diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj b/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj
index b55fde93fe..53b60f7166 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj
@@ -938,6 +938,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="rpcs3qt\game_list_grid.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="rpcs3qt\game_list_grid_delegate.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="rpcs3qt\progress_dialog.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="rpcs3qt\qt_utils.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="rpcs3qt\syntax_highlighter.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="rpcs3qt\save_data_info_dialog.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="rpcs3qt\save_manager_dialog.cpp" />
@@ -1432,6 +1433,7 @@
       <Command Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug - LLVM|x64'">
       </Command>
     </CustomBuild>
+    <ClInclude Include="rpcs3qt\qt_utils.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="rpcs3qt\save_data_dialog.h" />
     <CustomBuild Include="rpcs3qt\register_editor_dialog.h">
       <AdditionalInputs Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release - LLVM|x64'">$(QTDIR)\bin\moc.exe;%(FullPath)</AdditionalInputs>
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj.filters b/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj.filters
index 25d3f4565b..4000519b3f 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj.filters
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@
     <Filter Include="Io\evdev">
       <UniqueIdentifier>{6992629a-48f1-43ec-8070-d1dba81bcbf9}</UniqueIdentifier>
     </Filter>
+    <Filter Include="Gui\utils">
+      <UniqueIdentifier>{77ca7382-c296-43af-adb4-fb32f5ab4571}</UniqueIdentifier>
+    </Filter>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="\rpcs3qt\*.cpp">
@@ -587,6 +590,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="rpcs3qt\find_dialog.cpp">
       <Filter>Gui\misc dialogs</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="rpcs3qt\qt_utils.cpp">
+      <Filter>Gui\utils</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="QTGeneratedFiles\Release - LLVM\moc_register_editor_dialog.cpp">
       <Filter>Generated Files\Release - LLVM</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -679,6 +685,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="rpcs3qt\custom_table_widget_item.h">
       <Filter>Gui\game list</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="rpcs3qt\qt_utils.h">
+      <Filter>Gui\utils</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <CustomBuild Include="debug\moc_predefs.h.cbt">
@@ -808,4 +817,4 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ResourceCompile Include="rpcs3.rc" />
   </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3_app.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3_app.cpp
index f838f37153..f8ffa178b2 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3_app.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3_app.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "rpcs3_app.h"
 
+#include "rpcs3qt/qt_utils.h"
+
 #include "rpcs3qt/welcome_dialog.h"
 
 #include "Emu/System.h"
@@ -167,37 +169,40 @@ void rpcs3_app::InitializeCallbacks()
 		}
 
 		bool disableMouse = guiSettings->GetValue(gui::gs_disableMouse).toBool();
+		auto frame_geometry = gui::utils::create_centered_window_geometry(RPCS3MainWin->geometry(), w, h);
+
+		gs_frame* frame;
 
 		switch (video_renderer type = g_cfg.video.renderer)
 		{
 		case video_renderer::null:
 		{
-			gs_frame* ret = new gs_frame("Null", w, h, RPCS3MainWin->GetAppIcon(), disableMouse);
-			gameWindow = ret;
-			return std::unique_ptr<gs_frame>(ret);
+			frame = new gs_frame("Null", frame_geometry, RPCS3MainWin->GetAppIcon(), disableMouse);
+			break;
 		}
 		case video_renderer::opengl:
 		{
-			gl_gs_frame* ret = new gl_gs_frame(w, h, RPCS3MainWin->GetAppIcon(), disableMouse);
-			gameWindow = ret;
-			return std::unique_ptr<gl_gs_frame>(ret);
+			frame = new gl_gs_frame(frame_geometry, RPCS3MainWin->GetAppIcon(), disableMouse);
+			break;
 		}
 		case video_renderer::vulkan:
 		{
-			gs_frame* ret = new gs_frame("Vulkan", w, h, RPCS3MainWin->GetAppIcon(), disableMouse);
-			gameWindow = ret;
-			return std::unique_ptr<gs_frame>(ret);
+			frame = new gs_frame("Vulkan", frame_geometry, RPCS3MainWin->GetAppIcon(), disableMouse);
+			break;
 		}
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 		case video_renderer::dx12:
 		{
-			gs_frame* ret = new gs_frame("DirectX 12", w, h, RPCS3MainWin->GetAppIcon(), disableMouse);
-			gameWindow = ret;
-			return std::unique_ptr<gs_frame>(ret);
+			frame = new gs_frame("DirectX 12", frame_geometry, RPCS3MainWin->GetAppIcon(), disableMouse);
+			break;
 		}
 #endif
-		default: fmt::throw_exception("Invalid video renderer: %s" HERE, type);
+		default:
+			fmt::throw_exception("Invalid video renderer: %s" HERE, type);
 		}
+
+		gameWindow = frame;
+		return std::unique_ptr<gs_frame>(frame);
 	};
 
 	callbacks.get_gs_render = []() -> std::shared_ptr<GSRender>
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gl_gs_frame.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gl_gs_frame.cpp
index 2896700a35..f69e1baebc 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gl_gs_frame.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gl_gs_frame.cpp
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 #include <QOpenGLContext>
 #include <QWindow>
 
-gl_gs_frame::gl_gs_frame(int w, int h, QIcon appIcon, bool disableMouse)
-	: gs_frame("OpenGL", w, h, appIcon, disableMouse)
+gl_gs_frame::gl_gs_frame(const QRect& geometry, QIcon appIcon, bool disableMouse)
+	: gs_frame("OpenGL", geometry, appIcon, disableMouse)
 {
 	setSurfaceType(QSurface::OpenGLSurface);
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gl_gs_frame.h b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gl_gs_frame.h
index 6d01af4d80..c5ddfadc23 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gl_gs_frame.h
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gl_gs_frame.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ private:
 	QSurfaceFormat m_format;
 
 public:
-	gl_gs_frame(int w, int h, QIcon appIcon, bool disableMouse);
+	gl_gs_frame(const QRect& geometry, QIcon appIcon, bool disableMouse);
 
 	draw_context_t make_context() override;
 	void set_current(draw_context_t context) override;
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gs_frame.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gs_frame.cpp
index 17361b26d8..e79ac79d69 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gs_frame.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gs_frame.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 constexpr auto qstr = QString::fromStdString;
 
