diff --git a/src/gui/wxgui/MainWindow.cpp b/src/gui/wxgui/MainWindow.cpp
index c4ace87f..885a684d 100644
--- a/src/gui/wxgui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/wxgui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -677,13 +677,7 @@ void MainWindow::OnFileMenu(wxCommandEvent& event)
 	}
 	else if (menuId == MAINFRAME_MENU_ID_FILE_END_EMULATION)
 	{
-        CafeSystem::ShutdownTitle();
-		DestroyCanvas();
-		m_game_launched = false;
-		RecreateMenu();
-        CreateGameListAndStatusBar();
-        DoLayout();
-		UpdateChildWindowTitleRunningState();
+		EndEmulation();
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1743,6 +1737,17 @@ void MainWindow::SetFullScreen(bool state)
 		SetMenuVisible(true);
 }
 
+void MainWindow::EndEmulation()
+{
+	CafeSystem::ShutdownTitle();
+	DestroyCanvas();
+	m_game_launched = false;
+	RecreateMenu();
+	CreateGameListAndStatusBar();
+	DoLayout();
+	UpdateChildWindowTitleRunningState();
+}
+
 void MainWindow::SetMenuVisible(bool state)
 {
 	if (m_menu_visible == state)
@@ -2109,7 +2114,8 @@ void MainWindow::RecreateMenu()
 		m_loadMenuItem = m_fileMenu->Append(MAINFRAME_MENU_ID_FILE_LOAD, _("&Load..."));
 		m_installUpdateMenuItem = m_fileMenu->Append(MAINFRAME_MENU_ID_FILE_INSTALL_UPDATE, _("&Install game title, update or DLC..."));
 
-		sint32 recentFileIndex = 0;
+		wxMenu* recentMenu = new wxMenu();
+		sint32 recentFileIndex = 1;
 		m_fileMenuSeparator0 = nullptr;
 		m_fileMenuSeparator1 = nullptr;
 		for (size_t i = 0; i < guiConfig.recent_launch_files.size(); i++)
@@ -2117,22 +2123,27 @@ void MainWindow::RecreateMenu()
 			const std::string& pathStr = guiConfig.recent_launch_files[i];
 			if (pathStr.empty())
 				continue;
-			if (recentFileIndex == 0)
-				m_fileMenuSeparator0 = m_fileMenu->AppendSeparator();
-			m_fileMenu->Append(MAINFRAME_MENU_ID_FILE_RECENT_0 + i, to_wxString(fmt::format("{}. {}", recentFileIndex, pathStr)));
+			recentMenu->Append(MAINFRAME_MENU_ID_FILE_RECENT_0 + i, to_wxString(fmt::format("{}. {}", recentFileIndex, pathStr)));
 			recentFileIndex++;
 
-			if (recentFileIndex >= 8)
+			if (recentFileIndex >= 10)
 				break;
 		}
-		m_fileMenuSeparator1 = m_fileMenu->AppendSeparator();
+		if (recentFileIndex == 0)
+		{
+			wxMenuItem* placeholder = recentMenu->Append(wxID_NONE, _("(No recent files)"));
+			placeholder->Enable(false);
+		}
+
+		m_fileMenu->AppendSeparator();
+		m_fileMenu->AppendSubMenu(recentMenu, _("Recent files"));
+		m_fileMenu->AppendSeparator();
 	}
 	else
 	{
 		// add 'Stop emulation' menu entry to file menu
-#ifdef CEMU_DEBUG_ASSERT
-		m_fileMenu->Append(MAINFRAME_MENU_ID_FILE_END_EMULATION, _("Stop emulation"));
-#endif
+		m_fileMenu->Append(MAINFRAME_MENU_ID_FILE_END_EMULATION, _("&Stop emulation"));
+		m_fileMenuSeparator1 = m_fileMenu->AppendSeparator();
 	}
 
