diff --git a/src/Ryujinx.Audio/Renderer/Server/AudioRenderSystem.cs b/src/Ryujinx.Audio/Renderer/Server/AudioRenderSystem.cs
index 53570243d..1ad7b8590 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx.Audio/Renderer/Server/AudioRenderSystem.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx.Audio/Renderer/Server/AudioRenderSystem.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Audio.Renderer.Server
         private AudioRendererRenderingDevice _renderingDevice;
         private AudioRendererExecutionMode _executionMode;
         private IWritableEvent _systemEvent;
-        private ManualResetEvent _terminationEvent;
         private MemoryPoolState _dspMemoryPoolState;
         private VoiceContext _voiceContext;
         private MixContext _mixContext;
@@ -83,7 +82,6 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Audio.Renderer.Server
         public AudioRenderSystem(AudioRendererManager manager, IWritableEvent systemEvent)
         {
             _manager = manager;
-            _terminationEvent = new ManualResetEvent(false);
             _dspMemoryPoolState = MemoryPoolState.Create(MemoryPoolState.LocationType.Dsp);
             _voiceContext = new VoiceContext();
             _mixContext = new MixContext();
@@ -387,11 +385,6 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Audio.Renderer.Server
                 _isActive = false;
             }
 
-            if (_executionMode == AudioRendererExecutionMode.Auto)
-            {
-                _terminationEvent.WaitOne();
-            }
-
             Logger.Info?.Print(LogClass.AudioRenderer, $"Stopped renderer id {_sessionId}");
         }
 
@@ -668,8 +661,6 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Audio.Renderer.Server
             {
                 if (_isActive)
                 {
-                    _terminationEvent.Reset();
-
                     if (!_manager.Processor.HasRemainingCommands(_sessionId))
                     {
                         GenerateCommandList(out CommandList commands);
@@ -686,10 +677,6 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Audio.Renderer.Server
                         _isDspRunningBehind = true;
                     }
                 }
-                else
-                {
-                    _terminationEvent.Set();
-                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -857,7 +844,6 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Audio.Renderer.Server
                 }
 
                 _manager.Unregister(this);
-                _terminationEvent.Dispose();
                 _workBufferMemoryPin.Dispose();
 
                 if (MemoryManager is IRefCounted rc)
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx.Ava/UI/Helpers/NotificationHelper.cs b/src/Ryujinx.Ava/UI/Helpers/NotificationHelper.cs
index 7e2afb8bd..f207c5fb0 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx.Ava/UI/Helpers/NotificationHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx.Ava/UI/Helpers/NotificationHelper.cs
@@ -3,21 +3,20 @@ using Avalonia.Controls;
 using Avalonia.Controls.Notifications;
 using Avalonia.Threading;
 using Ryujinx.Ava.Common.Locale;
+using Ryujinx.Common;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Threading;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.Helpers
 {
     public static class NotificationHelper
     {
-        private const int MaxNotifications      = 4; 
+        private const int MaxNotifications      = 4;
         private const int NotificationDelayInMs = 5000;
 
         private static WindowNotificationManager _notificationManager;
 
-        private static readonly ManualResetEvent                 _templateAppliedEvent = new(false);
         private static readonly BlockingCollection<Notification> _notifications        = new();
 
         public static void SetNotificationManager(Window host)
@@ -29,25 +28,31 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.Helpers
                 Margin   = new Thickness(0, 0, 15, 40)
             };
 
+            var maybeAsyncWorkQueue = new Lazy<AsyncWorkQueue<Notification>>(
+                () => new AsyncWorkQueue<Notification>(notification =>
+                    {
+                        Dispatcher.UIThread.Post(() =>
+                        {
+                            _notificationManager.Show(notification);
+                        });
+                    },
+                    "UI.NotificationThread",
+                    _notifications),
+                LazyThreadSafetyMode.ExecutionAndPublication);
+
             _notificationManager.TemplateApplied += (sender, args) =>
             {
-                _templateAppliedEvent.Set();
+                // NOTE: Force creation of the AsyncWorkQueue.
+                _ = maybeAsyncWorkQueue.Value;
             };
 
-            Task.Run(async () =>
+            host.Closing += (sender, args) =>
             {
-                _templateAppliedEvent.WaitOne();
-
-                foreach (var notification in _notifications.GetConsumingEnumerable())
+                if (maybeAsyncWorkQueue.IsValueCreated)
                 {
-                    Dispatcher.UIThread.Post(() =>
-                    {
-                        _notificationManager.Show(notification);
-                    });
-
-                    await Task.Delay(NotificationDelayInMs / MaxNotifications);
+                    maybeAsyncWorkQueue.Value.Dispose();
                 }
-            });
+            };
         }
 
         public static void Show(string title, string text, NotificationType type, bool waitingExit = false, Action onClick = null, Action onClose = null)
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx.Common/AsyncWorkQueue.cs b/src/Ryujinx.Common/AsyncWorkQueue.cs
index 80f8dcfe4..746ef4cac 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx.Common/AsyncWorkQueue.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx.Common/AsyncWorkQueue.cs
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Common
             _cts = new CancellationTokenSource();
             _queue = collection;
             _workerAction = callback;
-            _workerThread = new Thread(DoWork) { Name = name };
-
-            _workerThread.IsBackground = true;
+            _workerThread = new Thread(DoWork)
+            {
+                Name = name,
+                IsBackground = true
+            };
             _workerThread.Start();
         }