diff --git a/src/core/game_list.cpp b/src/core/game_list.cpp
index ea9a26525..0171adcab 100644
--- a/src/core/game_list.cpp
+++ b/src/core/game_list.cpp
@@ -140,18 +140,34 @@ std::optional<ConsoleRegion> GameList::GetRegionForCode(std::string_view code)
     prefix.push_back(static_cast<char>(ch));
   }
 
-  // TODO: PAPX?
-
   if (prefix == "sces" || prefix == "sced" || prefix == "sles" || prefix == "sled")
     return ConsoleRegion::PAL;
-  else if (prefix == "scps" || prefix == "scpd" || prefix == "slps" || prefix == "slpd")
+  else if (prefix == "scps" || prefix == "slps" || prefix == "slpm")
     return ConsoleRegion::NTSC_J;
-  else if (prefix == "scus" || prefix == "slus")
+  else if (prefix == "scus" || prefix == "slus" || prefix == "papx")
     return ConsoleRegion::NTSC_U;
   else
     return std::nullopt;
 }
 
+std::optional<ConsoleRegion> GameList::GetRegionForImage(CDImage* cdi)
+{
+  std::string code = GetGameCodeForImage(cdi);
+  if (code.empty())
+    return std::nullopt;
+
+  return GetRegionForCode(code);
+}
+
+std::optional<ConsoleRegion> GameList::GetRegionForPath(const char* image_path)
+{
+  std::unique_ptr<CDImage> cdi = CDImage::Open(image_path);
+  if (!cdi)
+    return {};
+
+  return GetRegionForImage(cdi.get());
+}
+
 void GameList::AddDirectory(const char* path, bool recursive)
 {
   ScanDirectory(path, recursive);
diff --git a/src/core/game_list.h b/src/core/game_list.h
index bcc60dfd3..8b07c9d11 100644
--- a/src/core/game_list.h
+++ b/src/core/game_list.h
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ public:
   static std::string GetGameCodeForImage(CDImage* cdi);
   static std::string GetGameCodeForPath(const char* image_path);
   static std::optional<ConsoleRegion> GetRegionForCode(std::string_view code);
+  static std::optional<ConsoleRegion> GetRegionForImage(CDImage* cdi);
+  static std::optional<ConsoleRegion> GetRegionForPath(const char* image_path);
 
   const DatabaseMap& GetDatabase() const { return m_database; }
   const EntryList& GetEntries() const { return m_entries; }
diff --git a/src/core/system.cpp b/src/core/system.cpp
index 8aa4a3dae..7687fcd84 100644
--- a/src/core/system.cpp
+++ b/src/core/system.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "cpu_code_cache.h"
 #include "cpu_core.h"
 #include "dma.h"
+#include "game_list.h"
 #include "gpu.h"
 #include "host_interface.h"
 #include "interrupt_controller.h"
@@ -39,12 +40,6 @@ System::System(HostInterface* host_interface) : m_host_interface(host_interface)
 
 System::~System() = default;
 
-std::optional<ConsoleRegion> System::GetRegionForCDImage(const CDImage* image)
-{
-  // TODO: Implement me.
-  return ConsoleRegion::NTSC_U;
-}
-
 bool System::IsPSExe(const char* filename)
 {
   const StaticString filename_str(filename);
@@ -115,12 +110,18 @@ bool System::Boot(const char* filename)
 
       if (m_region == ConsoleRegion::Auto)
       {
-        std::optional<ConsoleRegion> detected_region = GetRegionForCDImage(media.get());
-        m_region = detected_region.value_or(ConsoleRegion::NTSC_U);
+        std::optional<ConsoleRegion> detected_region = GameList::GetRegionForImage(media.get());
         if (detected_region)
+        {
+          m_region = detected_region.value();
           Log_InfoPrintf("Auto-detected %s region for '%s'", Settings::GetConsoleRegionName(m_region), filename);
+        }
         else
-          Log_WarningPrintf("Could not determine region for CD. Defaulting to NTSC-U.");
+        {
+          m_region = ConsoleRegion::NTSC_U;
+          Log_WarningPrintf("Could not determine region for CD. Defaulting to %s.",
+                            Settings::GetConsoleRegionName(m_region));
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/core/system.h b/src/core/system.h
index a5935bc34..f46dbd6cf 100644
--- a/src/core/system.h
+++ b/src/core/system.h
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ class System
 public:
   ~System();
 
-  /// Detects region for the specified image file.
-  static std::optional<ConsoleRegion> GetRegionForCDImage(const CDImage* image);
-
   /// Returns true if the filename is a PlayStation executable we can inject.
   static bool IsPSExe(const char* filename);