diff --git a/src/platform/qt/CMakeLists.txt b/src/platform/qt/CMakeLists.txt
index 3122c70e0..910ab9b57 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/platform/qt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ if(ENABLE_DEBUGGERS)
 		DebuggerController.cpp
 		DebuggerConsole.cpp
 		DebuggerConsoleController.cpp
+		MemoryAccessLogController.cpp
 		MemoryAccessLogView.cpp)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/CoreController.cpp b/src/platform/qt/CoreController.cpp
index 2496f8039..152efc222 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/CoreController.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/CoreController.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "ConfigController.h"
 #include "InputController.h"
 #include "LogController.h"
+#include "MemoryAccessLogController.h"
 #include "MultiplayerController.h"
 #include "Override.h"
 
@@ -459,6 +460,15 @@ void CoreController::setLogger(LogController* logger) {
 	connect(this, &CoreController::logPosted, m_log, &LogController::postLog);
 }
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_DEBUGGERS
+std::weak_ptr<MemoryAccessLogController> CoreController::memoryAccessLogController() {
+	if (!m_malController) {
+		m_malController = std::make_shared<MemoryAccessLogController>(this);
+	}
+	return m_malController;
+}
+#endif
+
 void CoreController::start() {
 	QSize size(screenDimensions());
 	m_activeBuffer.resize(size.width() * size.height() * sizeof(mColor));
@@ -479,6 +489,10 @@ void CoreController::start() {
 void CoreController::stop() {
 	setSync(false);
 #ifdef ENABLE_DEBUGGERS
+	if (m_malController) {
+		m_malController->stop();
+	}
+
 	detachDebugger();
 #endif
 	setPaused(false);
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/CoreController.h b/src/platform/qt/CoreController.h
index 57eb9ffe0..a2ebe410e 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/CoreController.h
+++ b/src/platform/qt/CoreController.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ namespace QGBA {
 class ConfigController;
 class InputController;
 class LogController;
+class MemoryAccessLogController;
 class MultiplayerController;
 class Override;
 
@@ -113,6 +114,8 @@ public:
 	void detachDebugger();
 	void attachDebuggerModule(mDebuggerModule*, bool interrupt = true);
 	void detachDebuggerModule(mDebuggerModule*);
+
+	std::weak_ptr<MemoryAccessLogController> memoryAccessLogController();
 #endif
 
 	void setMultiplayerController(MultiplayerController*);
@@ -326,6 +329,10 @@ private:
 	GBASIODolphin m_dolphin;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_DEBUGGERS
+	std::shared_ptr<MemoryAccessLogController> m_malController;
+#endif
+
 	mVideoLogContext* m_vl = nullptr;
 	VFile* m_vlVf = nullptr;
 
