diff --git a/src/Framework.cpp b/src/Framework.cpp
index 1dc9fa21..27576de1 100644
--- a/src/Framework.cpp
+++ b/src/Framework.cpp
@@ -889,6 +889,9 @@ void Framework::on_frontend_command(UEVRSharedMemory::Command command) {
             m_mods->reload_config();
         });
 
+        break;
+    case UEVRSharedMemory::Command::CONFIG_SETUP_ACKNOWLEDGED:
+        m_uevr_shared_memory->data().signal_frontend_config_setup = false;
         break;
     default:
         spdlog::error("Unknown frontend command received: {}", (int)command);
@@ -947,6 +950,11 @@ void Framework::save_config() {
     }
 
     spdlog::info("Saved config");
+
+    if (auto& sm = g_framework->get_shared_memory(); sm) {
+        sm->data().signal_frontend_config_setup = true;
+        spdlog::info("Signaled frontend config setup");
+    }
 }
 
 void Framework::reset_config() try {
diff --git a/src/Framework.hpp b/src/Framework.hpp
index 8d8225bd..edcf5d1e 100644
--- a/src/Framework.hpp
+++ b/src/Framework.hpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class UEVRSharedMemory {
 
     enum Command {
         RELOAD_CONFIG = 0,
+        CONFIG_SETUP_ACKNOWLEDGED = 1,
     };
 
 public:
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ class UEVRSharedMemory {
         uint32_t pid{}; // Process ID of the game
         uint32_t main_thread_id{}; // Main thread ID of the game
         uint32_t command_thread_id{}; // Thread ID commands are sent to (via PostThreadMessage)
+        bool signal_frontend_config_setup{false};
     };
     #pragma pack(pop)
 
@@ -174,6 +176,10 @@ class Framework {
         return m_frame_worker;
     }
 
+    auto& get_shared_memory() {
+        return m_uevr_shared_memory;
+    }
+
 private:
     void consume_input();
     void update_fonts();