diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.cpp
index da1e22f31c..f28dd553c0 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.cpp
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ void game_list_frame::ShowContextMenu(const QPoint &pos)
 	connect(configure, &QAction::triggered, [=, this]()
 	{
 		settings_dialog dlg(m_gui_settings, m_emu_settings, 0, this, &currGame);
-		if (dlg.exec() == QDialog::Accepted)
+		connect(&dlg, &settings_dialog::EmuSettingsApplied, [this, gameinfo]()
 		{
 			if (!gameinfo->hasCustomConfig)
 			{
@@ -1067,7 +1067,8 @@ void game_list_frame::ShowContextMenu(const QPoint &pos)
 				ShowCustomConfigIcon(gameinfo);
 			}
 			Q_EMIT NotifyEmuSettingsChange();
-		}
+		});
+		dlg.exec();
 	});
 	connect(pad_configure, &QAction::triggered, [=, this]()
 	{
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
index 9d1ce540f3..100e15745b 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
@@ -1333,8 +1333,8 @@ void main_window::CreateConnects()
 		connect(&dlg, &settings_dialog::GuiSettingsSyncRequest, this, &main_window::ConfigureGuiFromSettings);
 		connect(&dlg, &settings_dialog::GuiStylesheetRequest, this, &main_window::RequestGlobalStylesheetChange);
 		connect(&dlg, &settings_dialog::GuiRepaintRequest, this, &main_window::RepaintGui);
-		connect(&dlg, &settings_dialog::accepted, this, &main_window::NotifyEmuSettingsChange);
-		connect(&dlg, &settings_dialog::accepted, m_logFrame, &log_frame::LoadSettings);
+		connect(&dlg, &settings_dialog::EmuSettingsApplied, this, &main_window::NotifyEmuSettingsChange);
+		connect(&dlg, &settings_dialog::EmuSettingsApplied, m_logFrame, &log_frame::LoadSettings);
 		dlg.exec();
 	};
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/settings_dialog.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/settings_dialog.cpp
index 3422758e69..8f865ce0c7 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/settings_dialog.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/settings_dialog.cpp
@@ -92,10 +92,11 @@ settings_dialog::settings_dialog(std::shared_ptr<gui_settings> guiSettings, std:
 	m_discord_state = xgui_settings->GetValue(gui::m_discordState).toString();
 
 	// Various connects
-	connect(ui->buttonBox, &QDialogButtonBox::accepted, [this, use_discord_old = m_use_discord, discord_state_old = m_discord_state]
+
+	const auto apply_configs = [this, use_discord_old = m_use_discord, discord_state_old = m_discord_state](bool do_exit)
 	{
 		std::set<std::string> selectedlle;
-		for (int i = 0; i<ui->lleList->count(); ++i)
+		for (int i = 0; i < ui->lleList->count(); ++i)
 		{
 			const auto& item = ui->lleList->item(i);
 			if (item->checkState() != Qt::CheckState::Unchecked)
@@ -106,7 +107,13 @@ settings_dialog::settings_dialog(std::shared_ptr<gui_settings> guiSettings, std:
 		std::vector<std::string> selected_ls = std::vector<std::string>(selectedlle.begin(), selectedlle.end());
 		xemu_settings->SaveSelectedLibraries(selected_ls);
 		xemu_settings->SaveSettings();
-		accept();
+
+		if (do_exit)
+		{
+			accept();
+		}
+
+		Q_EMIT EmuSettingsApplied();
 
 		// Discord Settings can be saved regardless of WITH_DISCORD_RPC
 		xgui_settings->SetValue(gui::m_richPresence, m_use_discord);
@@ -130,6 +137,18 @@ settings_dialog::settings_dialog(std::shared_ptr<gui_settings> guiSettings, std:
 			discord::update_presence(sstr(m_discord_state), "Idle", false);
 		}
 #endif
+	};
+
+	connect(ui->buttonBox, &QDialogButtonBox::clicked, [=, this](QAbstractButton* button)
+	{
+		if (button == ui->buttonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Save))
+		{
+			apply_configs(true);
+		}
+		else if (button == ui->buttonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Apply))
+		{
+			apply_configs(false);
+		}
 	});
 
 	connect(ui->buttonBox, &QDialogButtonBox::rejected, this, &QWidget::close);
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/settings_dialog.h b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/settings_dialog.h
index 7d2d12654b..b61af4604d 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/settings_dialog.h
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/settings_dialog.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
 	void GuiStylesheetRequest(const QString& path);
 	void GuiSettingsSaveRequest();
 	void GuiRepaintRequest();
+	void EmuSettingsApplied();
 private Q_SLOTS:
 	void OnBackupCurrentConfig();
 	void OnApplyConfig();
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/settings_dialog.ui b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/settings_dialog.ui
index 7f1f07dcb7..2a2b99b807 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/settings_dialog.ui
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/settings_dialog.ui
@@ -3220,7 +3220,7 @@
    <item>
     <widget class="QDialogButtonBox" name="buttonBox">
      <property name="standardButtons">
-      <set>QDialogButtonBox::Close|QDialogButtonBox::Save</set>
+      <set>QDialogButtonBox::Apply|QDialogButtonBox::Close|QDialogButtonBox::Save</set>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>