diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list.cpp
index 846ab5863e..cbd359ab48 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ game_list::game_list() : QTableWidget(), game_list_base()
 
 		movie_item* new_item = static_cast<movie_item*>(item(row, 0));
 
-		if (new_item)
+		if (new_item && isActiveWindow())
 		{
 			new_item->set_active(true);
 		}
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ void game_list::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent* event)
 		{
 			m_last_hover_item->set_active(false);
 		}
-		if (new_item)
+		if (new_item && isActiveWindow())
 		{
 			new_item->set_active(true);
 		}
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_grid_item.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_grid_item.cpp
index a3952a264a..1411bca8ba 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_grid_item.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_grid_item.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ bool game_list_grid_item::event(QEvent* event)
 	switch (event->type())
 	{
 	case QEvent::HoverEnter:
-		set_active(true);
+		if (isActiveWindow())
+			set_active(true);
 		break;
 	case QEvent::HoverLeave:
 	case QEvent::FocusOut: