diff --git a/UI/ControlMappingScreen.cpp b/UI/ControlMappingScreen.cpp
index 509efee5bc..ec32447dae 100644
--- a/UI/ControlMappingScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/ControlMappingScreen.cpp
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ void ControlMappingScreen::sendMessage(const char *message, const char *value) {
 	// Always call the base class method first to handle the most common messages.
 	UIDialogScreenWithBackground::sendMessage(message, value);
 
-	if (!strcmp(message, "settings")) {
+	if (!strcmp(message, "settings") && screenManager()->topScreen() == this) {
 		UpdateUIState(UISTATE_MENU);
 		screenManager()->push(new GameSettingsScreen(""));
 	}
diff --git a/UI/EmuScreen.cpp b/UI/EmuScreen.cpp
index 403aaa5275..76673b3f1f 100644
--- a/UI/EmuScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/EmuScreen.cpp
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ static void AfterStateBoot(bool success, const std::string &message, void *ignor
 
 void EmuScreen::sendMessage(const char *message, const char *value) {
 	// External commands, like from the Windows UI.
-	if (!strcmp(message, "pause")) {
+	if (!strcmp(message, "pause") && screenManager()->topScreen() == this) {
 		releaseButtons();
 		screenManager()->push(new GamePauseScreen(gamePath_));
 	} else if (!strcmp(message, "lost_focus")) {
@@ -346,15 +346,15 @@ void EmuScreen::sendMessage(const char *message, const char *value) {
 			bootPending_ = true;
 			bootGame(value);
 		}
-	} else if (!strcmp(message, "control mapping")) {
+	} else if (!strcmp(message, "control mapping") && screenManager()->topScreen() == this) {
 		UpdateUIState(UISTATE_MENU);
 		releaseButtons();
 		screenManager()->push(new ControlMappingScreen());
-	} else if (!strcmp(message, "display layout editor")) {
+	} else if (!strcmp(message, "display layout editor") && screenManager()->topScreen() == this) {
 		UpdateUIState(UISTATE_MENU);
 		releaseButtons();
 		screenManager()->push(new DisplayLayoutScreen());
-	} else if (!strcmp(message, "settings")) {
+	} else if (!strcmp(message, "settings") && screenManager()->topScreen() == this) {
 		UpdateUIState(UISTATE_MENU);
 		releaseButtons();
 		screenManager()->push(new GameSettingsScreen(gamePath_));
diff --git a/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp b/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
index 814f1704dd..7289947eba 100644
--- a/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
@@ -1036,11 +1036,11 @@ void GameSettingsScreen::sendMessage(const char *message, const char *value) {
 	// Always call the base class method first to handle the most common messages.
 	UIDialogScreenWithBackground::sendMessage(message, value);
 
-	if (!strcmp(message, "control mapping")) {
+	if (!strcmp(message, "control mapping") && screenManager()->topScreen() == this) {
 		UpdateUIState(UISTATE_MENU);
 		screenManager()->push(new ControlMappingScreen());
 	}
-	if (!strcmp(message, "display layout editor")) {
+	if (!strcmp(message, "display layout editor") && screenManager()->topScreen() == this) {
 		UpdateUIState(UISTATE_MENU);
 		screenManager()->push(new DisplayLayoutScreen());
 	}
diff --git a/UI/MainScreen.cpp b/UI/MainScreen.cpp
index e10fd3e1c5..3be3842386 100644
--- a/UI/MainScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/MainScreen.cpp
@@ -935,18 +935,10 @@ void MainScreen::sendMessage(const char *message, const char *value) {
 	// Always call the base class method first to handle the most common messages.
 	UIScreenWithBackground::sendMessage(message, value);
 
-	if (!strcmp(message, "boot")) {
+	if (!strcmp(message, "boot") && screenManager()->topScreen() == this) {
 		screenManager()->switchScreen(new EmuScreen(value));
 	}
-	if (!strcmp(message, "control mapping")) {
-		UpdateUIState(UISTATE_MENU);
-		screenManager()->push(new ControlMappingScreen());
-	}
-	if (!strcmp(message, "display layout editor")) {
-		UpdateUIState(UISTATE_MENU);
-		screenManager()->push(new DisplayLayoutScreen());
-	}
-	if (!strcmp(message, "settings")) {
+	if (!strcmp(message, "settings") && screenManager()->topScreen() == this) {
 		UpdateUIState(UISTATE_MENU);
 		screenManager()->push(new GameSettingsScreen(""));
 	}
diff --git a/UI/MiscScreens.cpp b/UI/MiscScreens.cpp
index b3b6c56151..0b8eba0838 100644
--- a/UI/MiscScreens.cpp
+++ b/UI/MiscScreens.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ void DrawGameBackground(UIContext &dc, const std::string &gamePath) {
 	}
 }
 