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/MemoryAccessLogController.cpp b/src/platform/qt/MemoryAccessLogController.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95200e53e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/qt/MemoryAccessLogController.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2013-2025 Jeffrey Pfau
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+#include "MemoryAccessLogController.h"
+
+#include "GBAApp.h"
+#include "LogController.h"
+#include "utils.h"
+#include "VFileDevice.h"
+
+using namespace QGBA;
+
+MemoryAccessLogController::MemoryAccessLogController(CoreController* controller, QObject* parent)
+	: QObject(parent)
+	, m_controller(controller)
+{
+	mCore* core = m_controller->thread()->core;
+	const mCoreMemoryBlock* info;
+	size_t nBlocks = core->listMemoryBlocks(core, &info);
+
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < nBlocks; ++i) {
+		if (!(info[i].flags & mCORE_MEMORY_MAPPED)) {
+			continue;
+		}
+		m_regions.append({
+			QString::fromUtf8(info[i].longName),
+			QString::fromUtf8(info[i].internalName)
+		});
+	}
+}
+
+MemoryAccessLogController::~MemoryAccessLogController() {
+	stop();
+}
+
+bool MemoryAccessLogController::canExport() const {
+	return m_regionMapping.contains("cart0");
+}
+
+void MemoryAccessLogController::updateRegion(const QString& internalName, bool checked) {
+	if (checked) {
+		m_watchedRegions += internalName;
+	} else {
+		m_watchedRegions -= internalName;
+	}
+	if (!m_active) {
+		return;
+	}
+	m_regionMapping[internalName] = mDebuggerAccessLoggerWatchMemoryBlockName(&m_logger, internalName.toUtf8().constData(), activeFlags());
+	emit regionMappingChanged(internalName, checked);
+}
+
+void MemoryAccessLogController::setFile(const QString& path) {
+	m_path = path;
+}
+
+void MemoryAccessLogController::start(bool loadExisting, bool logExtra) {
+	int flags = O_CREAT | O_RDWR;
+	if (!loadExisting) {
+		flags |= O_TRUNC;
+	}
+	VFile* vf = VFileDevice::open(m_path, flags);
+	if (!vf) {
+		LOG(QT, ERROR) << tr("Failed to open memory log file");
+		return;
+	}
+	m_logExtra = logExtra;
+
+	mDebuggerAccessLoggerInit(&m_logger);
+	CoreController::Interrupter interrupter(m_controller);
+	m_controller->attachDebuggerModule(&m_logger.d);
+	if (!mDebuggerAccessLoggerOpen(&m_logger, vf, flags)) {
+		mDebuggerAccessLoggerDeinit(&m_logger);
+		LOG(QT, ERROR) << tr("Failed to open memory log file");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	m_active = true;
+	emit loggingChanged(true);
+	for (const auto& region : m_watchedRegions) {
+		m_regionMapping[region] = mDebuggerAccessLoggerWatchMemoryBlockName(&m_logger, region.toUtf8().constData(), activeFlags());
+	}
+	interrupter.resume();
+}
+
+void MemoryAccessLogController::stop() {
+	if (!m_active) {
+		return;
+	}
+	CoreController::Interrupter interrupter(m_controller);
+	m_controller->detachDebuggerModule(&m_logger.d);
+	mDebuggerAccessLoggerDeinit(&m_logger);
+	emit loggingChanged(false);
+	interrupter.resume();
+	m_active = false;
+}
+
+mDebuggerAccessLogRegionFlags MemoryAccessLogController::activeFlags() const {
+	mDebuggerAccessLogRegionFlags loggerFlags = 0;
+	if (m_logExtra) {
+		loggerFlags = mDebuggerAccessLogRegionFlagsFillHasExBlock(loggerFlags);
+	}
+	return loggerFlags;
+}
+
+void MemoryAccessLogController::exportFile(const QString& filename) {
+	VFile* vf = VFileDevice::open(filename, O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_WRONLY);
+	if (!vf) {
+		// log error
+		return;
+	}
+
+	CoreController::Interrupter interrupter(m_controller);
+	mDebuggerAccessLoggerCreateShadowFile(&m_logger, m_regionMapping[QString("cart0")], vf, 0);
+	vf->close(vf);
+}
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/MemoryAccessLogController.h b/src/platform/qt/MemoryAccessLogController.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..42ef655c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/qt/MemoryAccessLogController.h
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2013-2025 Jeffrey Pfau
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QSet>
+#include <QVector>
+
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "CoreController.h"
+
+#include <mgba/internal/debugger/access-logger.h>
+
+namespace QGBA {
+
+class MemoryAccessLogController : public QObject {
+Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+	struct Region {
+		QString longName;
+		QString internalName;
+	};
+
+	MemoryAccessLogController(CoreController* controller, QObject* parent = nullptr);
+	~MemoryAccessLogController();
+
+	QVector<Region> listRegions() const { return m_regions; }
+	QSet<QString> watchedRegions() const { return m_watchedRegions; }
+
+	bool canExport() const;
+	mPlatform platform() const { return m_controller->platform(); }
+
+	QString file() const { return m_path; }
+	bool active() const { return m_active; }
+
+public slots:
+	void updateRegion(const QString& internalName, bool enable);
+	void setFile(const QString& path);
+
+	void start(bool loadExisting, bool logExtra);
+	void stop();
+
+	void exportFile(const QString& filename);
+
+signals:
+	void loggingChanged(bool active);
+	void regionMappingChanged(const QString& internalName, bool active);
+
+private:
+	bool m_logExtra = false;
+	QString m_path;
+	CoreController* m_controller;
+	QSet<QString> m_watchedRegions;
+	QHash<QString, int> m_regionMapping;
+	QVector<Region> m_regions;
+	struct mDebuggerAccessLogger m_logger{};
+	bool m_active = false;
+
+	mDebuggerAccessLogRegionFlags activeFlags() const;
+};
+
+}
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/MemoryAccessLogView.cpp b/src/platform/qt/MemoryAccessLogView.cpp
index 3c846b440..97a0c932e 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/MemoryAccessLogView.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/MemoryAccessLogView.cpp
@@ -9,104 +9,66 @@
 
