diff --git a/src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/GpuContext.cs b/src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/GpuContext.cs
index 048d32fb79..8ed3f19588 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/GpuContext.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/GpuContext.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ using Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Synchronization;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu
 {
@@ -274,14 +276,11 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu
         /// <summary>
         /// Initialize the GPU shader cache.
         /// </summary>
-        public void InitializeShaderCache(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        public async Task InitializeShaderCache(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             HostInitalized.WaitOne();
 
-            foreach (var physicalMemory in PhysicalMemoryRegistry.Values)
-            {
-                physicalMemory.ShaderCache.Initialize(cancellationToken);
-            }
+            await Task.WhenAll(PhysicalMemoryRegistry.Values.Select(pm => pm.ShaderCache.Initialize(cancellationToken)));
 
             _gpuReadyEvent.Set();
         }
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Shader/DiskCache/DiskCacheGuestStorage.cs b/src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Shader/DiskCache/DiskCacheGuestStorage.cs
index 59d2cfb3fe..28568c3951 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Shader/DiskCache/DiskCacheGuestStorage.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Shader/DiskCache/DiskCacheGuestStorage.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Shader.DiskCache
 {
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Shader.DiskCache
         /// <param name="dataFileStream">Guest data file stream</param>
         /// <param name="index">Guest shader index</param>
         /// <returns>Guest code and constant buffer 1 data</returns>
-        public GuestCodeAndCbData LoadShader(Stream tocFileStream, Stream dataFileStream, int index)
+        public async Task<GuestCodeAndCbData> LoadShader(Stream tocFileStream, Stream dataFileStream, int index)
         {
             if (_cache == null || index >= _cache.Length)
             {
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Shader.DiskCache
                 }
 
                 dataFileStream.Seek((long)entry.Offset, SeekOrigin.Begin);
-                dataFileStream.Read(cb1Data);
+                await dataFileStream.ReadAsync(cb1Data);
                 BinarySerializer.ReadCompressed(dataFileStream, guestCode);
 
                 _cache[index] = (guestCode, cb1Data);
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Shader/DiskCache/DiskCacheHostStorage.cs b/src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Shader/DiskCache/DiskCacheHostStorage.cs
index fbf48f017e..0683b8af6e 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Shader/DiskCache/DiskCacheHostStorage.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Shader/DiskCache/DiskCacheHostStorage.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Numerics;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Shader.DiskCache
 {
@@ -289,7 +290,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Shader.DiskCache
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="context">GPU context</param>
         /// <param name="loader">Parallel disk cache loader</param>
-        public void LoadShaders(GpuContext context, ParallelDiskCacheLoader loader)
+        public async Task LoadShaders(GpuContext context, ParallelDiskCacheLoader loader)
         {
             if (!CacheExists())
             {
@@ -301,11 +302,11 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Shader.DiskCache
 
             try
             {
-                using var tocFileStream = DiskCacheCommon.OpenFile(_basePath, SharedTocFileName, writable: false);
-                using var dataFileStream = DiskCacheCommon.OpenFile(_basePath, SharedDataFileName, writable: false);
+                await using var tocFileStream = DiskCacheCommon.OpenFile(_basePath, SharedTocFileName, writable: false);
+                await using var dataFileStream = DiskCacheCommon.OpenFile(_basePath, SharedDataFileName, writable: false);
 
-                using var guestTocFileStream = _guestStorage.OpenTocFileStream();
-                using var guestDataFileStream = _guestStorage.OpenDataFileStream();
+                await using var guestTocFileStream = _guestStorage.OpenTocFileStream();
+                await using var guestDataFileStream = _guestStorage.OpenDataFileStream();
 
                 BinarySerializer tocReader = new(tocFileStream);
                 BinarySerializer dataReader = new(dataFileStream);
@@ -365,7 +366,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Shader.DiskCache
 
                         dataReader.Read(ref stageEntry);
 
-                        guestShaders[stageIndex] = _guestStorage.LoadShader(
+                        guestShaders[stageIndex] = await _guestStorage.LoadShader(
                             guestTocFileStream,
                             guestDataFileStream,
                             stageEntry.GuestCodeIndex);
@@ -432,8 +433,15 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Shader.DiskCache
             {
                 _guestStorage.ClearMemoryCache();
 
-                hostTocFileStream?.Dispose();
-                hostDataFileStream?.Dispose();
+                if (hostTocFileStream != null)
+                {
+                    await hostTocFileStream.DisposeAsync();
+                }
+
+                if (hostDataFileStream != null)
+                {
+                    await hostDataFileStream.DisposeAsync();
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Shader/DiskCache/ParallelDiskCacheLoader.cs b/src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Shader/DiskCache/ParallelDiskCacheLoader.cs
index 20f96462ea..7017bf9698 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Shader/DiskCache/ParallelDiskCacheLoader.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Shader/DiskCache/ParallelDiskCacheLoader.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using static Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Shader.ShaderCache;
 
 namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Shader.DiskCache
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Shader.DiskCache
         /// <summary>
         /// Loads all shaders from the cache.
         /// </summary>
-        public void LoadShaders()
+        public async Task LoadShaders()
         {
             Thread[] workThreads = new Thread[ThreadCount];
 
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Shader.DiskCache
 
             try
             {
-                _hostStorage.LoadShaders(_context, this);
+                await _hostStorage.LoadShaders(_context, this);
             }
             catch (DiskCacheLoadException diskCacheLoadException)
             {
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Shader/ShaderCache.cs b/src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Shader/ShaderCache.cs
index 4fc66c4c06..a74c320b72 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Shader/ShaderCache.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Shader/ShaderCache.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Shader
 {
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Shader
         /// Initialize the cache.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="cancellationToken">Cancellation token to cancel the shader cache initialization process</param>
-        internal void Initialize(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        internal async Task Initialize(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             if (_diskCacheHostStorage.CacheEnabled)
             {
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Shader
                     ShaderCacheStateUpdate,
                     cancellationToken);
 
-                loader.LoadShaders();
+                await loader.LoadShaders();
 
                 int errorCount = loader.ErrorCount;
                 if (errorCount != 0)