diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_game.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_game.cpp
index c500ca45dc..12dcf70865 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_game.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_game.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ struct watchdog_t
 
 				Emu.CallFromMainThread([]()
 				{
-					Emu.Restart();
+					Emu.Restart(false);
 				});
 
 				return;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
index 4a9a8eb6a5..0fc2eea173 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
@@ -2823,13 +2823,16 @@ std::shared_ptr<utils::serial> Emulator::Kill(bool allow_autoexit, bool savestat
 	return to_ar;
 }
 
-game_boot_result Emulator::Restart()
+game_boot_result Emulator::Restart(bool graceful)
 {
 	if (!IsStopped())
 	{
 		auto save_args = std::make_tuple(argv, envp, data, disc, klic, hdd1, m_config_mode, m_config_mode);
 
-		GracefulShutdown(false, false);
+		if (graceful)
+			GracefulShutdown(false, false);
+		else
+			Kill(false);
 
 		std::tie(argv, envp, data, disc, klic, hdd1, m_config_mode, m_config_mode) = std::move(save_args);
 	}
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/System.h b/rpcs3/Emu/System.h
index d2b8caa365..7a1b517f60 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/System.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/System.h
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ public:
 	void Resume();
 	void GracefulShutdown(bool allow_autoexit = true, bool async_op = false, bool savestate = false);
 	std::shared_ptr<utils::serial> Kill(bool allow_autoexit = true, bool savestate = false);
-	game_boot_result Restart();
+	game_boot_result Restart(bool graceful = true);
 	bool Quit(bool force_quit);
 	static void CleanUp();