diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/emit.h b/src/coreclr/jit/emit.h
index c5d245ba83c66d..92fb93df931b47 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/emit.h
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/emit.h
@@ -2179,6 +2179,20 @@ class emitter
 
     instrDesc* emitLastIns;
 
+    // Check if a peephole optimization involving emitLastIns is safe.
+    //
+    // We must have a lastInstr to consult.
+    // The emitForceNewIG check here prevents peepholes from crossing nogc boundaries.
+    // The final check prevents looking across an IG boundary unless we're in an extension IG.
+    bool emitCanPeepholeLastIns()
+    {
+        return (emitLastIns != nullptr) &&                 // there is an emitLastInstr
+               !emitForceNewIG &&                          // and we're not about to start a new IG
+               ((emitCurIGinsCnt > 0) ||                   // and we're not at the start of a new IG
+                ((emitCurIG->igFlags & IGF_EXTEND) != 0)); //    or we are at the start of a new IG,
+                                                           //    and it's an extension IG
+    }
+
 #ifdef TARGET_ARMARCH
     instrDesc* emitLastMemBarrier;
 #endif
diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/emitarm64.cpp b/src/coreclr/jit/emitarm64.cpp
index 499b0470ff298e..f94c703ed39225 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/emitarm64.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/emitarm64.cpp
@@ -15940,7 +15940,7 @@ bool emitter::IsRedundantMov(instruction ins, emitAttr size, regNumber dst, regN
         return false;
     }
 
-    const bool isFirstInstrInBlock = (emitCurIGinsCnt == 0) && ((emitCurIG->igFlags & IGF_EXTEND) == 0);
+    const bool canOptimize = emitCanPeepholeLastIns();
 
     if (dst == src)
     {
@@ -15960,8 +15960,8 @@ bool emitter::IsRedundantMov(instruction ins, emitAttr size, regNumber dst, regN
         else if (isGeneralRegisterOrSP(dst) && (size == EA_4BYTE))
         {
             // See if the previous instruction already cleared upper 4 bytes for us unintentionally
-            if (!isFirstInstrInBlock && (emitLastIns != nullptr) && (emitLastIns->idReg1() == dst) &&
-                (emitLastIns->idOpSize() == size) && emitLastIns->idInsIs(INS_ldr, INS_ldrh, INS_ldrb))
+            if (canOptimize && (emitLastIns->idReg1() == dst) && (emitLastIns->idOpSize() == size) &&
+                emitLastIns->idInsIs(INS_ldr, INS_ldrh, INS_ldrb))
             {
                 JITDUMP("\n -- suppressing mov because ldr already cleared upper 4 bytes\n");
                 return true;
@@ -15969,8 +15969,7 @@ bool emitter::IsRedundantMov(instruction ins, emitAttr size, regNumber dst, regN
         }
     }
 
-    if (!isFirstInstrInBlock && // Don't optimize if instruction is not the first instruction in IG.
-        (emitLastIns != nullptr) &&
+    if (canOptimize &&                       // Don't optimize if unsafe.
         (emitLastIns->idIns() == INS_mov) && // Don't optimize if last instruction was not 'mov'.
         (emitLastIns->idOpSize() == size))   // Don't optimize if operand size is different than previous instruction.
     {
@@ -16048,9 +16047,7 @@ bool emitter::IsRedundantMov(instruction ins, emitAttr size, regNumber dst, regN
 bool emitter::IsRedundantLdStr(
     instruction ins, regNumber reg1, regNumber reg2, ssize_t imm, emitAttr size, insFormat fmt)
 {
-    bool isFirstInstrInBlock = (emitCurIGinsCnt == 0) && ((emitCurIG->igFlags & IGF_EXTEND) == 0);
-
-    if (((ins != INS_ldr) && (ins != INS_str)) || (isFirstInstrInBlock) || (emitLastIns == nullptr))
+    if (((ins != INS_ldr) && (ins != INS_str)) || !emitCanPeepholeLastIns())
     {
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/emitxarch.cpp b/src/coreclr/jit/emitxarch.cpp
index cbba666f80eb7b..86cf648e7302b4 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/emitxarch.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/emitxarch.cpp
@@ -314,10 +314,9 @@ bool emitter::IsFlagsAlwaysModified(instrDesc* id)
 
 bool emitter::AreUpper32BitsZero(regNumber reg)
 {
-    // If there are no instructions in this IG, we can look back at
-    // the previous IG's instructions if this IG is an extension.
+    // Only consider if safe
     //
-    if ((emitCurIGinsCnt == 0) && ((emitCurIG->igFlags & IGF_EXTEND) == 0))
+    if (!emitCanPeepholeLastIns())
     {
         return false;
     }
@@ -397,8 +396,9 @@ bool emitter::AreFlagsSetToZeroCmp(regNumber reg, emitAttr opSize, genTreeOps tr
         return false;
     }
 
-    // Don't look back across IG boundaries (possible control flow)
-    if (emitCurIGinsCnt == 0 && ((emitCurIG->igFlags & IGF_EXTEND) == 0))
+    // Only consider if safe
+    //
+    if (!emitCanPeepholeLastIns())
     {
         return false;
     }
@@ -480,8 +480,9 @@ bool emitter::AreFlagsSetForSignJumpOpt(regNumber reg, emitAttr opSize, GenTree*
         return false;
     }
 
-    // Don't look back across IG boundaries (possible control flow)
-    if (emitCurIGinsCnt == 0 && ((emitCurIG->igFlags & IGF_EXTEND) == 0))
+    // Only consider if safe
+    //
+    if (!emitCanPeepholeLastIns())
     {
         return false;
     }
@@ -4698,13 +4699,10 @@ bool emitter::IsRedundantMov(
         return true;
     }
 
-    bool isFirstInstrInBlock = (emitCurIGinsCnt == 0) && ((emitCurIG->igFlags & IGF_EXTEND) == 0);
-
     // TODO-XArch-CQ: Certain instructions, such as movaps vs movups, are equivalent in
     // functionality even if their actual identifier differs and we should optimize these
 
-    if (isFirstInstrInBlock ||               // Don't optimize if instruction is the first instruction in IG.
-        (emitLastIns == nullptr) ||          // or if a last instruction doesn't exist
+    if (!emitCanPeepholeLastIns() ||         // Don't optimize if unsafe
         (emitLastIns->idIns() != ins) ||     // or if the instruction is different from the last instruction
         (emitLastIns->idOpSize() != size) || // or if the operand size is different from the last instruction
         (emitLastIns->idInsFmt() != fmt))    // or if the format is different from the last instruction
@@ -7343,14 +7341,10 @@ bool emitter::IsRedundantStackMov(instruction ins, insFormat fmt, emitAttr size,
         return false;
     }
 
-    bool hasSideEffect = HasSideEffect(ins, size);
-
-    bool isFirstInstrInBlock = (emitCurIGinsCnt == 0) && ((emitCurIG->igFlags & IGF_EXTEND) == 0);
     // TODO-XArch-CQ: Certain instructions, such as movaps vs movups, are equivalent in
     // functionality even if their actual identifier differs and we should optimize these
 
-    if (isFirstInstrInBlock ||             // Don't optimize if instruction is the first instruction in IG.
-        (emitLastIns == nullptr) ||        // or if a last instruction doesn't exist
+    if (!emitCanPeepholeLastIns() ||       // Don't optimize if unsafe
         (emitLastIns->idIns() != ins) ||   // or if the instruction is different from the last instruction
         (emitLastIns->idOpSize() != size)) // or if the operand size is different from the last instruction
     {
@@ -7367,6 +7361,8 @@ bool emitter::IsRedundantStackMov(instruction ins, insFormat fmt, emitAttr size,
     int       varNum   = emitLastIns->idAddr()->iiaLclVar.lvaVarNum();
     int       lastOffs = emitLastIns->idAddr()->iiaLclVar.lvaOffset();
 
+    const bool hasSideEffect = HasSideEffect(ins, size);
+
     // Check if the last instruction and current instructions use the same register and local memory.
     if (varNum == varx && lastReg1 == ireg && lastOffs == offs)
     {