diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/emu_window/emu_window.cpp b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/emu_window/emu_window.cpp
index a7e414b815..c4f631924b 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/emu_window/emu_window.cpp
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/emu_window/emu_window.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "input_common/drivers/virtual_gamepad.h"
 #include "input_common/main.h"
 #include "jni/emu_window/emu_window.h"
+#include "jni/native.h"
 
 void EmuWindow_Android::OnSurfaceChanged(ANativeWindow* surface) {
     m_window_width = ANativeWindow_getWidth(surface);
@@ -57,6 +58,13 @@ void EmuWindow_Android::OnRemoveNfcTag() {
     m_input_subsystem->GetVirtualAmiibo()->CloseAmiibo();
 }
 
+void EmuWindow_Android::OnFrameDisplayed() {
+    if (!m_first_frame) {
+        EmulationSession::GetInstance().OnEmulationStarted();
+        m_first_frame = true;
+    }
+}
+
 EmuWindow_Android::EmuWindow_Android(InputCommon::InputSubsystem* input_subsystem,
                                      ANativeWindow* surface,
                                      std::shared_ptr<Common::DynamicLibrary> driver_library)
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/emu_window/emu_window.h b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/emu_window/emu_window.h
index b38087f738..a34a0e479f 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/emu_window/emu_window.h
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/emu_window/emu_window.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public:
                               float gyro_z, float accel_x, float accel_y, float accel_z);
     void OnReadNfcTag(std::span<u8> data);
     void OnRemoveNfcTag();
-    void OnFrameDisplayed() override {}
+    void OnFrameDisplayed() override;
 
     std::unique_ptr<Core::Frontend::GraphicsContext> CreateSharedContext() const override {
         return {std::make_unique<GraphicsContext_Android>(m_driver_library)};
@@ -61,4 +61,6 @@ private:
     float m_window_height{};
 
     std::shared_ptr<Common::DynamicLibrary> m_driver_library;
+
+    bool m_first_frame = false;
 };
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/native.cpp b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/native.cpp
index 1484cc2244..64663b0845 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/native.cpp
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/native.cpp
@@ -372,8 +372,6 @@ void EmulationSession::RunEmulation() {
         m_system.InitializeDebugger();
     }
 
-    OnEmulationStarted();
-
     while (true) {
         {
             [[maybe_unused]] std::unique_lock lock(m_mutex);
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/native.h b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/native.h
index 6b02c44b55..78ef968021 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/native.h
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/native.h
@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@ public:
     void OnGamepadDisconnectEvent([[maybe_unused]] int index);
     SoftwareKeyboard::AndroidKeyboard* SoftwareKeyboard();
 
+    static void OnEmulationStarted();
+
 private:
     static void LoadDiskCacheProgress(VideoCore::LoadCallbackStage stage, int progress, int max);
-    static void OnEmulationStarted();
     static void OnEmulationStopped(Core::SystemResultStatus result);
 
 private: