diff --git a/src/core/fullscreen_ui.cpp b/src/core/fullscreen_ui.cpp
index 10f02e8fc..3d0610328 100644
--- a/src/core/fullscreen_ui.cpp
+++ b/src/core/fullscreen_ui.cpp
@@ -986,10 +986,15 @@ void FullscreenUI::Render()
 
 void FullscreenUI::InvalidateCoverCache()
 {
-  if (!IsInitialized())
+  if (!GPUThread::IsFullscreenUIRequested())
     return;
 
-  Host::RunOnCPUThread([]() { s_state.cover_image_map.clear(); });
+  GPUThread::RunOnThread([]() {
+    if (!IsInitialized())
+      return;
+
+    s_state.cover_image_map.clear();
+  });
 }
 
 void FullscreenUI::ReturnToPreviousWindow()
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/gamelistwidget.cpp b/src/duckstation-qt/gamelistwidget.cpp
index aca21d9c1..ba00ee919 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/gamelistwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/gamelistwidget.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "qtutils.h"
 #include "settingswindow.h"
 
+#include "core/fullscreen_ui.h"
 #include "core/game_list.h"
 #include "core/host.h"
 #include "core/settings.h"
@@ -476,6 +477,7 @@ void GameListWidget::gridIntScale(int int_scale)
 void GameListWidget::refreshGridCovers()
 {
   m_model->refreshCovers();
+  Host::RunOnCPUThread(&FullscreenUI::InvalidateCoverCache);
 }
 
 void GameListWidget::focusSearchWidget()