diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index f78f68473..4e9653d92 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Bugfixes:
  - GBA: Reset now reloads multiboot ROMs
  - GBA BIOS: Fix multiboot entry point (fixes Magic Floor)
  - Qt: More app metadata fixes
+ - Qt: Fix load recent from archive (fixes mgba.io/i/1325)
 Misc:
  - GBA Savedata: EEPROM performance fixes
  - GBA Savedata: Automatically map 1Mbit Flash files as 1Mbit Flash
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/CoreManager.cpp b/src/platform/qt/CoreManager.cpp
index adb002c18..a77334cc5 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/CoreManager.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/CoreManager.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ CoreController* CoreManager::loadGame(const QString& path) {
 				vf = vfclone;
 			}
 			dir->close(dir);
-			loadGame(vf, fname, base);
+			return loadGame(vf, fname, base);
 		} else {
 			LOG(QT, ERROR) << tr("Failed to open game file: %1").arg(path);
 		}