diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/title_id_utils.h b/src/xenia/kernel/title_id_utils.h
index 42a080300..ab60a80a2 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/title_id_utils.h
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/title_id_utils.h
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ inline constexpr bool IsGamerPictureCustom(const uint32_t title_id) {
 }
 
 inline constexpr bool IsGamerPictureFromDash(const uint32_t title_id) {
-  return title_id == 0xFFFE07D1;
+  return title_id == kDashboardID;
 }
 
 inline constexpr bool IsGamerPictureKeySet(const uint32_t title_id) {
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ inline constexpr bool IsGamerPictureKeySet(const uint32_t title_id) {
 static_assert(IsGamerPictureAvatar(0xFFFE0854));  // Avatar Gamer Picture
 static_assert(IsGamerPictureCustom(0xFFFE0700));  // Custom Gamer Picture
 static_assert(
-    IsGamerPictureFromDash(0xFFFE07D1));  // Default or OS Gamer Picture?
-static_assert(!IsGamerPictureKeySet(0));  // No Gamer Picture Key
+    IsGamerPictureFromDash(kDashboardID));  // Default or OS Gamer Picture?
+static_assert(!IsGamerPictureKeySet(0));    // No Gamer Picture Key
 
 }  // namespace kernel
 }  // namespace xe
diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/xam/user_settings.h b/src/xenia/kernel/xam/user_settings.h
index 60f431e2e..bdc797b7a 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/xam/user_settings.h
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/xam/user_settings.h
@@ -445,6 +445,25 @@ enum ACCELERATOR_CONTROL_OPTIONS : uint8_t {
   ACCELERATOR_CONTROL_BUTTON
 };
 
+struct GamerPictureKey {
+  char title_id[8];
+  char big_tile_id[8];
+  char small_tile_id[8];
+
+  uint32_t GetTitleId() const {
+    return string_util::from_string<uint32_t>(title_id, true);
+  }
+
+  uint32_t GetBigTileId() const {
+    return string_util::from_string<uint32_t>(big_tile_id, true);
+  }
+
+  uint32_t GetSmallTileId() const {
+    return string_util::from_string<uint32_t>(small_tile_id, true);
+  }
+};
+static_assert_size(GamerPictureKey, 0x18);
+
 class UserSetting : public UserData {
  public:
   UserSetting(const UserSetting& setting);
diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/xam/xam_user.cc b/src/xenia/kernel/xam/xam_user.cc
index 132757253..46ab2bd25 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/xam/xam_user.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/xam/xam_user.cc
@@ -758,8 +758,7 @@ dword_result_t XamParseGamerTileKey_entry(pointer_t<X_USER_DATA> key_ptr,
       kernel_memory()->TranslateVirtual<const char16_t*>(
           key_ptr->data.unicode.ptr)));
 
-  // Default key size is 24 bytes, but we need to include null terminator
-  if (tile_key.empty() || tile_key.size() != 24) {
+  if (tile_key.empty() || tile_key.size() != sizeof(GamerPictureKey)) {
     return X_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
   }
 
@@ -770,23 +769,20 @@ dword_result_t XamParseGamerTileKey_entry(pointer_t<X_USER_DATA> key_ptr,
   if (!is_valid_hex_string) {
     return X_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
   }
-  // Simple parser for key. Key (lower case) contains: title_id (8 chars),
-  // big_tile_id (8 chars), small_tile_id (8 chars)
-  std::string title_id = tile_key.substr(0, 8);
-  std::string big_tile_id = tile_key.substr(8, 8);
-  std::string small_tile_id = tile_key.substr(16, 8);
+
+  const GamerPictureKey* gamer_picture_key =
+      reinterpret_cast<const GamerPictureKey*>(tile_key.data());
 
   if (title_id_ptr) {
-    *title_id_ptr = string_util::from_string<uint32_t>(title_id, true);
+    *title_id_ptr = gamer_picture_key->GetTitleId();
   }
 
   if (big_tile_id_ptr) {
-    *big_tile_id_ptr = string_util::from_string<uint32_t>(big_tile_id, true);
+    *big_tile_id_ptr = gamer_picture_key->GetBigTileId();
   }
 
   if (small_tile_id_ptr) {
-    *small_tile_id_ptr =
-        string_util::from_string<uint32_t>(small_tile_id, true);
+    *small_tile_id_ptr = gamer_picture_key->GetSmallTileId();
   }
 
   bool is_from_dash = false;