diff --git a/Source/Android/jni/MainAndroid.cpp b/Source/Android/jni/MainAndroid.cpp
index fa92372f6a..07846711e6 100644
--- a/Source/Android/jni/MainAndroid.cpp
+++ b/Source/Android/jni/MainAndroid.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ void Host_UpdateProgressDialog(const char* caption, int position, int total)
 {
 }
 
-static bool MsgAlert(const char* caption, const char* text, bool yes_no, int /*Style*/)
+static bool MsgAlert(const char* caption, const char* text, bool yes_no, MsgType /*style*/)
 {
   __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_ERROR, DOLPHIN_TAG, "%s:%s", caption, text);
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/MsgHandler.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/MsgHandler.cpp
index 77c5547996..670023b491 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/MsgHandler.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/MsgHandler.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <windows.h>
 #endif
 
-bool DefaultMsgHandler(const char* caption, const char* text, bool yes_no, int Style);
+bool DefaultMsgHandler(const char* caption, const char* text, bool yes_no, MsgType style);
 static MsgAlertHandler msg_handler = DefaultMsgHandler;
 static bool AlertEnabled = true;
 
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ void SetEnableAlert(bool enable)
   AlertEnabled = enable;
 }
 
-std::string GetTranslation(const char* string)
+std::string GetStringT(const char* string)
 {
   return str_translator(string);
 }
 
 // This is the first stop for gui alerts where the log is updated and the
 // correct window is shown
-bool MsgAlert(bool yes_no, int Style, const char* format, ...)
+bool MsgAlert(bool yes_no, MsgType style, const char* format, ...)
 {
   // Read message and write it to the log
   std::string caption;
@@ -68,18 +68,18 @@ bool MsgAlert(bool yes_no, int Style, const char* format, ...)
     crit_caption = str_translator(_trans("Critical"));
   }
 
-  switch (Style)
+  switch (style)
   {
-  case INFORMATION:
+  case MsgType::Information:
     caption = info_caption;
     break;
-  case QUESTION:
+  case MsgType::Question:
     caption = ques_caption;
     break;
-  case WARNING:
+  case MsgType::Warning:
     caption = warn_caption;
     break;
-  case CRITICAL:
+  case MsgType::Critical:
     caption = crit_caption;
     break;
   }
@@ -92,24 +92,24 @@ bool MsgAlert(bool yes_no, int Style, const char* format, ...)
   ERROR_LOG(MASTER_LOG, "%s: %s", caption.c_str(), buffer);
 
   // Don't ignore questions, especially AskYesNo, PanicYesNo could be ignored
-  if (msg_handler && (AlertEnabled || Style == QUESTION || Style == CRITICAL))
-    return msg_handler(caption.c_str(), buffer, yes_no, Style);
+  if (msg_handler && (AlertEnabled || style == MsgType::Question || style == MsgType::Critical))
+    return msg_handler(caption.c_str(), buffer, yes_no, style);
 
   return true;
 }
 
 // Default non library dependent panic alert
-bool DefaultMsgHandler(const char* caption, const char* text, bool yes_no, int Style)
+bool DefaultMsgHandler(const char* caption, const char* text, bool yes_no, MsgType style)
 {
 #ifdef _WIN32
-  int STYLE = MB_ICONINFORMATION;
-  if (Style == QUESTION)
-    STYLE = MB_ICONQUESTION;
-  if (Style == WARNING)
-    STYLE = MB_ICONWARNING;
+  int window_style = MB_ICONINFORMATION;
+  if (style == MsgType::Question)
+    window_style = MB_ICONQUESTION;
+  if (style == MsgType::Warning)
+    window_style = MB_ICONWARNING;
 
   return IDYES == MessageBox(0, UTF8ToTStr(text).c_str(), UTF8ToTStr(caption).c_str(),
-                             STYLE | (yes_no ? MB_YESNO : MB_OK));
+                             window_style | (yes_no ? MB_YESNO : MB_OK));
 #else
   fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", text);
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/MsgHandler.h b/Source/Core/Common/MsgHandler.h
index b6fc9c32b3..dcb79f4196 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/MsgHandler.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/MsgHandler.h
@@ -7,22 +7,22 @@
 #include <string>
 
 // Message alerts
-enum MSG_TYPE
+enum class MsgType
 {
-  INFORMATION,
-  QUESTION,
-  WARNING,
-  CRITICAL
+  Information,
+  Question,
+  Warning,
+  Critical
 };
 
