diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sceNp.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sceNp.cpp
index 733ffbbaa7..e177e7212a 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sceNp.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sceNp.cpp
@@ -401,6 +401,8 @@ error_code sceNpInit(u32 poolsize, vm::ptr<void> poolptr)
 
 	const auto nph = g_fxo->get<named_thread<np_handler>>();
 
+	std::lock_guard lock(nph->mutex_status);
+
 	if (nph->is_NP_init)
 	{
 		return SCE_NP_ERROR_ALREADY_INITIALIZED;
@@ -432,6 +434,8 @@ error_code sceNpTerm()
 
 	const auto nph = g_fxo->get<named_thread<np_handler>>();
 
+	std::lock_guard lock(nph->mutex_status);
+
 	if (!nph->is_NP_init)
 	{
 		return SCE_NP_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sceNp2.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sceNp2.cpp
index 368ef13117..fbf617194b 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sceNp2.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/sceNp2.cpp
@@ -209,9 +209,12 @@ error_code sceNp2Init(u32 poolsize, vm::ptr<void> poolptr)
 
 	const auto nph = g_fxo->get<named_thread<np_handler>>();
 
-	if (nph->is_NP2_init)
 	{
-		return SCE_NP_ERROR_ALREADY_INITIALIZED;
+		std::lock_guard lock(nph->mutex_status);
+		if (nph->is_NP2_init)
+		{
+			return SCE_NP_ERROR_ALREADY_INITIALIZED;
+		}
 	}
 
 	const u32 result = std::bit_cast<u32>(sceNpInit(poolsize, poolptr));
@@ -264,9 +267,12 @@ error_code sceNp2Term(ppu_thread& ppu)
 
 	const auto nph = g_fxo->get<named_thread<np_handler>>();
 
-	if (!nph->is_NP2_init)
 	{
-		return SCE_NP_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED;
+		std::lock_guard lock(nph->mutex_status);
+		if (!nph->is_NP2_init)
+		{
+			return SCE_NP_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED;
+		}
 	}
 
 	// TODO: does this return on error_code ?
@@ -291,20 +297,23 @@ error_code sceNpMatching2Term2()
 
 	const auto nph = g_fxo->get<named_thread<np_handler>>();
 
-	if (!nph->is_NP2_init)
 	{
-		return SCE_NP_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED;
-	}
+		std::lock_guard lock(nph->mutex_status);
+		if (!nph->is_NP2_init)
+		{
+			return SCE_NP_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED;
+		}
 
-	if (!nph->is_NP2_Match2_init)
-	{
-		return SCE_NP_MATCHING2_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED;
+		if (!nph->is_NP2_Match2_init)
+		{
+			return SCE_NP_MATCHING2_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED;
+		}
+
+		nph->is_NP2_Match2_init = false;
 	}
 
 	// TODO: for all contexts: sceNpMatching2DestroyContext
 
-	nph->is_NP2_Match2_init = false;
-
 	return CELL_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/NP/np_handler.h b/rpcs3/Emu/NP/np_handler.h
index 5c01cffd22..9bf909c49d 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/NP/np_handler.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/NP/np_handler.h
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ public:
 	// For signaling
 	void req_sign_infos(const std::string& npid, u32 conn_id);
 
+	// Mutex for NP status change
+	shared_mutex mutex_status;
+
 	static constexpr std::string_view thread_name = "NP Handler Thread";
 
 protected: