diff --git a/pcsx2/Frontend/MetalHostDisplay.mm b/pcsx2/Frontend/MetalHostDisplay.mm
index 35f9ee203c718..ebe41fcaf1648 100644
--- a/pcsx2/Frontend/MetalHostDisplay.mm
+++ b/pcsx2/Frontend/MetalHostDisplay.mm
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "GS/Renderers/Metal/GSMetalCPPAccessible.h"
 #include "GS/Renderers/Metal/GSDeviceMTL.h"
 #include <imgui.h>
+#include <Carbon/Carbon.h>
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 
@@ -266,6 +267,12 @@ static void OnMainThread(Fn&& fn)
 	GSDeviceMTL* dev = static_cast<GSDeviceMTL*>(g_gs_device.get());
 	if (dev && m_capture_start_frame && dev->FrameNo() == m_capture_start_frame)
 		s_capture_next = true;
+	static bool f8 = false;
+	bool option = CGEventSourceKeyState(kCGEventSourceStateHIDSystemState, kVK_Option) || CGEventSourceKeyState(kCGEventSourceStateHIDSystemState, kVK_RightOption);
+	bool newf8 = CGEventSourceKeyState(kCGEventSourceStateHIDSystemState, kVK_F8) && option;
+	if (newf8 && !f8)
+		s_capture_next = true;
+	f8 = newf8;
 	if (frame_skip || m_window_info.type == WindowInfo::Type::Surfaceless || !g_gs_device)
 	{
 		ImGui::EndFrame();
@@ -300,52 +307,49 @@ static void OnMainThread(Fn&& fn)
 	if (m_current_drawable)
 		[m_current_drawable present];
 	m_current_drawable = nullptr;
-	if (m_capture_start_frame)
+	if (@available(macOS 10.15, iOS 13, *))
 	{
-		if (@available(macOS 10.15, iOS 13, *))
+		static NSString* const path = @"/tmp/PCSX2MTLCapture.gputrace";
+		static u32 frames;
+		if (frames)
 		{
-			static NSString* const path = @"/tmp/PCSX2MTLCapture.gputrace";
-			static u32 frames;
-			if (frames)
+			--frames;
+			if (!frames)
 			{
-				--frames;
-				if (!frames)
-				{
-					[[MTLCaptureManager sharedCaptureManager] stopCapture];
-					Console.WriteLn("Metal Trace Capture to /tmp/PCSX2MTLCapture.gputrace finished");
-					[[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] selectFile:path
-					                 inFileViewerRootedAtPath:@"/tmp/"];
-				}
+				[[MTLCaptureManager sharedCaptureManager] stopCapture];
+				Console.WriteLn("Metal Trace Capture to /tmp/PCSX2MTLCapture.gputrace finished");
+				[[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] selectFile:path
+								 inFileViewerRootedAtPath:@"/tmp/"];
 			}
-			else if (s_capture_next)
+		}
+		else if (s_capture_next)
+		{
+			s_capture_next = false;
+			MTLCaptureManager* mgr = [MTLCaptureManager sharedCaptureManager];
+			if ([mgr supportsDestination:MTLCaptureDestinationGPUTraceDocument])
 			{
-				s_capture_next = false;
-				MTLCaptureManager* mgr = [MTLCaptureManager sharedCaptureManager];
-				if ([mgr supportsDestination:MTLCaptureDestinationGPUTraceDocument])
+				MTLCaptureDescriptor* desc = [[MTLCaptureDescriptor new] autorelease];
+				[desc setCaptureObject:m_dev.dev];
+				if ([[NSFileManager defaultManager] fileExistsAtPath:path])
+					[[NSFileManager defaultManager] removeItemAtPath:path error:nil];
+				[desc setOutputURL:[NSURL fileURLWithPath:path]];
+				[desc setDestination:MTLCaptureDestinationGPUTraceDocument];
+				NSError* err = nullptr;
+				[mgr startCaptureWithDescriptor:desc error:&err];
+				if (err)
 				{
-					MTLCaptureDescriptor* desc = [[MTLCaptureDescriptor new] autorelease];
-					[desc setCaptureObject:m_dev.dev];
-					if ([[NSFileManager defaultManager] fileExistsAtPath:path])
-						[[NSFileManager defaultManager] removeItemAtPath:path error:nil];
-					[desc setOutputURL:[NSURL fileURLWithPath:path]];
-					[desc setDestination:MTLCaptureDestinationGPUTraceDocument];
-					NSError* err = nullptr;
-					[mgr startCaptureWithDescriptor:desc error:&err];
-					if (err)
-					{
-						Console.Error("Metal Trace Capture failed: %s", [[err localizedDescription] UTF8String]);
-					}
-					else
-					{
-						Console.WriteLn("Metal Trace Capture to /tmp/PCSX2MTLCapture.gputrace started");
-						frames = 2;
-					}
+					Console.Error("Metal Trace Capture failed: %s", [[err localizedDescription] UTF8String]);
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					Console.Error("Metal Trace Capture Failed: MTLCaptureManager doesn't support GPU trace documents! (Did you forget to run with METAL_CAPTURE_ENABLED=1?)");
+					Console.WriteLn("Metal Trace Capture to /tmp/PCSX2MTLCapture.gputrace started");
+					frames = 2;
 				}
 			}
+			else
+			{
+				Console.Error("Metal Trace Capture Failed: MTLCaptureManager doesn't support GPU trace documents! (Did you forget to run with METAL_CAPTURE_ENABLED=1?)");
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }}