diff --git a/common/src/Utilities/wxAppWithHelpers.cpp b/common/src/Utilities/wxAppWithHelpers.cpp
index ce5ab52c2a..624e38f422 100644
--- a/common/src/Utilities/wxAppWithHelpers.cpp
+++ b/common/src/Utilities/wxAppWithHelpers.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ void wxAppWithHelpers::DeletionDispatcher()
 
 void wxAppWithHelpers::OnIdleEvent( wxIdleEvent& evt )
 {
-	evt.Skip();
 	m_PingTimer.Stop();
 	PingDispatcher( "Idle" );
 }
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/ConsoleLogger.cpp b/pcsx2/gui/ConsoleLogger.cpp
index a428df9d44..5845821be0 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/ConsoleLogger.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/ConsoleLogger.cpp
@@ -596,15 +596,21 @@ void ConsoleLogFrame::OnIdleEvent( wxIdleEvent& )
 {
 	// When the GUI is idle then it's a safe bet we can resume suspended console log
 	// flushing, on the theory that the user's had a good chance to field user input.
-	m_flushevent_counter = 0;
-	m_timer_FlushLimiter.Stop();
 	
-	wxCommandEvent sendevt( wxEVT_FlushQueue );
-	GetEventHandler()->AddPendingEvent( sendevt );
+	if( m_flushevent_counter > 0 )
+	{
+		m_flushevent_counter = 0;
+		m_timer_FlushLimiter.Stop();
+
+		wxCommandEvent sendevt( wxEVT_FlushQueue );
+		GetEventHandler()->AddPendingEvent( sendevt );
+	}
 }
 
 void ConsoleLogFrame::OnFlushLimiterTimer( wxTimerEvent& )
 {
+	if( m_flushevent_counter == 0 ) return;
+
 	m_flushevent_counter = 0;
 
 	wxCommandEvent sendevt( wxEVT_FlushQueue );
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/FrameForGS.cpp b/pcsx2/gui/FrameForGS.cpp
index f451f98851..e135ab31bd 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/FrameForGS.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/FrameForGS.cpp
@@ -269,6 +269,18 @@ wxStaticText* GSFrame::GetLabel_OutputDisabled() const
 	return (wxStaticText*)FindWindowById( m_id_OutputDisabled );
 }
 
+void GSFrame::CoreThread_OnResumed()
+{
+	m_timer_UpdateTitle.Start( 333 );
+}
+
+void GSFrame::CoreThread_OnSuspended()
+{
+	// Could stop the timer outright here, tho no harm in having an occasional
+	// update here or there, just in case some state info changes while emu is suspended.
+	m_timer_UpdateTitle.Start( 2000 );
+}
+
 // overrides base Show behavior.
 bool GSFrame::Show( bool shown )
 {
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/MainFrame.h b/pcsx2/gui/MainFrame.h
index dc1c973a2d..6cf3463b88 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/MainFrame.h
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/MainFrame.h
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ protected:
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //  GSFrame
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-class GSFrame : public wxFrame, public EventListener_AppStatus
+class GSFrame : public wxFrame,
+	public EventListener_AppStatus,
+	public EventListener_CoreThread
 {
 	typedef wxFrame _parent;
 
@@ -99,6 +101,8 @@ protected:
 	void OnUpdateTitle( wxTimerEvent& evt );
 
 	void AppStatusEvent_OnSettingsApplied();
+	void CoreThread_OnResumed();
+	void CoreThread_OnSuspended();
 };
 
 struct PluginMenuAddition