diff --git a/Utilities/Log.cpp b/Utilities/Log.cpp
index 32f3c92669..2ed352d98f 100644
--- a/Utilities/Log.cpp
+++ b/Utilities/Log.cpp
@@ -61,13 +61,7 @@ namespace logs
 
 	struct file_listener : public file_writer, public listener
 	{
-		file_listener(const std::string& name)
-			: file_writer(name)
-			, listener()
-		{
-			const std::string& start = fmt::format("\xEF\xBB\xBF" "RPCS3 v%s\n%s\n", rpcs3::version.to_string(), utils::get_system_info());
-			file_writer::log(start.data(), start.size());
-		}
+		file_listener(const std::string& name);
 
 		// Encode level, current thread name, channel name and write log message
 		virtual void log(u64 stamp, const message& msg, const std::string& prefix, const std::string& text) override;
@@ -138,12 +132,26 @@ namespace logs
 		}
 	};
 
+	struct stored_message
+	{
+		message m;
+		u64 stamp;
+		std::string prefix;
+		std::string text;
+	};
+
 	// Channel registry mutex
 	semaphore<> g_mutex;
 
 	// Channel registry
 	std::unordered_map<std::string, channel_info> g_channels;
 
+	// Messages for delayed listener initialization
+	std::vector<stored_message> g_messages;
+
+	// Must be set to true in main()
+	atomic_t<bool> g_init{false};
+
 	void reset()
 	{
 		semaphore_lock lock(g_mutex);
@@ -160,6 +168,17 @@ namespace logs
 
 		g_channels[ch_name].set_level(value);
 	}
+
+	// Must be called in main() to stop accumulating messages in g_messages
+	void set_init()
+	{
+		if (!g_init)
+		{
+			semaphore_lock lock(g_mutex);
+			g_messages.clear();
+			g_init = true;
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 logs::listener::~listener()
@@ -171,11 +190,19 @@ void logs::listener::add(logs::listener* _new)
 	// Get first (main) listener
 	listener* lis = get_logger();
 
+	semaphore_lock lock(g_mutex);
+
 	// Install new listener at the end of linked list
 	while (lis->m_next || !lis->m_next.compare_and_swap_test(nullptr, _new))
 	{
 		lis = lis->m_next;
 	}
+
+	// Send initial messages
+	for (const auto& msg : g_messages)
+	{
+		_new->log(msg.stamp, msg.m, msg.prefix, msg.text);
+	}
 }
 
 void logs::message::broadcast(const char* fmt, const fmt_type_info* sup, const u64* args)
@@ -214,6 +241,23 @@ void logs::message::broadcast(const char* fmt, const fmt_type_info* sup, const u
 
 	// Get first (main) listener
 	listener* lis = get_logger();
+
+	if (!g_init)
+	{
+		semaphore_lock lock(g_mutex);
+
+		if (!g_init)
+		{
+			while (lis)
+			{
+				lis->log(stamp, *this, prefix, text);
+				lis = lis->m_next;
+			}
+
+			// Store message additionally
+			g_messages.emplace_back(stored_message{*this, stamp, std::move(prefix), std::move(text)});
+		}
+	}
 	
 	// Send message to all listeners
 	while (lis)
@@ -245,6 +289,24 @@ void logs::file_writer::log(const char* text, std::size_t size)
 	m_file.write(text, size);
 }
 
+logs::file_listener::file_listener(const std::string& name)
+	: file_writer(name)
+	, listener()
+{
+	// Write UTF-8 BOM
+	file_writer::log("\xEF\xBB\xBF", 3);
+
+	// Write initial message
+	stored_message ver;
+	ver.m.ch  = nullptr;
+	ver.m.sev = level::always;
+	ver.stamp = 0;
+	ver.text  = fmt::format("RPCS3 v%s\n%s", rpcs3::version.to_string(), utils::get_system_info());
+	file_writer::log(ver.text.data(), ver.text.size());
+	file_writer::log("\n", 1);
+	g_messages.emplace_back(std::move(ver));
+}
+
 void logs::file_listener::log(u64 stamp, const logs::message& msg, const std::string& prefix, const std::string& _text)
 {
 	std::string text; text.reserve(prefix.size() + _text.size() + 200);
@@ -276,7 +338,7 @@ void logs::file_listener::log(u64 stamp, const logs::message& msg, const std::st
 		text += "} ";
 	}
 	
-	if ('\0' != *msg.ch->name)
+	if (msg.ch && '\0' != *msg.ch->name)
 	{
 		text += msg.ch->name;
 		text += msg.sev == level::todo ? " TODO: " : ": ";
diff --git a/rpcs3/main.cpp b/rpcs3/main.cpp
index 3b54d81a4e..513f437b62 100644
--- a/rpcs3/main.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/main.cpp
@@ -13,8 +13,15 @@
 
 inline std::string sstr(const QString& _in) { return _in.toUtf8().toStdString(); }
 
+namespace logs
+{
+	void set_init();
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
+	logs::set_init();
+
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	SetProcessDPIAware();
 	WSADATA wsa_data;
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/log_frame.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/log_frame.cpp
index cc9c3f20ad..b5acbe909a 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/log_frame.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/log_frame.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ constexpr auto qstr = QString::fromStdString;
 
 struct gui_listener : logs::listener
 {
-	atomic_t<logs::level> enabled{};
+	atomic_t<logs::level> enabled{logs::level::_uninit};
 
 	struct packet
 	{
@@ -35,13 +35,9 @@ struct gui_listener : logs::listener
 
 	gui_listener()
 		: logs::listener()
+		, last(new packet)
+		, read(+last)
 	{
-		// Initialize packets
-		read = new packet;
-		last = new packet;
-		read->next = last.load();
-		last->msg = fmt::format("RPCS3 v%s\n%s\n", rpcs3::version.to_string(), utils::get_system_info());
-
 		// Self-registration
 		logs::listener::add(this);
 	}
@@ -67,7 +63,7 @@ struct gui_listener : logs::listener
 				_new->msg += "} ";
 			}
 
-			if ('\0' != *msg.ch->name)
+			if (msg.ch && '\0' != *msg.ch->name)
 			{
 				_new->msg += msg.ch->name;
 				_new->msg += msg.sev == logs::level::todo ? " TODO: " : ": ";