diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellSpurs.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellSpurs.cpp
index c09c808e92..c5defbd048 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellSpurs.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellSpurs.cpp
@@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@ s32 _spurs::initialize(ppu_thread& ppu, vm::ptr<CellSpurs> spurs, u32 revision,
 	if (flags & SAF_UNKNOWN_FLAG_9)          spuTgAttr->type |= 0x0800;
 	if (flags & SAF_SYSTEM_WORKLOAD_ENABLED) spuTgAttr->type |= SYS_SPU_THREAD_GROUP_TYPE_COOPERATE_WITH_SYSTEM;
 
-	if (s32 rc = sys_spu_thread_group_create(ppu, spurs.ptr(&CellSpurs::spuTG), nSpus, spuPriority, spuTgAttr))
+	if (s32 rc = sys_spu_thread_group_create(ppu, spurs.ptr(&CellSpurs::spuTG), nSpus, spuPriority, vm::unsafe_ptr_cast<reduced_sys_spu_thread_group_attribute>(spuTgAttr)))
 	{
 		ppu_execute<&sys_spu_image_close>(ppu, spurs.ptr(&CellSpurs::spuImg));
 		return rollback(), rc;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_spu.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_spu.cpp
index c3328eb604..3665efcd0a 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_spu.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_spu.cpp
@@ -767,7 +767,12 @@ error_code sys_spu_thread_initialize(ppu_thread& ppu, vm::ptr<u32> thread, u32 g
 	}
 
 	// Read thread name
-	const std::string thread_name(attr_data.name.get_ptr(), std::max<u32>(attr_data.name_len, 1) - 1);
+	std::string thread_name;
+
+	if (attr_data.name_len && !vm::read_string(attr_data.name.addr(), attr_data.name_len - 1, thread_name, true))
+	{
+		return { CELL_EFAULT, attr_data.name.addr() };
+	}
 
 	const auto group = idm::get_unlocked<lv2_spu_group>(group_id);
 
@@ -906,7 +911,7 @@ error_code sys_spu_thread_get_exit_status(ppu_thread& ppu, u32 id, vm::ptr<s32>
 	return CELL_ESTAT;
 }
 
-error_code sys_spu_thread_group_create(ppu_thread& ppu, vm::ptr<u32> id, u32 num, s32 prio, vm::ptr<sys_spu_thread_group_attribute> attr)
+error_code sys_spu_thread_group_create(ppu_thread& ppu, vm::ptr<u32> id, u32 num, s32 prio, vm::ptr<reduced_sys_spu_thread_group_attribute> attr)
 {
 	ppu.state += cpu_flag::wait;
 
@@ -914,13 +919,32 @@ error_code sys_spu_thread_group_create(ppu_thread& ppu, vm::ptr<u32> id, u32 num
 
 	const s32 min_prio = g_ps3_process_info.has_root_perm() ? 0 : 16;
 
-	const sys_spu_thread_group_attribute attr_data = *attr;
+	sys_spu_thread_group_attribute attr_data{};
+	{
+		const reduced_sys_spu_thread_group_attribute attr_reduced = *attr;
+		attr_data.name = attr_reduced.name;
+		attr_data.nsize = attr_reduced.nsize;
+		attr_data.type = attr_reduced.type;
+
+		// Read container-id member at offset 12 bytes conditionally (that's what LV2 does)
+		if (attr_data.type & SYS_SPU_THREAD_GROUP_TYPE_MEMORY_FROM_CONTAINER)
+		{
+			attr_data.ct = vm::unsafe_ptr_cast<sys_spu_thread_group_attribute>(attr)->ct;
+		}
+	}
 
 	if (attr_data.nsize > 0x80 || !num)
 	{
 		return CELL_EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	std::string group_name;
+
+	if (attr_data.nsize && !vm::read_string(attr_data.name.addr(), attr_data.nsize - 1, group_name, true))
+	{
+		return { CELL_EFAULT, attr_data.name.addr() };
+	}
+
 	const s32 type = attr_data.type;
 
 	bool use_scheduler = true;
@@ -1075,7 +1099,7 @@ error_code sys_spu_thread_group_create(ppu_thread& ppu, vm::ptr<u32> id, u32 num
 		return CELL_EBUSY;
 	}
 
-	const auto group = idm::make_ptr<lv2_spu_group>(std::string(attr_data.name.get_ptr(), std::max<u32>(attr_data.nsize, 1) - 1), num, prio, type, ct, use_scheduler, mem_size);
+	const auto group = idm::make_ptr<lv2_spu_group>(std::move(group_name), num, prio, type, ct, use_scheduler, mem_size);
 
 	if (!group)
 	{
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_spu.h b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_spu.h
index 06e21e067b..3a0012b760 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_spu.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_spu.h
@@ -82,11 +82,18 @@ enum spu_stop_syscall : u32
 	SYS_SPU_THREAD_STOP_SWITCH_SYSTEM_MODULE = 0x0120,
 };
 
-struct sys_spu_thread_group_attribute
+struct reduced_sys_spu_thread_group_attribute
 {
 	be_t<u32> nsize; // name length including NULL terminator
 	vm::bcptr<char> name;
 	be_t<s32> type;
+};
+
+struct sys_spu_thread_group_attribute
+{
+	be_t<u32> nsize;
+	vm::bcptr<char> name;
+	be_t<s32> type;
 	be_t<u32> ct; // memory container id
 };
 
@@ -360,7 +367,7 @@ error_code _sys_spu_image_close(ppu_thread&, vm::ptr<sys_spu_image> img);
 error_code _sys_spu_image_get_segments(ppu_thread&, vm::ptr<sys_spu_image> img, vm::ptr<sys_spu_segment> segments, s32 nseg);
 error_code sys_spu_thread_initialize(ppu_thread&, vm::ptr<u32> thread, u32 group, u32 spu_num, vm::ptr<sys_spu_image>, vm::ptr<sys_spu_thread_attribute>, vm::ptr<sys_spu_thread_argument>);
 error_code sys_spu_thread_set_argument(ppu_thread&, u32 id, vm::ptr<sys_spu_thread_argument> arg);
-error_code sys_spu_thread_group_create(ppu_thread&, vm::ptr<u32> id, u32 num, s32 prio, vm::ptr<sys_spu_thread_group_attribute> attr);
+error_code sys_spu_thread_group_create(ppu_thread&, vm::ptr<u32> id, u32 num, s32 prio, vm::ptr<reduced_sys_spu_thread_group_attribute> attr);
 error_code sys_spu_thread_group_destroy(ppu_thread&, u32 id);
 error_code sys_spu_thread_group_start(ppu_thread&, u32 id);
 error_code sys_spu_thread_group_suspend(ppu_thread&, u32 id);