diff --git a/Core/Loaders.cpp b/Core/Loaders.cpp
index 549df566bc..8dd58240b6 100644
--- a/Core/Loaders.cpp
+++ b/Core/Loaders.cpp
@@ -451,6 +451,32 @@ u32 DetectUmdDiscType(FileLoader *fileLoader) {
 	return DetectUmdDiscType(&umd, "");
 }
 
+bool UmdHasBootableGame(FileLoader *fileLoader) {
+	std::string error;
+	std::shared_ptr<BlockDevice> bd(ConstructBlockDevice(fileLoader, &error));
+	if (!bd) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	SequentialHandleAllocator handles;
+	ISOFileSystem umd(&handles, bd);
+	for (const char *path : { "/PSP_GAME/SYSDIR/EBOOT.BIN", "/PSP_GAME/SYSDIR/BOOT.BIN" }) {
+		if (!umd.GetFileInfo(path).exists) {
+			continue;
+		}
+		const int handle = umd.OpenFile(path, FILEACCESS_READ);
+		if (handle < 0) {
+			continue;
+		}
+		u8 head[4]{};
+		const size_t read = umd.ReadFile(handle, head, sizeof(head));
+		umd.CloseFile(handle);
+		if (read == sizeof(head) && (memcmp(head, "~PSP", 4) == 0 || memcmp(head, "\x7F" "ELF", 4) == 0)) {
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
 // Close the return value with ZipClose (if non-null, of course).
 ZipContainer ZipOpenPath(const Path &fileName) {
 	ZipContainer z(fileName);
diff --git a/Core/Loaders.h b/Core/Loaders.h
index 3e7eabcee7..c4311629d0 100644
--- a/Core/Loaders.h
+++ b/Core/Loaders.h
@@ -172,6 +172,9 @@ class IFileSystem;
 u32 DetectUmdDiscType(IFileSystem *fs, std::string_view root);
 // The same for a disc image file. 0 if it can't be opened as one.
 u32 DetectUmdDiscType(FileLoader *fileLoader);
+// Whether the image's PSP_GAME has an actual executable. The EUR Video Demo Disc lists a game
+// (UMD_DATA.BIN says GVA) whose EBOOT.BIN and BOOT.BIN are all zeroes.
+bool UmdHasBootableGame(FileLoader *fileLoader);
 
 enum class ArchiveType {
 	ZIP,
diff --git a/UI/MainScreen.cpp b/UI/MainScreen.cpp
index e56d95ad4c..2586ec7cb0 100644
--- a/UI/MainScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/MainScreen.cpp
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ static void LaunchFile(ScreenManager *screenManager, Screen *currentScreen, cons
 			if (!fileLoader || !(DetectUmdDiscType(fileLoader.get()) & PSP_UMD_TYPE_VIDEO)) {
 				break;
 			}
+			if (!UmdHasBootableGame(fileLoader.get())) {
+				// The game is only a placeholder, so there's just the video.
+				LaunchInEmuScreen(screenManager, currentScreen, new EmuScreen(vshPath, path, false));
+				return;
+			}
 			auto ga = GetI18NCategory(I18NCat::GAME);
 			const std::vector<std::string> choices = { std::string(ga->T("Play game")), std::string(ga->T("Watch video")) };
 			UI::ListPopupScreen *popup = new UI::ListPopupScreen(ga->T("This disc has both a game and video"), choices, -1, [=](int choice) {