-typedef bool (*MsgAlertHandler)(const char* caption, const char* text, bool yes_no, int Style);
+typedef bool (*MsgAlertHandler)(const char* caption, const char* text, bool yes_no, MsgType style);
 typedef std::string (*StringTranslator)(const char* text);
 
 void RegisterMsgAlertHandler(MsgAlertHandler handler);
 void RegisterStringTranslator(StringTranslator translator);
 
-std::string GetTranslation(const char* string);
-bool MsgAlert(bool yes_no, int Style, const char* format, ...)
+std::string GetStringT(const char* string);
+bool MsgAlert(bool yes_no, MsgType style, const char* format, ...)
 #ifdef __GNUC__
     __attribute__((format(printf, 3, 4)))
 #endif
@@ -30,31 +30,28 @@ bool MsgAlert(bool yes_no, int Style, const char* format, ...)
 void SetEnableAlert(bool enable);
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-#define SuccessAlert(format, ...) MsgAlert(false, INFORMATION, format, __VA_ARGS__)
-#define PanicAlert(format, ...) MsgAlert(false, WARNING, format, __VA_ARGS__)
-#define PanicYesNo(format, ...) MsgAlert(true, WARNING, format, __VA_ARGS__)
-#define AskYesNo(format, ...) MsgAlert(true, QUESTION, format, __VA_ARGS__)
-#define CriticalAlert(format, ...) MsgAlert(false, CRITICAL, format, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define SuccessAlert(format, ...) MsgAlert(false, MsgType::Information, format, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define PanicAlert(format, ...) MsgAlert(false, MsgType::Warning, format, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define PanicYesNo(format, ...) MsgAlert(true, MsgType::Warning, format, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define AskYesNo(format, ...) MsgAlert(true, MsgType::Question, format, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define CriticalAlert(format, ...) MsgAlert(false, MsgType::Critical, format, __VA_ARGS__)
 // Use these macros (that do the same thing) if the message should be translated.
-#define SuccessAlertT(format, ...) MsgAlert(false, INFORMATION, format, __VA_ARGS__)
-#define PanicAlertT(format, ...) MsgAlert(false, WARNING, format, __VA_ARGS__)
-#define PanicYesNoT(format, ...) MsgAlert(true, WARNING, format, __VA_ARGS__)
-#define AskYesNoT(format, ...) MsgAlert(true, QUESTION, format, __VA_ARGS__)
-#define CriticalAlertT(format, ...) MsgAlert(false, CRITICAL, format, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define SuccessAlertT(format, ...) MsgAlert(false, MsgType::Information, format, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define PanicAlertT(format, ...) MsgAlert(false, MsgType::Warning, format, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define PanicYesNoT(format, ...) MsgAlert(true, MsgType::Warning, format, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define AskYesNoT(format, ...) MsgAlert(true, MsgType::Question, format, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define CriticalAlertT(format, ...) MsgAlert(false, MsgType::Critical, format, __VA_ARGS__)
 
-#define GetStringT(string) GetTranslation(string)
 #else
-#define SuccessAlert(format, ...) MsgAlert(false, INFORMATION, format, ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define PanicAlert(format, ...) MsgAlert(false, WARNING, format, ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define PanicYesNo(format, ...) MsgAlert(true, WARNING, format, ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define AskYesNo(format, ...) MsgAlert(true, QUESTION, format, ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define CriticalAlert(format, ...) MsgAlert(false, CRITICAL, format, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define SuccessAlert(format, ...) MsgAlert(false, MsgType::Information, format, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define PanicAlert(format, ...) MsgAlert(false, MsgType::Warning, format, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define PanicYesNo(format, ...) MsgAlert(true, MsgType::Warning, format, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define AskYesNo(format, ...) MsgAlert(true, MsgType::Question, format, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define CriticalAlert(format, ...) MsgAlert(false, MsgType::Critical, format, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 // Use these macros (that do the same thing) if the message should be translated.
-#define SuccessAlertT(format, ...) MsgAlert(false, INFORMATION, format, ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define PanicAlertT(format, ...) MsgAlert(false, WARNING, format, ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define PanicYesNoT(format, ...) MsgAlert(true, WARNING, format, ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define AskYesNoT(format, ...) MsgAlert(true, QUESTION, format, ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#define CriticalAlertT(format, ...) MsgAlert(false, CRITICAL, format, ##__VA_ARGS__)
-
-#define GetStringT(string) GetTranslation(string)
+#define SuccessAlertT(format, ...) MsgAlert(false, MsgType::Information, format, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define PanicAlertT(format, ...) MsgAlert(false, MsgType::Warning, format, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define PanicYesNoT(format, ...) MsgAlert(true, MsgType::Warning, format, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define AskYesNoT(format, ...) MsgAlert(true, MsgType::Question, format, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define CriticalAlertT(format, ...) MsgAlert(false, MsgType::Critical, format, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #endif
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/Main.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/Main.cpp
index 5609e70d5b..8d9cd87179 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/Main.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/Main.cpp
@@ -8,17 +8,46 @@
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QObject>
 
