diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index ef2a6a787..bf0f137ce 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ Bugfixes:
  - Qt: Fix data directory path
  - Qt: Fix controls not saving on non-SDL builds
  - GB Video: Fix LYC regression
+ - Qt: Fix translation initialization (fixes mgba.io/i/776)
 Misc:
  - Qt: Add language selector
  - GBA Timer: Improve accuracy of timers
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/GBAApp.cpp b/src/platform/qt/GBAApp.cpp
index 4af511208..c92cc402f 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/GBAApp.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/GBAApp.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "GBAApp.h"
 
 #include "AudioProcessor.h"
+#include "ConfigController.h"
 #include "Display.h"
 #include "GameController.h"
 #include "Window.h"
@@ -14,11 +15,8 @@
 #include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QFileOpenEvent>
 #include <QIcon>
-#include <QLibraryInfo>
-#include <QTranslator>
 
 #include <mgba/core/version.h>
-#include <mgba/internal/gba/video.h>
 #include <mgba-util/socket.h>
 #include <mgba-util/vfs.h>
 
@@ -32,8 +30,9 @@ static GBAApp* g_app = nullptr;
 
 mLOG_DEFINE_CATEGORY(QT, "Qt", "platform.qt");
 
-GBAApp::GBAApp(int& argc, char* argv[])
+GBAApp::GBAApp(int& argc, char* argv[], ConfigController* config)
 	: QApplication(argc, argv)
+	, m_configController(config)
 {
 	g_app = this;
 
@@ -45,21 +44,6 @@ GBAApp::GBAApp(int& argc, char* argv[])
 	setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/res/mgba-512.png"));
 #endif
 
-	QLocale locale;
-
-	if (!m_configController.getQtOption("language").isNull()) {
-		locale = QLocale(m_configController.getQtOption("language").toString());
-		QLocale::setDefault(locale);
-	}
-
-	QTranslator qtTranslator;
-	qtTranslator.load(locale, "qt", "_", QLibraryInfo::location(QLibraryInfo::TranslationsPath));
-	installTranslator(&qtTranslator);
-
-	QTranslator langTranslator;
-	langTranslator.load(locale, binaryName, "-", ":/translations/");
-	installTranslator(&langTranslator);
-
 	SocketSubsystemInit();
 	qRegisterMetaType<const uint32_t*>("const uint32_t*");
 	qRegisterMetaType<mCoreThread*>("mCoreThread*");
@@ -67,50 +51,15 @@ GBAApp::GBAApp(int& argc, char* argv[])
 	QApplication::setApplicationName(projectName);
 	QApplication::setApplicationVersion(projectVersion);
 
-	if (!m_configController.getQtOption("displayDriver").isNull()) {
-		Display::setDriver(static_cast<Display::Driver>(m_configController.getQtOption("displayDriver").toInt()));
-	}
-
-	mArguments args;
-	mGraphicsOpts graphicsOpts;
-	mSubParser subparser;
-	initParserForGraphics(&subparser, &graphicsOpts);
-	bool loaded = m_configController.parseArguments(&args, argc, argv, &subparser);
-	if (loaded && args.showHelp) {
-		usage(argv[0], subparser.usage);
-		::exit(0);
-		return;
+	if (!m_configController->getQtOption("displayDriver").isNull()) {
+		Display::setDriver(static_cast<Display::Driver>(m_configController->getQtOption("displayDriver").toInt()));
 	}
 
 	reloadGameDB();
 
