diff --git a/Common/Thread/ParallelLoop.cpp b/Common/Thread/ParallelLoop.cpp
index 0212a84b8a..2f00664618 100644
--- a/Common/Thread/ParallelLoop.cpp
+++ b/Common/Thread/ParallelLoop.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ public:
 	LoopRangeTask(WaitableCounter *counter, const std::function<void(int, int)> &loop, int lower, int upper)
 		: counter_(counter), loop_(loop), lower_(lower), upper_(upper) {}
 
+	TaskType Type() const override {
+		return TaskType::CPU_COMPUTE;
+	}
+
 	void Run() override {
 		loop_(lower_, upper_);
 		counter_->Count();
@@ -34,7 +38,7 @@ WaitableCounter *ParallelRangeLoopWaitable(ThreadManager *threadMan, const std::
 	} else if (range <= minSize) {
 		// Single background task.
 		WaitableCounter *waitableCounter = new WaitableCounter(1);
-		threadMan->EnqueueTaskOnThread(0, new LoopRangeTask(waitableCounter, loop, lower, upper), TaskType::CPU_COMPUTE);
+		threadMan->EnqueueTaskOnThread(0, new LoopRangeTask(waitableCounter, loop, lower, upper));
 		return waitableCounter;
 	} else {
 		// Split the range between threads. Allow for some fractional bits.
@@ -61,7 +65,7 @@ WaitableCounter *ParallelRangeLoopWaitable(ThreadManager *threadMan, const std::
 				// Let's do the stragglers on the current thread.
 				break;
 			}
-			threadMan->EnqueueTaskOnThread(i, new LoopRangeTask(waitableCounter, loop, start, end), TaskType::CPU_COMPUTE);
+			threadMan->EnqueueTaskOnThread(i, new LoopRangeTask(waitableCounter, loop, start, end));
 			counter += delta;
 			if ((counter >> fractionalBits) >= upper) {
 				break;
diff --git a/Common/Thread/Promise.h b/Common/Thread/Promise.h
index f69bb791e9..cd057631ef 100644
--- a/Common/Thread/Promise.h
+++ b/Common/Thread/Promise.h
@@ -9,13 +9,17 @@
 template<class T>
 class PromiseTask : public Task {
 public:
-	PromiseTask(std::function<T ()> fun, Mailbox<T> *tx) : fun_(fun), tx_(tx) {
+	PromiseTask(std::function<T ()> fun, Mailbox<T> *tx, TaskType t) : fun_(fun), tx_(tx), type_(t) {
 		tx_->AddRef();
 	}
 	~PromiseTask() {
 		tx_->Release();
 	}
 
+	TaskType Type() const override {
+		return type_;
+	}
+
 	void Run() override {
 		T value = fun_();
 		tx_->Send(value);
@@ -23,6 +27,7 @@ public:
 
 	std::function<T ()> fun_;
 	Mailbox<T> *tx_;
+	TaskType type_;
 };
 
 // Represents pending or actual data.
@@ -38,8 +43,8 @@ public:
 		Promise<T> *promise = new Promise<T>();
 		promise->rx_ = mailbox;
 
-		PromiseTask<T> *task = new PromiseTask<T>(fun, mailbox);
-		threadman->EnqueueTask(task, taskType);
+		PromiseTask<T> *task = new PromiseTask<T>(fun, mailbox, taskType);
+		threadman->EnqueueTask(task);
 		return promise;
 	}
 
diff --git a/Common/Thread/ThreadManager.cpp b/Common/Thread/ThreadManager.cpp
index 5cdd23d64e..1a48645357 100644
--- a/Common/Thread/ThreadManager.cpp
+++ b/Common/Thread/ThreadManager.cpp
@@ -172,12 +172,12 @@ void ThreadManager::Init(int numRealCores, int numLogicalCoresPerCpu) {
 	}
 }
 
