diff --git a/src/mips/psyqo/cdrom-device.hh b/src/mips/psyqo/cdrom-device.hh
index c95905d6a..a554591e2 100644
--- a/src/mips/psyqo/cdrom-device.hh
+++ b/src/mips/psyqo/cdrom-device.hh
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ class CDRomDevice final : public CDRom {
      */
     void reset(eastl::function<void(bool)> &&callback);
     TaskQueue::Task scheduleReset();
+    bool resetBlocking(GPU &);
 
     /**
      * @brief Reads sectors from the CDRom.
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ class CDRomDevice final : public CDRom {
      */
     void readSectors(uint32_t sector, uint32_t count, void *buffer, eastl::function<void(bool)> &&callback) override;
     TaskQueue::Task scheduleReadSectors(uint32_t sector, uint32_t count, void *buffer);
+    bool readSectorsBlocking(uint32_t sector, uint32_t count, void *buffer, GPU &);
 
     /**
      * @brief Gets the size of the Table of Contents from the CDRom. Note that
diff --git a/src/mips/psyqo/examples/cdda/cdda.cpp b/src/mips/psyqo/examples/cdda/cdda.cpp
index 88c997bc2..2fef6e0c6 100644
--- a/src/mips/psyqo/examples/cdda/cdda.cpp
+++ b/src/mips/psyqo/examples/cdda/cdda.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ void CDDA::loopPlaybackTrack(unsigned track) {
 void CDDA::createScene() {
     m_font.uploadSystemFont(gpu());
     pushScene(&cddaScene);
+    syscall_puts("CD-Rom device reset...\n");
+    m_cdrom.resetBlocking(gpu());
+    syscall_puts("CD-Rom device ready, getting TOC size...\n");
     auto tocSize = m_cdrom.getTOCSizeBlocking(gpu());
     ramsyscall_printf("CD-Rom track count: %d\n", tocSize);
     // Start playback of track 2, which is a good
diff --git a/src/mips/psyqo/src/cdrom-device-readsectors.cpp b/src/mips/psyqo/src/cdrom-device-readsectors.cpp
index 685e231a4..977d72a3a 100644
--- a/src/mips/psyqo/src/cdrom-device-readsectors.cpp
+++ b/src/mips/psyqo/src/cdrom-device-readsectors.cpp
@@ -142,3 +142,13 @@ psyqo::TaskQueue::Task psyqo::CDRomDevice::scheduleReadSectors(uint32_t sector,
         readSectors(sector, count, buffer, [task](bool success) { task->complete(success); });
     });
 }
+
+bool psyqo::CDRomDevice::readSectorsBlocking(uint32_t sector, uint32_t count, void *buffer, GPU &gpu) {
+    Kernel::assert(m_callback == nullptr, "CDRomDevice::readSectorsBlocking called with pending action");
+    bool success = false;
+    {
+        BlockingAction blocking(this, gpu);
+        s_readSectorsAction.start(this, sector, count, buffer, [&success](bool success_) { success = success_; });
+    }
+    return success;
+}
diff --git a/src/mips/psyqo/src/cdrom-device-reset.cpp b/src/mips/psyqo/src/cdrom-device-reset.cpp
index de42ce0e8..8175311e1 100644
--- a/src/mips/psyqo/src/cdrom-device-reset.cpp
+++ b/src/mips/psyqo/src/cdrom-device-reset.cpp
@@ -78,3 +78,14 @@ void psyqo::CDRomDevice::reset(eastl::function<void(bool)> &&callback) {
 psyqo::TaskQueue::Task psyqo::CDRomDevice::scheduleReset() {
     return TaskQueue::Task([this](auto task) { reset([task](bool success) { task->complete(success); }); });
 }
+
+bool psyqo::CDRomDevice::resetBlocking(GPU &gpu) {
+    Kernel::assert(m_callback == nullptr, "CDRomDevice::resetBlocking called with pending action");
+    unsigned size = 0;
+    bool success = false;
+    {
+        BlockingAction blocking(this, gpu);
+        s_resetAction.start(this, [&success](bool success_) { success = success_; });
+    }
+    return success;
+}