diff --git a/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_Synchronization.cpp b/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_Synchronization.cpp
index 9e5de19e..c144c384 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_Synchronization.cpp
+++ b/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_Synchronization.cpp
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ namespace coreinit
 			currentThread->mutexQueue.removeMutex(mutex);
 			mutex->owner = nullptr;
 			if (!mutex->threadQueue.isEmpty())
-				mutex->threadQueue.wakeupSingleThreadWaitQueue(true);
+				mutex->threadQueue.wakeupSingleThreadWaitQueue(true, true);
 		}
 		// currentThread->cancelState = currentThread->cancelState & ~0x10000;
 	}
diff --git a/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_Thread.cpp b/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_Thread.cpp
index fbf498db..b53d04ed 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_Thread.cpp
+++ b/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_Thread.cpp
@@ -758,14 +758,14 @@ namespace coreinit
 	}
 
 	// returns true if thread runs on same core and has higher priority
-	bool __OSCoreShouldSwitchToThread(OSThread_t* currentThread, OSThread_t* newThread)
+	bool __OSCoreShouldSwitchToThread(OSThread_t* currentThread, OSThread_t* newThread, bool sharedPriorityAndAffinityWorkaround)
 	{
 		uint32 coreIndex = OSGetCoreId();
 		if (!newThread->context.hasCoreAffinitySet(coreIndex))
 			return false;
 		// special case: if current and new thread are running only on the same core then reschedule even if priority is equal
 		// this resolves a deadlock in Just Dance 2019 where one thread would always reacquire the same mutex within it's timeslice, blocking another thread on the same core from acquiring it
-		if ((1<<coreIndex) == newThread->context.affinity && currentThread->context.affinity == newThread->context.affinity && currentThread->effectivePriority == newThread->effectivePriority)
+		if (sharedPriorityAndAffinityWorkaround && (1<<coreIndex) == newThread->context.affinity && currentThread->context.affinity == newThread->context.affinity && currentThread->effectivePriority == newThread->effectivePriority)
 			return true;
 		// otherwise reschedule if new thread has higher priority
 		return newThread->effectivePriority < currentThread->effectivePriority;
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ namespace coreinit
 			// todo - only set this once?
 			thread->wakeUpTime = PPCInterpreter_getMainCoreCycleCounter();
 			// reschedule if thread has higher priority
-			if (PPCInterpreter_getCurrentInstance() && __OSCoreShouldSwitchToThread(coreinit::OSGetCurrentThread(), thread))
+			if (PPCInterpreter_getCurrentInstance() && __OSCoreShouldSwitchToThread(coreinit::OSGetCurrentThread(), thread, false))
 				PPCCore_switchToSchedulerWithLock();
 		}
 		return previousSuspendCount;
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ namespace coreinit
 		OSThread_t* currentThread = OSGetCurrentThread();
 		if (currentThread && currentThread != thread)
 		{
-			if (__OSCoreShouldSwitchToThread(currentThread, thread))
+			if (__OSCoreShouldSwitchToThread(currentThread, thread, false))
 				PPCCore_switchToSchedulerWithLock();
 		}
 		__OSUnlockScheduler();
diff --git a/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_Thread.h b/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_Thread.h
index fdbcfea7..8b144bd3 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_Thread.h
+++ b/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_Thread.h
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ namespace coreinit
 
 		// counterparts for queueAndWait
 		void cancelWait(OSThread_t* thread);
-		void wakeupEntireWaitQueue(bool reschedule);
-		void wakeupSingleThreadWaitQueue(bool reschedule);
+		void wakeupEntireWaitQueue(bool reschedule, bool sharedPriorityAndAffinityWorkaround = false);
+		void wakeupSingleThreadWaitQueue(bool reschedule, bool sharedPriorityAndAffinityWorkaround = false);
 
 	private:
 		OSThread_t* takeFirstFromQueue(size_t linkOffset)
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ namespace coreinit
 
 	// internal
 	void __OSAddReadyThreadToRunQueue(OSThread_t* thread);
-	bool __OSCoreShouldSwitchToThread(OSThread_t* currentThread, OSThread_t* newThread);
+	bool __OSCoreShouldSwitchToThread(OSThread_t* currentThread, OSThread_t* newThread, bool sharedPriorityAndAffinityWorkaround);
 	void __OSQueueThreadDeallocation(OSThread_t* thread);
 
     bool __OSIsThreadActive(OSThread_t* thread);
diff --git a/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_ThreadQueue.cpp b/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_ThreadQueue.cpp
index 68cb22b3..b33aa888 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_ThreadQueue.cpp
+++ b/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_ThreadQueue.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ namespace coreinit
 
 	// counterpart for queueAndWait
 	// if reschedule is true then scheduler will switch to woken up thread (if it is runnable on the same core)
-	void OSThreadQueueInternal::wakeupEntireWaitQueue(bool reschedule)
+	// sharedPriorityAndAffinityWorkaround is currently a hack/placeholder for some special cases. A proper fix likely involves handling all the nuances of thread effective priority
+	void OSThreadQueueInternal::wakeupEntireWaitQueue(bool reschedule, bool sharedPriorityAndAffinityWorkaround)
 	{
 		cemu_assert_debug(__OSHasSchedulerLock());
 		bool shouldReschedule = false;
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ namespace coreinit
 			thread->state = OSThread_t::THREAD_STATE::STATE_READY;
 			thread->currentWaitQueue = nullptr;
 			coreinit::__OSAddReadyThreadToRunQueue(thread);
-			if (reschedule && thread->suspendCounter == 0 && PPCInterpreter_getCurrentInstance() && __OSCoreShouldSwitchToThread(coreinit::OSGetCurrentThread(), thread))
+			if (reschedule && thread->suspendCounter == 0 && PPCInterpreter_getCurrentInstance() && __OSCoreShouldSwitchToThread(coreinit::OSGetCurrentThread(), thread, sharedPriorityAndAffinityWorkaround))
 				shouldReschedule = true;
 		}
 		if (shouldReschedule)
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ namespace coreinit
 
 	// counterpart for queueAndWait
 	// if reschedule is true then scheduler will switch to woken up thread (if it is runnable on the same core)
-	void OSThreadQueueInternal::wakeupSingleThreadWaitQueue(bool reschedule)
+	void OSThreadQueueInternal::wakeupSingleThreadWaitQueue(bool reschedule, bool sharedPriorityAndAffinityWorkaround)
 	{
 		cemu_assert_debug(__OSHasSchedulerLock());
 		OSThread_t* thread = takeFirstFromQueue(offsetof(OSThread_t, waitQueueLink));
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ namespace coreinit
 			thread->state = OSThread_t::THREAD_STATE::STATE_READY;
 			thread->currentWaitQueue = nullptr;
 			coreinit::__OSAddReadyThreadToRunQueue(thread);
-			if (reschedule && thread->suspendCounter == 0 && PPCInterpreter_getCurrentInstance() && __OSCoreShouldSwitchToThread(coreinit::OSGetCurrentThread(), thread))
+			if (reschedule && thread->suspendCounter == 0 && PPCInterpreter_getCurrentInstance() && __OSCoreShouldSwitchToThread(coreinit::OSGetCurrentThread(), thread, sharedPriorityAndAffinityWorkaround))
 				shouldReschedule = true;
 		}
 		if (shouldReschedule)