diff --git a/src/common/cd_image_cue.cpp b/src/common/cd_image_cue.cpp
index a6c3e56d5..cc41ddab6 100644
--- a/src/common/cd_image_cue.cpp
+++ b/src/common/cd_image_cue.cpp
@@ -46,15 +46,18 @@ CDImageCueSheet::~CDImageCueSheet()
 
 bool CDImageCueSheet::OpenAndParse(const char* filename)
 {
-  std::FILE* cue_fp = FileSystem::OpenCFile(filename, "rb");
-  if (!cue_fp)
+  std::optional<std::string> cuesheet_string = FileSystem::ReadFileToString(filename);
+  if (!cuesheet_string.has_value())
   {
     Log_ErrorPrintf("Failed to open cuesheet '%s': errno %d", filename, errno);
     return false;
   }
 
-  m_cd = cue_parse_file(cue_fp);
-  std::fclose(cue_fp);
+  // work around cuesheet parsing issue - ensure the last character is a newline.
+  if (!cuesheet_string->empty() && cuesheet_string->at(cuesheet_string->size() - 1) != '\n')
+    *cuesheet_string += '\n';
+
+  m_cd = cue_parse_string(cuesheet_string->c_str());
   if (!m_cd)
   {
     Log_ErrorPrintf("Failed to parse cuesheet '%s'", filename);
diff --git a/src/common/file_system.cpp b/src/common/file_system.cpp
index 2cd17ba1d..358c74d21 100644
--- a/src/common/file_system.cpp
+++ b/src/common/file_system.cpp
@@ -452,6 +452,26 @@ std::optional<std::vector<u8>> ReadBinaryFile(const char* filename)
   return res;
 }
 
+std::optional<std::string> ReadFileToString(const char* filename)
+{
+  ManagedCFilePtr fp = OpenManagedCFile(filename, "rb");
+  if (!fp)
+    return std::nullopt;
+
+  std::fseek(fp.get(), 0, SEEK_END);
+  long size = std::ftell(fp.get());
+  std::fseek(fp.get(), 0, SEEK_SET);
+  if (size < 0)
+    return std::nullopt;
+
+  std::string res;
+  res.resize(static_cast<size_t>(size));
+  if (size > 0 && std::fread(res.data(), 1u, static_cast<size_t>(size), fp.get()) != static_cast<size_t>(size))
+    return std::nullopt;
+
+  return res;
+}
+
 bool WriteBinaryFile(const char* filename, const void* data, size_t data_length)
 {
   ManagedCFilePtr fp = OpenManagedCFile(filename, "wb");
@@ -464,6 +484,18 @@ bool WriteBinaryFile(const char* filename, const void* data, size_t data_length)
   return true;
 }
 
+bool WriteFileToString(const char* filename, const std::string_view& sv)
+{
+  ManagedCFilePtr fp = OpenManagedCFile(filename, "wb");
+  if (!fp)
+    return false;
+
+  if (sv.length() > 0 && std::fwrite(sv.data(), 1u, sv.length(), fp.get()) != sv.length())
+    return false;
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 void BuildOSPath(char* Destination, u32 cbDestination, const char* Path)
 {
   u32 i;
diff --git a/src/common/file_system.h b/src/common/file_system.h
index 733467fee..757c3d551 100644
--- a/src/common/file_system.h
+++ b/src/common/file_system.h
@@ -173,7 +173,9 @@ ManagedCFilePtr OpenManagedCFile(const char* filename, const char* mode);
 std::FILE* OpenCFile(const char* filename, const char* mode);
 
 std::optional<std::vector<u8>> ReadBinaryFile(const char* filename);
+std::optional<std::string> ReadFileToString(const char* filename);
 bool WriteBinaryFile(const char* filename, const void* data, size_t data_length);
+bool WriteFileToString(const char* filename, const std::string_view& sv);
 
 // creates a directory in the local filesystem
 // if the directory already exists, the return value will be true.