diff --git a/src/core/achievements.cpp b/src/core/achievements.cpp
index 4f6a6d295..47acc0492 100644
--- a/src/core/achievements.cpp
+++ b/src/core/achievements.cpp
@@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ bool Achievements::IdentifyCurrentGame()
 
   // this crap is only needed because we can't grab the image from the reader...
   std::unique_ptr<CDImage> temp_image;
-  if (const std::string& disc_path = System::GetDiscPath(); !disc_path.empty())
+  if (const std::string& disc_path = System::GetGamePath(); !disc_path.empty())
   {
     Error error;
     temp_image = CDImage::Open(disc_path.c_str(), g_settings.cdrom_load_image_patches, &error);
@@ -1856,7 +1856,7 @@ bool Achievements::DoState(StateWrapper& sw)
     {
       // Messy because GPU-thread, but at least it looks pretty.
       GPUThread::RunOnThread([]() {
-        FullscreenUI::OpenLoadingScreen(System::GetImageForLoadingScreen(GPUThread::GetGameSerial()),
+        FullscreenUI::OpenLoadingScreen(System::GetImageForLoadingScreen(GPUThread::GetGamePath()),
                                         TRANSLATE_SV("Achievements", "Downloading achievements data..."));
       });
 
diff --git a/src/core/fullscreen_ui.cpp b/src/core/fullscreen_ui.cpp
index 126ab5306..f1acca7b0 100644
--- a/src/core/fullscreen_ui.cpp
+++ b/src/core/fullscreen_ui.cpp
@@ -1690,7 +1690,7 @@ void FullscreenUI::BeginChangeDiscOnCPUThread(bool needs_pause)
       std::vector<std::string> paths;
       paths.reserve(matches.size());
 
-      const std::string& current_path = System::GetDiscPath();
+      const std::string& current_path = System::GetGamePath();
       for (auto& [title, glentry] : matches)
       {
         options.emplace_back(std::move(title), current_path == glentry->path);
@@ -9129,8 +9129,7 @@ void FullscreenUI::BackgroundProgressCallback::SetCancelled()
 LoadingScreenProgressCallback::LoadingScreenProgressCallback()
   : ProgressCallback(), m_open_time(Timer::GetCurrentValue()), m_on_gpu_thread(GPUThread::IsOnThread())
 {
-  m_image = System::GetImageForLoadingScreen(
-    std::string_view(m_on_gpu_thread ? GPUThread::GetGameSerial() : System::GetGameSerial()));
+  m_image = System::GetImageForLoadingScreen(m_on_gpu_thread ? GPUThread::GetGamePath() : System::GetGamePath());
 }
 
 LoadingScreenProgressCallback::~LoadingScreenProgressCallback()
diff --git a/src/core/gpu_hw.cpp b/src/core/gpu_hw.cpp
index a274ee385..425394284 100644
--- a/src/core/gpu_hw.cpp
+++ b/src/core/gpu_hw.cpp
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class ShaderCompileProgressTracker
 {
 public:
   ShaderCompileProgressTracker(std::string title, u32 total)
-    : m_title(std::move(title)), m_image(System::GetImageForLoadingScreen(GPUThread::GetGameSerial())),
+    : m_title(std::move(title)), m_image(System::GetImageForLoadingScreen(GPUThread::GetGamePath())),
       m_min_time(Timer::ConvertSecondsToValue(1.0)), m_update_interval(Timer::ConvertSecondsToValue(0.1)),
       m_start_time(Timer::GetCurrentValue()), m_last_update_time(0), m_progress(0), m_total(total)
   {
diff --git a/src/core/gpu_hw_texture_cache.cpp b/src/core/gpu_hw_texture_cache.cpp
index 4c5b8b6e6..b7e9092c7 100644
--- a/src/core/gpu_hw_texture_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/core/gpu_hw_texture_cache.cpp
@@ -3455,7 +3455,7 @@ void GPUTextureCache::PreloadReplacementTextures()
   u32 num_textures_loaded = 0;
   const size_t total_textures = s_state.vram_replacements.size() + s_state.vram_write_texture_replacements.size() +
                                 s_state.texture_page_texture_replacements.size();
-  std::string image_path = System::GetImageForLoadingScreen(GPUThread::GetGameSerial());
+  std::string image_path = System::GetImageForLoadingScreen(GPUThread::GetGamePath());
 
 #define UPDATE_PROGRESS()                                                                                              \
   if (last_update_time.GetTimeSeconds() >= UPDATE_INTERVAL)                                                            \
diff --git a/src/core/system.cpp b/src/core/system.cpp
index 635eed816..3bbc310cc 100644
--- a/src/core/system.cpp
+++ b/src/core/system.cpp
@@ -763,18 +763,19 @@ u32 System::GetInternalFrameNumber()
   return s_state.internal_frame_number;
 }
 
-const std::string& System::GetDiscPath()
+const std::string& System::GetGameTitle()
 {
-  return s_state.running_game_path;
+  return s_state.running_game_title;
 }
+
 const std::string& System::GetGameSerial()
 {
   return s_state.running_game_serial;
 }
 
-const std::string& System::GetGameTitle()
+const std::string& System::GetGamePath()
 {
-  return s_state.running_game_title;
+  return s_state.running_game_path;
 }
 
 const std::string& System::GetExeOverride()
@@ -6006,12 +6007,12 @@ bool System::ChangeGPUDump(std::string new_path)
   return true;
 }
 
-std::string System::GetImageForLoadingScreen(std::string_view serial)
+std::string System::GetImageForLoadingScreen(const std::string& game_path)
 {
   std::string ret;
 
   const auto lock = GameList::GetLock();
-  const GameList::Entry* entry = GameList::GetEntryBySerial(serial);
+  const GameList::Entry* entry = GameList::GetEntryForPath(game_path);
 
   if (entry)
     ret = GameList::GetCoverImagePathForEntry(entry);
diff --git a/src/core/system.h b/src/core/system.h
index 2db013dfe..89a997570 100644
--- a/src/core/system.h
+++ b/src/core/system.h
@@ -219,9 +219,9 @@ GlobalTicks GetGlobalTickCounter();
 u32 GetFrameNumber();
 u32 GetInternalFrameNumber();
 
-const std::string& GetDiscPath();
-const std::string& GetGameSerial();
 const std::string& GetGameTitle();
+const std::string& GetGameSerial();
+const std::string& GetGamePath();
 const std::string& GetExeOverride();
 const GameDatabase::Entry* GetGameDatabaseEntry();
 GameHash GetGameHash();
@@ -424,8 +424,7 @@ void ToggleSoftwareRendering();
 void RequestDisplaySize(float scale = 0.0f);
 
 /// Returns the path to a possible cover image for the current serial.
-/// Only intended to be used for loading screens, so it may not be correct with custom titles and such.
-std::string GetImageForLoadingScreen(std::string_view serial);
+std::string GetImageForLoadingScreen(const std::string& game_path);
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Memory Save States (Rewind and Runahead)
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.cpp b/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.cpp
index b022486d5..4e6002ac8 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -2570,7 +2570,7 @@ void MainWindow::openGamePropertiesForCurrentGame(const char* category /* = null
     return;
 
   Host::RunOnCPUThread([category]() {
-    const std::string& path = System::GetDiscPath();
+    const std::string& path = System::GetGamePath();
     const std::string& serial = System::GetGameSerial();
     if (path.empty() || serial.empty())
       return;