diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/kernel_state.cc b/src/xenia/kernel/kernel_state.cc
index 991d8a4d9..dfe7c4726 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/kernel_state.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/kernel_state.cc
@@ -1034,6 +1034,13 @@ void KernelState::RegisterNotifyListener(XNotifyListener* listener) {
                                   0x001510F1L);
     listener->EnqueueNotification(kXNotificationLiveLinkStateChanged, 0);
   }
+
+  if (!has_notified_xmp_startup_ && listener->mask() & kXNotifyXmp) {
+    has_notified_xmp_startup_ = true;
+    listener->EnqueueNotification(kXNotificationXmpStateChanged, 0);
+    listener->EnqueueNotification(kXNotificationXmpPlaybackControllerChanged,
+                                  1);
+  }
 }
 
 void KernelState::UnregisterNotifyListener(XNotifyListener* listener) {
diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/kernel_state.h b/src/xenia/kernel/kernel_state.h
index 32da7ddbe..15ff439e7 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/kernel_state.h
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/kernel_state.h
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ class KernelState {
   std::vector<object_ref<XNotifyListener>> notify_listeners_;
   bool has_notified_startup_ = false;
   bool has_notified_live_startup_ = false;
+  bool has_notified_xmp_startup_ = false;
 
   object_ref<UserModule> executable_module_;
   std::vector<object_ref<KernelModule>> kernel_modules_;