diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
index 603041356a..7447f33170 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
@@ -2848,8 +2848,13 @@ void Emulator::Kill(bool allow_autoexit, bool savestate, savestate_stage* save_s
 
 					if (!g_cfg.savestate.compatible_mode)
 					{
+						rsx::overlays::queue_message(localized_string_id::SAVESTATE_FAILED_DUE_TO_MISSING_SPU_SETTING);
 						sys_log.error("Enabling SPU Savestates-Compatible Mode in Advanced tab may fix this.");
 					}
+					else
+					{
+						rsx::overlays::queue_message(localized_string_id::SAVESTATE_FAILED_DUE_TO_SPU);
+					}
 
 					m_emu_state_close_pending = false;
 
@@ -2878,6 +2883,8 @@ void Emulator::Kill(bool allow_autoexit, bool savestate, savestate_stage* save_s
 
 					if (vdec_error)
 					{
+						rsx::overlays::queue_message(localized_string_id::SAVESTATE_FAILED_DUE_TO_VDEC);
+
 						sys_log.error("Failed to savestate: HLE VDEC (video decoder) context(s) exist."
 							"\nLLE libvdec.sprx by selecting it in Advanced tab -> Firmware Libraries."
 							"\nYou need to close the game for it to take effect."
@@ -2886,6 +2893,8 @@ void Emulator::Kill(bool allow_autoexit, bool savestate, savestate_stage* save_s
 
 					if (savedata_error)
 					{
+						rsx::overlays::queue_message(localized_string_id::SAVESTATE_FAILED_DUE_TO_SAVEDATA);
+
 						sys_log.error("Failed to savestate: Savedata operation is active."
 							"\nYour best chance is to wait for the current game saving operation to finish and retry."
 							"\nThe game is probably displaying a saving cicrle or other gesture to indicate that it is saving.");
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/localized_string_id.h b/rpcs3/Emu/localized_string_id.h
index 6657c28f60..6e2bb3c2dc 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/localized_string_id.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/localized_string_id.h
@@ -190,4 +190,8 @@ enum class localized_string_id
 	EMULATION_PAUSED_RESUME_WITH_START,
 	EMULATION_RESUMING,
 	EMULATION_FROZEN,
+	SAVESTATE_FAILED_DUE_TO_VDEC,
+	SAVESTATE_FAILED_DUE_TO_SAVEDATA,
+	SAVESTATE_FAILED_DUE_TO_SPU,
+	SAVESTATE_FAILED_DUE_TO_MISSING_SPU_SETTING,
 };
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/localized_emu.h b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/localized_emu.h
index d69f567c36..5d884422f5 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/localized_emu.h
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/localized_emu.h
@@ -209,6 +209,10 @@ private:
 		case localized_string_id::EMULATION_PAUSED_RESUME_WITH_START: return tr("Press and hold the START button to resume");
 		case localized_string_id::EMULATION_RESUMING: return tr("Resuming...!");
 		case localized_string_id::EMULATION_FROZEN: return tr("The PS3 application has likely crashed, you can close it.");
+		case localized_string_id::SAVESTATE_FAILED_DUE_TO_SAVEDATA: return tr("SaveState failed: Game saving is in progress, wait until finished.");
+		case localized_string_id::SAVESTATE_FAILED_DUE_TO_VDEC: return tr("SaveState failed: VDEC-base video/cutscenes are in order, wait for them to end or enable libvdec.sprx.");
+		case localized_string_id::SAVESTATE_FAILED_DUE_TO_MISSING_SPU_SETTING: return tr("SaveState failed: Failed to lock SPU state, enabling SPU-Compatible mode may fix it.");
+		case localized_string_id::SAVESTATE_FAILED_DUE_TO_SPU: return tr("SaveState failed: Failed to lock SPU state, using SPU ASMJIT will fix it.");
 		case localized_string_id::INVALID: return tr("Invalid");
 		default: return tr("Unknown");
 		}