diff --git a/src/duckstation-sdl/d3d11_host_display.cpp b/src/duckstation-sdl/d3d11_host_display.cpp
index 3398b9ed9..4c7c8db62 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-sdl/d3d11_host_display.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-sdl/d3d11_host_display.cpp
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ void D3D11HostDisplay::Render()
 
   RenderDisplay();
 
+  ImGui::Render();
   ImGui_ImplDX11_RenderDrawData(ImGui::GetDrawData());
 
   if (!m_vsync && m_allow_tearing_supported)
diff --git a/src/duckstation-sdl/opengl_host_display.cpp b/src/duckstation-sdl/opengl_host_display.cpp
index 50b2c0fa6..df421b4b6 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-sdl/opengl_host_display.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-sdl/opengl_host_display.cpp
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ void OpenGLHostDisplay::Render()
 
   RenderDisplay();
 
+  ImGui::Render();
   ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_RenderDrawData(ImGui::GetDrawData());
 
   SDL_GL_SwapWindow(m_window);
diff --git a/src/duckstation-sdl/sdl_host_interface.cpp b/src/duckstation-sdl/sdl_host_interface.cpp
index 94e369753..f5b216b6a 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-sdl/sdl_host_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-sdl/sdl_host_interface.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Log_SetChannel(SDLHostInterface);
 
 SDLHostInterface::SDLHostInterface()
 {
-  m_update_settings_event_id = SDL_RegisterEvents(1);
+  m_run_later_event_id = SDL_RegisterEvents(1);
 }
 
 SDLHostInterface::~SDLHostInterface()
@@ -198,20 +198,22 @@ void SDLHostInterface::OnControllerTypeChanged(u32 slot)
   g_sdl_controller_interface.SetDefaultBindings();
 }
 
-void SDLHostInterface::SaveSettings()
-{
-  SDLSettingsInterface si(GetSettingsFileName().c_str());
-  m_settings.Save(si);
-}
-
-void SDLHostInterface::QueueUpdateSettings()
+void SDLHostInterface::RunLater(std::function<void()> callback)
 {
   SDL_Event ev = {};
   ev.type = SDL_USEREVENT;
-  ev.user.code = m_update_settings_event_id;
+  ev.user.code = m_run_later_event_id;
+  ev.user.data1 = new std::function<void()>(std::move(callback));
   SDL_PushEvent(&ev);
 }
 
+void SDLHostInterface::SaveAndUpdateSettings()
+{
+  SDLSettingsInterface si(GetSettingsFileName().c_str());
+  m_settings.Save(si);
+  m_settings.Load(si);
+}
+
 void SDLHostInterface::UpdateFullscreen()
 {
   SDL_SetWindowFullscreen(m_window, m_settings.display_fullscreen ? SDL_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN_DESKTOP : 0);
@@ -309,12 +311,12 @@ void SDLHostInterface::HandleSDLEvent(const SDL_Event* event)
 
     case SDL_USEREVENT:
     {
-      if (static_cast<u32>(event->user.code) == m_update_settings_event_id)
+      if (static_cast<u32>(event->user.code) == m_run_later_event_id)
       {
-        UpdateSettings([this]() {
-          SDLSettingsInterface si(GetSettingsFileName().c_str());
-          m_settings.Load(si);
-        });
+        std::function<void()>* callback = static_cast<std::function<void()>*>(event->user.data1);
+        Assert(callback);
+        (*callback)();
+        delete callback;
       }
     }
     break;
@@ -784,10 +786,7 @@ void SDLHostInterface::DrawQuickSettingsMenu()
   settings_changed |= ImGui::MenuItem("Display Linear Filtering", nullptr, &m_settings.display_linear_filtering);
 
   if (settings_changed)
-  {
-    SaveSettings();
-    QueueUpdateSettings();
-  }
+    RunLater(std::bind(&SDLHostInterface::SaveAndUpdateSettings, this));
 }
 
 void SDLHostInterface::DrawDebugMenu()
@@ -851,7 +850,7 @@ void SDLHostInterface::DrawPoweredOffWindow()
   ImGui::SetCursorPosX(button_left);
   if (ImGui::Button("Resume", button_size))
   {
-    ResumeSystemFromMostRecentState();
+    RunLater([this]() { ResumeSystemFromMostRecentState(); });
     ClearImGuiFocus();
   }
   ImGui::NewLine();
@@ -859,7 +858,7 @@ void SDLHostInterface::DrawPoweredOffWindow()
   ImGui::SetCursorPosX(button_left);
   if (ImGui::Button("Start Disc", button_size))
   {
-    DoStartDisc();
+    RunLater([this]() { DoStartDisc(); });
     ClearImGuiFocus();
   }
   ImGui::NewLine();
@@ -867,7 +866,7 @@ void SDLHostInterface::DrawPoweredOffWindow()
   ImGui::SetCursorPosX(button_left);
   if (ImGui::Button("Start BIOS", button_size))
   {
-    BootSystemFromFile(nullptr);
+    RunLater([this]() { BootSystemFromFile(nullptr); });
     ClearImGuiFocus();
   }
   ImGui::NewLine();
@@ -883,7 +882,7 @@ void SDLHostInterface::DrawPoweredOffWindow()
       std::snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "State %u", i);
       if (ImGui::MenuItem(buf))
       {
-        LoadState(true, i);
+        RunLater([this, i]() { LoadState(true, i); });
         ClearImGuiFocus();
       }
     }
@@ -1152,10 +1151,7 @@ void SDLHostInterface::DrawSettingsWindow()
   ImGui::End();
 
   if (settings_changed)
-  {
-    SaveSettings();
-    QueueUpdateSettings();
-  }
+    RunLater(std::bind(&SDLHostInterface::SaveAndUpdateSettings, this));
 }
 
 void SDLHostInterface::DrawAboutWindow()
diff --git a/src/duckstation-sdl/sdl_host_interface.h b/src/duckstation-sdl/sdl_host_interface.h
index 02242e2b2..815893983 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-sdl/sdl_host_interface.h
+++ b/src/duckstation-sdl/sdl_host_interface.h
@@ -83,8 +83,10 @@ private:
   void DestroyDisplay();
   void CreateImGuiContext();
 
-  void SaveSettings();
-  void QueueUpdateSettings();
+  /// Executes a callback later, after the UI has finished rendering. Needed to boot while rendering ImGui.
+  void RunLater(std::function<void()> callback);
+
+  void SaveAndUpdateSettings();
 
   void UpdateFullscreen();
 
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ private:
 
   KeyboardControllerActionMap m_keyboard_button_mapping;
 
-  u32 m_update_settings_event_id = 0;
+  u32 m_run_later_event_id = 0;
 
   bool m_quit_request = false;
   bool m_frame_step_request = false;