diff --git a/assets/Locales/Root.json b/assets/Locales/Root.json
index a11aad25a..0b1115cdc 100644
--- a/assets/Locales/Root.json
+++ b/assets/Locales/Root.json
@@ -21425,6 +21425,31 @@
         "zh_TW": "需要重新啟動 Ryujinx"
       }
     },
+    {
+      "ID": "SettingsShowConsoleRestartMessage",
+      "Translations": {
+        "ar_SA": "",
+        "de_DE": "",
+        "el_GR": "",
+        "en_US": "The console will be available the next time Ryujinx starts.",
+        "es_ES": "La consola estará disponible la próxima vez que se inicie Ryujinx.",
+        "fr_FR": "La console sera disponible au prochain démarrage de Ryujinx.",
+        "he_IL": "",
+        "it_IT": "",
+        "ja_JP": "",
+        "ko_KR": "",
+        "no_NO": "",
+        "pl_PL": "",
+        "pt_BR": "",
+        "ru_RU": "",
+        "sv_SE": "",
+        "th_TH": "",
+        "tr_TR": "",
+        "uk_UA": "",
+        "zh_CN": "",
+        "zh_TW": ""
+      }
+    },
     {
       "ID": "SettingsGpuBackendRestartMessage",
       "Translations": {
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx.Common/Helpers/ConsoleHelper.cs b/src/Ryujinx.Common/Helpers/ConsoleHelper.cs
index 2b3c11b1e..75954110c 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx.Common/Helpers/ConsoleHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx.Common/Helpers/ConsoleHelper.cs
@@ -12,20 +12,12 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Common.Helper
         private static partial nint GetConsoleWindow();
 
         [SupportedOSPlatform("windows")]
-        [LibraryImport("user32")]
+        [LibraryImport("kernel32", SetLastError = true)]
         [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
-        private static partial bool ShowWindow(nint hWnd, int nCmdShow);
-
-        [SupportedOSPlatform("windows")]
-        [LibraryImport("user32")]
-        private static partial nint GetForegroundWindow();
-
-        [SupportedOSPlatform("windows")]
-        [LibraryImport("user32")]
-        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
-        private static partial bool SetForegroundWindow(nint hWnd);
+        private static partial bool FreeConsole();
 
         public static bool SetConsoleWindowStateSupported => OperatingSystem.IsWindows();
+        public static bool HasConsoleWindow => OperatingSystem.IsWindows() && GetConsoleWindow() != nint.Zero;
 
         public static void SetConsoleWindowState(bool show)
         {
@@ -42,22 +34,31 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Common.Helper
         [SupportedOSPlatform("windows")]
         private static void SetConsoleWindowStateWindows(bool show)
         {
-            const int SW_HIDE = 0;
-            const int SW_SHOW = 5;
-
-            nint hWnd = GetConsoleWindow();
-
-            if (hWnd == nint.Zero)
+            if (show)
             {
-                Logger.Warning?.Print(LogClass.Application, "Attempted to show/hide console window but console window does not exist");
+                if (GetConsoleWindow() != nint.Zero)
+                {
+                    Logger.SetConsoleTargetEnabled(true);
+                }
                 return;
             }
 
-            SetForegroundWindow(hWnd);
+            Logger.SetConsoleTargetEnabled(false);
+            DetachConsole();
+        }
 
-            hWnd = GetForegroundWindow();
+        [SupportedOSPlatform("windows")]
+        private static void DetachConsole()
+        {
+            if (GetConsoleWindow() == nint.Zero)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
 
-            ShowWindow(hWnd, show ? SW_SHOW : SW_HIDE);
+            if (!FreeConsole())
+            {
+                Logger.Warning?.Print(LogClass.Application, "Attempted to detach console window but the operation failed");
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx.Common/Logging/Logger.cs b/src/Ryujinx.Common/Logging/Logger.cs
index 64a76a3e4..b5450c94b 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx.Common/Logging/Logger.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx.Common/Logging/Logger.cs
@@ -136,11 +136,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Common.Logging
 
             _time = Stopwatch.StartNew();
 
-            // Logger should log to console by default
-            AddTarget(new AsyncLogTargetWrapper(
-                new ConsoleLogTarget("console"),
-                1000,
-                AsyncLogTargetOverflowAction.Discard));
+            SetConsoleTargetEnabled(true);
 
             Notice = new Log(LogLevel.Notice);
 
@@ -173,6 +169,21 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Common.Logging
             Updated += target.Log;
         }
 
+        public static void SetConsoleTargetEnabled(bool enabled)
+        {
+            if (enabled)
+            {
+                AddTarget(new AsyncLogTargetWrapper(
+                    new ConsoleLogTarget("console"),
+                    1000,
+                    AsyncLogTargetOverflowAction.Discard));
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                RemoveTarget("console");
+            }
+        }
+
         public static void RemoveTarget(string target)
         {
             ILogTarget logTarget = GetTarget(target);
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/UI/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs b/src/Ryujinx/UI/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
index 9e139c186..57fd825b3 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/UI/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/UI/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
@@ -656,10 +656,19 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.ViewModels
             get => ConfigurationState.Instance.UI.ShowConsole;
             set
             {
+                bool restartRequired = value && !ConsoleHelper.HasConsoleWindow;
+
                 ConfigurationState.Instance.UI.ShowConsole.Value = value;
 
                 ConfigurationState.Instance.ToFileFormat().SaveConfig(Program.ConfigurationPath);
 
+                if (restartRequired)
+                {
+                    NotificationHelper.ShowInformation(
+                        LocaleManager.Instance[LocaleKeys.SettingsAppRequiredRestartMessage],
+                        LocaleManager.Instance[LocaleKeys.SettingsShowConsoleRestartMessage]);
+                }
+
                 OnPropertyChanged();
             }
         }