diff --git a/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp b/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp
index 6f87c3ce0..861037f99 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1454,11 +1454,13 @@ MainWindow::eventFilter(QObject *receiver, QEvent *event)
     if (receiver == this) {
         static auto curdopause = dopause;
         if (event->type() == QEvent::WindowBlocked) {
+            window_blocked = true;
             curdopause = dopause;
             plat_pause(isShowMessage ? 2 : 1);
             emit setMouseCapture(false);
             releaseKeyboard();
         } else if (event->type() == QEvent::WindowUnblocked) {
+            window_blocked = false;
             plat_pause(curdopause);
         }
     }
@@ -2112,7 +2114,7 @@ MainWindow::updateUiPauseState()
                                     QString(tr("Pause execution"));
     ui->actionPause->setIcon(pause_icon);
     ui->actionPause->setToolTip(tooltip_text);
-    emit vmmRunningStateChanged(static_cast<VMManagerProtocol::RunningState>(dopause));
+    emit vmmRunningStateChanged(static_cast<VMManagerProtocol::RunningState>(window_blocked ? (dopause ? VMManagerProtocol::RunningState::PausedWaiting : VMManagerProtocol::RunningState::RunningWaiting) : (VMManagerProtocol::RunningState)dopause));
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.hpp b/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.hpp
index 54a04a975..370d97d0e 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.hpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.hpp
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ private:
     QIcon caps_icon_off, scroll_icon_off, num_icon_off, kana_icon_off;
 
     bool isShowMessage = false;
+    bool window_blocked = false;
 };
 
 #endif // QT_MAINWINDOW_HPP
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_clientsocket.hpp b/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_clientsocket.hpp
index a05e5bfae..980ec10ee 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_clientsocket.hpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_clientsocket.hpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ private:
     QString server_name;
     QLocalSocket *socket;
     bool server_connected;
-    bool window_blocked;
+    bool window_blocked = false;
     void connected() const;
     void disconnected() const;
     static void connectionError(QLocalSocket::LocalSocketError socketError);