-gs_frame::gs_frame(const QString& title, int w, int h, QIcon appIcon, bool disableMouse)
+gs_frame::gs_frame(const QString& title, const QRect& geometry, QIcon appIcon, bool disableMouse)
 	: QWindow(), m_windowTitle(title), m_disable_mouse(disableMouse)
 {
 	//Get version by substringing VersionNumber-buildnumber-commithash to get just the part before the dash
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ gs_frame::gs_frame(const QString& title, int w, int h, QIcon appIcon, bool disab
 
 	m_show_fps = static_cast<bool>(g_cfg.misc.show_fps_in_title);
 
-	resize(w, h);
-
+	setGeometry(geometry);
 	setTitle(m_windowTitle);
 	setVisibility(Hidden);
 	create();
@@ -70,6 +69,18 @@ void gs_frame::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
 	Q_UNUSED(event);
 }
 
+void gs_frame::showEvent(QShowEvent *event)
+{
+	// we have to calculate new window positions, since the frame is only known once the window was created
+	// the left and right margins are too big on my setup for some reason yet unknown, so we'll have to ignore them
+	int x = geometry().left(); //std::max(geometry().left(), frameMargins().left());
+	int y = std::max(geometry().top(), frameMargins().top());
+
+	setPosition(x, y);
+
+	QWindow::showEvent(event);
+}
+
 void gs_frame::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *keyEvent)
 {
 	auto l_handleKeyEvent = [this ,keyEvent]()
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gs_frame.h b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gs_frame.h
index 1122c60459..7c581f16a7 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gs_frame.h
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gs_frame.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 class gs_frame : public QWindow, public GSFrameBase
 {
 	Q_OBJECT
+
 	u64 m_frames = 0;
 	QString m_windowTitle;
 	bool m_show_fps;
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ class gs_frame : public QWindow, public GSFrameBase
 	bool m_minimized = false;
 
 public:
-	gs_frame(const QString& title, int w, int h, QIcon appIcon, bool disableMouse);
+	gs_frame(const QString& title, const QRect& geometry, QIcon appIcon, bool disableMouse);
 
 	draw_context_t make_context() override;
 	void set_current(draw_context_t context) override;
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ public:
 	wm_event get_default_wm_event() const override;
 protected:
 	virtual void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event);
+	virtual void showEvent(QShowEvent *event);
 
 	void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *keyEvent) override;
 	void OnFullScreen();
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/qt_utils.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/qt_utils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ebd6030b88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/qt_utils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+
+#include "qt_utils.h"
+#include <QApplication>
+#include <QScreen>
+
+namespace gui
+{
+	namespace utils
+	{
+		QRect create_centered_window_geometry(const QRect& origin, s32 width, s32 height)
+		{
+			// Get minimum virtual screen x & y for clamping the
+			// window x & y later while taking the width and height
+			// into account, so they don't go offscreen
+			s32 min_screen_x = std::numeric_limits<s32>::max();
+			s32 max_screen_x = std::numeric_limits<s32>::min();
+			s32 min_screen_y = std::numeric_limits<s32>::max();
+			s32 max_screen_y = std::numeric_limits<s32>::min();
+			for (auto screen : QApplication::screens())
+			{
+				auto screen_geometry = screen->availableGeometry();
+				min_screen_x = std::min(min_screen_x, screen_geometry.x());
+				max_screen_x = std::max(max_screen_x, screen_geometry.x() + screen_geometry.width() - width);
+				min_screen_y = std::min(min_screen_y, screen_geometry.y());
+				max_screen_y = std::max(max_screen_y, screen_geometry.y() + screen_geometry.height() - height);
+			}
+
+			s32 frame_x_raw = origin.left() + ((origin.width() - width) / 2);
+			s32 frame_y_raw = origin.top() + ((origin.height() - height) / 2);
+
+			s32 frame_x = std::clamp(frame_x_raw, min_screen_x, max_screen_x);
+			s32 frame_y = std::clamp(frame_y_raw, min_screen_y, max_screen_y);
+
+			return QRect(frame_x, frame_y, width, height);
+		}
+	} // utils
+} // gui
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/qt_utils.h b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/qt_utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7ec6c05844
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/qt_utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "stdafx.h"
+#include <QtCore>
+
+namespace gui
+{
+	namespace utils
+	{
+		// Creates a frame geometry rectangle with given width height that's centered inside the origin,
+		// while still considering screen boundaries.
+		QRect create_centered_window_geometry(const QRect& origin, s32 width, s32 height);
+	} // utils
+} // gui
diff --git a/rpcs3/stdafx.h b/rpcs3/stdafx.h
index 764bd4d7b8..2d4658f645 100644
--- a/rpcs3/stdafx.h
+++ b/rpcs3/stdafx.h
@@ -42,5 +42,16 @@ namespace std { inline namespace literals { inline namespace chrono_literals {}}
 #include <array>
 #include <functional>
 #include <unordered_map>
+#include <algorithm>
 
 using namespace std::literals;
+
+// Remove once we move to C++17
+namespace std
+{
+	template<typename T>
+	constexpr const T clamp(const T value, const T min, const T max)
+	{
+		return value < min ? min : value > max ? max : value;
+	}
+}