diff --git a/src/Cafe/CafeSystem.cpp b/src/Cafe/CafeSystem.cpp
index d31a4a88..879085b9 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/CafeSystem.cpp
+++ b/src/Cafe/CafeSystem.cpp
@@ -427,10 +427,8 @@ void cemu_initForGame()
 	cemuLog_log(LogType::Force, "------- Run title -------");
 	// wait till GPU thread is initialized
 	while (g_isGPUInitFinished == false) std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(50));
-	// init initial thread
-	OSThread_t* initialThread = coreinit::OSGetDefaultThread(1);
-	coreinit::OSSetThreadPriority(initialThread, 16);
-	coreinit::OSRunThread(initialThread, PPCInterpreter_makeCallableExportDepr(coreinit_start), 0, nullptr);
+	// run coreinit rpl_entry
+	RPLLoader_CallCoreinitEntrypoint();
 	// init AX and start AX I/O thread
 	snd_core::AXOut_init();
 }
diff --git a/src/Cafe/OS/RPL/rpl.cpp b/src/Cafe/OS/RPL/rpl.cpp
index d39ea95e..b906b6b1 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/OS/RPL/rpl.cpp
+++ b/src/Cafe/OS/RPL/rpl.cpp
@@ -2305,6 +2305,25 @@ void RPLLoader_CallEntrypoints()
 	}
 }
 
+// calls the entrypoint of coreinit and marks it as called so that RPLLoader_CallEntrypoints() wont call it again later
+void RPLLoader_CallCoreinitEntrypoint()
+{
+	// for HLE modules we need to check the dependency list
+	for (auto& dependency : rplDependencyList)
+	{
+		if (strcmp(dependency->modulename, "coreinit") != 0)
+			continue;
+		if (!dependency->rplHLEModule)
+			continue;
+		if (dependency->hleEntrypointCalled)
+			continue;
+		dependency->rplHLEModule->rpl_entry(dependency->coreinitHandle, coreinit::RplEntryReason::Loaded);
+		dependency->hleEntrypointCalled = true;
+		return;
+	}
+	cemu_assert_unimplemented(); // coreinit.rpl present in cafelibs? We currently do not support native coreinit and no thread context exists yet to do a PPC call
+}
+
 void RPLLoader_NotifyControlPassedToApplication()
 {
 	rplLoader_applicationHasMemoryControl = true;
@@ -2350,11 +2369,13 @@ uint32 RPLLoader_FindModuleOrHLEExport(uint32 moduleHandle, bool isData, const c
 
 uint32 RPLLoader_GetSDA1Base()
 {
+	cemu_assert_debug(rplModuleCount > 0); // this should not be called before the main executable was loaded
 	return rplLoader_sdataAddr;
 }
 
 uint32 RPLLoader_GetSDA2Base()
 {
+	cemu_assert_debug(rplModuleCount > 0);
 	return rplLoader_sdata2Addr;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Cafe/OS/RPL/rpl.h b/src/Cafe/OS/RPL/rpl.h
index b56411c4..6d161d2b 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/OS/RPL/rpl.h
+++ b/src/Cafe/OS/RPL/rpl.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ void RPLLoader_SetMainModule(RPLModule* rplLoaderContext);
 uint32 RPLLoader_GetMainModuleHandle();
 
 void RPLLoader_CallEntrypoints();
+void RPLLoader_CallCoreinitEntrypoint();
 void RPLLoader_NotifyControlPassedToApplication();
 
 void RPLLoader_AddDependency(std::string_view name);
diff --git a/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit.cpp b/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit.cpp
index 8f783164..9ec370c3 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit.cpp
+++ b/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit.cpp
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ namespace coreinit
 
 			// init GHS and threads
 			coreinit::PrepareGHSRuntime();
-			coreinit::InitializeThread();
+			coreinit::MapThreadExports();
 
 			// reset threads
 			activeThreadCount = 0;
@@ -353,13 +353,13 @@ namespace coreinit
 			coreinit::InitializeLC();
 			coreinit::InitializeMP();
 			coreinit::InitializeTimeAndCalendar();
-			coreinit::InitializeAlarm();
+			coreinit::MapAlarmExports();
 			coreinit::InitializeFS();
 			coreinit::InitializeSystemInfo();
 			coreinit::InitializeConcurrency();
 			coreinit::InitializeSpinlock();
 			coreinit::InitializeMessageQueue();
-			coreinit::InitializeIPC();
+			coreinit::MapIPCExports();
 			coreinit::InitializeIPCBuf();
 			coreinit::InitializeMemoryMapping();
 			coreinit::InitializeCodeGen();
@@ -373,16 +373,20 @@ namespace coreinit
 			coreinit::miscInit();
 			osLib_addFunction("coreinit", "OSGetSharedData", coreinitExport_OSGetSharedData);
 			osLib_addFunction("coreinit", "UCReadSysConfig", coreinitExport_UCReadSysConfig);
-
-			// async callbacks
-			InitializeAsyncCallback();
 		};
 
 		void rpl_entry(uint32 moduleHandle, coreinit::RplEntryReason reason) override
 		{
 			if (reason == coreinit::RplEntryReason::Loaded)
 			{
-				// todo
+				coreinit::InitializeThread();
+				coreinit::InitializeAlarm();
+				coreinit::InitializeIPC();
+				InitializeAsyncCallback();
+				// remaining coreinit initialization happens in coreinit_start and requires a valid PPC context
+				OSThread_t* initialThread = coreinit::OSGetDefaultThread(1);
+				coreinit::OSSetThreadPriority(initialThread, 16);
+				coreinit::OSRunThread(initialThread, PPCInterpreter_makeCallableExportDepr(coreinit_start), 0, nullptr);
 			}
 			else if (reason == coreinit::RplEntryReason::Unloaded)
 			{
diff --git a/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_Alarm.cpp b/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_Alarm.cpp
index ae2d1e63..be5e9a7f 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_Alarm.cpp
+++ b/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_Alarm.cpp
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ namespace coreinit
 		}
 	}
 
