diff --git a/include/emulator.hpp b/include/emulator.hpp
index 8782fb1f..b508338e 100644
--- a/include/emulator.hpp
+++ b/include/emulator.hpp
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ class Emulator {
 	static constexpr u32 width = 400;
 	static constexpr u32 height = 240 * 2;  // * 2 because 2 screens
 	ROMType romType = ROMType::None;
-	bool running = true;
+	bool running = false;         // Is the emulator running a game?
+	bool programRunning = false;  // Is the emulator program itself running?
 
 #ifdef PANDA3DS_ENABLE_HTTP_SERVER
 	HttpServer httpServer;
@@ -86,6 +87,10 @@ class Emulator {
 	void run();
 	void runFrame();
 
+	void resume();  // Resume the emulator
+	void pause();   // Pause the emulator
+	void togglePause();
+
 	bool loadROM(const std::filesystem::path& path);
 	bool loadNCSD(const std::filesystem::path& path, ROMType type);
 	bool loadELF(const std::filesystem::path& path);
diff --git a/include/httpserver.hpp b/include/httpserver.hpp
index 9d3cb818..7c70be14 100644
--- a/include/httpserver.hpp
+++ b/include/httpserver.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #include "helpers.hpp"
 
-enum class HttpActionType { None, Screenshot, Key };
+enum class HttpActionType { None, Screenshot, Key, TogglePause, Reset };
 
 class Emulator;
 namespace httplib {
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ class HttpAction {
 
 	static std::unique_ptr<HttpAction> createScreenshotAction(DeferredResponseWrapper& response);
 	static std::unique_ptr<HttpAction> createKeyAction(uint32_t key, bool state);
+	static std::unique_ptr<HttpAction> createTogglePauseAction();
+	static std::unique_ptr<HttpAction> createResetAction();
 };
 
 struct HttpServer {
diff --git a/src/emulator.cpp b/src/emulator.cpp
index 9d933bd7..abc66a53 100644
--- a/src/emulator.cpp
+++ b/src/emulator.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ Emulator::Emulator()
 		}
 	}
 
+	running = false;
+	programRunning = false;
 	reset(ReloadOption::NoReload);
 }
 
@@ -113,7 +115,9 @@ void Emulator::step() {}
 void Emulator::render() {}
 
 void Emulator::run() {
-	while (running) {
+	programRunning = true;
+
+	while (programRunning) {
 		runFrame();
 		HIDService& hid = kernel.getServiceManager().getHID();
 
@@ -124,7 +128,7 @@ void Emulator::run() {
 			switch (event.type) {
 				case SDL_QUIT:
 					printf("Bye :(\n");
-					running = false;
+					programRunning = false;
 					return;
 
 				case SDL_KEYDOWN:
@@ -166,6 +170,19 @@ void Emulator::run() {
 
 						case SDLK_RETURN: hid.pressKey(Keys::Start); break;
 						case SDLK_BACKSPACE: hid.pressKey(Keys::Select); break;
+
+						// Use the F4 button as a hot-key to pause or resume the emulator
+						// We can't use the audio play/pause buttons because it's annoying 
+						case SDLK_F4: {
+							togglePause();
+							break;
+						}
+
+						// Use F5 as a reset button
+						case SDLK_F5: {
+							reset(ReloadOption::Reload);
+							break;
+						}
 					}
 					break;
 
@@ -343,13 +360,18 @@ void Emulator::run() {
 	}
 }
 
+// Only resume if a ROM is properly loaded
+void Emulator::resume() { running = (romType != ROMType::None); }
+void Emulator::pause() { running = false; }
+void Emulator::togglePause() { running ? pause() : resume(); }
+
 void Emulator::runFrame() {
-	if (romType != ROMType::None) {
+	if (running) {
 #ifdef PANDA3DS_ENABLE_HTTP_SERVER
 		httpServer.processActions();
 #endif
-		cpu.runFrame(); // Run 1 frame of instructions
-		gpu.display();  // Display graphics
+		cpu.runFrame();  // Run 1 frame of instructions
+		gpu.display();   // Display graphics
 
 		// Send VBlank interrupts
 		ServiceManager& srv = kernel.getServiceManager();
@@ -360,6 +382,10 @@ void Emulator::runFrame() {
 		if (cheats.haveCheats()) [[unlikely]] {
 			cheats.run();
 		}
+	} else if (romType != ROMType::None) {
+		// If the emulator is not running and a game is loaded, we still want to display the framebuffer otherwise we will get weird
+		// double-buffering issues
+		gpu.display();
 	}
 }
 
@@ -408,6 +434,7 @@ bool Emulator::loadROM(const std::filesystem::path& path) {
 		romType = ROMType::None;
 	}
 
+	resume();  // Start the emulator
 	return success;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/httpserver.cpp b/src/httpserver.cpp
index d8841807..d3dc7938 100644
--- a/src/httpserver.cpp
+++ b/src/httpserver.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@ class HttpActionScreenshot : public HttpAction {
 	DeferredResponseWrapper& getResponse() { return response; }
 };
 
+class HttpActionTogglePause : public HttpAction {
+  public:
+	HttpActionTogglePause() : HttpAction(HttpActionType::TogglePause) {}
+};
+
+class HttpActionReset : public HttpAction {
+  public:
+	HttpActionReset() : HttpAction(HttpActionType::Reset) {}
+};
+
 class HttpActionKey : public HttpAction {
 	u32 key;
 	bool state;
@@ -35,6 +45,8 @@ std::unique_ptr<HttpAction> HttpAction::createScreenshotAction(DeferredResponseW
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<HttpAction> HttpAction::createKeyAction(u32 key, bool state) { return std::make_unique<HttpActionKey>(key, state); }
+std::unique_ptr<HttpAction> HttpAction::createTogglePauseAction() { return std::make_unique<HttpActionTogglePause>(); }
+std::unique_ptr<HttpAction> HttpAction::createResetAction() { return std::make_unique<HttpActionReset>(); }
 
 HttpServer::HttpServer(Emulator* emulator)
 	: emulator(emulator), server(std::make_unique<httplib::Server>()), keyMap({
@@ -110,6 +122,16 @@ void HttpServer::startHttpServer() {
 
 	server->Get("/status", [this](const httplib::Request&, httplib::Response& response) { response.set_content(status(), "text/plain"); });
 
+	server->Get("/togglepause", [this](const httplib::Request&, httplib::Response& response) {
+		pushAction(HttpAction::createTogglePauseAction());
+		response.set_content("ok", "text/plain");
+	});
+
+	server->Get("/reset", [this](const httplib::Request&, httplib::Response& response) {
+		pushAction(HttpAction::createResetAction());
+		response.set_content("ok", "text/plain");
+	});
+
 	// TODO: ability to specify host and port
 	printf("Starting HTTP server on port 1234\n");
 	server->listen("localhost", 1234);
@@ -165,6 +187,9 @@ void HttpServer::processActions() {
 				break;
 			}
 
+			case HttpActionType::TogglePause: emulator->togglePause(); break;
+			case HttpActionType::Reset: emulator->reset(Emulator::ReloadOption::Reload); break;
+
 			default: break;
 		}
 	}