diff --git a/sphaira/CMakeLists.txt b/sphaira/CMakeLists.txt
index 266c59c..dc7dc4a 100644
--- a/sphaira/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sphaira/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13)
 
-set(sphaira_VERSION 0.6.1)
+set(sphaira_VERSION 0.6.2)
 
 project(sphaira
     VERSION ${sphaira_VERSION}
diff --git a/sphaira/include/app.hpp b/sphaira/include/app.hpp
index 8a9ce3e..18b70e7 100644
--- a/sphaira/include/app.hpp
+++ b/sphaira/include/app.hpp
@@ -119,6 +119,21 @@ public:
         return type == AppletType_Application || type == AppletType_SystemApplication;
     }
 
+    static auto IsApplet() -> bool {
+        return !IsApplication();
+    }
+
+    // returns true if launched in applet mode with a title suspended in the background.
+    static auto IsAppletWithSuspendedApp() -> bool {
+        R_UNLESS(IsApplet(), false);
+        R_TRY_RESULT(pmdmntInitialize(), false);
+        ON_SCOPE_EXIT(pmdmntExit());
+
+        u64 pid;
+        return R_SUCCEEDED(pmdmntGetApplicationProcessId(&pid));
+    }
+
+
 // private:
     static constexpr inline auto CONFIG_PATH = "/config/sphaira/config.ini";
     static constexpr inline auto PLAYLOG_PATH = "/config/sphaira/playlog.ini";
diff --git a/sphaira/source/app.cpp b/sphaira/source/app.cpp
index d63845b..33e5732 100644
--- a/sphaira/source/app.cpp
+++ b/sphaira/source/app.cpp
@@ -1282,9 +1282,11 @@ App::App(const char* argv0) {
         }
     }
 
-    // only enable audio in non-applet mode due to audren fatal.
+    // disable audio in applet mode with a suspended application due to audren fatal.
     // see: https://github.com/ITotalJustice/sphaira/issues/92
-    if (IsApplication()) {
+    if (IsAppletWithSuspendedApp()) {
+        App::Notify("Audio disabled due to suspended game"_i18n);
+    } else {
         plsrPlayerInit();
     }