diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/view/SettingsItem.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/view/SettingsItem.kt
index 1f090424b..e198b18a0 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/view/SettingsItem.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/view/SettingsItem.kt
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ abstract class SettingsItem(
                     IntSetting.CPU_BACKEND,
                     R.string.cpu_backend,
                     0,
-                    R.array.cpuBackendNames,
-                    R.array.cpuBackendValues
+                    R.array.cpuBackendArm64Names,
+                    R.array.cpuBackendArm64Values
                 )
             )
             put(
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml b/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml
index 2756e5cc9..ab435dce9 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml
@@ -175,16 +175,24 @@
         <item>2</item>
     </integer-array>
 
-    <string-array name="cpuBackendNames">
+    <string-array name="cpuBackendArm64Names">
         <item>@string/cpu_backend_dynarmic</item>
         <item>@string/cpu_backend_nce</item>
     </string-array>
 
-    <integer-array name="cpuBackendValues">
+    <integer-array name="cpuBackendArm64Values">
         <item>0</item>
         <item>1</item>
     </integer-array>
 
+    <string-array name="cpuBackendX86Names">
+        <item>@string/cpu_backend_dynarmic</item>
+    </string-array>
+
+    <integer-array name="cpuBackendX86Values">
+        <item>0</item>
+    </integer-array>
+
     <string-array name="cpuAccuracyNames">
         <item>@string/auto</item>
         <item>@string/cpu_accuracy_accurate</item>
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index f07121f6a..95b90fd6d 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
     <string name="frame_limit_enable_description">Limits emulation speed to a specified percentage of normal speed.</string>
     <string name="frame_limit_slider">Limit speed percent</string>
     <string name="frame_limit_slider_description">Specifies the percentage to limit emulation speed. 100% is the normal speed. Values higher or lower will increase or decrease the speed limit.</string>
-    <string name="cpu_backend">CPU Backend</string>
+    <string name="cpu_backend">CPU backend</string>
     <string name="cpu_accuracy">CPU accuracy</string>
     <string name="value_with_units">%1$s%2$s</string>
 
diff --git a/src/core/arm/nce/patch.cpp b/src/core/arm/nce/patch.cpp
index 30c3c6cdd..a08859d0b 100644
--- a/src/core/arm/nce/patch.cpp
+++ b/src/core/arm/nce/patch.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ void Patcher::PatchText(const Kernel::PhysicalMemory& program_image,
             WriteMsrHandler(AddRelocations(), oaknut::XReg{static_cast<int>(msr.GetRt())});
             continue;
         }
+
+        if (auto exclusive = Exclusive{inst}; exclusive.Verify()) {
+            m_exclusives.push_back(i);
+        }
     }
 
     // Determine patching mode for the final relocation step
@@ -163,11 +167,9 @@ void Patcher::RelocateAndCopy(Common::ProcessAddress load_base,
 
     // Cortex-A57 seems to treat all exclusives as ordered, but newer processors do not.
     // Convert to ordered to preserve this assumption.
-    for (u32 i = ModuleCodeIndex; i < static_cast<u32>(text_words.size()); i++) {
-        const u32 inst = text_words[i];
-        if (auto exclusive = Exclusive{inst}; exclusive.Verify()) {
-            text_words[i] = exclusive.AsOrdered();
-        }
+    for (const ModuleTextAddress i : m_exclusives) {
+        auto exclusive = Exclusive{text_words[i]};
+        text_words[i] = exclusive.AsOrdered();
     }
 
     // Copy to program image
diff --git a/src/core/arm/nce/patch.h b/src/core/arm/nce/patch.h
index dcce1bfc6..112f839a4 100644
--- a/src/core/arm/nce/patch.h
+++ b/src/core/arm/nce/patch.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ private:
     std::vector<Relocation> m_branch_to_patch_relocations{};
     std::vector<Relocation> m_branch_to_module_relocations{};
     std::vector<Relocation> m_write_module_pc_relocations{};
+    std::vector<ModuleTextAddress> m_exclusives{};
     oaknut::Label m_save_context{};
     oaknut::Label m_load_context{};
     PatchMode mode{PatchMode::None};
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/k_page_table_base.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/k_page_table_base.cpp
index 2b5e77ccf..6691586ed 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/k_page_table_base.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/k_page_table_base.cpp
@@ -5678,15 +5678,8 @@ Result KPageTableBase::Operate(PageLinkedList* page_list, KProcessAddress virt_a
     case OperationType::ChangePermissions:
     case OperationType::ChangePermissionsAndRefresh:
     case OperationType::ChangePermissionsAndRefreshAndFlush: {
-        const bool read = True(properties.perm & Kernel::KMemoryPermission::UserRead);
-        const bool write = True(properties.perm & Kernel::KMemoryPermission::UserWrite);
-        // todo: this doesn't really belong here and should go into m_memory to handle rasterizer
-        // access todo: ignore exec on non-direct-mapped case
-        const bool exec = True(properties.perm & Kernel::KMemoryPermission::UserExecute);
-        if (Settings::IsFastmemEnabled()) {
-            m_system.DeviceMemory().buffer.Protect(GetInteger(virt_addr), num_pages * PageSize,
-                                                   read, write, exec);
-        }
+        m_memory->ProtectRegion(*m_impl, virt_addr, num_pages * PageSize,
+                                ConvertToMemoryPermission(properties.perm));
         R_SUCCEED();
     }
     default:
diff --git a/src/core/memory.cpp b/src/core/memory.cpp
index e5ca78ef4..5b376b202 100644
--- a/src/core/memory.cpp
+++ b/src/core/memory.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,51 @@ struct Memory::Impl {
         }
     }
 
