diff --git a/src/citra_qt/citra_qt.cpp b/src/citra_qt/citra_qt.cpp
index 4f0bbaba7..e2f5997ae 100644
--- a/src/citra_qt/citra_qt.cpp
+++ b/src/citra_qt/citra_qt.cpp
@@ -4456,6 +4456,9 @@ int LaunchQtFrontend(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     QObject::connect(&app, &QGuiApplication::applicationStateChanged, &main_window,
                      &GMainWindow::OnAppFocusStateChanged);
 
+    // Process any pending events before executing the app (prevents freeze-on–boot on macOS)
+    app.processEvents();
+
     int result = app.exec();
     return result;
 }