diff --git a/src/common/fs/fs.cpp b/src/common/fs/fs.cpp
index 3dca11fe96..d492480d94 100644
--- a/src/common/fs/fs.cpp
+++ b/src/common/fs/fs.cpp
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 // File Operations
 
 bool NewFile(const fs::path& path, u64 size) {
-    if (path.empty()) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem, "Input path is empty, path={}", PathToUTF8String(path));
+    if (!ValidatePath(path)) {
+        LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem, "Input path is not valid, path={}", PathToUTF8String(path));
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ bool NewFile(const fs::path& path, u64 size) {
 }
 
 bool RemoveFile(const fs::path& path) {
-    if (path.empty()) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem, "Input path is empty, path={}", PathToUTF8String(path));
+    if (!ValidatePath(path)) {
+        LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem, "Input path is not valid, path={}", PathToUTF8String(path));
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@ bool RemoveFile(const fs::path& path) {
 }
 
 bool RenameFile(const fs::path& old_path, const fs::path& new_path) {
-    if (old_path.empty() || new_path.empty()) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem, "One or both input path(s) is empty, old_path={}, new_path={}",
+    if (!ValidatePath(old_path) || !ValidatePath(new_path)) {
+        LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem,
+                  "One or both input path(s) is not valid, old_path={}, new_path={}",
                   PathToUTF8String(old_path), PathToUTF8String(new_path));
         return false;
     }
@@ -129,8 +130,8 @@ bool RenameFile(const fs::path& old_path, const fs::path& new_path) {
 
 std::shared_ptr<IOFile> FileOpen(const fs::path& path, FileAccessMode mode, FileType type,
                                  FileShareFlag flag) {
-    if (path.empty()) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem, "Input path is empty, path={}", PathToUTF8String(path));
+    if (!ValidatePath(path)) {
+        LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem, "Input path is not valid, path={}", PathToUTF8String(path));
         return nullptr;
     }
 
@@ -162,8 +163,8 @@ std::shared_ptr<IOFile> FileOpen(const fs::path& path, FileAccessMode mode, File
 // Directory Operations
 
 bool CreateDir(const fs::path& path) {
-    if (path.empty()) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem, "Input path is empty, path={}", PathToUTF8String(path));
+    if (!ValidatePath(path)) {
+        LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem, "Input path is not valid, path={}", PathToUTF8String(path));
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -196,8 +197,8 @@ bool CreateDir(const fs::path& path) {
 }
 
 bool CreateDirs(const fs::path& path) {
-    if (path.empty()) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem, "Input path is empty, path={}", PathToUTF8String(path));
+    if (!ValidatePath(path)) {
+        LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem, "Input path is not valid, path={}", PathToUTF8String(path));
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -232,8 +233,8 @@ bool CreateParentDirs(const fs::path& path) {
 }
 
 bool RemoveDir(const fs::path& path) {
-    if (path.empty()) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem, "Input path is empty, path={}", PathToUTF8String(path));
+    if (!ValidatePath(path)) {
+        LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem, "Input path is not valid, path={}", PathToUTF8String(path));
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -266,8 +267,8 @@ bool RemoveDir(const fs::path& path) {
 }
 
 bool RemoveDirRecursively(const fs::path& path) {
-    if (path.empty()) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem, "Input path is empty, path={}", PathToUTF8String(path));
+    if (!ValidatePath(path)) {
+        LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem, "Input path is not valid, path={}", PathToUTF8String(path));
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -301,8 +302,8 @@ bool RemoveDirRecursively(const fs::path& path) {
 }
 
 bool RemoveDirContentsRecursively(const fs::path& path) {
-    if (path.empty()) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem, "Input path is empty, path={}", PathToUTF8String(path));
+    if (!ValidatePath(path)) {
+        LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem, "Input path is not valid, path={}", PathToUTF8String(path));
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -353,8 +354,9 @@ bool RemoveDirContentsRecursively(const fs::path& path) {
 }
 
