diff --git a/menu/drivers/glui.c b/menu/drivers/glui.c
index e70a13cde7..6387cd916a 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/glui.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/glui.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static void glui_draw_icon(gl_t *gl, glui_handle_t *glui,
          height - y - glui->icon_size,
          glui->icon_size,
          glui->icon_size,
-         gl->shader, &coords, &mymat, false, texture, 4,
+         gl->shader, &coords, &mymat, texture, 4,
          MENU_DISPLAY_PRIM_TRIANGLESTRIP);
 
    menu_display_draw_icon_blend_end(gl);
@@ -251,16 +251,20 @@ static void glui_render_quad(gl_t *gl, int x, int y, int w, int h,
    coords.lut_tex_coord = glui_tex_coords;
    coords.color         = coord_color;
 
+   menu_display_draw_icon_blend_begin(gl);
+
    menu_display_draw_frame(
          x,
          height - y - h,
          w,
          h,
          gl->shader, &coords,
-         &gl->mvp_no_rot, true, glui->textures.white, 4,
+         &gl->mvp_no_rot, glui->textures.white, 4,
          MENU_DISPLAY_PRIM_TRIANGLESTRIP );
 
    gl->coords.color     = gl->white_color_ptr;
+
+   menu_display_draw_icon_blend_end(gl);
 }
 
 static void glui_draw_scrollbar(gl_t *gl, unsigned width, unsigned height, GRfloat *coord_color)
@@ -592,7 +596,8 @@ static void glui_draw_cursor(gl_t *gl, glui_handle_t *glui,
          height - y - 32,
          64,
          64,
-         gl->shader, &coords, &mymat, true, glui->textures.list[GLUI_TEXTURE_POINTER].id, 4,
+         gl->shader, &coords, &mymat,
+         glui->textures.list[GLUI_TEXTURE_POINTER].id, 4,
          MENU_DISPLAY_PRIM_TRIANGLESTRIP);
 }
 
diff --git a/menu/drivers/xmb.c b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
index 2e5263f24d..6b83c5614d 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/xmb.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ static void xmb_draw_icon(gl_t *gl, xmb_handle_t *xmb,
          height - y,
          xmb->icon.size,
          xmb->icon.size,
-         gl->shader, &coords, &mymat, false, texture, 4,
+         gl->shader, &coords, &mymat, texture, 4,
          MENU_DISPLAY_PRIM_TRIANGLESTRIP);
 }
 
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ static void xmb_draw_icon_predone(gl_t *gl, xmb_handle_t *xmb,
          height - y,
          xmb->icon.size,
          xmb->icon.size,
-         gl->shader, &coords, mymat, false, texture, 4,
+         gl->shader, &coords, mymat, texture, 4,
          MENU_DISPLAY_PRIM_TRIANGLESTRIP);
 }
 
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ static void xmb_draw_boxart(gl_t *gl, xmb_handle_t *xmb, GRfloat *color, unsigne
          height - y,
          xmb->boxart_size,
          xmb->boxart_size,
-         gl->shader, &coords, &mymat, false, xmb->boxart, 4,
+         gl->shader, &coords, &mymat, xmb->boxart, 4,
          MENU_DISPLAY_PRIM_TRIANGLESTRIP);
 }
 
@@ -1447,8 +1447,10 @@ static void xmb_draw_cursor(gl_t *gl, xmb_handle_t *xmb,
          height - y - (xmb->cursor.size/2),
          xmb->cursor.size,
          xmb->cursor.size,
-         gl->shader, &coords, &mymat, true, xmb->textures.list[XMB_TEXTURE_POINTER].id, 4,
+         gl->shader, &coords, &mymat, xmb->textures.list[XMB_TEXTURE_POINTER].id, 4,
          MENU_DISPLAY_PRIM_TRIANGLESTRIP);
+
+   menu_display_draw_icon_blend_end(gl);
 }
 
 static void xmb_render(void)
diff --git a/menu/drivers/zarch.c b/menu/drivers/zarch.c
index 71df5ab258..9436f279be 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/zarch.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/zarch.c
@@ -1051,22 +1051,24 @@ static void zarch_frame(void)
       zarch_zui_draw_cursor(gl, zarch_zui_input_state(zui, MENU_ZARCH_MOUSE_X), zarch_zui_input_state(zui, MENU_ZARCH_MOUSE_Y));
          
 
-   gl->shader->use(gl, GL_SHADER_STOCK_BLEND);
-
    if (!zarch_zui_input_state(zui, MENU_ZARCH_PRESSED))
       zui->item.active = 0;
    else if (zui->item.active == 0)
       zui->item.active = -1;
 
+   menu_display_draw_icon_blend_begin(gl);
+
    menu_display_draw_frame(
          0,
          0,
          zui->width,
          zui->height,
          gl->shader, (struct gfx_coords*)&zui->ca,
-         &zui->mvp, true, zui->textures.white, zui->ca.coords.vertices,
+         &zui->mvp, zui->textures.white, zui->ca.coords.vertices,
          MENU_DISPLAY_PRIM_TRIANGLES);
 
+   menu_display_draw_icon_blend_end(gl);
+
    menu_display_frame_background(menu, settings,
          gl, zui->width, zui->height,
          zui->textures.bg.id, 0.75f, false,
diff --git a/menu/menu_display.c b/menu/menu_display.c
index 8d56403669..962eb2f225 100644
--- a/menu/menu_display.c
+++ b/menu/menu_display.c
@@ -530,7 +530,6 @@ void menu_display_draw_frame(
       const void *shader_data,
       struct gfx_coords *coords,
       math_matrix_4x4 *mat, 
-      bool blend,
       GLuint texture,
       size_t vertex_count,
       enum menu_display_prim_type prim_type
@@ -549,13 +548,7 @@ void menu_display_draw_frame(
    shader->set_coords(coords);
    shader->set_mvp(driver->video_data, mat);
 
-   if (blend)
-      glEnable(GL_BLEND);
-
    glDrawArrays(menu_display_prim_to_gl_enum(prim_type), 0, vertex_count);
-
-   if (blend)
-      glDisable(GL_BLEND);
 }
 
 void menu_display_frame_background(
@@ -594,10 +587,14 @@ void menu_display_frame_background(
       && !force_transparency
       && texture)
       coords.color = (const float*)coord_color2;
+   
+   menu_display_draw_icon_blend_begin(gl);
 
    menu_display_draw_frame(0, 0, width, height,
          gl->shader, &coords,
-         &gl->mvp_no_rot, true, texture, vertex_count, prim_type);
+         &gl->mvp_no_rot, texture, vertex_count, prim_type);
+
+   menu_display_draw_icon_blend_end(gl);
 
    gl->coords.color = gl->white_color_ptr;
 }
diff --git a/menu/menu_display.h b/menu/menu_display.h
index fc3dea6b86..a8fc509899 100644
--- a/menu/menu_display.h
+++ b/menu/menu_display.h
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ void menu_display_draw_frame(
       const void *shader,
       struct gfx_coords *coords,
       math_matrix_4x4 *mat, 
-      bool blend,
       GLuint texture,
       size_t vertex_count,
       enum menu_display_prim_type prim_type