diff --git a/menu/drivers/menu_generic.c b/menu/drivers/menu_generic.c
index a22f8154d8..2a046731e0 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/menu_generic.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/menu_generic.c
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ int generic_menu_iterate(void *data, void *userdata, enum menu_action action)
    hash                      = msg_hash_calculate(label);
    iterate_type              = action_iterate_type(hash);
 
+   menu_driver_set_binding_state(iterate_type == ITERATE_TYPE_BIND);
+
    if (     action != MENU_ACTION_NOOP
          || menu_entries_ctl(MENU_ENTRIES_CTL_NEEDS_REFRESH, NULL)
          || menu_display_get_update_pending())
diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.c b/menu/menu_driver.c
index afe39fd68a..82120612f8 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.c
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.c
@@ -83,12 +83,23 @@ static bool menu_driver_toggled                 = false;
 static bool menu_driver_data_own                = false;
 static bool menu_driver_pending_quit            = false;
 static bool menu_driver_pending_shutdown        = false;
+static bool menu_driver_is_binding              = false;
 static playlist_t *menu_driver_playlist         = NULL;
 static struct video_shader *menu_driver_shader  = NULL;
 static menu_handle_t *menu_driver_data          = NULL;
 static const menu_ctx_driver_t *menu_driver_ctx = NULL;
 static void *menu_userdata                      = NULL;
 
+bool menu_driver_is_binding_state()
+{
+   return menu_driver_is_binding;
+}
+
+void menu_driver_set_binding_state(bool on)
+{
+   menu_driver_is_binding = on;
+}
+
 /**
  * menu_driver_find_handle:
  * @idx              : index of driver to get handle to.
diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.h b/menu/menu_driver.h
index e57176ef90..abddaee41c 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.h
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.h
@@ -380,6 +380,9 @@ const char *menu_driver_ident(void);
 
 bool menu_driver_ctl(enum rarch_menu_ctl_state state, void *data);
 
+bool menu_driver_is_binding_state();
+void menu_driver_set_binding_state(bool on);
+
 extern menu_ctx_driver_t menu_ctx_xui;
 extern menu_ctx_driver_t menu_ctx_rgui;
 extern menu_ctx_driver_t menu_ctx_mui;
diff --git a/runloop.c b/runloop.c
index 821fb96907..022de9a88e 100644
--- a/runloop.c
+++ b/runloop.c
@@ -833,6 +833,44 @@ static enum runloop_state runloop_check_state(
       }
    }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_MENU
+   if (menu_driver_ctl(RARCH_MENU_CTL_IS_ALIVE, NULL))
+   {
+      menu_ctx_iterate_t iter;
+      bool skip = false;
+#ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
+      skip = osk_enable && input_keyboard_return_pressed();
+#endif
+
+      if (!skip)
+      {
+         enum menu_action action = (enum menu_action)menu_event(current_input, trigger_input);
+         bool focused            = settings->pause_nonactive ? video_driver_is_focused() : true;
+
+         focused                 = focused && !ui_companion_is_on_foreground();
+
+         iter.action             = action;
+
+         if (!menu_driver_ctl(RARCH_MENU_CTL_ITERATE, &iter))
+            rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_MENU_RUNNING_FINISHED, NULL);
+
+         if (focused || !runloop_idle)
+            menu_driver_ctl(RARCH_MENU_CTL_RENDER, NULL);
+
+         if (!focused)
+            return RUNLOOP_STATE_SLEEP;
+
+         if (action == MENU_ACTION_QUIT)
+            return RUNLOOP_STATE_QUIT;
+      }
+
+      if (menu_driver_is_binding_state())
+      {
+         trigger_input = 0;
+      }
+   }
+#endif
+   
    if (runloop_cmd_triggered(trigger_input, RARCH_OVERLAY_NEXT))
       command_event(CMD_EVENT_OVERLAY_NEXT, NULL);
 
@@ -879,39 +917,6 @@ static enum runloop_state runloop_check_state(
             runloop_cmd_press(current_input, RARCH_QUIT_KEY)) != 1)
       return RUNLOOP_STATE_QUIT;
 
-#ifdef HAVE_MENU
-   if (menu_driver_ctl(RARCH_MENU_CTL_IS_ALIVE, NULL))
-   {
-      menu_ctx_iterate_t iter;
-      bool skip = false;
-#ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
-      skip = osk_enable && input_keyboard_return_pressed();
-#endif
-
-      if (!skip)
-      {
-         enum menu_action action = (enum menu_action)menu_event(current_input, trigger_input);
-         bool focused            = settings->pause_nonactive ? video_driver_is_focused() : true;
-
-         focused                 = focused && !ui_companion_is_on_foreground();
-
-         iter.action             = action;
-
-         if (!menu_driver_ctl(RARCH_MENU_CTL_ITERATE, &iter))
-            rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_MENU_RUNNING_FINISHED, NULL);
-
-         if (focused || !runloop_idle)
-            menu_driver_ctl(RARCH_MENU_CTL_RENDER, NULL);
-
-         if (!focused)
-            return RUNLOOP_STATE_SLEEP;
-
-         if (action == MENU_ACTION_QUIT)
-            return RUNLOOP_STATE_QUIT;
-      }
-   }
-#endif
-   
    if (runloop_idle)
       return RUNLOOP_STATE_SLEEP;