 bool RenameDir(const fs::path& old_path, const fs::path& new_path) {
-    if (old_path.empty() || new_path.empty()) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem, "One or both input path(s) is empty, old_path={}, new_path={}",
+    if (!ValidatePath(old_path) || !ValidatePath(new_path)) {
+        LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem,
+                  "One or both input path(s) is not valid, old_path={}, new_path={}",
                   PathToUTF8String(old_path), PathToUTF8String(new_path));
         return false;
     }
@@ -396,8 +398,8 @@ bool RenameDir(const fs::path& old_path, const fs::path& new_path) {
 
 void IterateDirEntries(const std::filesystem::path& path, const DirEntryCallable& callback,
                        DirEntryFilter filter) {
-    if (path.empty()) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem, "Input path is empty, path={}", PathToUTF8String(path));
+    if (!ValidatePath(path)) {
+        LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem, "Input path is not valid, path={}", PathToUTF8String(path));
         return;
     }
 
@@ -452,8 +454,8 @@ void IterateDirEntries(const std::filesystem::path& path, const DirEntryCallable
 
 void IterateDirEntriesRecursively(const std::filesystem::path& path,
                                   const DirEntryCallable& callback, DirEntryFilter filter) {
-    if (path.empty()) {
-        LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem, "Input path is empty, path={}", PathToUTF8String(path));
+    if (!ValidatePath(path)) {
+        LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem, "Input path is not valid, path={}", PathToUTF8String(path));
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/common/fs/fs.h b/src/common/fs/fs.h
index 917eaf51b5..f6f2563490 100644
--- a/src/common/fs/fs.h
+++ b/src/common/fs/fs.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class IOFile;
  * Creates a new file at path with the specified size.
  *
  * Failures occur when:
- * - Input path is empty
+ * - Input path is not valid
  * - The input path's parent directory does not exist
  * - Filesystem object at path exists
  * - Filesystem at path is read only
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ template <typename Path>
  * Removes a file at path.
  *
  * Failures occur when:
- * - Input path is empty
+ * - Input path is not valid
  * - Filesystem object at path is not a file
  * - Filesystem at path is read only
  *
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ template <typename Path>
  * Renames a file from old_path to new_path.
  *
  * Failures occur when:
- * - One or both input path(s) is empty
+ * - One or both input path(s) is not valid
  * - Filesystem object at old_path does not exist
  * - Filesystem object at old_path is not a file
  * - Filesystem object at new_path exists
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ template <typename Path1, typename Path2>
  * These behaviors are documented in each enum value of FileAccessMode.
  *
  * Failures occur when:
- * - Input path is empty
+ * - Input path is not valid
  * - Filesystem object at path is not a file
  * - The file is not opened
  *
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ template <typename Path>
  * If you intend to create the parent directory of a file, use CreateParentDir instead.
  *
  * Failures occur when:
- * - Input path is empty
+ * - Input path is not valid
  * - The input path's parent directory does not exist
  * - Filesystem at path is read only
  *
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ template <typename Path>
  * Unlike CreateDir, this creates all of input path's parent directories if they do not exist.
  *
  * Failures occur when:
- * - Input path is empty
+ * - Input path is not valid
  * - Filesystem at path is read only
  *
  * @param path Filesystem path
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ template <typename Path>
  * Removes a directory at path.
  *
  * Failures occur when:
- * - Input path is empty
+ * - Input path is not valid
  * - Filesystem object at path is not a directory
  * - The given directory is not empty
  * - Filesystem at path is read only
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ template <typename Path>
  * Removes all the contents within the given directory and removes the directory itself.
  *
  * Failures occur when:
- * - Input path is empty
+ * - Input path is not valid
  * - Filesystem object at path is not a directory
  * - Filesystem at path is read only
  *
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ template <typename Path>
  * Removes all the contents within the given directory without removing the directory itself.
  *
  * Failures occur when:
- * - Input path is empty
+ * - Input path is not valid
  * - Filesystem object at path is not a directory
  * - Filesystem at path is read only
  *
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ template <typename Path>
  * Renames a directory from old_path to new_path.
  *
  * Failures occur when:
- * - One or both input path(s) is empty
+ * - One or both input path(s) is not valid
  * - Filesystem object at old_path does not exist
  * - Filesystem object at old_path is not a directory
  * - Filesystem object at new_path exists
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ template <typename Path1, typename Path2>
  * If the callback returns false or there is an error, the iteration is immediately halted.
  *
  * Failures occur when:
- * - Input path is empty
+ * - Input path is not valid
  * - Filesystem object at path is not a directory
  *
  * @param path Filesystem path
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ void IterateDirEntries(const Path& path, const DirEntryCallable& callback,
  * If the callback returns false or there is an error, the iteration is immediately halted.
  *
  * Failures occur when:
- * - Input path is empty
+ * - Input path is not valid
  * - Filesystem object at path does not exist
  * - Filesystem object at path is not a directory
  *
diff --git a/src/common/fs/fs_paths.h b/src/common/fs/fs_paths.h
index 58366bc7b8..b32614797c 100644
--- a/src/common/fs/fs_paths.h
+++ b/src/common/fs/fs_paths.h
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#ifndef MAX_PATH
-#define MAX_PATH 260
-#endif
-
 // yuzu data directories
 