-void HandleCommonMessages(const char *message, const char *value, ScreenManager *manager) {
+void HandleCommonMessages(const char *message, const char *value, ScreenManager *manager, Screen *activeScreen) {
 	if (!strcmp(message, "clear jit")) {
 		if (MIPSComp::jit && PSP_IsInited()) {
 			MIPSComp::jit->ClearCache();
@@ -163,9 +163,11 @@ void HandleCommonMessages(const char *message, const char *value, ScreenManager
 		if (PSP_IsInited()) {
 			currentMIPS->UpdateCore((CPUCore)g_Config.iCpuCore);
 		}
-	} else if (!strcmp(message, "control mapping")) {
+	} else if (!strcmp(message, "control mapping") && manager->topScreen() == activeScreen) {
+		UpdateUIState(UISTATE_MENU);
 		manager->push(new ControlMappingScreen());
-	} else if (!strcmp(message, "display layout editor")) {
+	} else if (!strcmp(message, "display layout editor") && manager->topScreen() == activeScreen) {
+		UpdateUIState(UISTATE_MENU);
 		manager->push(new DisplayLayoutScreen());
 	} else if (!strcmp(message, "window minimized")) {
 		if (!strcmp(value, "true")) {
@@ -191,7 +193,7 @@ void UIScreenWithGameBackground::DrawBackground(UIContext &dc) {
 }
 
 void UIScreenWithGameBackground::sendMessage(const char *message, const char *value) {
-	if (!strcmp(message, "settings")) {
+	if (!strcmp(message, "settings") && screenManager()->topScreen() == this) {
 		screenManager()->push(new GameSettingsScreen(gamePath_));
 	} else {
 		UIScreenWithBackground::sendMessage(message, value);
@@ -203,7 +205,7 @@ void UIDialogScreenWithGameBackground::DrawBackground(UIContext &dc) {
 }
 
 void UIDialogScreenWithGameBackground::sendMessage(const char *message, const char *value) {
-	if (!strcmp(message, "settings")) {
+	if (!strcmp(message, "settings") && screenManager()->topScreen() == this) {
 		screenManager()->push(new GameSettingsScreen(gamePath_));
 	} else {
 		UIDialogScreenWithBackground::sendMessage(message, value);
@@ -211,13 +213,13 @@ void UIDialogScreenWithGameBackground::sendMessage(const char *message, const ch
 }
 
 void UIScreenWithBackground::sendMessage(const char *message, const char *value) {
-	HandleCommonMessages(message, value, screenManager());
+	HandleCommonMessages(message, value, screenManager(), this);
 	I18NCategory *dev = GetI18NCategory("Developer");
-	if (!strcmp(message, "language screen")) {
+	if (!strcmp(message, "language screen") && screenManager()->topScreen() == this) {
 		auto langScreen = new NewLanguageScreen(dev->T("Language"));
 		langScreen->OnChoice.Handle(this, &UIScreenWithBackground::OnLanguageChange);
 		screenManager()->push(langScreen);
-	} else if (!strcmp(message, "settings")) {
+	} else if (!strcmp(message, "settings") && screenManager()->topScreen() == this) {
 		screenManager()->push(new GameSettingsScreen("", ""));
 	}
 }
@@ -252,13 +254,13 @@ void UIDialogScreenWithBackground::AddStandardBack(UI::ViewGroup *parent) {
 }
 
 void UIDialogScreenWithBackground::sendMessage(const char *message, const char *value) {
-	HandleCommonMessages(message, value, screenManager());
+	HandleCommonMessages(message, value, screenManager(), this);
 	I18NCategory *dev = GetI18NCategory("Developer");
-	if (!strcmp(message, "language screen")) {
+	if (!strcmp(message, "language screen") && screenManager()->topScreen() == this) {
 		auto langScreen = new NewLanguageScreen(dev->T("Language"));
 		langScreen->OnChoice.Handle(this, &UIDialogScreenWithBackground::OnLanguageChange);
 		screenManager()->push(langScreen);
-	} else if (!strcmp(message, "settings")) {
+	} else if (!strcmp(message, "settings") && screenManager()->topScreen() == this) {
 		screenManager()->push(new GameSettingsScreen("", ""));
 	}
 }
@@ -447,7 +449,7 @@ void LogoScreen::update() {
 }
 
 void LogoScreen::sendMessage(const char *message, const char *value) {
-	if (!strcmp(message, "boot")) {
+	if (!strcmp(message, "boot") && screenManager()->topScreen() == this) {
 		screenManager()->switchScreen(new EmuScreen(value));
 	}
 }