diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellPad.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellPad.cpp
index 839dbb47d3..2c3f0f695b 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellPad.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellPad.cpp
@@ -53,14 +53,19 @@ void fmt_class_string<CellPadFilterError>::format(std::string& out, u64 arg)
 	});
 }
 
+extern void sys_io_serialize(utils::serial& ar);
+
 pad_info::pad_info(utils::serial& ar)
 	: max_connect(ar)
 	, port_setting(ar)
 {
+	sys_io_serialize(ar);
 }
 
 void pad_info::save(utils::serial& ar)
 {
+	USING_SERIALIZATION_VERSION(sys_io);
+
 	ar(max_connect, port_setting);
 }
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sys_io_.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sys_io_.cpp
index 24cccd5022..ce834549f7 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sys_io_.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sys_io_.cpp
@@ -23,16 +23,30 @@ struct libio_sys_config
 	~libio_sys_config() noexcept
 	{
 	}
+
+	void save_or_load(utils::serial& ar)
+	{
+		ar(init_ctr, ppu_id, queue_id);
+	}
 };
 
+extern void sys_io_serialize(utils::serial& ar)
+{
+	// Do not assign a serialization tag for now, call it from cellPad serialization
+	g_fxo->get<libio_sys_config>().save_or_load(ar);
+}
+
 extern void cellPad_NotifyStateChange(u32 index, u32 state);
 
 void config_event_entry(ppu_thread& ppu)
 {
 	auto& cfg = g_fxo->get<libio_sys_config>();
 
-	// Ensure awake
-	ppu.check_state();
+	if (!ppu.loaded_from_savestate)
+	{
+		// Ensure awake
+		ppu.check_state();
+	}
 
 	while (!sys_event_queue_receive(ppu, cfg.queue_id, vm::null, 0))
 	{
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/savestate_utils.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/savestate_utils.cpp
index 9b423ed415..d2ac671cc3 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/savestate_utils.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/savestate_utils.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ struct serial_ver_t
 	std::set<s32> compatible_versions;
 };
 
-static std::array<serial_ver_t, 23> s_serial_versions;
+static std::array<serial_ver_t, 26> s_serial_versions;
 
 #define SERIALIZATION_VER(name, identifier, ...) \
 \
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static std::array<serial_ver_t, 23> s_serial_versions;
 		return ::s_serial_versions[identifier].current_version;\
 	}
 
-SERIALIZATION_VER(global_version, 0,                            13) // For stuff not listed here
+SERIALIZATION_VER(global_version, 0,                            14) // For stuff not listed here
 SERIALIZATION_VER(ppu, 1,                                       1)
 SERIALIZATION_VER(spu, 2,                                       1)
 SERIALIZATION_VER(lv2_sync, 3,                                  1)
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ SERIALIZATION_VER(cellGcm, 19,                                  1)
 SERIALIZATION_VER(sysPrxForUser, 20,                            1)
 SERIALIZATION_VER(cellSaveData, 21,                             1)
 SERIALIZATION_VER(cellAudioOut, 22,                             1)
+SERIALIZATION_VER(sys_io, 23,                                   1)
+
+// Misc versions for HLE/LLE not included so main version would not invalidated
+SERIALIZATION_VER(LLE, 24,                                      1)
+SERIALIZATION_VER(HLE, 25,                                      1)
 
 std::vector<std::pair<u16, u16>> get_savestate_versioning_data(const fs::file& file)
 {