diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
index d1812de216..457fe4ba28 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <regex>
 #include <optional>
+#include <filesystem>
 
 #include "Utilities/JIT.h"
 
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ void fmt_class_string<game_boot_result>::format(std::string& out, u64 arg)
 		case game_boot_result::nothing_to_boot: return "Nothing to boot";
 		case game_boot_result::wrong_disc_location: return "Wrong disc location";
 		case game_boot_result::invalid_file_or_folder: return "Invalid file or folder";
+		case game_boot_result::invalid_bdvd_folder: return "Invalid dev_bdvd folder";
 		case game_boot_result::install_failed: return "Game install failed";
 		case game_boot_result::decryption_error: return "Failed to decrypt content";
 		case game_boot_result::file_creation_error: return "Could not create important files";
@@ -239,6 +241,7 @@ void Emulator::Init(bool add_only)
 	// Mount all devices
 	const std::string emu_dir = rpcs3::utils::get_emu_dir();
 	const std::string elf_dir = fs::get_parent_dir(m_path);
+	const std::string dev_bdvd = g_cfg_vfs.get(g_cfg_vfs.dev_bdvd, emu_dir); // Only used for make_path
 	const std::string dev_hdd0 = g_cfg_vfs.get(g_cfg_vfs.dev_hdd0, emu_dir);
 	const std::string dev_hdd1 = g_cfg_vfs.get(g_cfg_vfs.dev_hdd1, emu_dir);
 	const std::string dev_flsh = g_cfg_vfs.get_dev_flash();
@@ -344,6 +347,7 @@ void Emulator::Init(bool add_only)
 
 	if (g_cfg.vfs.init_dirs)
 	{
+		make_path_verbose(dev_bdvd);
 		make_path_verbose(dev_hdd0);
 		make_path_verbose(dev_hdd1);
 		make_path_verbose(dev_flsh);
@@ -933,7 +937,7 @@ game_boot_result Emulator::Load(const std::string& title_id, bool add_only, bool
 
 		const std::string elf_dir = fs::get_parent_dir(m_path);
 
-		// Mount /app_home
+		// Mount /app_home again since m_path might have changed due to savestates.
 		vfs::mount("/app_home", g_cfg_vfs.app_home.to_string().empty() ? elf_dir + '/' : g_cfg_vfs.get(g_cfg_vfs.app_home, rpcs3::utils::get_emu_dir()));
 
 		// Load PARAM.SFO (TODO)
@@ -1103,18 +1107,27 @@ game_boot_result Emulator::Load(const std::string& title_id, bool add_only, bool
 
 		if (!add_only)
 		{
-			bdvd_dir = g_cfg_vfs.dev_bdvd;
+			bdvd_dir = g_cfg_vfs.get(g_cfg_vfs.dev_bdvd, rpcs3::utils::get_emu_dir());
 
-			if (!bdvd_dir.empty() && bdvd_dir.back() != fs::delim[0] && bdvd_dir.back() != fs::delim[1])
+			if (!bdvd_dir.empty())
 			{
-				bdvd_dir.push_back('/');
-			}
+				if (bdvd_dir.back() != fs::delim[0] && bdvd_dir.back() != fs::delim[1])
+				{
+					bdvd_dir.push_back('/');
+				}
 
-			if (!bdvd_dir.empty() && !fs::is_file(bdvd_dir + "PS3_DISC.SFB"))
-			{
-				// Unuse if invalid
-				sys_log.error("Failed to use custom BDVD directory: '%s'", bdvd_dir);
-				bdvd_dir.clear();
+				if (fs::is_dir(bdvd_dir) && std::filesystem::is_empty(bdvd_dir))
+				{
+					// Ignore empty dir. We will need it later for disc games in dev_hdd0.
+					bdvd_dir.clear();
+					sys_log.notice("Ignoring empty vfs BDVD directory: '%s'", bdvd_dir);
+				}
+				else if (!fs::is_file(bdvd_dir + "PS3_DISC.SFB"))
+				{
+					// Unuse if invalid
+					sys_log.error("Failed to use custom BDVD directory: '%s'", bdvd_dir);
+					bdvd_dir.clear();
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1403,6 +1416,15 @@ game_boot_result Emulator::Load(const std::string& title_id, bool add_only, bool
 		else if (m_cat == "DG" && from_hdd0_game && disc.empty())
 		{
 			// Disc game located in dev_hdd0/game
+			bdvd_dir = g_cfg_vfs.get(g_cfg_vfs.dev_bdvd, rpcs3::utils::get_emu_dir());
+
+			if (!fs::is_dir(bdvd_dir) || !std::filesystem::is_empty(bdvd_dir))
+			{
+				sys_log.error("Failed to load disc game from dev_hdd0. The virtual bdvd_dir path does not exist or the directory is not empty: '%s'", bdvd_dir);
+				return game_boot_result::invalid_bdvd_folder;
+			}
+
+			vfs::mount("/dev_bdvd", bdvd_dir);
 			vfs::mount("/dev_bdvd/PS3_GAME", hdd0_game + m_path.substr(hdd0_game.size(), 10));
 			sys_log.notice("Game: %s", vfs::get("/dev_bdvd/PS3_GAME"));
 		}
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/System.h b/rpcs3/Emu/System.h
index f45b9dab62..831eeb17f8 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/System.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/System.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ enum class game_boot_result : u32
 	nothing_to_boot,
 	wrong_disc_location,
 	invalid_file_or_folder,
+	invalid_bdvd_folder,
 	install_failed,
 	decryption_error,
 	file_creation_error,
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/vfs_config.h b/rpcs3/Emu/vfs_config.h
index 86d965e6ea..74a0f0d880 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/vfs_config.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/vfs_config.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ struct cfg_vfs : cfg::node
 	cfg::string dev_flash{ this, "/dev_flash/", "$(EmulatorDir)dev_flash/" };
 	cfg::string dev_flash2{ this, "/dev_flash2/", "$(EmulatorDir)dev_flash2/" };
 	cfg::string dev_flash3{ this, "/dev_flash3/", "$(EmulatorDir)dev_flash3/" };
-	cfg::string dev_bdvd{ this, "/dev_bdvd/" }; // Not mounted
+	cfg::string dev_bdvd{ this, "/dev_bdvd/", "$(EmulatorDir)dev_bdvd/" }; // Only mounted in some special cases
 	cfg::string app_home{ this, "/app_home/" }; // Not mounted
 
