diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/UI/ViewModels/Settings/SettingsAudioViewModel.cs b/src/Ryujinx/UI/ViewModels/Settings/SettingsAudioViewModel.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e2c140429
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/UI/ViewModels/Settings/SettingsAudioViewModel.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+using Avalonia.Threading;
+using Ryujinx.Audio.Backends.OpenAL;
+using Ryujinx.Audio.Backends.SDL2;
+using Ryujinx.Audio.Backends.SoundIo;
+using Ryujinx.Common.Logging;
+using Ryujinx.UI.Common.Configuration;
+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.ViewModels.Settings
+{
+    public class SettingsAudioViewModel : BaseModel
+    {
+        public event Action DirtyEvent;
+
+        private int _audioBackend;
+        public int AudioBackend
+        {
+            get => _audioBackend;
+            set
+            {
+                _audioBackend = value;
+                DirtyEvent?.Invoke();
+            }
+        }
+
+        private float _volume;
+        public float Volume
+        {
+            get => _volume;
+            set
+            {
+                _volume = value;
+                DirtyEvent?.Invoke();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public bool IsOpenAlEnabled { get; set; }
+        public bool IsSoundIoEnabled { get; set; }
+        public bool IsSDL2Enabled { get; set; }
+
+        public SettingsAudioViewModel()
+        {
+            ConfigurationState config = ConfigurationState.Instance;
+
+            Task.Run(CheckSoundBackends);
+
+            AudioBackend = (int)config.System.AudioBackend.Value;
+            Volume = config.System.AudioVolume * 100;
+        }
+
+        public async Task CheckSoundBackends()
+        {
+            IsOpenAlEnabled = OpenALHardwareDeviceDriver.IsSupported;
+            IsSoundIoEnabled = SoundIoHardwareDeviceDriver.IsSupported;
+            IsSDL2Enabled = SDL2HardwareDeviceDriver.IsSupported;
+
+            await Dispatcher.UIThread.InvokeAsync(() =>
+            {
+                OnPropertyChanged(nameof(IsOpenAlEnabled));
+                OnPropertyChanged(nameof(IsSoundIoEnabled));
+                OnPropertyChanged(nameof(IsSDL2Enabled));
+            });
+        }
+
+        public bool CheckIfModified(ConfigurationState config)
+        {
+            bool isDirty = false;
+
+            isDirty |= config.System.AudioBackend.Value != (AudioBackend)AudioBackend;
+            isDirty |= config.System.AudioVolume.Value != Volume / 100;
+
+            return isDirty;
+        }
+
+        public void Save(ConfigurationState config)
+        {
+            AudioBackend audioBackend = (AudioBackend)AudioBackend;
+            if (audioBackend != config.System.AudioBackend.Value)
+            {
+                config.System.AudioBackend.Value = audioBackend;
+
+                Logger.Info?.Print(LogClass.Application, $"AudioBackend toggled to: {audioBackend}");
+            }
+
+            config.System.AudioVolume.Value = Volume / 100;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/UI/ViewModels/Settings/SettingsInputViewModel.cs b/src/Ryujinx/UI/ViewModels/Settings/SettingsInputViewModel.cs
index 29b269a5c..ac64e8496 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/UI/ViewModels/Settings/SettingsInputViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/UI/ViewModels/Settings/SettingsInputViewModel.cs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.ViewModels.Settings
 
         public event Action NotifyChangesEvent;
 
-        public SettingsViewModel SettingsViewModel;
+        private readonly SettingsViewModel _settingsViewModel;
 
         public object ConfigViewModel
         {
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.ViewModels.Settings
 
         public SettingsInputViewModel(UserControl owner, SettingsViewModel settingsViewModel) : this()
         {
-            SettingsViewModel = settingsViewModel;
+            _settingsViewModel = settingsViewModel;
 
             if (Program.PreviewerDetached)
             {
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/UI/ViewModels/Settings/SettingsViewModel.cs b/src/Ryujinx/UI/ViewModels/Settings/SettingsViewModel.cs
index 827a11966..36580129d 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/UI/ViewModels/Settings/SettingsViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/UI/ViewModels/Settings/SettingsViewModel.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.ViewModels.Settings
         private float _customResolutionScale;
         private int _resolutionScale;
         private int _graphicsBackendMultithreadingIndex;
-        private float _volume;
         private bool _isVulkanAvailable = true;
         private bool _directoryChanged;
         private readonly List<string> _gpuIds = new();
@@ -397,9 +396,6 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.ViewModels.Settings
             }
         }
 
