diff --git a/sphaira/include/ui/menus/game_menu.hpp b/sphaira/include/ui/menus/game_menu.hpp
index 73967f1..9692dab 100644
--- a/sphaira/include/ui/menus/game_menu.hpp
+++ b/sphaira/include/ui/menus/game_menu.hpp
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ enum OrderType {
 
 using LayoutType = grid::LayoutType;
 
+void SignalChange();
+
 struct Menu final : grid::Menu {
     Menu(u32 flags);
     ~Menu();
diff --git a/sphaira/source/ui/menus/game_menu.cpp b/sphaira/source/ui/menus/game_menu.cpp
index 5d78875..44800f6 100644
--- a/sphaira/source/ui/menus/game_menu.cpp
+++ b/sphaira/source/ui/menus/game_menu.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 namespace sphaira::ui::menu::game {
 namespace {
 
+constinit UEvent g_change_uevent;
+
 struct NspSource final : dump::BaseSource {
     NspSource(const std::vector<NspEntry>& entries) : m_entries{entries} {
         m_is_file_based_emummc = App::IsFileBaseEmummc();
@@ -270,6 +272,10 @@ Result NspEntry::Read(void* buf, s64 off, s64 size, u64* bytes_read) {
     return 0x1;
 }
 
+void SignalChange() {
+    ueventSignal(&g_change_uevent);
+}
+
 Menu::Menu(u32 flags) : grid::Menu{"Games"_i18n, flags} {
     this->SetActions(
         std::make_pair(Button::L3, Action{[this](){
@@ -455,6 +461,7 @@ Menu::Menu(u32 flags) : grid::Menu{"Games"_i18n, flags} {
 
     fsOpenGameCardDetectionEventNotifier(std::addressof(m_gc_event_notifier));
     fsEventNotifierGetEventHandle(std::addressof(m_gc_event_notifier), std::addressof(m_gc_event), true);
+    ueventCreate(&g_change_uevent, true);
 }
 
 Menu::~Menu() {
@@ -469,8 +476,10 @@ Menu::~Menu() {
 }
 
 void Menu::Update(Controller* controller, TouchInfo* touch) {
-    // force update if gamecard state changed.
-    m_dirty |= R_SUCCEEDED(eventWait(&m_gc_event, 0));
+    s32 wait_dummy_idx;
+    if (R_SUCCEEDED(waitMulti(&wait_dummy_idx, 0, waiterForEvent(&m_gc_event), waiterForUEvent(&g_change_uevent)))) {
+        m_dirty = true;
+    }
 
     if (m_dirty) {
         App::Notify("Updating application record list"_i18n);
diff --git a/sphaira/source/yati/yati.cpp b/sphaira/source/yati/yati.cpp
index 97774be..83eacd3 100644
--- a/sphaira/source/yati/yati.cpp
+++ b/sphaira/source/yati/yati.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #include "utils/thread.hpp"
 
 #include "ui/progress_box.hpp"
+#include "ui/menus/game_menu.hpp"
+
 #include "app.hpp"
 #include "i18n.hpp"
 #include "log.hpp"
@@ -873,6 +875,9 @@ Yati::~Yati() {
     }
 
     App::SetAutoSleepDisabled(false);
+
+    // force update the game menu, as we may have installed a game.
+    ui::menu::game::SignalChange();
 }
 
 Result Yati::Setup(const ConfigOverride& override) {