 	cfg::device_entry dev_usb{ this, "/dev_usb***/",
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_settings.h b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_settings.h
index 59d9680f62..49f2a1471f 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_settings.h
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_settings.h
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ namespace gui
 	const gui_save fs_dev_flash_list    = gui_save(fs, "dev_flash_list",    QStringList());
 	const gui_save fs_dev_flash2_list   = gui_save(fs, "dev_flash2_list",   QStringList());
 	const gui_save fs_dev_flash3_list   = gui_save(fs, "dev_flash3_list",   QStringList());
+	const gui_save fs_dev_bdvd_list     = gui_save(fs, "dev_bdvd_list",     QStringList());
 	const gui_save fs_dev_usb_list      = gui_save(fs, "dev_usb00X_list",   QStringList()); // Used as a template for all usb paths
 
 	const gui_save l_tty       = gui_save(logger, "TTY",       true);
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
index db7cd6a087..39f7161c8b 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
@@ -376,6 +376,9 @@ void main_window::show_boot_error(game_boot_result status)
 	case game_boot_result::invalid_file_or_folder:
 		message = tr("The selected file or folder is invalid or corrupted.");
 		break;
+	case game_boot_result::invalid_bdvd_folder:
+		message = tr("The virtual dev_bdvd folder does not exist or is not empty.");
+		break;
 	case game_boot_result::install_failed:
 		message = tr("Additional content could not be installed.");
 		break;
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/vfs_dialog.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/vfs_dialog.cpp
index c5ca2c454c..b9b6693bd3 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/vfs_dialog.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/vfs_dialog.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ vfs_dialog::vfs_dialog(std::shared_ptr<gui_settings> _gui_settings, QWidget* par
 	vfs_dialog_tab* dev_flash_tab = new vfs_dialog_tab("dev_flash", gui::fs_dev_flash_list, &g_cfg_vfs.dev_flash, m_gui_settings, this);
 	vfs_dialog_tab* dev_flash2_tab = new vfs_dialog_tab("dev_flash2", gui::fs_dev_flash2_list, &g_cfg_vfs.dev_flash2, m_gui_settings, this);
 	vfs_dialog_tab* dev_flash3_tab = new vfs_dialog_tab("dev_flash3", gui::fs_dev_flash3_list, &g_cfg_vfs.dev_flash3, m_gui_settings, this);
+	vfs_dialog_tab* dev_bdvd_tab = new vfs_dialog_tab("dev_bdvd", gui::fs_dev_bdvd_list, &g_cfg_vfs.dev_bdvd, m_gui_settings, this);
 	vfs_dialog_usb_tab* dev_usb_tab = new vfs_dialog_usb_tab(&g_cfg_vfs.dev_usb, m_gui_settings, this);
 
 	tabs->addTab(emulator_tab, "$(EmulatorDir)");
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ vfs_dialog::vfs_dialog(std::shared_ptr<gui_settings> _gui_settings, QWidget* par
 	tabs->addTab(dev_flash_tab, "dev_flash");
 	tabs->addTab(dev_flash2_tab, "dev_flash2");
 	tabs->addTab(dev_flash3_tab, "dev_flash3");
+	tabs->addTab(dev_bdvd_tab, "dev_bdvd");
 	tabs->addTab(dev_usb_tab, "dev_usb");
 
 	// Create buttons