diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.cpp b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.cpp
index 276733bc..d4646b0e 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.cpp
@@ -697,7 +697,6 @@ void EmuThread::emuRun()
     emit windowEmuStart();
     AudioInOut::Enable();
     IPC::SetActive(true);
-    IPC::SetActive(true);
 }
 
 void EmuThread::initContext()
@@ -723,7 +722,6 @@ void EmuThread::emuPause()
 
     AudioInOut::Disable();
     IPC::SetActive(false);
-    IPC::SetActive(false);
 }
 
 void EmuThread::emuUnpause()
@@ -737,7 +735,6 @@ void EmuThread::emuUnpause()
 
     AudioInOut::Enable();
     IPC::SetActive(true);
-    IPC::SetActive(true);
 }
 
 void EmuThread::emuStop()
@@ -747,11 +744,11 @@ void EmuThread::emuStop()
 
     AudioInOut::Disable();
     IPC::SetActive(false);
-    IPC::SetActive(false);
 }
 
 void EmuThread::emuFrameStep()
 {
+    if (EmuPauseStack < EmuPauseStackPauseThreshold) emit windowEmuPause();
     if (EmuRunning != emuStatus_FrameStep) IPC::SetActive(false);
     EmuRunning = emuStatus_FrameStep;
 }