+#include "Common/MsgHandler.h"
 #include "Core/Analytics.h"
 #include "Core/BootManager.h"
 #include "Core/Core.h"
 #include "DolphinQt2/Host.h"
 #include "DolphinQt2/InDevelopmentWarning.h"
 #include "DolphinQt2/MainWindow.h"
+#include "DolphinQt2/QtUtils/RunOnObject.h"
 #include "DolphinQt2/Resources.h"
 #include "DolphinQt2/Settings.h"
 #include "UICommon/CommandLineParse.h"
 #include "UICommon/UICommon.h"
 
+bool QtMsgAlertHandler(const char* caption, const char* text, bool yes_no, MsgType style)
+{
+  return RunOnObject(QApplication::instance(), [&] {
+    QMessageBox message_box(QApplication::activeWindow());
+    message_box.setWindowTitle(QString::fromUtf8(caption));
+    message_box.setText(QString::fromUtf8(text));
+    message_box.setStandardButtons(yes_no ? QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No : QMessageBox::Ok);
+    message_box.setIcon([&] {
+      switch (style)
+      {
+      case MsgType::Information:
+        return QMessageBox::Information;
+      case MsgType::Question:
+        return QMessageBox::Question;
+      case MsgType::Warning:
+        return QMessageBox::Warning;
+      case MsgType::Critical:
+        return QMessageBox::Critical;
+      }
+      // appease MSVC
+      return QMessageBox::NoIcon;
+    }());
+
+    return message_box.exec() == QMessageBox::Yes;
+  });
+}
+
 // N.B. On Windows, this should be called from WinMain. Link against qtmain and specify
 // /SubSystem:Windows
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
@@ -40,6 +69,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
   UICommon::Init();
   Resources::Init();
 
+  // Hook up alerts from core
+  RegisterMsgAlertHandler(QtMsgAlertHandler);
+
   // Whenever the event loop is about to go to sleep, dispatch the jobs
   // queued in the Core first.
   QObject::connect(QAbstractEventDispatcher::instance(), &QAbstractEventDispatcher::aboutToBlock,
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/QtUtils/RunOnObject.h b/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/QtUtils/RunOnObject.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9fbda0bbc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/QtUtils/RunOnObject.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// Copyright 2017 Dolphin Emulator Project
+// Licensed under GPLv2+
+// Refer to the license.txt file included.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <utility>
+
+#include "Common/Event.h"
+#include "DolphinQt2/QtUtils/QueueOnObject.h"
+
+class QObject;
+
+// QWidget and subclasses are not thread-safe! This helper takes arbitrary code from any thread,
+// safely runs it on the appropriate GUI thread, waits for it to finish, and returns the result.
+
+template <typename F>
+auto RunOnObject(QObject* object, F&& functor)
+{
+  // If we queue up a functor on the current thread, it won't run until we return to the event loop,
+  // which means waiting for it to finish will never complete. Instead, run it immediately.
+  if (object->thread() == QThread::currentThread())
+    return functor();
+
+  Common::Event event;
+  std::result_of_t<F()> result;
+  QueueOnObject(object, [&event, &result, functor = std::forward<F>(functor) ] {
+    result = functor();
+    event.Set();
+  });
+  event.Wait();
+  return result;
+}
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Main.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Main.cpp
index 1a5fbad188..a462dcfeb1 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Main.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Main.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 
 IMPLEMENT_APP(DolphinApp)
 
-bool wxMsgAlert(const char*, const char*, bool, int);
+bool wxMsgAlert(const char*, const char*, bool, MsgType);
 std::string wxStringTranslator(const char*);
 
 CFrame* main_frame = nullptr;
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ void DolphinApp::OnIdle(wxIdleEvent& ev)
 // ------------
 // Talk to GUI
 
-bool wxMsgAlert(const char* caption, const char* text, bool yes_no, int /*Style*/)
+bool wxMsgAlert(const char* caption, const char* text, bool yes_no, MsgType /*style*/)
 {
   if (wxIsMainThread())
   {