diff --git a/app/gui/AppView.qml b/app/gui/AppView.qml
index 203e8281..3a4e18ae 100644
--- a/app/gui/AppView.qml
+++ b/app/gui/AppView.qml
@@ -198,15 +198,25 @@ GridView {
             stackView.push(segue)
         }
 
+        onClicked: {
+            // Only allow clicking on the box art for non-running games.
+            // For running games, buttons will appear to resume or quit which
+            // will handle starting the game and clicks on the box art will
+            // be ignored.
+            if (!model.running) {
+                launchOrResumeSelectedApp()
+            }
+        }
+
         Keys.onReturnPressed: {
+            // Open the app context menu if activated via the gamepad or keyboard
+            // for running games. If the game isn't running, the above onClicked
+            // method will handle the launch.
             if (model.running) {
                 // This will be keyboard/gamepad driven so use
                 // open() instead of popup()
                 appContextMenu.open()
             }
-            else {
-                launchOrResumeSelectedApp()
-            }
         }
 
         Keys.onMenuPressed: {