 	m_fileMenu->Append(MAINFRAME_MENU_ID_FILE_OPEN_CEMU_FOLDER, _("&Open Cemu folder"));
diff --git a/src/gui/wxgui/MainWindow.h b/src/gui/wxgui/MainWindow.h
index 07464188..c1372a75 100644
--- a/src/gui/wxgui/MainWindow.h
+++ b/src/gui/wxgui/MainWindow.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public:
 	[[nodiscard]] bool IsGameLaunched() const { return m_game_launched; }
 
 	void SetFullScreen(bool state);
+	void EndEmulation();
 	void SetMenuVisible(bool state);
 	void UpdateNFCMenu();
 	bool IsMenuHidden() const;
diff --git a/src/gui/wxgui/input/HotkeySettings.cpp b/src/gui/wxgui/input/HotkeySettings.cpp
index 195061d7..9eb2ab8e 100644
--- a/src/gui/wxgui/input/HotkeySettings.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/wxgui/input/HotkeySettings.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "HotkeySettings.h"
 #include "MainWindow.h"
 
+#include <wx/app.h>
 #include <wx/clipbrd.h>
 
 #if BOOST_OS_WINDOWS
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ HotkeySettings::HotkeySettings(wxWindow* parent)
 	CreateHotkeyRow(_tr("Toggle fullscreen"), s_cfgHotkeys.toggleFullscreen);
 	CreateHotkeyRow(_tr("Take screenshot"), s_cfgHotkeys.takeScreenshot);
 	CreateHotkeyRow(_tr("Toggle fast-forward"), s_cfgHotkeys.toggleFastForward);
+	CreateHotkeyRow(_tr("End emulation"), s_cfgHotkeys.endEmulation);
 
 	m_controllerTimer = new wxTimer(this);
 	Bind(wxEVT_TIMER, &HotkeySettings::OnControllerTimer, this);
@@ -192,6 +194,11 @@ void HotkeySettings::Init(MainWindow* mainWindowFrame)
 		{&s_cfgHotkeys.toggleFastForward, [](void) {
 			 ActiveSettings::SetTimerShiftFactor((ActiveSettings::GetTimerShiftFactor() < 3) ? 3 : 1);
 		 }},
+		{&s_cfgHotkeys.endEmulation, [](void) {
+			 wxTheApp->CallAfter([]() {
+				s_mainWindow->EndEmulation();
+			 });
+		 }},
 	});
 
 	s_keyboardHotkeyToFuncMap.reserve(s_cfgHotkeyToFuncMap.size());
diff --git a/src/gui/wxgui/wxCemuConfig.cpp b/src/gui/wxgui/wxCemuConfig.cpp
index bbd24ab4..fee494b6 100644
--- a/src/gui/wxgui/wxCemuConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/wxgui/wxCemuConfig.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ void wxCemuConfig::Load(XMLConfigParser& parser)
 	hotkeys.toggleFullscreenAlt = xml_hotkeys.get("ToggleFullscreenAlt", sHotkeyCfg{uKeyboardHotkey{WXK_CONTROL_M, true}}); // ALT+ENTER
 	hotkeys.takeScreenshot = xml_hotkeys.get("TakeScreenshot", sHotkeyCfg{uKeyboardHotkey{WXK_F12}});
 	hotkeys.toggleFastForward = xml_hotkeys.get("ToggleFastForward", sHotkeyCfg{});
+	hotkeys.endEmulation = xml_hotkeys.get("EndEmulation", sHotkeyCfg{uKeyboardHotkey{WXK_F5}});
 }
 
 void wxCemuConfig::Save(XMLConfigParser& config)
diff --git a/src/gui/wxgui/wxCemuConfig.h b/src/gui/wxgui/wxCemuConfig.h
index 9463d4df..2a0dde11 100644
--- a/src/gui/wxgui/wxCemuConfig.h
+++ b/src/gui/wxgui/wxCemuConfig.h
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ struct wxCemuConfig
 		sHotkeyCfg exitFullscreen;
 		sHotkeyCfg takeScreenshot;
 		sHotkeyCfg toggleFastForward;
+		sHotkeyCfg endEmulation;
 	} hotkeys{};
 
 	void AddRecentlyLaunchedFile(std::string_view file);