diff --git a/src/core/memory_card.h b/src/core/memory_card.h
index f1257f6bf..539df38b7 100644
--- a/src/core/memory_card.h
+++ b/src/core/memory_card.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public:
   static std::unique_ptr<MemoryCard> Open(std::string_view filename);
 
   const MemoryCardImage::DataArray& GetData() const { return m_data; }
+  MemoryCardImage::DataArray& GetData() { return m_data; }
   const std::string& GetFilename() const { return m_filename; }
   void SetFilename(std::string filename) { m_filename = std::move(filename); }
 
diff --git a/src/core/settings.cpp b/src/core/settings.cpp
index c06568237..5edbf8ebe 100644
--- a/src/core/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/core/settings.cpp
@@ -910,13 +910,14 @@ const char* Settings::GetControllerTypeDisplayName(ControllerType type)
   return s_controller_display_names[static_cast<int>(type)];
 }
 
-static std::array<const char*, 5> s_memory_card_type_names = {
-  {"None", "Shared", "PerGame", "PerGameTitle", "PerGameFileTitle"}};
-static std::array<const char*, 5> s_memory_card_type_display_names = {
+static std::array<const char*, 6> s_memory_card_type_names = {
+  {"None", "Shared", "PerGame", "PerGameTitle", "PerGameFileTitle", "NonPersistent"}};
+static std::array<const char*, 6> s_memory_card_type_display_names = {
   {TRANSLATABLE("MemoryCardType", "No Memory Card"), TRANSLATABLE("MemoryCardType", "Shared Between All Games"),
    TRANSLATABLE("MemoryCardType", "Separate Card Per Game (Game Code)"),
    TRANSLATABLE("MemoryCardType", "Separate Card Per Game (Game Title)"),
-   TRANSLATABLE("MemoryCardType", "Separate Card Per Game (File Title)")}};
+   TRANSLATABLE("MemoryCardType", "Separate Card Per Game (File Title)"),
+   TRANSLATABLE("MemoryCardType", "Non-Persistent Card (Do Not Save)")}};
 
 std::optional<MemoryCardType> Settings::ParseMemoryCardTypeName(const char* str)
 {
diff --git a/src/core/system.cpp b/src/core/system.cpp
index 00404f2db..852d89542 100644
--- a/src/core/system.cpp
+++ b/src/core/system.cpp
@@ -1871,6 +1871,12 @@ void UpdateMemoryCards()
           card = MemoryCard::Open(g_settings.memory_card_paths[i]);
       }
       break;
+
+      case MemoryCardType::NonPersistent:
+      {
+        card = MemoryCard::Create();
+      }
+      break;
     }
 
     if (card)
diff --git a/src/core/types.h b/src/core/types.h
index 9b5ca022b..ac74b44d8 100644
--- a/src/core/types.h
+++ b/src/core/types.h
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ enum class MemoryCardType
   PerGame,
   PerGameTitle,
   PerGameFileTitle,
+  NonPersistent,
   Count
 };