diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/am/frontend/applets.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/am/frontend/applets.cpp
index 407ca10602..d622c7b7a7 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/am/frontend/applets.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/am/frontend/applets.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "core/hle/service/am/frontend/applet_web_browser.h"
 #include "core/hle/service/am/frontend/applets.h"
 #include "core/hle/service/am/service/storage.h"
+#include "core/hle/service/am/window_system.h"
 #include "core/hle/service/sm/sm.h"
 
 namespace Service::AM::Frontend {
@@ -72,10 +73,16 @@ void FrontendApplet::PushInteractiveOutData(std::shared_ptr<IStorage> storage) {
 
 void FrontendApplet::Exit() {
     auto applet_ = applet.lock();
-
-    std::scoped_lock lk{applet_->lock};
-    applet_->is_completed = true;
-    applet_->state_changed_event.Signal(system.Kernel());
+    {
+        std::scoped_lock lk{applet_->lock};
+        applet_->is_completed = true;
+        applet_->state_changed_event.Signal(system.Kernel());
+    }
+    if (auto caller_applet = applet_->caller_applet.lock()) {
+        std::scoped_lock lk{caller_applet->lock};
+        std::erase(caller_applet->child_applets, applet_);
+    }
+    if (auto* window_system = system.GetAppletManager().GetWindowSystem()) window_system->RequestUpdate();
 }
 
 FrontendAppletSet::FrontendAppletSet() = default;
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/am/service/library_applet_creator.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/am/service/library_applet_creator.cpp
index ce80ce946f..4ee92908b5 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/am/service/library_applet_creator.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/am/service/library_applet_creator.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,10 @@ std::shared_ptr<ILibraryAppletAccessor> CreateGuestApplet(Core::System& system,
         auto broker = std::make_shared<AppletDataBroker>(system);
         applet->caller_applet = caller_applet;
         applet->caller_applet_broker = broker;
-        caller_applet->child_applets.push_back(applet);
+        {
+            std::scoped_lock lk{caller_applet->lock};
+            caller_applet->child_applets.push_back(applet);
+        }
         window_system.TrackApplet(applet, false);
         return std::make_shared<ILibraryAppletAccessor>(system, broker, applet);
     }
@@ -148,10 +151,10 @@ std::shared_ptr<ILibraryAppletAccessor> CreateFrontendApplet(Core::System& syste
     applet->caller_applet = caller_applet;
     applet->caller_applet_broker = storage;
     applet->frontend = system.GetFrontendAppletHolder().GetApplet(applet, applet_id, mode);
-    caller_applet->child_applets.push_back(applet);
-
-    window_system.TrackApplet(applet, false);
-
+    {
+        std::scoped_lock lk{caller_applet->lock};
+        caller_applet->child_applets.push_back(applet);
+    }
     return std::make_shared<ILibraryAppletAccessor>(system, storage, applet);
 }