 #include "GBAApp.h"
 #include "LogController.h"
+#include "MemoryAccessLogController.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "VFileDevice.h"
 
 using namespace QGBA;
 
-MemoryAccessLogView::MemoryAccessLogView(std::shared_ptr<CoreController> controller, QWidget* parent)
+MemoryAccessLogView::MemoryAccessLogView(std::weak_ptr<MemoryAccessLogController> controller, QWidget* parent)
 	: QWidget(parent)
-	, m_controller(std::move(controller))
+	, m_controller(controller)
 {
 	m_ui.setupUi(this);
 
+	std::shared_ptr<MemoryAccessLogController> controllerPtr = m_controller.lock();
 	connect(m_ui.browse, &QAbstractButton::clicked, this, &MemoryAccessLogView::selectFile);
 	connect(m_ui.exportButton, &QAbstractButton::clicked, this, &MemoryAccessLogView::exportFile);
-	connect(this, &MemoryAccessLogView::loggingChanged, m_ui.start, &QWidget::setDisabled);
-	connect(this, &MemoryAccessLogView::loggingChanged, m_ui.stop, &QWidget::setEnabled);
-	connect(this, &MemoryAccessLogView::loggingChanged, m_ui.filename, &QWidget::setDisabled);
-	connect(this, &MemoryAccessLogView::loggingChanged, m_ui.browse, &QWidget::setDisabled);
+	connect(controllerPtr.get(), &MemoryAccessLogController::regionMappingChanged, this, &MemoryAccessLogView::updateRegion);
+	connect(controllerPtr.get(), &MemoryAccessLogController::loggingChanged, this, &MemoryAccessLogView::handleStartStop);
 
-	mCore* core = m_controller->thread()->core;
-	const mCoreMemoryBlock* info;
-	size_t nBlocks = core->listMemoryBlocks(core, &info);
+	bool active = controllerPtr->active();
+	auto watchedRegions = controllerPtr->watchedRegions();
 
 	QVBoxLayout* regionBox = static_cast<QVBoxLayout*>(m_ui.regionBox->layout());
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < nBlocks; ++i) {
-		if (!(info[i].flags & mCORE_MEMORY_MAPPED)) {
-			continue;
-		}
-		QCheckBox* region = new QCheckBox(QString::fromUtf8(info[i].longName));
+	for (const auto& info : controllerPtr->listRegions()) {
+		QCheckBox* region = new QCheckBox(info.longName);
 		regionBox->addWidget(region);
 
-		QString name(QString::fromUtf8(info[i].internalName));
+		QString name(info.internalName);
 		m_regionBoxes[name] = region;
 		connect(region, &QAbstractButton::toggled, this, [this, name](bool checked) {
-			updateRegion(name, checked);
+			std::shared_ptr<MemoryAccessLogController> controllerPtr = m_controller.lock();
+			if (!controllerPtr) {
+				return;
+			}
+			controllerPtr->updateRegion(name, checked);
 		});
 	}
+
+	handleStartStop(active);
 }
 
-MemoryAccessLogView::~MemoryAccessLogView() {
-	stop();
-}
-
-void MemoryAccessLogView::updateRegion(const QString& internalName, bool checked) {
-	if (checked) {
-		m_watchedRegions += internalName;
-	} else {
-		m_watchedRegions -= internalName;
-	}
-	if (!m_active) {
-		return;
-	}
+void MemoryAccessLogView::updateRegion(const QString& internalName, bool) {
 	m_regionBoxes[internalName]->setEnabled(false);
-	m_regionMapping[internalName] = mDebuggerAccessLoggerWatchMemoryBlockName(&m_logger, internalName.toUtf8().constData(), activeFlags());
 }
 
 void MemoryAccessLogView::start() {
-	int flags = O_CREAT | O_RDWR;
-	if (!m_ui.loadExisting->isChecked()) {
-		flags |= O_TRUNC;
-	}
-	VFile* vf = VFileDevice::open(m_ui.filename->text(), flags);
-	if (!vf) {
-		// log error
+	std::shared_ptr<MemoryAccessLogController> controllerPtr = m_controller.lock();
+	if (!controllerPtr) {
 		return;
 	}
-	mDebuggerAccessLoggerInit(&m_logger);
-	CoreController::Interrupter interrupter(m_controller);
-	m_controller->attachDebuggerModule(&m_logger.d);
-	if (!mDebuggerAccessLoggerOpen(&m_logger, vf, flags)) {
-		mDebuggerAccessLoggerDeinit(&m_logger);
-		LOG(QT, ERROR) << tr("Failed to open memory log file");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	m_active = true;
-	emit loggingChanged(true);
-	for (const auto& region : m_watchedRegions) {
-		m_regionBoxes[region]->setEnabled(false);
-		m_regionMapping[region] = mDebuggerAccessLoggerWatchMemoryBlockName(&m_logger, region.toUtf8().constData(), activeFlags());
-	}
-	interrupter.resume();
-
-	if (m_watchedRegions.contains(QString("cart0"))) {
-		m_ui.exportButton->setEnabled(true);
-	}
+	controllerPtr->setFile(m_ui.filename->text());
+	controllerPtr->start(m_ui.loadExisting->isChecked(), m_ui.logExtra->isChecked());
 }
 
 void MemoryAccessLogView::stop() {
-	if (!m_active) {
+	std::shared_ptr<MemoryAccessLogController> controllerPtr = m_controller.lock();
+	if (!controllerPtr) {
 		return;
 	}
-	CoreController::Interrupter interrupter(m_controller);
-	m_controller->detachDebuggerModule(&m_logger.d);
-	mDebuggerAccessLoggerDeinit(&m_logger);
-	emit loggingChanged(false);
-	interrupter.resume();
-
-	for (const auto& region : m_watchedRegions) {
+	controllerPtr->stop();
+	for (const auto& region : controllerPtr->watchedRegions()) {
 		m_regionBoxes[region]->setEnabled(true);
 	}
 	m_ui.exportButton->setEnabled(false);
@@ -119,30 +81,41 @@ void MemoryAccessLogView::selectFile() {
 	}
 }
 
-mDebuggerAccessLogRegionFlags MemoryAccessLogView::activeFlags() const {
-	mDebuggerAccessLogRegionFlags loggerFlags = 0;
-	if (m_ui.logExtra->isChecked()) {
-		loggerFlags = mDebuggerAccessLogRegionFlagsFillHasExBlock(loggerFlags);
-	}
-	return loggerFlags;
-}
-
 void MemoryAccessLogView::exportFile() {
-	if (!m_regionMapping.contains("cart0")) {
+	std::shared_ptr<MemoryAccessLogController> controllerPtr = m_controller.lock();
+	if (!controllerPtr) {
+		return;
+	}
+	if (!controllerPtr->canExport()) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	QString filename = GBAApp::app()->getSaveFileName(this, tr("Select access log file"), romFilters(false, m_controller->platform(), true));
+	QString filename = GBAApp::app()->getSaveFileName(this, tr("Select access log file"), romFilters(false, controllerPtr->platform(), true));
 	if (filename.isEmpty()) {
 		return;
 	}
-	VFile* vf = VFileDevice::open(filename, O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_WRONLY);
-	if (!vf) {
-		// log error
+	controllerPtr->exportFile(filename);
+}
+
+void MemoryAccessLogView::handleStartStop(bool start) {
+	std::shared_ptr<MemoryAccessLogController> controllerPtr = m_controller.lock();
+	if (!controllerPtr) {
 		return;
 	}
+	m_ui.filename->setText(controllerPtr->file());
 
