diff --git a/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp b/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp
index b1931c3e7..83cb6c693 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp
@@ -478,6 +478,7 @@ void GameController::setPaused(bool paused) {
 }
 
 void GameController::reset() {
+	setPaused(false);
 	GBAThreadReset(&m_threadContext);
 }