diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/FIFO/FIFOPlayerWindow.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/FIFO/FIFOPlayerWindow.cpp
index 721a960f71..5dfd10b547 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/FIFO/FIFOPlayerWindow.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/FIFO/FIFOPlayerWindow.cpp
@@ -59,10 +59,18 @@ FIFOPlayerWindow::FIFOPlayerWindow(FifoPlayer& fifo_player, FifoRecorder& fifo_r
   });
 
   connect(&Settings::Instance(), &Settings::EmulationStateChanged, this, [this](Core::State state) {
+    // We don't want to trigger OnEmulationStarted when going from Paused to Running,
+    // and nothing in UpdateControls treats Paused and Running differently
+    if (state == Core::State::Paused)
+      state = Core::State::Running;
+
+    // Skip redundant updates
     if (state == m_emu_state)
       return;
 
-    if (state == Core::State::Running && m_emu_state != Core::State::Paused)
+    UpdateControls();
+
+    if (state == Core::State::Running)
       OnEmulationStarted();
     else if (state == Core::State::Uninitialized)
       OnEmulationStopped();
@@ -266,8 +274,6 @@ void FIFOPlayerWindow::StopRecording()
 
 void FIFOPlayerWindow::OnEmulationStarted()
 {
-  UpdateControls();
-
   if (m_fifo_player.GetFile())
     OnFIFOLoaded();
 }
@@ -278,7 +284,6 @@ void FIFOPlayerWindow::OnEmulationStopped()
   if (m_fifo_recorder.IsRecording())
     StopRecording();
 
-  UpdateControls();
   // When emulation stops, switch away from the analyzer tab, as it no longer shows anything useful
   m_tab_widget->setCurrentWidget(m_main_widget);
   m_analyzer->Update();