diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.cpp b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.cpp
index 9ada19b405..0d775a58e7 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.cpp
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ bool EmuThread::UpdateConsole(UpdateConsoleNDSArgs&& ndsargs, UpdateConsoleGBAAr
         NDS::Current = nullptr;
 
         NDS = CreateConsole(std::move(nextndscart), std::move(nextgbacart));
+        NDS->Reset();
         NDS::Current = NDS.get();
 
         return NDS != nullptr;