diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
index da7251e291..f198156d47 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ LOG_CHANNEL(sys_log, "SYS");
 // Preallocate 32 MiB
 stx::manual_typemap<void, 0x20'00000, 128> g_fixed_typemap;
 
+static constinit atomic_t<bool> s_emulator_available{false};
+
 std::string g_cfg_defaults;
 
 atomic_t<u64> g_watchdog_hold_ctr{0};
@@ -118,6 +120,21 @@ namespace rsx
 	void set_native_ui_flip();
 }
 
+Emulator::Emulator() noexcept
+{
+	s_emulator_available = true;
+}
+
+Emulator::~Emulator() noexcept
+{
+	s_emulator_available = false;
+}
+
+bool Emulator::IsAvailable() noexcept
+{
+	return s_emulator_available.load();
+}
+
 template<>
 void fmt_class_string<game_boot_result>::format(std::string& out, u64 arg)
 {
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/System.h b/rpcs3/Emu/System.h
index ac2243389c..a38b65089f 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/System.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/System.h
@@ -201,8 +201,10 @@ public:
 	static constexpr std::string_view game_id_boot_prefix = "%RPCS3_GAMEID%:";
 	static constexpr std::string_view vfs_boot_prefix = "%RPCS3_VFS%:";
 
-	Emulator() noexcept = default;
-	~Emulator() noexcept = default;
+	Emulator() noexcept;
+	~Emulator() noexcept;
+
+	static bool IsAvailable() noexcept;
 
 	void SetCallbacks(EmuCallbacks&& cb)
 	{
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3.cpp
index 90d92cf1bd..2030fc58b4 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3.cpp
@@ -185,16 +185,23 @@ std::set<std::string> get_one_drive_paths()
 			fmt::append(buf, "\nSerialized Object: %s", g_tls_serialize_name);
 		}
 
-		const system_state state = Emu.GetStatus(false);
-
-		if (state == system_state::stopped)
+		if (Emulator::IsAvailable())
 		{
-			fmt::append(buf, "\nEmulation is stopped");
+			const system_state state = Emu.GetStatus(false);
+
+			if (state == system_state::stopped)
+			{
+				fmt::append(buf, "\nEmulation is stopped");
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				const std::string name = Emu.GetTitleAndTitleID();
+				fmt::append(buf, "\nTitle: \"%s\" (emulation is %s)", name.empty() ? "N/A" : name.c_str(), state == system_state::stopping ? "stopping" : "running");
+			}
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			const std::string& name = Emu.GetTitleAndTitleID();
-			fmt::append(buf, "\nTitle: \"%s\" (emulation is %s)", name.empty() ? "N/A" : name.data(), state == system_state::stopping ? "stopping" : "running");
+			fmt::append(buf, "\nEmulation object is unavailable (process teardown)");
 		}
 
 		fmt::append(buf, "\nBuild: \"%s\"", rpcs3::get_verbose_version());