diff --git a/qt/src/EmuMainWindow.cpp b/qt/src/EmuMainWindow.cpp
index 8b996672..94677508 100644
--- a/qt/src/EmuMainWindow.cpp
+++ b/qt/src/EmuMainWindow.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <QtEvents>
 #include <QGuiApplication>
 #include <QStackedWidget>
+#include <qnamespace.h>
 #include <qpa/qplatformnativeinterface.h>
 
 #include "EmuMainWindow.hpp"
@@ -470,6 +471,22 @@ bool EmuMainWindow::event(QEvent *event)
             app->pause();
         }
         break;
+    case QEvent::WindowStateChange:
+    {
+        auto scevent = (QWindowStateChangeEvent *)event;
+        if (!(scevent->oldState() & Qt::WindowMinimized) && windowState() & Qt::WindowMinimized)
+        {
+            minimized_pause = true;
+            app->pause();
+        }
+        else if (minimized_pause && !(windowState() & Qt::WindowMinimized))
+        {
+            minimized_pause = false;
+            app->unpause();
+        }
+        
+        break;
+    }
     case QEvent::MouseMove:
         if (!cursor_visible)
         {
diff --git a/qt/src/EmuMainWindow.hpp b/qt/src/EmuMainWindow.hpp
index e26b41fd..dcc0832f 100644
--- a/qt/src/EmuMainWindow.hpp
+++ b/qt/src/EmuMainWindow.hpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class EmuMainWindow : public QMainWindow
 
     bool manual_pause = false;
     bool focus_pause = false;
+    bool minimized_pause = false;
     bool using_stacked_widget = false;
     QMenu *load_state_menu;
     QMenu *save_state_menu;