diff --git a/src/device.rs b/src/device.rs
index 92a2b4e5..1fbc38e3 100644
--- a/src/device.rs
+++ b/src/device.rs
@@ -478,7 +478,6 @@ impl Device {
                     },
                     broken: false,
                     running: false,
-                    halted: false,
                     sync_point: false,
                     cycle_counter: 0,
                     gpr: [0; 32],
@@ -511,6 +510,7 @@ impl Device {
                 mem: [0; 0x2000],
                 last_status_value: 0,
                 run_after_dma: false,
+                pending_status: 0,
                 fifo: [rsp_interface::RspDma {
                     dir: rsp_interface::DmaDir::None,
                     length: 0,
diff --git a/src/device/ai.rs b/src/device/ai.rs
index 9823aad7..1c493ffd 100644
--- a/src/device/ai.rs
+++ b/src/device/ai.rs
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@ fn get_remaining_dma_length(device: &device::Device) -> u64 {
         return 0;
     }
 
-    let remaining_dma_duration =
-        next_ai_event.unwrap().count - device.cpu.cop0.regs[device::cop0::COP0_COUNT_REG];
+    let remaining_dma_duration = next_ai_event
+        .unwrap()
+        .count
+        .saturating_sub(device.cpu.cop0.regs[device::cop0::COP0_COUNT_REG]);
 
     let dma_length = remaining_dma_duration * device.ai.fifo[0].length / device.ai.fifo[0].duration;
     dma_length & !7
diff --git a/src/device/rsp_cpu.rs b/src/device/rsp_cpu.rs
index 6b7a7a53..45193b7a 100644
--- a/src/device/rsp_cpu.rs
+++ b/src/device/rsp_cpu.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ pub struct Cpu {
     pub branch_state: BranchState,
     pub broken: bool,
     pub running: bool,
-    pub halted: bool,
     pub sync_point: bool,
     pub cycle_counter: u64,
     #[serde(
diff --git a/src/device/rsp_interface.rs b/src/device/rsp_interface.rs
index 1d62a69c..a426ebe3 100644
--- a/src/device/rsp_interface.rs
+++ b/src/device/rsp_interface.rs
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ pub struct Rsp {
     pub fifo: [RspDma; 2],
     pub last_status_value: u32,
     pub run_after_dma: bool,
+    pub pending_status: u32,
 }
 
 pub fn read_mem_fast(
@@ -209,10 +210,15 @@ fn do_dma(device: &mut device::Device, dma: RspDma) {
     device.rsp.regs[SP_RD_LEN_REG] = 0xff8;
     device.rsp.regs[SP_WR_LEN_REG] = 0xff8;
 
+    let rsp_cycles = if device.rsp.cpu.running {
+        device::rsp_cpu::elapsed_cpu_cycles(device)
+    } else {
+        0
+    };
     device::events::create_event(
         device,
         device::events::EVENT_TYPE_SPDMA,
-        device::rdram::rdram_calculate_cycles((count * length) as u64) + 9,
+        rsp_cycles + device::rdram::rdram_calculate_cycles((count * length) as u64) + 9,
     );
 }
 
@@ -312,7 +318,15 @@ pub fn read_regs(
 pub fn write_regs(device: &mut device::Device, address: u64, value: u32, mask: u32) {
     let reg = (address & 0xFFFF) >> 2;
     match reg as usize {
-        SP_STATUS_REG => update_sp_status(device, value),
+        SP_STATUS_REG => {
+            if device.rsp.cpu.running {
+                device.rsp.pending_status = value;
+                device.rsp.cpu.sync_point = true;
+            } else {
+                apply_pending_status(device);
+                update_sp_status(device, value)
+            }
+        }
         SP_RD_LEN_REG => {
             device::memory::masked_write_32(&mut device.rsp.regs[reg as usize], value, mask);
             fifo_push(device, DmaDir::Write)
@@ -459,7 +473,6 @@ fn update_sp_status(device: &mut device::Device, w: u32) {
 
     if device.rsp.regs[SP_STATUS_REG] & SP_STATUS_HALT == 0 && was_halted {
         device.rsp.cpu.broken = false;
-        device.rsp.cpu.halted = false;
         do_task(device);
     }
 }
@@ -477,7 +490,15 @@ fn do_task(device: &mut device::Device) {
     }
 }
 
+fn apply_pending_status(device: &mut device::Device) {
+    let pending = std::mem::take(&mut device.rsp.pending_status);
+    if pending != 0 {
+        update_sp_status(device, pending)
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn rsp_event(device: &mut device::Device) {
+    apply_pending_status(device);
     if device.rsp.cpu.broken {
         device.rsp.regs[SP_STATUS_REG] |= SP_STATUS_HALT | SP_STATUS_BROKE;
 
@@ -486,8 +507,7 @@ pub fn rsp_event(device: &mut device::Device) {
         }
         return;
     }
-    if device.rsp.cpu.halted {
-        device.rsp.regs[SP_STATUS_REG] |= SP_STATUS_HALT;
+    if device.rsp.regs[SP_STATUS_REG] & SP_STATUS_HALT != 0 {
         return;
     }
     do_task(device)
diff --git a/src/device/rsp_su_instructions.rs b/src/device/rsp_su_instructions.rs
index 7fcd5253..1d4d8d8f 100644
--- a/src/device/rsp_su_instructions.rs
+++ b/src/device/rsp_su_instructions.rs
@@ -580,13 +580,6 @@ pub fn mtc0(device: &mut device::Device, opcode: u32) {
             0xFFFFFFFF,
         )
     }
-    if rd(opcode) as usize == device::rsp_interface::SP_STATUS_REG
-        && device.rsp.cpu.gpr[rt(opcode) as usize] & device::rsp_interface::SP_SET_HALT != 0
-    {
-        device.rsp.regs[device::rsp_interface::SP_STATUS_REG] &=
-            !device::rsp_interface::SP_STATUS_HALT; // set halt when event happens
-        device.rsp.cpu.halted = true // the RSP can halt itself by setting SP_SET_HALT
-    }
 }
 
 pub fn mfc2(device: &mut device::Device, opcode: u32) {
diff --git a/src/device/vi.rs b/src/device/vi.rs
index a6b593c0..dac954fe 100644
--- a/src/device/vi.rs
+++ b/src/device/vi.rs
@@ -51,10 +51,11 @@ fn set_vertical_interrupt(device: &mut device::Device) {
 
 fn set_current_line(device: &mut device::Device) {
     if let Some(next_vi) = device::events::get_event(device, device::events::EVENT_TYPE_VI) {
-        device.vi.regs[VI_CURRENT_REG] =
-            ((device.vi.delay.saturating_sub(
-                next_vi.count - device.cpu.cop0.regs[device::cop0::COP0_COUNT_REG],
-            )) / device.vi.count_per_scanline) as u32;
+        device.vi.regs[VI_CURRENT_REG] = ((device.vi.delay.saturating_sub(
+            next_vi
+                .count
+                .saturating_sub(device.cpu.cop0.regs[device::cop0::COP0_COUNT_REG]),
+        )) / device.vi.count_per_scanline) as u32;
 
         // wrap around VI_CURRENT_REG if needed
         if device.vi.regs[VI_CURRENT_REG] >= device.vi.regs[VI_V_SYNC_REG] {