diff --git a/src/core/file_sys/registered_cache.cpp b/src/core/file_sys/registered_cache.cpp
index 1fb66874e4..b0cb659525 100644
--- a/src/core/file_sys/registered_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/core/file_sys/registered_cache.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "common/logging/log.h"
 #include "core/crypto/key_manager.h"
 #include "core/file_sys/card_image.h"
+#include "core/file_sys/common_funcs.h"
 #include "core/file_sys/content_archive.h"
 #include "core/file_sys/nca_metadata.h"
 #include "core/file_sys/registered_cache.h"
@@ -592,6 +593,12 @@ InstallResult RegisteredCache::InstallEntry(const NSP& nsp, bool overwrite_if_ex
     const CNMT cnmt(cnmt_file);
 
     const auto title_id = cnmt.GetTitleID();
+    const auto version = cnmt.GetTitleVersion();
+
+    if (title_id == GetBaseTitleID(title_id) && version == 0) {
+        return InstallResult::ErrorBaseInstall;
+    }
+
     const auto result = RemoveExistingEntry(title_id);
 
     // Install Metadata File
diff --git a/src/core/file_sys/registered_cache.h b/src/core/file_sys/registered_cache.h
index b316300144..d042aef90b 100644
--- a/src/core/file_sys/registered_cache.h
+++ b/src/core/file_sys/registered_cache.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ enum class InstallResult {
     ErrorAlreadyExists,
     ErrorCopyFailed,
     ErrorMetaFailed,
+    ErrorBaseInstall,
 };
 
 struct ContentProviderEntry {
diff --git a/src/yuzu/main.cpp b/src/yuzu/main.cpp
index 30bb1aac79..2c8649793c 100644
--- a/src/yuzu/main.cpp
+++ b/src/yuzu/main.cpp
@@ -2101,6 +2101,7 @@ void GMainWindow::OnMenuInstallToNAND() {
     QStringList new_files{};         // Newly installed files that do not yet exist in the NAND
     QStringList overwritten_files{}; // Files that overwrote those existing in the NAND
     QStringList failed_files{};      // Files that failed to install due to errors
+    bool detected_base_install{};    // Whether a base game was attempted to be installed
 
     ui.action_Install_File_NAND->setEnabled(false);
 
@@ -2126,6 +2127,7 @@ void GMainWindow::OnMenuInstallToNAND() {
 
             while (!future.isFinished()) {
                 QCoreApplication::processEvents();
+                std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(1));
             }
 
             result = future.result();
@@ -2146,6 +2148,10 @@ void GMainWindow::OnMenuInstallToNAND() {
         case InstallResult::Failure:
             failed_files.append(QFileInfo(file).fileName());
             break;
+        case InstallResult::BaseInstallAttempted:
+            failed_files.append(QFileInfo(file).fileName());
+            detected_base_install = true;
+            break;
         }
 
         --remaining;
@@ -2153,6 +2159,13 @@ void GMainWindow::OnMenuInstallToNAND() {
 
     install_progress->close();
 
+    if (detected_base_install) {
+        QMessageBox::warning(
+            this, tr("Install Results"),
+            tr("To avoid possible conflicts, we discourage users from installing base games to the "
+               "NAND.\nPlease, only use this feature to install updates and DLC."));
+    }
+
     const QString install_results =
         (new_files.isEmpty() ? QString{}
                              : tr("%n file(s) were newly installed\n", "", new_files.size())) +
@@ -2214,11 +2227,14 @@ InstallResult GMainWindow::InstallNSPXCI(const QString& filename) {
     const auto res =
         Core::System::GetInstance().GetFileSystemController().GetUserNANDContents()->InstallEntry(
             *nsp, true, qt_raw_copy);
-    if (res == FileSys::InstallResult::Success) {
+    switch (res) {
+    case FileSys::InstallResult::Success:
         return InstallResult::Success;
-    } else if (res == FileSys::InstallResult::OverwriteExisting) {
+    case FileSys::InstallResult::OverwriteExisting:
         return InstallResult::Overwrite;
-    } else {
+    case FileSys::InstallResult::ErrorBaseInstall:
+        return InstallResult::BaseInstallAttempted;
+    default:
         return InstallResult::Failure;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/yuzu/main.h b/src/yuzu/main.h
index 98a608fce3..b3a5033cee 100644
--- a/src/yuzu/main.h
+++ b/src/yuzu/main.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ enum class InstallResult {
     Success,
     Overwrite,
     Failure,
+    BaseInstallAttempted,
 };
 
 enum class ReinitializeKeyBehavior {