diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 86894513e..7fb019804 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 0.1.1: (Future)
 Bugfixes:
  - Qt: Fix issue with set frame sizes being the wrong height
+ - Qt: Fix emulator crashing when full screen if a game is not running
 Misc:
  - Qt: Disable sync to video by default
 
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp b/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp
index 678928090..05d07a9d4 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ void GameController::closeGame() {
 }
 
 bool GameController::isPaused() {
+	if (!m_gameOpen) {
+		return false;
+	}
 	return GBAThreadIsPaused(&m_threadContext);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp b/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp
index 7a56d3d0e..13b742fea 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ void Window::toggleFullScreen() {
 	} else {
 		showFullScreen();
 #ifndef Q_OS_MAC
-		if (!m_controller->isPaused()) {
+		if (m_controller->isLoaded() && !m_controller->isPaused()) {
 			menuBar()->hide();
 		}
 #endif
@@ -302,6 +302,12 @@ void Window::gameStarted(GBAThread* context) {
 	attachWidget(m_display);
 	m_screenWidget->setScaledContents(true);
 
+#ifndef Q_OS_MAC
+	if(isFullScreen()) {
+		menuBar()->hide();
+	}
+#endif
+
 	m_fpsTimer.start();
 }