diff --git a/src/platform/qt/CoreController.cpp b/src/platform/qt/CoreController.cpp
index 0860e0866..8cf21da00 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/CoreController.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/CoreController.cpp
@@ -209,6 +209,10 @@ bool CoreController::isPaused() {
 	return mCoreThreadIsPaused(&m_threadContext);
 }
 
+bool CoreController::hasStarted() {
+	return mCoreThreadHasStarted(&m_threadContext);
+}
+
 mPlatform CoreController::platform() const {
 	return m_threadContext.core->platform(m_threadContext.core);
 }
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/CoreController.h b/src/platform/qt/CoreController.h
index c426aa483..c2fb9a9e8 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/CoreController.h
+++ b/src/platform/qt/CoreController.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ public:
 	color_t* drawContext();
 
 	bool isPaused();
+	bool hasStarted();
 
 	mPlatform platform() const;
 	QSize screenDimensions() const;
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/OverrideView.cpp b/src/platform/qt/OverrideView.cpp
index c9e68c68c..1259761ee 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/OverrideView.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/OverrideView.cpp
@@ -93,13 +93,16 @@ OverrideView::OverrideView(ConfigController* config, QWidget* parent)
 
 	connect(m_ui.buttonBox, &QDialogButtonBox::accepted, this, &OverrideView::saveOverride);
 	connect(m_ui.buttonBox, &QDialogButtonBox::rejected, this, &QWidget::close);
+
+	m_recheck.setInterval(200);
+	connect(&m_recheck, &QTimer::timeout, this, &OverrideView::recheck);
 }
 
 void OverrideView::setController(std::shared_ptr<CoreController> controller) {
 	m_controller = controller;
 	connect(controller.get(), &CoreController::started, this, &OverrideView::gameStarted);
 	connect(controller.get(), &CoreController::stopping, this, &OverrideView::gameStopped);
-	updateOverrides();
+	recheck();
 }
 
 void OverrideView::saveOverride() {
@@ -115,6 +118,17 @@ void OverrideView::saveOverride() {
 	m_config->saveOverride(*override);
 }
 
+void OverrideView::recheck() {
+	if (!m_controller) {
+		return;
+	}
+	if (m_controller->hasStarted()) {
+		gameStarted();
+	} else {
+		updateOverrides();
+	}
+}
+
 void OverrideView::updateOverrides() {
 	if (!m_controller) {
 		return;
@@ -190,6 +204,7 @@ void OverrideView::gameStarted() {
 	mCoreThread* thread = m_controller->thread();
 
 	m_ui.tabWidget->setEnabled(false);
+	m_recheck.start();
 
 	switch (thread->core->platform(thread->core)) {
 #ifdef M_CORE_GBA
@@ -242,6 +257,7 @@ void OverrideView::gameStarted() {
 }
 
 void OverrideView::gameStopped() {
+	m_recheck.stop();
 	m_controller.reset();
 	m_ui.tabWidget->setEnabled(true);
 	m_ui.savetype->setCurrentIndex(0);
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/OverrideView.h b/src/platform/qt/OverrideView.h
index 5a877b174..cbface71c 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/OverrideView.h
+++ b/src/platform/qt/OverrideView.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <QDialog>
+#include <QTimer>
 
 #include <memory>
 
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ public:
 
 public slots:
 	void saveOverride();
+	void recheck();
 
 private slots:
 	void updateOverrides();
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ private:
 	std::shared_ptr<CoreController> m_controller;
 	ConfigController* m_config;
 	bool m_savePending = false;
+	QTimer m_recheck;
 
 #ifdef M_CORE_GB
 	uint32_t m_gbColors[12]{};
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp b/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp
index 37f5e5887..7c83ca06d 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp
@@ -1442,6 +1442,7 @@ void Window::setupMenu(QMenuBar* menubar) {
 			connect(this, &Window::shutdown, m_overrideView.get(), &QWidget::close);
 		}
 		m_overrideView->show();
+		m_overrideView->recheck();
 	});
 	addControlledAction(toolsMenu, overrides, "overrideWindow");