diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayProto.h b/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayProto.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "Core/Config/SYSCONFSettings.h"
 #include "Core/HW/EXI/EXI.h"
 #include "Core/HW/EXI/EXI_Device.h"
+#include "Core/HW/Sram.h"
 
 namespace DiscIO
 {
@@ -105,6 +106,8 @@ struct NetSettings
   bool use_fma = false;
   bool hide_remote_gbas = false;
 
+  Sram sram;
+
   // These aren't sent over the network directly
   bool is_hosting = false;
   std::array<std::string, 4> gba_rom_paths{};
@@ -180,7 +183,6 @@ enum class MessageID : u8
   Pong = 0xE1,
   PlayerPingData = 0xE2,
 
-  SyncGCSRAM = 0xF0,
   SyncSaveData = 0xF1,
   SyncCodes = 0xF2,
 };

diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayServer.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayServer.cpp
@@ -1436,20 +1436,9 @@ bool NetPlayServer::StartGame()
   const std::string region = Config::GetDirectoryForRegion(
       Config::ToGameCubeRegion(m_dialog->FindGameFile(m_selected_game_identifier)->GetRegion()));
 
-  // sync GC SRAM with clients
-  if (!g_SRAM_netplay_initialized)
-  {
-    SConfig::GetInstance().m_strSRAM = File::GetUserPath(F_GCSRAM_IDX);
-    InitSRAM();
-    g_SRAM_netplay_initialized = true;
-  }
-  sf::Packet srampac;
-  srampac << MessageID::SyncGCSRAM;
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(g_SRAM) - offsetof(Sram, settings); ++i)
-  {
-    srampac << g_SRAM[offsetof(Sram, settings) + i];
-  }
-  SendAsyncToClients(std::move(srampac), 1);
+  // load host's GC SRAM
+  SConfig::GetInstance().m_strSRAM = File::GetUserPath(F_GCSRAM_IDX);
+  InitSRAM(&m_settings.sram, SConfig::GetInstance().m_strSRAM);
 
   // tell clients to start game
   sf::Packet spac;
@@ -1544,6 +1533,9 @@ bool NetPlayServer::StartGame()
   spac << m_settings.use_fma;
   spac << m_settings.hide_remote_gbas;
 
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(m_settings.sram); ++i)
+    spac << m_settings.sram[i];
+
   SendAsyncToClients(std::move(spac));
 
   m_start_pending = false;

diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/System.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/System.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "Core/HW/AudioInterface.h"
 #include "Core/HW/DVD/DVDInterface.h"
 #include "Core/HW/DVD/DVDThread.h"
+#include "Core/HW/Sram.h"
 
 namespace Core
 {
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ struct System::Impl
   AudioInterface::AudioInterfaceState m_audio_interface_state;
   DVDInterface::DVDInterfaceState m_dvd_interface_state;
   DVDThread::DVDThreadState m_dvd_thread_state;
+  Sram m_sram;
 };
 
 System::System() : m_impl{std::make_unique<Impl>()}
@@ -80,4 +82,9 @@ DVDThread::DVDThreadState& System::GetDVDThreadState() const
 {
   return m_impl->m_dvd_thread_state;
 }
+
+Sram& System::GetSRAM() const
+{
+  return m_impl->m_sram;
+}
 }  // namespace Core
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/System.h b/Source/Core/Core/System.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 
 class SoundStream;
+struct Sram;
 
 namespace AudioInterface
 {
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ class System
   AudioInterface::AudioInterfaceState& GetAudioInterfaceState() const;
   DVDInterface::DVDInterfaceState& GetDVDInterfaceState() const;
   DVDThread::DVDThreadState& GetDVDThreadState() const;
+  Sram& GetSRAM() const;
 
 private:
   System();