diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CheatSearchTab.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CheatSearchTab.cpp
index 49781e826c..279ac55915 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CheatSearchTab.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CheatSearchTab.cpp
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ void CheatSearchTab::CreateARCode(wxCommandEvent&)
 		const u32 address = m_search_results[sel].address | ((m_search_type_size & ~1) << 24);
 
 		CreateCodeDialog arcode_dlg(this, address);
+		arcode_dlg.SetExtraStyle(arcode_dlg.GetExtraStyle() & ~wxWS_EX_BLOCK_EVENTS);
 		arcode_dlg.ShowModal();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CheatsWindow.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CheatsWindow.cpp
index 9796f6a48c..03f63cf242 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CheatsWindow.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CheatsWindow.cpp
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ void wxCheatsWindow::Init_ChildControls()
 	button_cancel->Bind(wxEVT_BUTTON, &wxCheatsWindow::OnEvent_ButtonClose_Press, this);
 
 	Bind(wxEVT_CLOSE_WINDOW, &wxCheatsWindow::OnEvent_Close, this);
+	Bind(UPDATE_CHEAT_LIST_EVENT, &wxCheatsWindow::OnEvent_CheatsList_Update, this);
 
 	wxStdDialogButtonSizer* const sButtons = new wxStdDialogButtonSizer();
 	sButtons->AddButton(m_button_apply);
@@ -243,6 +244,11 @@ void wxCheatsWindow::OnEvent_CheatsList_ItemToggled(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED (ev
 	}
 }
 
+void wxCheatsWindow::OnEvent_CheatsList_Update(wxCommandEvent& event)
+{
+	Load_ARCodes();
+}
+
 void wxCheatsWindow::OnEvent_ApplyChanges_Press(wxCommandEvent& ev)
 {
 	// Apply AR Code changes
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CheatsWindow.h b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CheatsWindow.h
index 2a83909db6..8586930fbc 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CheatsWindow.h
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CheatsWindow.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ private:
 	// Cheats List
 	void OnEvent_CheatsList_ItemSelected(wxCommandEvent& event);
 	void OnEvent_CheatsList_ItemToggled(wxCommandEvent& event);
+	void OnEvent_CheatsList_Update(wxCommandEvent& event);
 
 	// Apply Changes Button
 	void OnEvent_ApplyChanges_Press(wxCommandEvent& event);
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CreateCodeDialog.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CreateCodeDialog.cpp
index b266e9d7ab..aa4c0edbcc 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CreateCodeDialog.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CreateCodeDialog.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 #include "DolphinWX/WxUtils.h"
 #include "DolphinWX/Cheats/CreateCodeDialog.h"
 
+// Fired when an ActionReplay code is created.
+wxDEFINE_EVENT(UPDATE_CHEAT_LIST_EVENT, wxCommandEvent);
+
 CreateCodeDialog::CreateCodeDialog(wxWindow* const parent, const u32 address)
 	: wxDialog(parent, -1, _("Create AR Code"))
 	, m_code_address(address)
@@ -95,6 +98,9 @@ void CreateCodeDialog::PressOK(wxCommandEvent& ev)
 	//ActionReplay::UpdateActiveList();
 	}
 
+	// Propagate back to the parent frame to update the cheat list.
+	GetEventHandler()->AddPendingEvent(wxCommandEvent(UPDATE_CHEAT_LIST_EVENT));
+
 	Close();
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CreateCodeDialog.h b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CreateCodeDialog.h
index bcb10e92cc..97aed1728d 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CreateCodeDialog.h
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Cheats/CreateCodeDialog.h
@@ -5,14 +5,16 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <wx/dialog.h>
+#include <wx/event.h>
 
 #include "Common/CommonTypes.h"
 
 class wxCheckBox;
-class wxCommandEvent;
 class wxTextCtrl;
 class wxWindow;
 
+wxDECLARE_EVENT(UPDATE_CHEAT_LIST_EVENT, wxCommandEvent);
+
 class CreateCodeDialog final : public wxDialog
 {
 public: