diff --git a/src/frontend-common/common_host_interface.cpp b/src/frontend-common/common_host_interface.cpp
index fab723463..cd36ec2bf 100644
--- a/src/frontend-common/common_host_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend-common/common_host_interface.cpp
@@ -1292,6 +1292,8 @@ void CommonHostInterface::UpdateHotkeyInputMap(SettingsInterface& si)
       AddButtonToInputMap(binding, device, button, hi.handler);
     }
   }
+
+  m_save_state_selector_ui->RefreshHotkeyLegend();
 }
 
 bool CommonHostInterface::AddButtonToInputMap(const std::string& binding, const std::string_view& device,
diff --git a/src/frontend-common/save_state_selector_ui.cpp b/src/frontend-common/save_state_selector_ui.cpp
index 471e3c542..41bb085f9 100644
--- a/src/frontend-common/save_state_selector_ui.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend-common/save_state_selector_ui.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "save_state_selector_ui.h"
 #include "common/log.h"
+#include "common/string_util.h"
 #include "common/timestamp.h"
 #include "core/host_display.h"
 #include "core/system.h"
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ void SaveStateSelectorUI::Open(float open_time /* = DEFAULT_OPEN_TIME */)
 
   m_open = true;
   RefreshList();
+  RefreshHotkeyLegend();
 }
 
 void SaveStateSelectorUI::Close()
@@ -78,6 +80,32 @@ void SaveStateSelectorUI::RefreshList()
     m_current_selection = 0;
 }
 
+void SaveStateSelectorUI::RefreshHotkeyLegend()
+{
+  if (!m_open)
+    return;
+
+  auto format_legend_entry = [](std::string_view setting, std::string_view caption) {
+    auto slash_pos = setting.find_first_of('/');
+    if (slash_pos != setting.npos)
+    {
+      setting = setting.substr(slash_pos + 1);
+    }
+
+    return StringUtil::StdStringFromFormat("%.*s - %.*s", static_cast<int>(setting.size()), setting.data(),
+                                           static_cast<int>(caption.size()), caption.data());
+  };
+
+  m_load_legend = format_legend_entry(m_host_interface->GetStringSettingValue("Hotkeys", "LoadSelectedSaveState"),
+                                      m_host_interface->TranslateStdString("SaveStateSelectorUI", "Load"));
+  m_save_legend = format_legend_entry(m_host_interface->GetStringSettingValue("Hotkeys", "SaveSelectedSaveState"),
+                                      m_host_interface->TranslateStdString("SaveStateSelectorUI", "Save"));
+  m_prev_legend = format_legend_entry(m_host_interface->GetStringSettingValue("Hotkeys", "SelectPreviousSaveStateSlot"),
+                                      m_host_interface->TranslateStdString("SaveStateSelectorUI", "Select Previous"));
+  m_next_legend = format_legend_entry(m_host_interface->GetStringSettingValue("Hotkeys", "SelectNextSaveStateSlot"),
+                                      m_host_interface->TranslateStdString("SaveStateSelectorUI", "Select Next"));
+}
+
 const char* SaveStateSelectorUI::GetSelectedStatePath() const
 {
   if (m_slots.empty() || m_slots[m_current_selection].path.empty())
@@ -256,42 +284,14 @@ void SaveStateSelectorUI::Draw()
       ImGui::SetCursorPosX(padding);
       ImGui::BeginTable("table", 2);
 
-      auto strip_device_name = [](std::string str) {
-        std::string result;
-
-        auto slash_pos = str.find_first_of('/');
-        if (slash_pos != str.npos)
-        {
-          result = str.substr(slash_pos + 1);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-          result = std::move(str);
-        }
-        return result;
-      };
-
-      const std::string load_savestate_hotkey =
-        strip_device_name(m_host_interface->GetStringSettingValue("Hotkeys", "LoadSelectedSaveState"));
-      const std::string save_savestate_hotkey =
-        strip_device_name(m_host_interface->GetStringSettingValue("Hotkeys", "SaveSelectedSaveState"));
-      const std::string next_savestate_hotkey =
-        strip_device_name(m_host_interface->GetStringSettingValue("Hotkeys", "SelectNextSaveStateSlot"));
-      const std::string prev_savestate_hotkey =
-        strip_device_name(m_host_interface->GetStringSettingValue("Hotkeys", "SelectPreviousSaveStateSlot"));
-
       ImGui::TableNextColumn();
-      ImGui::Text("%s - %s", load_savestate_hotkey.c_str(),
-                  m_host_interface->TranslateString("SaveStateSelectorUI", "Load").GetCharArray());
+      ImGui::TextUnformatted(m_load_legend.c_str());
       ImGui::TableNextColumn();
-      ImGui::Text("%s - %s", prev_savestate_hotkey.c_str(),
-                  m_host_interface->TranslateString("SaveStateSelectorUI", "Select Previous").GetCharArray());
+      ImGui::TextUnformatted(m_prev_legend.c_str());
       ImGui::TableNextColumn();
-      ImGui::Text("%s - %s", save_savestate_hotkey.c_str(),
-                  m_host_interface->TranslateString("SaveStateSelectorUI", "Save").GetCharArray());
+      ImGui::TextUnformatted(m_save_legend.c_str());
       ImGui::TableNextColumn();
-      ImGui::Text("%s - %s", next_savestate_hotkey.c_str(),
-                  m_host_interface->TranslateString("SaveStateSelectorUI", "Select Next").GetCharArray());
+      ImGui::TextUnformatted(m_next_legend.c_str());
 
       ImGui::EndTable();
     }
diff --git a/src/frontend-common/save_state_selector_ui.h b/src/frontend-common/save_state_selector_ui.h
index 5fc694795..dbb88ebaf 100644
--- a/src/frontend-common/save_state_selector_ui.h
+++ b/src/frontend-common/save_state_selector_ui.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
-#include "common_host_interface.h"
 #include "common/timer.h"
+#include "common_host_interface.h"
 #include <memory>
 
 class HostDisplayTexture;
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ public:
   void ClearList();
   void RefreshList();
 
+  void RefreshHotkeyLegend();
+
   const char* GetSelectedStatePath() const;
   s32 GetSelectedStateSlot() const;
 
@@ -51,6 +53,11 @@ private:
   void InitializeListEntry(ListEntry* li, CommonHostInterface::ExtendedSaveStateInfo* ssi);
   std::pair<s32, bool> GetSlotTypeFromSelection(u32 selection) const;
 
+  std::string m_load_legend;
+  std::string m_save_legend;
+  std::string m_prev_legend;
+  std::string m_next_legend;
+
   CommonHostInterface* m_host_interface;
   std::vector<ListEntry> m_slots;
   u32 m_current_selection = 0;