-void ThreadManager::EnqueueTask(Task *task, TaskType taskType) {
+void ThreadManager::EnqueueTask(Task *task) {
 	_assert_msg_(IsInitialized(), "ThreadManager not initialized");
 
 	int maxThread;
 	int threadOffset = 0;
-	if (taskType == TaskType::CPU_COMPUTE) {
+	if (task->Type() == TaskType::CPU_COMPUTE) {
 		// only the threads reserved for heavy compute.
 		maxThread = numComputeThreads_;
 		threadOffset = 0;
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ void ThreadManager::EnqueueTask(Task *task, TaskType taskType) {
 	chosenThread->cond.notify_one();
 }
 
-void ThreadManager::EnqueueTaskOnThread(int threadNum, Task *task, TaskType taskType) {
+void ThreadManager::EnqueueTaskOnThread(int threadNum, Task *task) {
 	_assert_msg_(threadNum >= 0 && threadNum < (int)global_->threads_.size(), "Bad threadnum or not initialized");
 	ThreadContext *thread = global_->threads_[threadNum];
 
diff --git a/Common/Thread/ThreadManager.h b/Common/Thread/ThreadManager.h
index a56184c44f..f6ddd842b2 100644
--- a/Common/Thread/ThreadManager.h
+++ b/Common/Thread/ThreadManager.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ enum class TaskType {
 class Task {
 public:
 	virtual ~Task() {}
+	virtual TaskType Type() const = 0;
 	virtual void Run() = 0;
 	virtual bool Cancellable() { return false; }
 	virtual void Cancel() {}
@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@ public:
 	// It gets even trickier when you think about mobile chips with BIG/LITTLE, but we'll
 	// just ignore it and let the OS handle it.
 	void Init(int numCores, int numLogicalCoresPerCpu);
-	void EnqueueTask(Task *task, TaskType taskType);
-	void EnqueueTaskOnThread(int threadNum, Task *task, TaskType taskType);
+	void EnqueueTask(Task *task);
+	void EnqueueTaskOnThread(int threadNum, Task *task);
 	void Teardown();
 
 	bool IsInitialized() const;
diff --git a/Core/TextureReplacer.cpp b/Core/TextureReplacer.cpp
index 3d40e302d0..f4a2e72828 100644
--- a/Core/TextureReplacer.cpp
+++ b/Core/TextureReplacer.cpp
@@ -785,6 +785,10 @@ public:
 	ReplacedTextureTask(ReplacedTexture &tex, LimitedWaitable *w) : tex_(tex), waitable_(w) {
 	}
 
+	TaskType Type() const override {
+		return TaskType::IO_BLOCKING;
+	}
+
 	void Run() override {
 		tex_.Prepare();
 		waitable_->Notify();
@@ -815,7 +819,7 @@ bool ReplacedTexture::IsReady(double budget) {
 
 	if (g_Config.bReplaceTexturesAllowLate) {
 		threadWaitable_ = new LimitedWaitable();
-		g_threadManager.EnqueueTask(new ReplacedTextureTask(*this, threadWaitable_), TaskType::IO_BLOCKING);
+		g_threadManager.EnqueueTask(new ReplacedTextureTask(*this, threadWaitable_));
 
 		if (threadWaitable_->WaitFor(budget)) {
 			threadWaitable_->WaitAndRelease();
diff --git a/UI/GameInfoCache.cpp b/UI/GameInfoCache.cpp
index e3bbfb34d0..83743e4090 100644
--- a/UI/GameInfoCache.cpp
+++ b/UI/GameInfoCache.cpp
@@ -340,6 +340,10 @@ public:
 		info_->readyEvent.Notify();
 	}
 
+	TaskType Type() const override {
+		return TaskType::IO_BLOCKING;
+	}
+
 	void Run() override {
 		// An early-return will result in the destructor running, where we can set
 		// flags like working and pending.
@@ -738,7 +742,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<GameInfo> GameInfoCache::GetInfo(Draw::DrawContext *draw, const
 	}
 
 	GameInfoWorkItem *item = new GameInfoWorkItem(gamePath, info);
-	g_threadManager.EnqueueTask(item, TaskType::IO_BLOCKING);
+	g_threadManager.EnqueueTask(item);
 
 	// Don't re-insert if we already have it.
 	if (info_.find(pathStr) == info_.end())