diff --git a/src/core/system.cpp b/src/core/system.cpp
index d8e62f811..5f07ba9a2 100644
--- a/src/core/system.cpp
+++ b/src/core/system.cpp
@@ -1773,8 +1773,11 @@ bool HasMedia()
   return g_cdrom.HasMedia();
 }
 
-const std::string& GetMediaFileName()
+std::string GetMediaFileName()
 {
+  if (!g_cdrom.HasMedia())
+    return {};
+
   return g_cdrom.GetMediaFileName();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/system.h b/src/core/system.h
index 43251da23..9c1098e3e 100644
--- a/src/core/system.h
+++ b/src/core/system.h
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ bool DumpVRAM(const char* filename);
 bool DumpSPURAM(const char* filename);
 
 bool HasMedia();
-const std::string& GetMediaFileName();
+std::string GetMediaFileName();
 bool InsertMedia(const char* path);
 void RemoveMedia();
 
diff --git a/src/frontend-common/fullscreen_ui.cpp b/src/frontend-common/fullscreen_ui.cpp
index 3e128137e..52d5fc67f 100644
--- a/src/frontend-common/fullscreen_ui.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend-common/fullscreen_ui.cpp
@@ -201,7 +201,8 @@ bool Initialize(CommonHostInterface* host_interface, SettingsInterface* settings
 
 bool HasActiveWindow()
 {
-  return s_current_main_window != MainWindowType::None;
+  return s_current_main_window != MainWindowType::None || s_save_state_selector_open ||
+         ImGuiFullscreen::IsChoiceDialogOpen() || ImGuiFullscreen::IsFileSelectorOpen();
 }
 
 void SystemCreated()
diff --git a/src/frontend-common/imgui_fullscreen.cpp b/src/frontend-common/imgui_fullscreen.cpp
index 5653035f3..1c81ba608 100644
--- a/src/frontend-common/imgui_fullscreen.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend-common/imgui_fullscreen.cpp
@@ -902,6 +902,11 @@ static void SetFileSelectorDirectory(std::string dir)
   PopulateFileSelectorItems();
 }
 
+bool IsFileSelectorOpen()
+{
+  return s_file_selector_open;
+}
+
 void OpenFileSelector(const char* title, bool select_directory, FileSelectorCallback callback,
                       FileSelectorFilters filters, std::string initial_directory)
 {
@@ -1017,6 +1022,11 @@ static std::string s_choice_dialog_title;
 static ChoiceDialogOptions s_choice_dialog_options;
 static ChoiceDialogCallback s_choice_dialog_callback;
 
+bool IsChoiceDialogOpen()
+{
+  return s_choice_dialog_open;
+}
+
 void OpenChoiceDialog(const char* title, bool checkable, ChoiceDialogOptions options, ChoiceDialogCallback callback)
 {
   if (s_choice_dialog_open)
diff --git a/src/frontend-common/imgui_fullscreen.h b/src/frontend-common/imgui_fullscreen.h
index f26960267..43178647f 100644
--- a/src/frontend-common/imgui_fullscreen.h
+++ b/src/frontend-common/imgui_fullscreen.h
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ static ALWAYS_INLINE bool EnumChoiceButton(const char* title, const char* summar
 
 using FileSelectorCallback = std::function<void(const std::string& path)>;
 using FileSelectorFilters = std::vector<std::string>;
+bool IsFileSelectorOpen();
 void OpenFileSelector(const char* title, bool select_directory, FileSelectorCallback callback,
                       FileSelectorFilters filters = FileSelectorFilters(),
                       std::string initial_directory = std::string());
@@ -217,6 +218,7 @@ void CloseFileSelector();
 
 using ChoiceDialogCallback = std::function<void(s32 index, const std::string& title, bool checked)>;
 using ChoiceDialogOptions = std::vector<std::pair<std::string, bool>>;
+bool IsChoiceDialogOpen();
 void OpenChoiceDialog(const char* title, bool checkable, ChoiceDialogOptions options, ChoiceDialogCallback callback);
 void CloseChoiceDialog();