diff --git a/src/core/achievements.cpp b/src/core/achievements.cpp
index 1ccadad2d..b8d75c51f 100644
--- a/src/core/achievements.cpp
+++ b/src/core/achievements.cpp
@@ -1969,6 +1969,15 @@ std::string Achievements::GetLoggedInUserBadgePath()
   return badge_path;
 }
 
+u32 Achievements::GetPauseThrottleFrames()
+{
+  if (!IsActive() || !IsHardcoreModeActive() || IsUsingRAIntegration())
+    return 0;
+
+  u32 frames_remaining = 0;
+  return rc_client_can_pause(s_client, &frames_remaining) ? 0 : frames_remaining;
+}
+
 void Achievements::Logout()
 {
   if (IsActive())
diff --git a/src/core/achievements.h b/src/core/achievements.h
index a572f5e60..7a2b5dc89 100644
--- a/src/core/achievements.h
+++ b/src/core/achievements.h
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ const char* GetLoggedInUserName();
 /// Should be called with the lock held.
 std::string GetLoggedInUserBadgePath();
 
+/// Returns 0 if pausing is allowed, otherwise the number of frames until pausing is allowed.
+u32 GetPauseThrottleFrames();
+
 /// Clears all cached state used to render the UI.
 void ClearUIState();
 
diff --git a/src/core/hotkeys.cpp b/src/core/hotkeys.cpp
index 6fc333f4d..15b3bbaef 100644
--- a/src/core/hotkeys.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hotkeys.cpp
@@ -139,27 +139,16 @@ static void HotkeyToggleOSD()
 
 static bool CanPause()
 {
-  static constexpr const float PAUSE_INTERVAL = 3.0f;
-  static Common::Timer::Value s_last_pause_time = 0;
-
-  if (!Achievements::IsHardcoreModeActive() || System::IsPaused())
+  const u32 frames_until_pause_allowed = Achievements::GetPauseThrottleFrames();
+  if (frames_until_pause_allowed == 0)
     return true;
 
-  const Common::Timer::Value time = Common::Timer::GetCurrentValue();
-  const float delta = static_cast<float>(Common::Timer::ConvertValueToSeconds(time - s_last_pause_time));
-  if (delta < PAUSE_INTERVAL)
-  {
-    Host::AddIconOSDMessage("PauseCooldown", ICON_FA_CLOCK,
-                            TRANSLATE_PLURAL_STR("Hotkeys", "You cannot pause until another %n second(s) have passed.",
-                                                 "", static_cast<int>(std::ceil(PAUSE_INTERVAL - delta))),
-                            Host::OSD_QUICK_DURATION);
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  Host::RemoveKeyedOSDMessage("PauseCooldown");
-  s_last_pause_time = time;
-
-  return true;
+  const float seconds = static_cast<float>(frames_until_pause_allowed) / System::GetVideoFrameRate();
+  Host::AddIconOSDMessage("PauseCooldown", ICON_FA_CLOCK,
+                          TRANSLATE_PLURAL_STR("Hotkeys", "You cannot pause until another %n second(s) have passed.",
+                                               "", static_cast<int>(std::ceil(seconds))),
+                          std::max(seconds, Host::OSD_QUICK_DURATION));
+  return false;
 }
 
 #endif