-	if (!m_configController.getQtOption("audioDriver").isNull()) {
-		AudioProcessor::setDriver(static_cast<AudioProcessor::Driver>(m_configController.getQtOption("audioDriver").toInt()));
+	if (!m_configController->getQtOption("audioDriver").isNull()) {
+		AudioProcessor::setDriver(static_cast<AudioProcessor::Driver>(m_configController->getQtOption("audioDriver").toInt()));
 	}
-	Window* w = new Window(&m_configController);
-	connect(w, &Window::destroyed, [this, w]() {
-		m_windows.removeAll(w);
-	});
-	m_windows.append(w);
-
-	if (loaded) {
-		w->argumentsPassed(&args);
-	} else {
-		w->loadConfig();
-	}
-	freeArguments(&args);
-
-	if (graphicsOpts.multiplier) {
-		w->resizeFrame(QSize(VIDEO_HORIZONTAL_PIXELS * graphicsOpts.multiplier, VIDEO_VERTICAL_PIXELS * graphicsOpts.multiplier));
-	}
-	if (graphicsOpts.fullscreen) {
-		w->enterFullScreen();
-	}
-
-	w->show();
-
-	w->controller()->setMultiplayerController(&m_multiplayer);
-	w->multiplayerChanged();
 }
 
 GBAApp::~GBAApp() {
@@ -132,7 +81,7 @@ Window* GBAApp::newWindow() {
 	if (m_windows.count() >= MAX_GBAS) {
 		return nullptr;
 	}
-	Window* w = new Window(&m_configController, m_multiplayer.attached());
+	Window* w = new Window(m_configController, m_multiplayer.attached());
 	int windowId = m_multiplayer.attached();
 	connect(w, &Window::destroyed, [this, w]() {
 		m_windows.removeAll(w);
@@ -175,10 +124,10 @@ void GBAApp::continueAll(const QList<Window*>& paused) {
 QString GBAApp::getOpenFileName(QWidget* owner, const QString& title, const QString& filter) {
 	QList<Window*> paused;
 	pauseAll(&paused);
-	QString filename = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(owner, title, m_configController.getOption("lastDirectory"), filter);
+	QString filename = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(owner, title, m_configController->getOption("lastDirectory"), filter);
 	continueAll(paused);
 	if (!filename.isEmpty()) {
-		m_configController.setOption("lastDirectory", QFileInfo(filename).dir().canonicalPath());
+		m_configController->setOption("lastDirectory", QFileInfo(filename).dir().canonicalPath());
 	}
 	return filename;
 }
@@ -186,10 +135,10 @@ QString GBAApp::getOpenFileName(QWidget* owner, const QString& title, const QStr
 QString GBAApp::getSaveFileName(QWidget* owner, const QString& title, const QString& filter) {
 	QList<Window*> paused;
 	pauseAll(&paused);
-	QString filename = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(owner, title, m_configController.getOption("lastDirectory"), filter);
+	QString filename = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(owner, title, m_configController->getOption("lastDirectory"), filter);
 	continueAll(paused);
 	if (!filename.isEmpty()) {
-		m_configController.setOption("lastDirectory", QFileInfo(filename).dir().canonicalPath());
+		m_configController->setOption("lastDirectory", QFileInfo(filename).dir().canonicalPath());
 	}
 	return filename;
 }
@@ -197,10 +146,10 @@ QString GBAApp::getSaveFileName(QWidget* owner, const QString& title, const QStr
 QString GBAApp::getOpenDirectoryName(QWidget* owner, const QString& title) {
 	QList<Window*> paused;
 	pauseAll(&paused);
-	QString filename = QFileDialog::getExistingDirectory(owner, title, m_configController.getOption("lastDirectory"));
+	QString filename = QFileDialog::getExistingDirectory(owner, title, m_configController->getOption("lastDirectory"));
 	continueAll(paused);
 	if (!filename.isEmpty()) {
-		m_configController.setOption("lastDirectory", QFileInfo(filename).dir().canonicalPath());
+		m_configController->setOption("lastDirectory", QFileInfo(filename).dir().canonicalPath());
 	}
 	return filename;
 }
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/GBAApp.h b/src/platform/qt/GBAApp.h
index fec6056f3..2b7c2e5cc 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/GBAApp.h
+++ b/src/platform/qt/GBAApp.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include <QFileDialog>
 #include <QThread>
 