 #define YUZU_DIR "yuzu"
diff --git a/src/common/fs/path_util.cpp b/src/common/fs/path_util.cpp
index d9c5ee3fb7..8b732a21c3 100644
--- a/src/common/fs/path_util.cpp
+++ b/src/common/fs/path_util.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
+#ifndef MAX_PATH
+#ifdef _WIN32
+// This is the maximum number of UTF-16 code units permissible in Windows file paths
+#define MAX_PATH 260
+#else
+// This is the maximum number of UTF-8 code units permissible in all other OSes' file paths
+#define MAX_PATH 1024
+#endif
+#endif
+
 namespace Common::FS {
 
 namespace fs = std::filesystem;
@@ -125,6 +135,27 @@ std::string PathToUTF8String(const fs::path& path) {
     return std::string{utf8_string.begin(), utf8_string.end()};
 }
 
+bool ValidatePath(const fs::path& path) {
+    if (path.empty()) {
+        LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem, "Input path is empty, path={}", PathToUTF8String(path));
+        return false;
+    }
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    if (path.u16string().size() >= MAX_PATH) {
+        LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem, "Input path is too long, path={}", PathToUTF8String(path));
+        return false;
+    }
+#else
+    if (path.u8string().size() >= MAX_PATH) {
+        LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem, "Input path is too long, path={}", PathToUTF8String(path));
+        return false;
+    }
+#endif
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 fs::path ConcatPath(const fs::path& first, const fs::path& second) {
     const bool second_has_dir_sep = IsDirSeparator(second.u8string().front());
 
diff --git a/src/common/fs/path_util.h b/src/common/fs/path_util.h
index 7fa848c1ae..a9fadbceb9 100644
--- a/src/common/fs/path_util.h
+++ b/src/common/fs/path_util.h
@@ -34,6 +34,30 @@ enum class YuzuPath {
  */
 [[nodiscard]] std::string PathToUTF8String(const std::filesystem::path& path);
 
+/**
+ * Validates a given path.
+ *
+ * A given path is valid if it meets these conditions:
+ * - The path is not empty
+ * - The path is not too long
+ *
+ * @param path Filesystem path
+ *
+ * @returns True if the path is valid, false otherwise.
+ */
+[[nodiscard]] bool ValidatePath(const std::filesystem::path& path);
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+template <typename Path>
+[[nodiscard]] bool ValidatePath(const Path& path) {
+    if constexpr (IsChar<typename Path::value_type>) {
+        return ValidatePath(ToU8String(path));
+    } else {
+        return ValidatePath(std::filesystem::path{path});
+    }
+}
+#endif
+
 /**
  * Concatenates two filesystem paths together.
  *