diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayClient.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayClient.cpp
index e4cba66429..30f9f6871b 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayClient.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayClient.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "Common/Version.h"
 
 #include "Core/ActionReplay.h"
+#include "Core/Boot/Boot.h"
 #include "Core/Config/MainSettings.h"
 #include "Core/Config/NetplaySettings.h"
 #include "Core/Config/SessionSettings.h"
@@ -1721,7 +1722,7 @@ bool NetPlayClient::StartGame(const std::string& path)
   }
 
   // boot game
-  m_dialog->BootGame(path);
+  m_dialog->BootGame(path, nullptr);
 
   UpdateDevices();
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayClient.h b/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayClient.h
index 3c02cad266..4487358523 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayClient.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayClient.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #include "Core/SyncIdentifier.h"
 #include "InputCommon/GCPadStatus.h"
 
+class BootSessionData;
+
 namespace UICommon
 {
 class GameFile;
@@ -34,7 +36,8 @@ class NetPlayUI
 {
 public:
   virtual ~NetPlayUI() {}
-  virtual void BootGame(const std::string& filename) = 0;
+  virtual void BootGame(const std::string& filename,
+                        std::unique_ptr<BootSessionData> boot_session_data) = 0;
   virtual void StopGame() = 0;
   virtual bool IsHosting() const = 0;
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MainWindow.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MainWindow.cpp
index c245a41557..aacdea6a71 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -1372,13 +1372,15 @@ void MainWindow::NetPlayInit()
 {
   const auto& game_list_model = m_game_list->GetGameListModel();
   m_netplay_setup_dialog = new NetPlaySetupDialog(game_list_model, this);
-  m_netplay_dialog = new NetPlayDialog(game_list_model);
+  m_netplay_dialog = new NetPlayDialog(
+      game_list_model,
+      [this](const std::string& path, std::unique_ptr<BootSessionData> boot_session_data) {
+        StartGame(path, ScanForSecondDisc::Yes, std::move(boot_session_data));
+      });
 #ifdef USE_DISCORD_PRESENCE
   m_netplay_discord = new DiscordHandler(this);
 #endif
 
-  connect(m_netplay_dialog, &NetPlayDialog::Boot, this,
-          [this](const QString& path) { StartGame(path, ScanForSecondDisc::Yes); });
   connect(m_netplay_dialog, &NetPlayDialog::Stop, this, &MainWindow::ForceStop);
   connect(m_netplay_dialog, &NetPlayDialog::rejected, this, &MainWindow::NetPlayQuit);
   connect(m_netplay_setup_dialog, &NetPlaySetupDialog::Join, this, &MainWindow::NetPlayJoin);
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/NetPlay/NetPlayDialog.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/NetPlay/NetPlayDialog.cpp
index 464cb506db..7e05a51add 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/NetPlay/NetPlayDialog.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/NetPlay/NetPlayDialog.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "Common/Logging/Log.h"
 #include "Common/TraversalClient.h"
 
+#include "Core/Boot/Boot.h"
 #include "Core/Config/GraphicsSettings.h"
 #include "Core/Config/MainSettings.h"
 #include "Core/Config/NetplaySettings.h"
@@ -62,8 +63,10 @@
 #include "VideoCommon/RenderBase.h"
 #include "VideoCommon/VideoConfig.h"
 
-NetPlayDialog::NetPlayDialog(const GameListModel& game_list_model, QWidget* parent)
-    : QDialog(parent), m_game_list_model(game_list_model)
+NetPlayDialog::NetPlayDialog(const GameListModel& game_list_model,
+                             StartGameCallback start_game_callback, QWidget* parent)
+    : QDialog(parent), m_game_list_model(game_list_model),
+      m_start_game_callback(std::move(start_game_callback))
 {
   setWindowFlags(windowFlags() & ~Qt::WindowContextHelpButtonHint);
 
@@ -682,10 +685,11 @@ void NetPlayDialog::UpdateGUI()
 
 // NetPlayUI methods
 
-void NetPlayDialog::BootGame(const std::string& filename)
+void NetPlayDialog::BootGame(const std::string& filename,
+                             std::unique_ptr<BootSessionData> boot_session_data)
 {
   m_got_stop_request = false;
-  emit Boot(QString::fromStdString(filename));
+  m_start_game_callback(filename, std::move(boot_session_data));
 }
 
 void NetPlayDialog::StopGame()
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/NetPlay/NetPlayDialog.h b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/NetPlay/NetPlayDialog.h
index b2753236ba..5844c25cb4 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/NetPlay/NetPlayDialog.h
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/NetPlay/NetPlayDialog.h
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <functional>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+
 #include <QDialog>
 #include <QMenuBar>
 
@@ -11,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "DolphinQt/GameList/GameListModel.h"
 #include "VideoCommon/OnScreenDisplay.h"
 
+class BootSessionData;
 class ChunkedProgressDialog;
 class MD5Dialog;
 class PadMappingDialog;
@@ -30,14 +35,19 @@ class NetPlayDialog : public QDialog, public NetPlay::NetPlayUI
 {
   Q_OBJECT
 public:
-  explicit NetPlayDialog(const GameListModel& game_list_model, QWidget* parent = nullptr);
+  using StartGameCallback = std::function<void(const std::string& path,
+                                               std::unique_ptr<BootSessionData> boot_session_data)>;
+
+  explicit NetPlayDialog(const GameListModel& game_list_model,
+                         StartGameCallback start_game_callback, QWidget* parent = nullptr);
   ~NetPlayDialog();
 
   void show(std::string nickname, bool use_traversal);
   void reject() override;
 
   // NetPlayUI methods
-  void BootGame(const std::string& filename) override;
+  void BootGame(const std::string& filename,
+                std::unique_ptr<BootSessionData> boot_session_data) override;
   void StopGame() override;
   bool IsHosting() const override;
 
@@ -85,7 +95,6 @@ public:
   void HideChunkedProgressDialog() override;
   void SetChunkedProgress(int pid, u64 progress) override;
 signals:
-  void Boot(const QString& filename);
   void Stop();
 
 private:
@@ -162,4 +171,6 @@ private:
   int m_player_count = 0;
   int m_old_player_count = 0;
   bool m_host_input_authority = false;
+
+  StartGameCallback m_start_game_callback;
 };