-#include "ConfigController.h"
 #include "MultiplayerController.h"
 
 struct NoIntroDB;
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ mLOG_DECLARE_CATEGORY(QT);
 
 namespace QGBA {
 
+class ConfigController;
 class GameController;
 class Window;
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class GBAApp : public QApplication {
 Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-	GBAApp(int& argc, char* argv[]);
+	GBAApp(int& argc, char* argv[], ConfigController*);
 	~GBAApp();
 	static GBAApp* app();
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ private:
 	void pauseAll(QList<Window*>* paused);
 	void continueAll(const QList<Window*>& paused);
 
-	ConfigController m_configController;
+	ConfigController* m_configController;
 	QList<Window*> m_windows;
 	MultiplayerController m_multiplayer;
 
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp b/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp
index ef1b3dddb..8a6f63c87 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "InputController.h"
 #include "LogController.h"
 #include "MultiplayerController.h"
+#include "Override.h"
 #include "VFileDevice.h"
 
 #include <QCoreApplication>
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/library/LibraryController.cpp b/src/platform/qt/library/LibraryController.cpp
index 8614f4c9e..fc558f226 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/library/LibraryController.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/library/LibraryController.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 #include "LibraryController.h"
 
-#include "../GBAApp.h"
+#include "ConfigController.h"
+#include "GBAApp.h"
 #include "LibraryGrid.h"
 #include "LibraryTree.h"
 
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/main.cpp b/src/platform/qt/main.cpp
index c58ce7837..8b6de713d 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/main.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/main.cpp
@@ -7,10 +7,15 @@
 // This must be defined before anything else is included.
 #define SDL_MAIN_HANDLED
 
+#include "ConfigController.h"
 #include "GBAApp.h"
 #include "Window.h"
 
 #include <mgba/core/version.h>
+#include <mgba/internal/gba/video.h>
+
+#include <QLibraryInfo>
+#include <QTranslator>
 
 #ifdef QT_STATIC
 #include <QtPlugin>
@@ -22,11 +27,57 @@ Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(QWindowsAudioPlugin);
 #endif
 #endif
 
+using namespace QGBA;
+
 int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 #ifdef BUILD_SDL
 	SDL_SetMainReady();
 #endif
-	QGBA::GBAApp application(argc, argv);
+
+	ConfigController configController;
+
+	QLocale locale;
+	if (!configController.getQtOption("language").isNull()) {
+		locale = QLocale(configController.getQtOption("language").toString());
+		QLocale::setDefault(locale);
+	}
+
+	mArguments args;
+	mGraphicsOpts graphicsOpts;
+	mSubParser subparser;
+	initParserForGraphics(&subparser, &graphicsOpts);
+	bool loaded = configController.parseArguments(&args, argc, argv, &subparser);
+	if (loaded && args.showHelp) {
+		usage(argv[0], subparser.usage);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	GBAApp application(argc, argv, &configController);
+
+	QTranslator qtTranslator;
+	qtTranslator.load(locale, "qt", "_", QLibraryInfo::location(QLibraryInfo::TranslationsPath));
+	application.installTranslator(&qtTranslator);
+
+	QTranslator langTranslator;
+	langTranslator.load(locale, binaryName, "-", ":/translations/");
+	application.installTranslator(&langTranslator);
+
+	Window* w = application.newWindow();
+	if (loaded) {
+		w->argumentsPassed(&args);
+	} else {
+		w->loadConfig();
+	}
+	freeArguments(&args);
+
+	if (graphicsOpts.multiplier) {
+		w->resizeFrame(QSize(VIDEO_HORIZONTAL_PIXELS * graphicsOpts.multiplier, VIDEO_VERTICAL_PIXELS * graphicsOpts.multiplier));
+	}
+	if (graphicsOpts.fullscreen) {
+		w->enterFullScreen();
+	}
+
+	w->show();
 
 	return application.exec();
 }