-	void InitializeAlarm()
+	void MapAlarmExports()
 	{
 		cafeExportRegister("coreinit", OSCreateAlarm, LogType::CoreinitAlarm);
 		cafeExportRegister("coreinit", OSCreateAlarmEx, LogType::CoreinitAlarm);
@@ -358,7 +358,10 @@ namespace coreinit
 		cafeExportRegister("coreinit", OSSetPeriodicAlarm, LogType::CoreinitAlarm);
 		cafeExportRegister("coreinit", OSSetAlarmUserData, LogType::CoreinitAlarm);
 		cafeExportRegister("coreinit", OSGetAlarmUserData, LogType::CoreinitAlarm);
+	}
 
+	void InitializeAlarm()
+	{
 		// init event
 		OSInitEvent(g_alarmEvent.GetPtr(), OSEvent::EVENT_STATE::STATE_NOT_SIGNALED, OSEvent::EVENT_MODE::MODE_AUTO);
 
diff --git a/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_Alarm.h b/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_Alarm.h
index 472d4f21..6f4964f1 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_Alarm.h
+++ b/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_Alarm.h
@@ -49,5 +49,6 @@ namespace coreinit
 
 	void alarm_update();
 
+	void MapAlarmExports();
 	void InitializeAlarm();
 }
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diff --git a/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_IPC.cpp b/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_IPC.cpp
index 12d83afc..19a3b69c 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_IPC.cpp
+++ b/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_IPC.cpp
@@ -445,15 +445,8 @@ namespace coreinit
 		return r;
 	}
 
-	void InitializeIPC()
+	void MapIPCExports()
 	{
-		for (uint32 i = 0; i < Espresso::CORE_COUNT; i++)
-		{
-			IPCDriver_InitForCore(i);
-			IPCDriver_InitIPCThread(i);
-		}
-
-		// register API
 		cafeExportRegister("coreinit", IOS_Open, LogType::PPC_IPC);
 		cafeExportRegister("coreinit", IOS_Close, LogType::PPC_IPC);
 		cafeExportRegister("coreinit", IOS_Ioctl, LogType::PPC_IPC);
@@ -462,4 +455,13 @@ namespace coreinit
 		cafeExportRegister("coreinit", IOS_IoctlvAsync, LogType::PPC_IPC);
 	}
 
+	void InitializeIPC()
+	{
+		for (uint32 i = 0; i < Espresso::CORE_COUNT; i++)
+		{
+			IPCDriver_InitForCore(i);
+			IPCDriver_InitIPCThread(i);
+		}
+	}
+
 };
diff --git a/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_IPC.h b/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_IPC.h
index 362c4725..2915ddc5 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_IPC.h
+++ b/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_IPC.h
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ namespace coreinit
 	IOS_ERROR IOS_Ioctlv(IOSDevHandle devHandle, uint32 requestId, uint32 numIn, uint32 numOut, IPCIoctlVector* vec);
 	IOS_ERROR IOS_IoctlvAsync(IOSDevHandle devHandle, uint32 requestId, uint32 numIn, uint32 numOut, IPCIoctlVector* vec, MEMPTR<void> asyncResultFunc, MEMPTR<void> asyncResultUserParam);
 
+	void MapIPCExports();
 	void InitializeIPC();
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_Thread.cpp b/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_Thread.cpp
index 19391bbd..8f3b9e0a 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_Thread.cpp
+++ b/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_Thread.cpp
@@ -1588,7 +1588,7 @@ namespace coreinit
 		}
 	}
 
-	void InitializeThread()
+	void MapThreadExports()
 	{
 		cafeExportRegister("coreinit", OSCreateThreadType, LogType::CoreinitThread);
 		cafeExportRegister("coreinit", OSCreateThread, LogType::CoreinitThread);
@@ -1632,16 +1632,16 @@ namespace coreinit
 		// OSThreadQueue
 		cafeExportRegister("coreinit", OSInitThreadQueue, LogType::CoreinitThread);
 		cafeExportRegister("coreinit", OSInitThreadQueueEx, LogType::CoreinitThread);
-
-		OSInitThreadQueue(g_activeThreadQueue.GetPtr());
-		for (sint32 i = 0; i < PPC_CORE_COUNT; i++)
-			OSInitThreadQueue(g_coreRunQueue.GetPtr() + i);
-
-		for (sint32 i = 0; i < PPC_CORE_COUNT; i++)
-			__currentCoreThread[i] = nullptr;
-
-        __OSInitDefaultThreads();
-		__OSInitTerminatorThreads();
-
     }
+
+	void InitializeThread()
+	{
+		OSInitThreadQueue(g_activeThreadQueue.GetPtr());
+		for (sint32 i = 0; i < Espresso::CORE_COUNT; i++)
+			OSInitThreadQueue(g_coreRunQueue.GetPtr() + i);
+		for (sint32 i = 0; i < Espresso::CORE_COUNT; i++)
+			__currentCoreThread[i] = nullptr;
+		__OSInitDefaultThreads();
+		__OSInitTerminatorThreads();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_Thread.h b/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_Thread.h
index 1a93022b..a0517d9a 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_Thread.h
+++ b/src/Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_Thread.h
@@ -503,7 +503,9 @@ static_assert(sizeof(OSThread_t) == 0x6A0);
 
 namespace coreinit
 {
+	void MapThreadExports();
 	void InitializeThread();
+
 	void InitializeConcurrency();
 
 	bool __CemuIsMulticoreMode();