+    void ProtectRegion(Common::PageTable& page_table, VAddr vaddr, u64 size,
+                       Common::MemoryPermission perms) {
+        ASSERT_MSG((size & YUZU_PAGEMASK) == 0, "non-page aligned size: {:016X}", size);
+        ASSERT_MSG((vaddr & YUZU_PAGEMASK) == 0, "non-page aligned base: {:016X}", vaddr);
+
+        if (!Settings::IsFastmemEnabled()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const bool is_r = True(perms & Common::MemoryPermission::Read);
+        const bool is_w = True(perms & Common::MemoryPermission::Write);
+        const bool is_x =
+            True(perms & Common::MemoryPermission::Execute) && Settings::IsNceEnabled();
+
+        if (!current_page_table) {
+            system.DeviceMemory().buffer.Protect(vaddr, size, is_r, is_w, is_x);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        u64 protect_bytes{};
+        u64 protect_begin{};
+        for (u64 addr = vaddr; addr < vaddr + size; addr += YUZU_PAGESIZE) {
+            const Common::PageType page_type{
+                current_page_table->pointers[addr >> YUZU_PAGEBITS].Type()};
+            switch (page_type) {
+            case Common::PageType::RasterizerCachedMemory:
+                if (protect_bytes > 0) {
+                    system.DeviceMemory().buffer.Protect(protect_begin, protect_bytes, is_r, is_w,
+                                                         is_x);
+                    protect_bytes = 0;
+                }
+                break;
+            default:
+                if (protect_bytes == 0) {
+                    protect_begin = addr;
+                }
+                protect_bytes += YUZU_PAGESIZE;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (protect_bytes > 0) {
+            system.DeviceMemory().buffer.Protect(protect_begin, protect_bytes, is_r, is_w, is_x);
+        }
+    }
+
     [[nodiscard]] u8* GetPointerFromRasterizerCachedMemory(u64 vaddr) const {
         const Common::PhysicalAddress paddr{
             current_page_table->backing_addr[vaddr >> YUZU_PAGEBITS]};
@@ -839,6 +884,11 @@ void Memory::UnmapRegion(Common::PageTable& page_table, Common::ProcessAddress b
     impl->UnmapRegion(page_table, base, size);
 }
 
+void Memory::ProtectRegion(Common::PageTable& page_table, Common::ProcessAddress vaddr, u64 size,
+                           Common::MemoryPermission perms) {
+    impl->ProtectRegion(page_table, GetInteger(vaddr), size, perms);
+}
+
 bool Memory::IsValidVirtualAddress(const Common::ProcessAddress vaddr) const {
     const Kernel::KProcess& process = *system.ApplicationProcess();
     const auto& page_table = process.GetPageTable().GetImpl();
diff --git a/src/core/memory.h b/src/core/memory.h
index e5fbc0025..ed8ebb5eb 100644
--- a/src/core/memory.h
+++ b/src/core/memory.h
@@ -97,6 +97,17 @@ public:
      */
     void UnmapRegion(Common::PageTable& page_table, Common::ProcessAddress base, u64 size);
 
+    /**
+     * Protects a region of the emulated process address space with the new permissions.
+     *
+     * @param page_table The page table of the emulated process.
+     * @param base       The start address to re-protect. Must be page-aligned.
+     * @param size       The amount of bytes to protect. Must be page-aligned.
+     * @param perms      The permissions the address range is mapped.
+     */
+    void ProtectRegion(Common::PageTable& page_table, Common::ProcessAddress base, u64 size,
+                       Common::MemoryPermission perms);
+
     /**
      * Checks whether or not the supplied address is a valid virtual
      * address for the current process.