diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 51628af73..825ccd81b 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Other fixes:
  - Qt: More app metadata fixes
  - Qt: Fix load recent from archive (fixes mgba.io/i/1325)
  - LR35902: Fix disassembly of several CB-prefix instructions
+ - Qt: Fix overrides getting discarded (fixes mgba.io/i/1354)
 Misc:
  - GBA Savedata: EEPROM performance fixes
  - GBA Savedata: Automatically map 1Mbit Flash files as 1Mbit Flash
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/CoreController.cpp b/src/platform/qt/CoreController.cpp
index ef641b3a1..5f6f8ba04 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/CoreController.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/CoreController.cpp
@@ -866,8 +866,33 @@ void CoreController::updateFastForward() {
 		m_threadContext.impl->sync.fpsTarget = m_fpsTarget;
 		setSync(true);
 	}
-	// XXX: Have a way of just updating opts
-	m_threadContext.core->loadConfig(m_threadContext.core, &m_threadContext.core->config);
+	// XXX: Have a way of just updating volume
+	switch (platform()) {
+#ifdef M_CORE_GBA
+	case PLATFORM_GBA: {
+		GBA* gba = static_cast<GBA*>(m_threadContext.core->board);
+		if (m_threadContext.core->opts.mute) {
+			gba->audio.masterVolume = 0;
+		} else {
+			gba->audio.masterVolume = m_threadContext.core->opts.volume;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+#endif
+#ifdef M_CORE_GB
+	case PLATFORM_GB: {
+		GB* gb = static_cast<GB*>(m_threadContext.core->board);
+		if (m_threadContext.core->opts.mute) {
+			gb->audio.masterVolume = 0;
+		} else {
+			gb->audio.masterVolume = m_threadContext.core->opts.volume;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+#endif
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
 }
 
 CoreController::Interrupter::Interrupter(CoreController* parent, bool fromThread)