diff --git a/Externals/imgui/CMakeLists.txt b/Externals/imgui/CMakeLists.txt
index e3c3c8c99f..b3d48432a1 100644
--- a/Externals/imgui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Externals/imgui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
+
 set(SRCS
   imgui.cpp
   imgui_draw.cpp
@@ -8,3 +12,8 @@ set(SRCS
 add_library(imgui STATIC ${SRCS})
 target_include_directories(imgui PUBLIC "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
 
+target_link_libraries(imgui
+PRIVATE
+  common
+  fmt::fmt
+)
diff --git a/Externals/imgui/README.txt b/Externals/imgui/README.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0380b1f3b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Externals/imgui/README.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+When updating, make sure to preserve changes to imconfig.h.  Dolphin modifies it to use a custom assertion handler and to tweak settings.
diff --git a/Externals/imgui/imconfig.h b/Externals/imgui/imconfig.h
index 7082c55075..5cdc92ecaa 100644
--- a/Externals/imgui/imconfig.h
+++ b/Externals/imgui/imconfig.h
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include "Common/Assert.h"
+
 //---- Define assertion handler. Defaults to calling assert().
 // If your macro uses multiple statements, make sure is enclosed in a 'do { .. } while (0)' block so it can be used as a single statement.
-//#define IM_ASSERT(_EXPR)  MyAssert(_EXPR)
-//#define IM_ASSERT(_EXPR)  ((void)(_EXPR))     // Disable asserts
+#define IM_ASSERT(_EXPR)  ASSERT(_EXPR)
 
 //---- Define attributes of all API symbols declarations, e.g. for DLL under Windows
 // Using Dear ImGui via a shared library is not recommended, because of function call overhead and because we don't guarantee backward nor forward ABI compatibility.
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@
 //#define IMGUI_API __declspec( dllimport )
 
 //---- Don't define obsolete functions/enums/behaviors. Consider enabling from time to time after updating to avoid using soon-to-be obsolete function/names.
-//#define IMGUI_DISABLE_OBSOLETE_FUNCTIONS
+#define IMGUI_DISABLE_OBSOLETE_FUNCTIONS
 
 //---- Disable all of Dear ImGui or don't implement standard windows.
 // It is very strongly recommended to NOT disable the demo windows during development. Please read comments in imgui_demo.cpp.
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/RenderBase.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/RenderBase.cpp
index bdd585135b..861c69d985 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/RenderBase.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/RenderBase.cpp
@@ -971,6 +971,11 @@ void Renderer::RecordVideoMemory()
 
 bool Renderer::InitializeImGui()
 {
+  if (!IMGUI_CHECKVERSION())
+  {
+    PanicAlertFmt("ImGui version check failed");
+    return false;
+  }
   if (!ImGui::CreateContext())
   {
     PanicAlertFmt("Creating ImGui context failed");