diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/io/github/lime3ds/android/activities/EmulationActivity.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/io/github/lime3ds/android/activities/EmulationActivity.kt
index 30ccc552d..4e88fa450 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/io/github/lime3ds/android/activities/EmulationActivity.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/io/github/lime3ds/android/activities/EmulationActivity.kt
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ class EmulationActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
     private lateinit var screenAdjustmentUtil: ScreenAdjustmentUtil
     private lateinit var hotkeyUtility: HotkeyUtility
 
+    private var isEmulationRunning: Boolean = false
+
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         ThemeUtil.setTheme(this)
 
@@ -86,6 +88,9 @@ class EmulationActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         )
 
         EmulationLifecycleUtil.addShutdownHook(hook = { this.finish() })
+
+        isEmulationRunning = true
+        instance = this
     }
 
     // On some devices, the system bars will not disappear on first boot or after some
@@ -106,8 +111,20 @@ class EmulationActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         NativeLibrary.reloadCameraDevices()
     }
 
+    override fun onSaveInstanceState(outState: Bundle) {
+        super.onSaveInstanceState(outState)
+        outState.putBoolean("isEmulationRunning", isEmulationRunning)
+    }
+
+    override fun onRestoreInstanceState(savedInstanceState: Bundle) {
+        super.onRestoreInstanceState(savedInstanceState)
+        isEmulationRunning = savedInstanceState.getBoolean("isEmulationRunning", false)
+    }
+
     override fun onDestroy() {
         EmulationLifecycleUtil.clear()
+        isEmulationRunning = false
+        instance = null
         super.onDestroy()
     }
 
@@ -450,6 +467,12 @@ class EmulationActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         }
 
     companion object {
+        private var instance: EmulationActivity? = null
+
+        fun isRunning(): Boolean {
+            return instance?.isEmulationRunning ?: false
+        }
+
         fun stopForegroundService(activity: Activity) {
             val startIntent = Intent(activity, ForegroundService::class.java)
             startIntent.action = ForegroundService.ACTION_STOP
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/io/github/lime3ds/android/features/settings/model/view/SettingsItem.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/io/github/lime3ds/android/features/settings/model/view/SettingsItem.kt
index 46a7ffbb0..86cb6368e 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/io/github/lime3ds/android/features/settings/model/view/SettingsItem.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/io/github/lime3ds/android/features/settings/model/view/SettingsItem.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package io.github.lime3ds.android.features.settings.model.view
 
 import io.github.lime3ds.android.NativeLibrary
 import io.github.lime3ds.android.features.settings.model.AbstractSetting
+import io.github.lime3ds.android.activities.EmulationActivity
 
 /**
  * ViewModel abstraction for an Item in the RecyclerView powering SettingsFragments.
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ abstract class SettingsItem(
 
     val isEditable: Boolean
         get() {
-            if (!NativeLibrary.isRunning()) return true
+            if (!EmulationActivity.isRunning()) return true
             return setting?.isRuntimeEditable ?: false
         }
 
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/io/github/lime3ds/android/features/settings/ui/viewholder/RunnableViewHolder.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/io/github/lime3ds/android/features/settings/ui/viewholder/RunnableViewHolder.kt
index 4ea8202f7..617899d06 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/io/github/lime3ds/android/features/settings/ui/viewholder/RunnableViewHolder.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/io/github/lime3ds/android/features/settings/ui/viewholder/RunnableViewHolder.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import io.github.lime3ds.android.databinding.ListItemSettingBinding
 import io.github.lime3ds.android.features.settings.model.view.RunnableSetting
 import io.github.lime3ds.android.features.settings.model.view.SettingsItem
 import io.github.lime3ds.android.features.settings.ui.SettingsAdapter
+import io.github.lime3ds.android.activities.EmulationActivity
 
 class RunnableViewHolder(val binding: ListItemSettingBinding, adapter: SettingsAdapter) :
     SettingViewHolder(binding.root, adapter) {
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ class RunnableViewHolder(val binding: ListItemSettingBinding, adapter: SettingsA
     }
 
     override fun onClick(clicked: View) {
-        if (!setting.isRuntimeRunnable && NativeLibrary.isRunning()) {
+        if (!setting.isRuntimeRunnable && EmulationActivity.isRunning()) {
             adapter.onClickDisabledSetting()
         } else {
             setting.runnable.invoke()