diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
index 09f611423b..85762c9a03 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,27 @@ void fmt_class_string<ppu_join_status>::format(std::string& out, u64 arg)
 	});
 }
 
+template <>
+void fmt_class_string<ppu_thread_status>::format(std::string& out, u64 arg)
+{
+	format_enum(out, arg, [](ppu_thread_status s)
+	{
+		switch (s)
+		{
+		case PPU_THREAD_STATUS_IDLE: return "IDLE";
+		case PPU_THREAD_STATUS_RUNNABLE: return "RUN";
+		case PPU_THREAD_STATUS_ONPROC: return "ONPROC";
+		case PPU_THREAD_STATUS_SLEEP: return "SLEEP";
+		case PPU_THREAD_STATUS_STOP: return "STOP";
+		case PPU_THREAD_STATUS_ZOMBIE: return "Zombie";
+		case PPU_THREAD_STATUS_DELETED: return "Deleted";
+		case PPU_THREAD_STATUS_UNKNOWN: break;
+		}
+
+		return unknown;
+	});
+}
+
 const ppu_decoder<ppu_interpreter_precise> g_ppu_interpreter_precise;
 const ppu_decoder<ppu_interpreter_fast> g_ppu_interpreter_fast;
 const ppu_decoder<ppu_itype> g_ppu_itype;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.h b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.h
index 3c3c6c3e7c..9a1b123fac 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.h
@@ -34,6 +34,18 @@ enum class ppu_join_status : u32
 	max = 4, // Values above it indicate PPU id of joining thread
 };
 
+enum ppu_thread_status : u32
+{
+	PPU_THREAD_STATUS_IDLE,
+	PPU_THREAD_STATUS_RUNNABLE,
+	PPU_THREAD_STATUS_ONPROC,
+	PPU_THREAD_STATUS_SLEEP,
+	PPU_THREAD_STATUS_STOP,
+	PPU_THREAD_STATUS_ZOMBIE,
+	PPU_THREAD_STATUS_DELETED,
+	PPU_THREAD_STATUS_UNKNOWN,
+};
+
 // Formatting helper
 enum class ppu_syscall_code : u64
 {
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/lv2.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/lv2.cpp
index 1a0c8228b8..cc839967d3 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/lv2.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/lv2.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 #include "sys_uart.h"
 #include "sys_crypto_engine.h"
 
+#include <optional>
+
 extern std::string ppu_get_syscall_name(u64 code);
 
 template <>
@@ -1387,3 +1389,41 @@ void lv2_obj::schedule_all()
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+ppu_thread_status lv2_obj::ppu_state(ppu_thread* ppu, bool lock_idm)
+{
+	std::optional<reader_lock> opt_lock;
+
+	if (lock_idm)
+	{
+		opt_lock.emplace(id_manager::g_mutex);
+	}
+
+	if (ppu->state & cpu_flag::stop)
+	{
+		return PPU_THREAD_STATUS_IDLE;
+	}
+
+	switch (ppu->joiner)
+	{
+	case ppu_join_status::zombie: return PPU_THREAD_STATUS_ZOMBIE;
+	case ppu_join_status::exited: return PPU_THREAD_STATUS_DELETED;
+	default: break;
+	}
+
+	reader_lock lock(g_mutex);
+
+	const auto it = std::find(g_ppu.begin(), g_ppu.end(), ppu);
+
+	if (it == g_ppu.end())
+	{
+		return PPU_THREAD_STATUS_SLEEP;
+	}
+
+	if (it - g_ppu.begin() >= g_cfg.core.ppu_threads)
+	{
+		return PPU_THREAD_STATUS_RUNNABLE;
+	}
+
+	return PPU_THREAD_STATUS_ONPROC;
+}
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_ppu_thread.h b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_ppu_thread.h
index 7aad07d40a..81598288ea 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_ppu_thread.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_ppu_thread.h
@@ -41,18 +41,6 @@ struct sys_ppu_thread_icontext_t
 	be_t<u64> pc;
 };
 
-enum : u32
-{
-	PPU_THREAD_STATUS_IDLE,
-	PPU_THREAD_STATUS_RUNNABLE,
-	PPU_THREAD_STATUS_ONPROC,
-	PPU_THREAD_STATUS_SLEEP,
-	PPU_THREAD_STATUS_STOP,
-	PPU_THREAD_STATUS_ZOMBIE,
-	PPU_THREAD_STATUS_DELETED,
-	PPU_THREAD_STATUS_UNKNOWN,
-};
-
 // Syscalls
 
 void _sys_ppu_thread_exit(ppu_thread& ppu, u64 errorcode);
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_sync.h b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_sync.h
index 44cfa719c5..6b0108ad26 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_sync.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_sync.h
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ enum
 	SYS_SYNC_ATTR_ADAPTIVE_MASK  = 0xf000,
 };
 
+enum ppu_thread_status : u32;
+
 // Base class for some kernel objects (shared set of 8192 objects).
 struct lv2_obj
 {
@@ -185,6 +187,8 @@ public:
 		g_to_awake.clear();
 	}
 
+	static ppu_thread_status ppu_state(ppu_thread* ppu, bool lock_idm = true);
+
 	static inline void append(cpu_thread* const thread)
 	{
 		g_to_awake.emplace_back(thread);
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/kernel_explorer.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/kernel_explorer.cpp
index f112debd14..2e70e8fd11 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/kernel_explorer.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/kernel_explorer.cpp
@@ -553,8 +553,13 @@ void kernel_explorer::Update()
 	idm::select<named_thread<ppu_thread>>([&](u32 id, ppu_thread& ppu)
 	{
 		const auto func = ppu.last_function;
-		add_leaf(find_node(root, additional_nodes::ppu_threads), qstr(fmt::format(u8"PPU 0x%07x: “%s”, PRIO: %d, Joiner: %s, State: %s, %s func: “%s”", id, *ppu.ppu_tname.load(), +ppu.prio, ppu.joiner.load(), ppu.state.load()
-			, ppu.current_function ? "In" : "Last", func ? func : "")));
+		const ppu_thread_status status = lv2_obj::ppu_state(&ppu, false);
+
+		if (status != PPU_THREAD_STATUS_DELETED)
+		{
+			add_leaf(find_node(root, additional_nodes::ppu_threads), qstr(fmt::format(u8"PPU 0x%07x: “%s”, PRIO: %d, Joiner: %s, Status: %s, State: %s, %s func: “%s”", id, *ppu.ppu_tname.load(), +ppu.prio, ppu.joiner.load(), status, ppu.state.load()
+				, ppu.current_function ? "In" : "Last", func ? func : "")));
+		}
 	});
 
 	idm::select<named_thread<spu_thread>>([&](u32 /*id*/, spu_thread& spu)