diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/xam/xam_input.cc b/src/xenia/kernel/xam/xam_input.cc
index 2b203e29d..e1baf621d 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/xam/xam_input.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/xam/xam_input.cc
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@ dword_result_t XamInputGetKeystrokeEx_entry(
 
   keystroke.Zero();
 
+  if (kernel_state()->xam_state()->xam_dialogs_shown_ > 0) {
+    return X_ERROR_SUCCESS;
+  }
+
   uint32_t user_index = *user_index_ptr;
   auto input_system = kernel_state()->emulator()->input_system();
   auto lock = input_system->lock();
diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/xam/xam_ui.cc b/src/xenia/kernel/xam/xam_ui.cc
index 3f64c1ad8..bbdbb3046 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/xam/xam_ui.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/xam/xam_ui.cc
@@ -140,8 +140,13 @@ X_RESULT xeXamDispatchDialogEx(
 
 X_RESULT xeXamDispatchHeadless(std::function<X_RESULT()> run_callback,
                                uint32_t overlapped) {
-  auto pre = []() {};
-  auto post = []() { xe::threading::Sleep(std::chrono::milliseconds(100)); };
+  auto pre = []() {
+    kernel_state()->BroadcastNotification(kXNotificationSystemUI, true);
+  };
+  auto post = []() {
+    xe::threading::Sleep(std::chrono::milliseconds(100));
+    kernel_state()->BroadcastNotification(kXNotificationSystemUI, false);
+  };
   if (!overlapped) {
     pre();
     auto result = run_callback();
@@ -157,8 +162,13 @@ X_RESULT xeXamDispatchHeadless(std::function<X_RESULT()> run_callback,
 X_RESULT xeXamDispatchHeadlessEx(
     std::function<X_RESULT(uint32_t&, uint32_t&)> run_callback,
     uint32_t overlapped) {
-  auto pre = []() {};
-  auto post = []() { xe::threading::Sleep(std::chrono::milliseconds(100)); };
+  auto pre = []() {
+    kernel_state()->BroadcastNotification(kXNotificationSystemUI, true);
+  };
+  auto post = []() {
+    xe::threading::Sleep(std::chrono::milliseconds(100));
+    kernel_state()->BroadcastNotification(kXNotificationSystemUI, false);
+  };
   if (!overlapped) {
     pre();
     uint32_t extended_error, length;