diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Debugger/MemoryWidget.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Debugger/MemoryWidget.cpp
index 43b04090e7..4d06e74b10 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Debugger/MemoryWidget.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Debugger/MemoryWidget.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ MemoryWidget::MemoryWidget(Core::System& system, QWidget* parent)
   connect(&Settings::Instance(), &Settings::DebugModeToggled, this,
           [this](bool enabled) { setHidden(!enabled || !Settings::Instance().IsMemoryVisible()); });
 
+  connect(this, &QDockWidget::visibilityChanged, this, [this](bool visible) {
+    // Stop auto-update if MemoryView is tabbed out.
+    if (visible && m_auto_update_enabled)
+      RegisterAfterFrameEventCallback();
+    else
+      RemoveAfterFrameEventCallback();
+  });
   LoadSettings();
 
   ConnectWidgets();
@@ -247,12 +254,34 @@ void MemoryWidget::CreateWidgets()
   // Sidebar top menu
   QMenuBar* menubar = new QMenuBar(sidebar);
   menubar->setNativeMenuBar(false);
+  QMenu* menu_views = new QMenu(tr("&View"), menubar);
+  menubar->addMenu(menu_views);
 
   QMenu* menu_import = new QMenu(tr("&Import"), menubar);
   menu_import->addAction(tr("&Load file to current address"), this,
                          &MemoryWidget::OnSetValueFromFile);
   menubar->addMenu(menu_import);
 
+  auto* auto_update_action =
+      menu_views->addAction(tr("Auto update memory values"), this, [this](bool checked) {
+        m_auto_update_enabled = checked;
+        if (checked)
+          RegisterAfterFrameEventCallback();
+        else
+          RemoveAfterFrameEventCallback();
+      });
+  auto_update_action->setCheckable(true);
+  auto_update_action->setChecked(true);
+
+  auto* highlight_update_action =
+      menu_views->addAction(tr("Highlight recently changed values"), this,
+                            [this](bool checked) { m_memory_view->ToggleHighlights(checked); });
+  highlight_update_action->setCheckable(true);
+  highlight_update_action->setChecked(true);
+
+  menu_views->addAction(tr("Highlight color"), this,
+                        [this] { m_memory_view->SetHighlightColor(); });
+
   QMenu* menu_export = new QMenu(tr("&Export"), menubar);
   menu_export->addAction(tr("Dump &MRAM"), this, &MemoryWidget::OnDumpMRAM);
   menu_export->addAction(tr("Dump &ExRAM"), this, &MemoryWidget::OnDumpExRAM);
@@ -342,7 +371,9 @@ void MemoryWidget::closeEvent(QCloseEvent*)
 
 void MemoryWidget::showEvent(QShowEvent* event)
 {
-  RegisterAfterFrameEventCallback();
+  if (m_auto_update_enabled)
+    RegisterAfterFrameEventCallback();
+
   Update();
 }
 
@@ -363,9 +394,6 @@ void MemoryWidget::RemoveAfterFrameEventCallback()
 
 void MemoryWidget::AutoUpdateTable()
 {
-  if (!isVisible())
-    return;
-
   m_memory_view->UpdateOnFrameEnd();
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Debugger/MemoryWidget.h b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Debugger/MemoryWidget.h
index de5c71e28c..9104e0516c 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Debugger/MemoryWidget.h
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Debugger/MemoryWidget.h
@@ -115,4 +115,6 @@ private:
   QRadioButton* m_bp_write_only;
   QCheckBox* m_bp_log_check;
   Common::EventHook m_vi_end_field_event;
+
+  bool m_auto_update_enabled = true;
 };