-	CoreController::Interrupter interrupter(m_controller);
-	mDebuggerAccessLoggerCreateShadowFile(&m_logger, m_regionMapping[QString("cart0")], vf, 0);
-	vf->close(vf);
+	auto watchedRegions = controllerPtr->watchedRegions();
+	for (const auto& region : watchedRegions) {
+		m_regionBoxes[region]->setDisabled(start);
+		m_regionBoxes[region]->setChecked(true);
+	}
+
+	if (watchedRegions.contains(QString("cart0"))) {
+		m_ui.exportButton->setEnabled(start);
+	}
+
+	m_ui.start->setDisabled(start);
+	m_ui.stop->setEnabled(start);
+	m_ui.filename->setDisabled(start);
+	m_ui.browse->setDisabled(start);
 }
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/MemoryAccessLogView.h b/src/platform/qt/MemoryAccessLogView.h
index ffe31cc43..e221a5d9d 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/MemoryAccessLogView.h
+++ b/src/platform/qt/MemoryAccessLogView.h
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@
 
 namespace QGBA {
 
+class MemoryAccessLogController;
+
 class MemoryAccessLogView : public QWidget {
 Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-	MemoryAccessLogView(std::shared_ptr<CoreController> controller, QWidget* parent = nullptr);
-	~MemoryAccessLogView();
+	MemoryAccessLogView(std::weak_ptr<MemoryAccessLogController> controller, QWidget* parent = nullptr);
+	~MemoryAccessLogView() = default;
 
 private slots:
 	void updateRegion(const QString& internalName, bool enable);
@@ -34,20 +36,13 @@ private slots:
 
 	void exportFile();
 
-signals:
-	void loggingChanged(bool active);
+	void handleStartStop(bool start);
 
 private:
 	Ui::MemoryAccessLogView m_ui;
 
-	std::shared_ptr<CoreController> m_controller;
-	QSet<QString> m_watchedRegions;
+	std::weak_ptr<MemoryAccessLogController> m_controller;
 	QHash<QString, QCheckBox*> m_regionBoxes;
-	QHash<QString, int> m_regionMapping;
-	struct mDebuggerAccessLogger m_logger{};
-	bool m_active = false;
-
-	mDebuggerAccessLogRegionFlags activeFlags() const;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp b/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp
index bc956fcc4..1be4a998c 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp
@@ -1767,7 +1767,12 @@ void Window::setupMenu(QMenuBar* menubar) {
 	addGameAction(tr("View &I/O registers..."), "ioViewer", openControllerTView<IOViewer>(), "stateViews");
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_DEBUGGERS
-	addGameAction(tr("Log memory &accesses..."), "memoryAccessView", openControllerTView<MemoryAccessLogView>(), "tools");
+	addGameAction(tr("Log memory &accesses..."), "memoryAccessView", [this]() {
+		std::weak_ptr<MemoryAccessLogController> controller = m_controller->memoryAccessLogController();
+		MemoryAccessLogView* view = new MemoryAccessLogView(controller);
+		connect(m_controller.get(), &CoreController::stopping, view, &QWidget::close);
+		openView(view);
+	}, "tools");
 #endif
 
 #if defined(USE_FFMPEG) && defined(M_CORE_GBA)