diff --git a/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp b/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
index d271ca3a..311ddfb7 100644
--- a/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -1019,8 +1019,11 @@ void MainWindow::OnConsoleLanguage(wxCommandEvent& event)
 	default:
 		cemu_assert_debug(false);
 	}
-	m_game_list->DeleteCachedStrings();
-	m_game_list->ReloadGameEntries(false);
+	if (m_game_list)
+	{
+		m_game_list->DeleteCachedStrings();
+		m_game_list->ReloadGameEntries(false);
+	}
 	g_config.Save();
 }
 
@@ -2159,6 +2162,14 @@ void MainWindow::RecreateMenu()
 	optionsConsoleLanguageMenu->AppendRadioItem(MAINFRAME_MENU_ID_OPTIONS_LANGUAGE_PORTUGUESE, _("&Portuguese"), wxEmptyString)->Check(config.console_language == CafeConsoleLanguage::PT);
 	optionsConsoleLanguageMenu->AppendRadioItem(MAINFRAME_MENU_ID_OPTIONS_LANGUAGE_RUSSIAN, _("&Russian"), wxEmptyString)->Check(config.console_language == CafeConsoleLanguage::RU);
 	optionsConsoleLanguageMenu->AppendRadioItem(MAINFRAME_MENU_ID_OPTIONS_LANGUAGE_TAIWANESE, _("&Taiwanese"), wxEmptyString)->Check(config.console_language == CafeConsoleLanguage::TW);
+	if(IsGameLaunched())
+	{
+		auto items = optionsConsoleLanguageMenu->GetMenuItems();
+		for (auto& item : items)
+		{
+			item->Enable(false);
+		}
+	}
 
 	// options submenu
 	wxMenu* optionsMenu = new wxMenu();