diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/am/lifecycle_manager.h b/src/core/hle/service/am/lifecycle_manager.h
index ae041d3e29..15657a36d8 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/am/lifecycle_manager.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/am/lifecycle_manager.h
@@ -92,6 +92,13 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
+    void RequestFocusStateChangedNotification(Kernel::KernelCore& kernel) {
+        if (m_focus_state_changed_notification_enabled) {
+            m_has_focus_state_changed = true;
+            this->SignalSystemEventIfNeeded(kernel);
+        }
+    }
+
     void OnOperationAndPerformanceModeChanged(Kernel::KernelCore& kernel);
 
 public:
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/am/service/library_applet_accessor.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/am/service/library_applet_accessor.cpp
index c49b1f3f05..849e5794cf 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/am/service/library_applet_accessor.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/am/service/library_applet_accessor.cpp
@@ -164,14 +164,14 @@ Result ILibraryAppletAccessor::PushInData(SharedPointer<IStorage> storage) {
 Result ILibraryAppletAccessor::PopOutData(Out<SharedPointer<IStorage>> out_storage) {
     LOG_DEBUG(Service_AM, "called");
 
-    if (auto caller_applet = m_applet->caller_applet.lock(); caller_applet) {
-        caller_applet->lifecycle_manager.GetSystemEvent().Signal(system.Kernel());
-        caller_applet->lifecycle_manager.RequestResumeNotification();
-        caller_applet->lifecycle_manager.GetSystemEvent().Clear(system.Kernel());
-        caller_applet->lifecycle_manager.UpdateRequestedFocusState();
-    }
-
     R_TRY(m_broker->GetOutData().Pop(system.Kernel(), out_storage.Get()));
+    if (auto caller_applet = m_applet->caller_applet.lock(); caller_applet) {
+        std::scoped_lock lk{caller_applet->lock};
+        const bool focus_state_changed = caller_applet->lifecycle_manager.UpdateRequestedFocusState();
+        const bool is_front_app = m_applet->frontend && caller_applet->lifecycle_manager.IsApplication();
+        if (focus_state_changed) caller_applet->lifecycle_manager.SignalSystemEventIfNeeded(system.Kernel());
+        else if (is_front_app) caller_applet->lifecycle_manager.RequestFocusStateChangedNotification(system.Kernel());
+    }
 
     if (m_applet->applet_id == AppletId::ProfileSelect && *out_storage) {
         auto impl = (*out_storage)->GetImpl();