diff --git a/pcsx2-qt/Settings/EmulationSettingsWidget.cpp b/pcsx2-qt/Settings/EmulationSettingsWidget.cpp
index 150221ed5e..aca06ea4d7 100644
--- a/pcsx2-qt/Settings/EmulationSettingsWidget.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2-qt/Settings/EmulationSettingsWidget.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ EmulationSettingsWidget::EmulationSettingsWidget(SettingsDialog* dialog, QWidget
 	dialog->registerWidgetHelp(m_ui.perGameSettings, tr("Enable Per-Game Settings"), tr("Checked"),
 		tr("When enabled, per-game settings will be applied, and incompatible enhancements will be disabled. You should "
 		   "leave this option enabled except when testing enhancements with incompatible games."));
+	dialog->registerWidgetHelp(m_ui.optimalFramePacing, tr("Optimal Frame Pacing"), tr("Unchecked"),
+		tr("Sets the vsync queue size to 0, making every frame be completed and presented by the GS before input is polled, and the next frame begins. "
+		   "Using this setting can reduce input lag, at the cost of measurably higher CPU and GPU requirements."));
+	dialog->registerWidgetHelp(m_ui.maxFrameLatency, tr("Maximum Frame Latency"), tr("2 Frames"),
+		tr("Sets the maximum number of frames that can be queued up to the GS, before the CPU thread will wait for one of them to complete before continuing. "
+		   "Higher values can assist with smoothing out irregular frame times, but add additional input lag."));
 
 	updateOptimalFramePacing();
 }
@@ -163,10 +169,20 @@ void EmulationSettingsWidget::onOptimalFramePacingChanged()
 	const QSignalBlocker sb(m_ui.maxFrameLatency);
 
 	std::optional<int> value;
+	bool optimal = false;
 	if (m_ui.optimalFramePacing->checkState() != Qt::PartiallyChecked)
-		value = m_ui.optimalFramePacing->isChecked() ? 0 : DEFAULT_FRAME_LATENCY;
+	{
+		optimal = m_ui.optimalFramePacing->isChecked();
+		value = optimal ? 0 : DEFAULT_FRAME_LATENCY;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		value = m_dialog->getEffectiveIntValue("EmuCore/GS", "VsyncQueueSize", DEFAULT_FRAME_LATENCY);
+		optimal = (value == 0);
+	}
 
-	m_ui.maxFrameLatency->setValue(DEFAULT_FRAME_LATENCY);
+	m_ui.maxFrameLatency->setMinimum(optimal ? 0 : 1);
+	m_ui.maxFrameLatency->setValue(optimal ? 0 : DEFAULT_FRAME_LATENCY);
 	m_ui.maxFrameLatency->setEnabled(!m_dialog->isPerGameSettings() && !m_ui.optimalFramePacing->isChecked());
 
 	m_dialog->setIntSettingValue("EmuCore/GS", "VsyncQueueSize", value);
@@ -190,5 +206,6 @@ void EmulationSettingsWidget::updateOptimalFramePacing()
 		m_ui.maxFrameLatency->setEnabled(!optimal);
 	}
 
-	m_ui.maxFrameLatency->setValue(optimal ? DEFAULT_FRAME_LATENCY : value);
+	m_ui.maxFrameLatency->setMinimum(optimal ? 0 : 1);
+	m_ui.maxFrameLatency->setValue(optimal ? 0 : value);
 }
diff --git a/pcsx2-qt/Settings/EmulationSettingsWidget.ui b/pcsx2-qt/Settings/EmulationSettingsWidget.ui
index 844873e8a0..d0a7fb7a21 100644
--- a/pcsx2-qt/Settings/EmulationSettingsWidget.ui
+++ b/pcsx2-qt/Settings/EmulationSettingsWidget.ui
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
          <string> frames</string>
         </property>
         <property name="minimum">
-         <number>0</number>
+         <number>1</number>
         </property>
         <property name="maximum">
          <number>5</number>