-        public bool IsOpenAlEnabled { get; set; }
-        public bool IsSoundIoEnabled { get; set; }
-        public bool IsSDL2Enabled { get; set; }
         public bool IsCustomResolutionScaleActive => _resolutionScale == 4;
         public bool IsScalingFilterActive => _scalingFilter == (int)Ryujinx.Common.Configuration.ScalingFilter.Fsr;
 
@@ -412,7 +408,6 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.ViewModels.Settings
         public int Language { get; set; }
         public int Region { get; set; }
         public int FsGlobalAccessLogMode { get; set; }
-        public int AudioBackend { get; set; }
         public int MaxAnisotropy { get; set; }
         public int AspectRatio { get; set; }
         public int AntiAliasingEffect { get; set; }
@@ -453,18 +448,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.ViewModels.Settings
 
         public int PreferredGpuIndex { get; set; }
 
-        public float Volume
-        {
-            get => _volume;
-            set
-            {
-                _volume = value;
-
-                ConfigurationState.Instance.System.AudioVolume.Value = _volume / 100;
-
-                OnPropertyChanged();
-            }
-        }
+        private readonly SettingsAudioViewModel _audioViewModel;
 
         public DateTimeOffset CurrentDate { get; set; }
         public TimeSpan CurrentTime { get; set; }
@@ -500,10 +484,17 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.ViewModels.Settings
             }
         }
 
-        public SettingsViewModel(VirtualFileSystem virtualFileSystem, ContentManager contentManager) : this()
+        public SettingsViewModel(
+            VirtualFileSystem virtualFileSystem,
+            ContentManager contentManager,
+            SettingsAudioViewModel audioViewModel) : this()
         {
             _virtualFileSystem = virtualFileSystem;
             _contentManager = contentManager;
+            _audioViewModel = audioViewModel;
+
+            _audioViewModel.DirtyEvent += CheckIfModified;
+
             if (Program.PreviewerDetached)
             {
                 Task.Run(LoadTimeZones);
@@ -518,7 +509,6 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.ViewModels.Settings
             _validTzRegions = new List<string>();
             _networkInterfaces = new Dictionary<string, string>();
 
-            Task.Run(CheckSoundBackends);
             Task.Run(PopulateNetworkInterfaces);
 
             if (Program.PreviewerDetached)
@@ -589,10 +579,10 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.ViewModels.Settings
             isDirty |= config.Graphics.BackendThreading.Value != (BackendThreading)GraphicsBackendMultithreadingIndex;
             isDirty |= config.Graphics.ShadersDumpPath.Value != ShaderDumpPath;
 
-            // Audio
-            isDirty |= config.System.AudioBackend.Value != (AudioBackend)AudioBackend;
-            isDirty |= config.System.AudioVolume.Value != Volume / 100;
-
+            if (_audioViewModel != null)
+            {
+                isDirty |= _audioViewModel.CheckIfModified(config);
+            }
             // Network
             isDirty |= config.System.EnableInternetAccess.Value != EnableInternetAccess;
 
@@ -615,19 +605,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.ViewModels.Settings
             IsModified = isDirty;
         }
 
-        public async Task CheckSoundBackends()
-        {
-            IsOpenAlEnabled = OpenALHardwareDeviceDriver.IsSupported;
-            IsSoundIoEnabled = SoundIoHardwareDeviceDriver.IsSupported;
-            IsSDL2Enabled = SDL2HardwareDeviceDriver.IsSupported;
 
-            await Dispatcher.UIThread.InvokeAsync(() =>
-            {
-                OnPropertyChanged(nameof(IsOpenAlEnabled));
-                OnPropertyChanged(nameof(IsSoundIoEnabled));
-                OnPropertyChanged(nameof(IsSDL2Enabled));
-            });
-        }
 
         private async Task LoadAvailableGpus()
         {
@@ -766,10 +744,6 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.ViewModels.Settings
             ScalingFilter = (int)config.Graphics.ScalingFilter.Value;
             ScalingFilterLevel = config.Graphics.ScalingFilterLevel.Value;
 
-            // Audio
-            AudioBackend = (int)config.System.AudioBackend.Value;
-            Volume = config.System.AudioVolume * 100;
-
             // Network
             EnableInternetAccess = config.System.EnableInternetAccess;
             // LAN interface index is loaded asynchronously in PopulateNetworkInterfaces()
@@ -854,17 +828,11 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.ViewModels.Settings
             config.Graphics.BackendThreading.Value = (BackendThreading)GraphicsBackendMultithreadingIndex;
             config.Graphics.ShadersDumpPath.Value = ShaderDumpPath;
 
-            // Audio
-            AudioBackend audioBackend = (AudioBackend)AudioBackend;
-            if (audioBackend != config.System.AudioBackend.Value)
+            if (_audioViewModel != null)
             {
-                config.System.AudioBackend.Value = audioBackend;
-
-                Logger.Info?.Print(LogClass.Application, $"AudioBackend toggled to: {audioBackend}");
+                _audioViewModel.Save(config);
             }
 
-            config.System.AudioVolume.Value = Volume / 100;
-
             // Network
             config.System.EnableInternetAccess.Value = EnableInternetAccess;
 
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsAudioView.axaml b/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsAudioView.axaml
index 1c6a4deb4..4f4c65a1b 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsAudioView.axaml
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsAudioView.axaml
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
     xmlns:locale="clr-namespace:Ryujinx.Ava.Common.Locale"
     xmlns:viewModels="clr-namespace:Ryujinx.Ava.UI.ViewModels.Settings"
     mc:Ignorable="d"
-    x:DataType="viewModels:SettingsViewModel">
+    x:DataType="viewModels:SettingsAudioViewModel">
     <Design.DataContext>
-        <viewModels:SettingsViewModel />
+        <viewModels:SettingsAudioViewModel />
     </Design.DataContext>
     <ScrollViewer
         Name="AudioPage"
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsAudioView.axaml.cs b/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsAudioView.axaml.cs
index b672a0f29..6d626e7cb 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsAudioView.axaml.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsAudioView.axaml.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 using Avalonia.Controls;
+using Ryujinx.Ava.UI.ViewModels.Settings;
 
 namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.Views.Settings
 {
     public partial class SettingsAudioView : UserControl
     {
+        public SettingsAudioViewModel ViewModel;
+
         public SettingsAudioView()
         {
+            DataContext = ViewModel = new SettingsAudioViewModel();
             InitializeComponent();
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsHotkeysView.axaml.cs b/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsHotkeysView.axaml.cs
index d62d7916d..748bb0c6e 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsHotkeysView.axaml.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsHotkeysView.axaml.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.Views.Settings
         private ButtonKeyAssigner _currentAssigner;
         private readonly IGamepadDriver _avaloniaKeyboardDriver;
 
+        public SettingsHotkeysView()
+        {
+
+        }
+
         public SettingsHotkeysView(SettingsViewModel viewModel)
         {
             _viewModel = viewModel;
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/UI/Windows/SettingsWindow.axaml.cs b/src/Ryujinx/UI/Windows/SettingsWindow.axaml.cs
index 2c84a530d..d6241bf9c 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/UI/Windows/SettingsWindow.axaml.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/UI/Windows/SettingsWindow.axaml.cs
@@ -29,13 +29,12 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.Windows
         {
             Title = $"{LocaleManager.Instance[LocaleKeys.Settings]}";
 
-            ViewModel = new SettingsViewModel(virtualFileSystem, contentManager);
-            DataContext = ViewModel;
+            AudioPage = new SettingsAudioView();
 
-            ViewModel.CloseWindow += Close;
-            ViewModel.SaveSettingsEvent += SaveSettings;
-            ViewModel.DirtyEvent += UpdateDirtyTitle;
-            ViewModel.ToggleButtons += ToggleButtons;
+            ViewModel = new SettingsViewModel(
+                virtualFileSystem,
+                contentManager,
+                AudioPage.ViewModel);
 
             UiPage = new SettingsUiView(ViewModel);
             InputPage = new SettingsInputView(ViewModel);
@@ -43,10 +42,16 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.Windows
             SystemPage = new SettingsSystemView(ViewModel);
             CpuPage = new SettingsCPUView();
             GraphicsPage = new SettingsGraphicsView();
-            AudioPage = new SettingsAudioView();
             NetworkPage = new SettingsNetworkView();
             LoggingPage = new SettingsLoggingView();
 
+            DataContext = ViewModel;
+
+            ViewModel.CloseWindow += Close;
+            ViewModel.SaveSettingsEvent += SaveSettings;
+            ViewModel.DirtyEvent += UpdateDirtyTitle;
+            ViewModel.ToggleButtons += ToggleButtons;
+
             InitializeComponent();
             Load();
         }