diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/gamelistwidget.cpp b/src/duckstation-qt/gamelistwidget.cpp
index 0878ca0c4..5818724ca 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/gamelistwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/gamelistwidget.cpp
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ void GameListWidget::cancelRefresh()
   AssertMsg(!m_refresh_thread, "Game list thread should be unreferenced by now");
 }
 
-void GameListWidget::reloadThemeSpecificImages()
+void GameListWidget::onThemeChanged()
 {
   m_model->reloadThemeSpecificImages();
 }
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/gamelistwidget.h b/src/duckstation-qt/gamelistwidget.h
index 15039c1ef..964133e59 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/gamelistwidget.h
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/gamelistwidget.h
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ public:
 
   void refresh(bool invalidate_cache);
   void cancelRefresh();
-  void reloadThemeSpecificImages();
   void setBackgroundPath(const std::string_view path);
   bool hasBackground() const;
 
@@ -279,6 +278,8 @@ private:
   void onRefreshProgress(const QString& status, int current, int total, int entry_count, float time);
   void onRefreshComplete();
 
+  void onThemeChanged();
+
   void showScaleToolTip();
   void onScaleSliderChanged(int value);
   void onScaleChanged();
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.cpp b/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.cpp
index 696981bdf..ac1255985 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -2507,6 +2507,7 @@ void MainWindow::connectSignals()
           Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection);
   connect(g_emu_thread, &EmuThread::onDestroyAuxiliaryRenderWindow, this, &MainWindow::onDestroyAuxiliaryRenderWindow,
           Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection);
+  connect(this, &MainWindow::themeChanged, g_emu_thread, &EmuThread::updateFullscreenUITheme);
 
   // These need to be queued connections to stop crashing due to menus opening/closing and switching focus.
   connect(m_game_list_widget, &GameListWidget::refreshProgress, this, &MainWindow::onGameListRefreshProgress);
@@ -2595,25 +2596,13 @@ void MainWindow::connectSignals()
   }
 }
 
-void MainWindow::updateTheme()
-{
-  QtHost::UpdateApplicationTheme();
-  g_emu_thread->updateFullscreenUITheme();
-  reloadThemeSpecificImages();
-}
-
-void MainWindow::reloadThemeSpecificImages()
-{
-  m_game_list_widget->reloadThemeSpecificImages();
-}
-
 void MainWindow::onSettingsThemeChanged()
 {
 #ifdef _WIN32
   const QString old_style_name = qApp->style()->name();
 #endif
 
-  updateTheme();
+  QtHost::UpdateApplicationTheme();
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
   // Work around a bug where the background colour of menus is broken when changing to/from the windowsvista theme.
@@ -2827,7 +2816,6 @@ void MainWindow::changeEvent(QEvent* event)
   if (event->type() == QEvent::StyleChange)
   {
     QtHost::SetIconThemeFromStyle();
-    reloadThemeSpecificImages();
     emit themeChanged(QtHost::IsDarkApplicationTheme());
   }
 
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.h b/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.h
index 14a744928..d85a582ce 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.h
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.h
@@ -202,8 +202,6 @@ private:
   std::string getDeviceDiscPath(const QString& title);
   void setGameListEntryCoverImage(const GameList::Entry* entry);
   void clearGameListEntryPlayTime(const GameList::Entry* entry);
-  void updateTheme();
-  void reloadThemeSpecificImages();
   void onSettingsThemeChanged();
   void destroySubWindows();