save marker %d (0x%X). Aborting savestate load...", prevName, cookie, cookie, arbitraryNumber, arbitraryNumber);
+			mode = PointerWrap::MODE_MEASURE;
+		}
+	}
 };
 
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/CoreTiming.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/CoreTiming.cpp
index 9aacea5847..979add358b 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/CoreTiming.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/CoreTiming.cpp
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ void DoState(PointerWrap &p)
 	p.Do(fakeDecStartTicks);
 	p.Do(fakeTBStartValue);
 	p.Do(fakeTBStartTicks);
+	p.DoMarker("CoreTimingData");
 	// OK, here we're gonna need to specialize depending on the mode.
 	// Should do something generic to serialize linked lists.
 	switch (p.GetMode()) {
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ void DoState(PointerWrap &p)
 		break;
 		}
 	}
+	p.DoMarker("CoreTimingEvents");
 }
 
 u64 GetTicks()
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/HW.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/HW.cpp
index ec8aa7063f..a078955815 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/HW.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/HW.cpp
@@ -89,18 +89,30 @@ namespace HW
 	void DoState(PointerWrap &p)
 	{
 		Memory::DoState(p);
+		p.DoMarker("Memory");
 		VideoInterface::DoState(p);
+		p.DoMarker("VideoInterface");
 		SerialInterface::DoState(p);
+		p.DoMarker("SerialInterface");
 		ProcessorInterface::DoState(p);
+		p.DoMarker("ProcessorInterface");
 		DSP::DoState(p);
+		p.DoMarker("DSP");
 		DVDInterface::DoState(p);
+		p.DoMarker("DVDInterface");
 		GPFifo::DoState(p);
+		p.DoMarker("GPFifo");
 		ExpansionInterface::DoState(p);
+		p.DoMarker("ExpansionInterface");
 		AudioInterface::DoState(p);
+		p.DoMarker("AudioInterface");
 		if (SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bWii)
 		{
 			WII_IPCInterface::DoState(p);
+			p.DoMarker("WII_IPCInterface");
 			WII_IPC_HLE_Interface::DoState(p);
+			p.DoMarker("WII_IPC_HLE_Interface");
 		}
+		p.DoMarker("WIIHW");
 	}
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/Memmap.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/Memmap.cpp
index 980b080761..f26ac76a14 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/Memmap.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/Memmap.cpp
@@ -373,10 +373,13 @@ void DoState(PointerWrap &p)
 	p.DoArray(m_pPhysicalRAM, RAM_SIZE);
 //	p.DoArray(m_pVirtualEFB, EFB_SIZE);
 	p.DoArray(m_pVirtualL1Cache, L1_CACHE_SIZE);
+	p.DoMarker("Memory RAM");
 	if (bFakeVMEM)
 		p.DoArray(m_pVirtualFakeVMEM, FAKEVMEM_SIZE);
+	p.DoMarker("Memory FakeVMEM");
 	if (wii)
 		p.DoArray(m_pEXRAM, EXRAM_SIZE);
+	p.DoMarker("Memory EXRAM");
 }
 
 void Shutdown()
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/State.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/State.cpp
index 7cfcba66d5..e8dcddcb62 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/State.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/State.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ static std::string g_current_filename, g_last_filename;
 // Temporary undo state buffer
 static std::vector<u8> g_undo_load_buffer;
 static std::vector<u8> g_current_buffer;
+static int g_loadDepth = 0;
 
 static std::thread g_save_thread;
 
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ static u64 lastCheckedStates[NUM_HOOKS];
 static u8 hook;
 
 // Don't forget to increase this after doing changes on the savestate system 
-static const int STATE_VERSION = 6;
+static const int STATE_VERSION = 7;
 
 struct StateHeader
 {
@@ -121,18 +122,26 @@ void DoState(PointerWrap &p)
 		}
 	}
 
+	p.DoMarker("Version");
+
 	// Begin with video backend, so that it gets a chance to clear it's caches and writeback modified things to RAM
 	// Pause the video thread in multi-threaded mode
 	g_video_backend->RunLoop(false);
 	g_video_backend->DoState(p);
+	p.DoMarker("video_backend");
 
 	if (Core::g_CoreStartupParameter.bWii)
 		Wiimote::DoState(p.GetPPtr(), p.GetMode());
+	p.DoMarker("Wiimote");
 
 	PowerPC::DoState(p);
+	p.DoMarker("PowerPC");
 	HW::DoState(p);
+	p.DoMarker("HW");
 	CoreTiming::DoState(p);
+	p.DoMarker("CoreTiming");
 	Movie::DoState(p, version<6);
+	p.DoMarker("Movie");
 
 	// Resume the video thread
 	g_video_backend->RunLoop(true);
@@ -353,6 +362,8 @@ void LoadFileStateCallback(u64 userdata, int cyclesLate)
 	// Stop the core while we load the state
 	CCPU::EnableStepping(true);
 
+	g_loadDepth++;
+
 	Flush();
 
 	// Save temp buffer for undo load state
@@ -371,20 +382,30 @@ void LoadFileStateCallback(u64 userdata, int cyclesLate)
 		DoState(p);
 
 		if (p.GetMode() == PointerWrap::MODE_READ)
+		{
 			Core::DisplayMessage(StringFromFormat("Loaded state from %s", g_current_filename.c_str()).c_str(), 2000);
+			if (File::Exists(g_current_filename + ".dtm"))
+				Movie::LoadInput((g_current_filename + ".dtm").c_str());
+			else if (!Movie::IsJustStartingRecordingInputFromSaveState())
+				Movie::EndPlayInput(false);
+		}
 		else
+		{
+			// failed to load
 			Core::DisplayMessage("Unable to Load : Can't load state from other revisions !", 4000);
-	
-		if (File::Exists(g_current_filename + ".dtm"))
-			Movie::LoadInput((g_current_filename + ".dtm").c_str());
-		else if (!Movie::IsJustStartingRecordingInputFromSaveState())
-			Movie::EndPlayInput(false);
+
+			// since we're probably in an inconsistent state now (and might crash or whatever), undo.
+			if(g_loadDepth < 2)
+				UndoLoadState();
+		}
 	}
 
 	ResetCounters();
 
 	g_op_in_progress = false;
 
+	g_loadDepth--;
+
 	// resume dat core
 	CCPU::EnableStepping(false);
 }