diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/qt_video_source.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/qt_video_source.cpp
index da0f284e0a..e05b997565 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/qt_video_source.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/qt_video_source.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ static std::array<qt_audio_instance, 2> s_audio_instance = {};
 qt_video_source::qt_video_source(bool is_emulation)
 	: video_source()
 	, m_audio_instance_index(is_emulation ? qt_audio_instance::emu_index : qt_audio_instance::gui_index)
+	, m_video_timer_timeout_ms(is_emulation ? 0 : 1000)
 {
 }
 
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ void qt_video_source::set_active(bool active)
 
 	if (active)
 	{
-		start_movie();
+		start_movie_timer();
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -187,6 +188,27 @@ void qt_video_source::init_movie()
 	}
 }
 
+void qt_video_source::start_movie_timer()
+{
+	if (m_video_timer_timeout_ms == 0)
+	{
+		start_movie();
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (!m_video_timer)
+	{
+		m_video_timer = std::make_unique<QTimer>();
+		QObject::connect(m_video_timer.get(), &QTimer::timeout, m_video_timer.get(), [this]()
+		{
+			if (!m_active) return;
+			start_movie();
+		});
+	}
+
+	m_video_timer->start(m_video_timer_timeout_ms);
+}
+
 void qt_video_source::start_movie()
 {
 	init_movie();
@@ -210,6 +232,7 @@ void qt_video_source::start_movie()
 void qt_video_source::stop_movie()
 {
 	m_active = false;
+	m_video_timer.reset();
 
 	if (m_movie)
 	{
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/qt_video_source.h b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/qt_video_source.h
index 8afc46ceb3..22f1acb5bd 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/qt_video_source.h
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/qt_video_source.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <QVideoSink>
 #include <QVideoFrame>
 #include <QPixmap>
+#include <QTimer>
 
 class qt_video_source : public video_source
 {
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ public:
 	void set_active(bool active) override;
 	bool get_active() const override { return m_active; }
 
+	void start_movie_timer();
 	void start_movie();
 	void stop_movie();
 
@@ -51,11 +53,13 @@ protected:
 	QString m_video_path;
 	QString m_audio_path;
 	u32 m_audio_instance_index = 0;
+	u32 m_video_timer_timeout_ms = 0;
 	std::string m_iso_path; // path of the source archive
 	QByteArray m_video_data{};
 	QImage m_image{};
 	std::vector<u8> m_image_path;
 
+	std::unique_ptr<QTimer> m_video_timer;
 	std::unique_ptr<QBuffer> m_video_buffer;
 	std::unique_ptr<QMediaPlayer> m_media_player;
 	std::unique_ptr<QVideoSink> m_video_sink;