diff --git a/src/core/host_interface.cpp b/src/core/host_interface.cpp
index 12e692b24..0473d878a 100644
--- a/src/core/host_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/core/host_interface.cpp
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ bool HostInterface::LoadState(const char* filename)
 
   System::ResetPerformanceCounters();
   System::ResetThrottler();
+  OnDisplayInvalidated();
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -463,6 +464,8 @@ void HostInterface::OnSystemDestroyed() {}
 
 void HostInterface::OnSystemPerformanceCountersUpdated() {}
 
+void HostInterface::OnDisplayInvalidated() {}
+
 void HostInterface::OnSystemStateSaved(bool global, s32 slot) {}
 
 void HostInterface::OnRunningGameChanged(const std::string& path, CDImage* image, const std::string& game_code,
@@ -817,6 +820,7 @@ void HostInterface::CheckForSettingsChanges(const Settings& old_settings)
         g_settings.runahead_frames != old_settings.runahead_frames)
     {
       g_gpu->UpdateSettings();
+      OnDisplayInvalidated();
     }
 
     if (g_settings.gpu_widescreen_hack != old_settings.gpu_widescreen_hack ||
@@ -906,16 +910,14 @@ void HostInterface::CheckForSettingsChanges(const Settings& old_settings)
   if (g_settings.multitap_mode != old_settings.multitap_mode)
     System::UpdateMultitaps();
 
-  if (m_display)
+  if (m_display && g_settings.display_linear_filtering != old_settings.display_linear_filtering ||
+      g_settings.display_integer_scaling != old_settings.display_integer_scaling ||
+      g_settings.display_stretch != old_settings.display_stretch)
   {
-    if (g_settings.display_linear_filtering != old_settings.display_linear_filtering)
-      m_display->SetDisplayLinearFiltering(g_settings.display_linear_filtering);
-
-    if (g_settings.display_integer_scaling != old_settings.display_integer_scaling)
-      m_display->SetDisplayIntegerScaling(g_settings.display_integer_scaling);
-
-    if (g_settings.display_stretch != old_settings.display_stretch)
-      m_display->SetDisplayStretch(g_settings.display_stretch);
+    m_display->SetDisplayLinearFiltering(g_settings.display_linear_filtering);
+    m_display->SetDisplayIntegerScaling(g_settings.display_integer_scaling);
+    m_display->SetDisplayStretch(g_settings.display_stretch);
+    OnDisplayInvalidated();
   }
 }
 
@@ -1100,6 +1102,7 @@ void HostInterface::ToggleSoftwareRendering()
   AddFormattedOSDMessage(5.0f, TranslateString("OSDMessage", "Switching to %s renderer..."),
                          Settings::GetRendererDisplayName(new_renderer));
   System::RecreateGPU(new_renderer);
+  OnDisplayInvalidated();
 }
 
 void HostInterface::ModifyResolutionScale(s32 increment)
@@ -1117,6 +1120,7 @@ void HostInterface::ModifyResolutionScale(s32 increment)
     g_gpu->UpdateSettings();
     g_gpu->ResetGraphicsAPIState();
     System::ClearMemorySaveStates();
+    OnDisplayInvalidated();
   }
 }
 
@@ -1181,6 +1185,7 @@ void HostInterface::RecreateSystem()
 
   System::ResetPerformanceCounters();
   System::ResetThrottler();
+  OnDisplayInvalidated();
 }
 
 void HostInterface::SetMouseMode(bool relative, bool hide_cursor) {}
diff --git a/src/core/host_interface.h b/src/core/host_interface.h
index 14bacc247..0b03a90f8 100644
--- a/src/core/host_interface.h
+++ b/src/core/host_interface.h
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ public:
                                     const std::string& game_title);
   virtual void OnSystemPerformanceCountersUpdated();
 
+  /// Called when the display is invalidated (e.g. a state is loaded).
+  virtual void OnDisplayInvalidated();
+
 protected:
   virtual bool AcquireHostDisplay() = 0;
   virtual void ReleaseHostDisplay() = 0;
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/qthostinterface.cpp b/src/duckstation-qt/qthostinterface.cpp
index e7eec3092..c74c79435 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/qthostinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/qthostinterface.cpp
@@ -1322,8 +1322,6 @@ void QtHostInterface::loadState(const QString& filename)
     emit emulationStarting();
 
   LoadState(filename.toStdString().c_str());
-  if (System::IsValid())
-    renderDisplay();
 }
 
 void QtHostInterface::loadState(bool global, qint32 slot)
@@ -1335,8 +1333,6 @@ void QtHostInterface::loadState(bool global, qint32 slot)
   }
 
   LoadState(global, slot);
-  if (System::IsValid())
-    renderDisplay();
 }
 
 void QtHostInterface::saveState(const QString& filename, bool block_until_done /* = false */)
@@ -1533,6 +1529,12 @@ void QtHostInterface::OnAchievementsRefreshed()
                           Cheevos::GetMaximumPointsForGame());
 #endif
 }
+
+void QtHostInterface::OnDisplayInvalidated()
+{
+  renderDisplay();
+}
+
 void QtHostInterface::doBackgroundControllerPoll()
 {
   PollAndUpdate();
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/qthostinterface.h b/src/duckstation-qt/qthostinterface.h
index df989ba67..a18d8fb63 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/qthostinterface.h
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/qthostinterface.h
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
   void requestRenderWindowScale(qreal scale);
   void executeOnEmulationThread(std::function<void()> callback, bool wait = false);
   void OnAchievementsRefreshed() override;
+  void OnDisplayInvalidated() override;
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
   void doStopThread();