diff --git a/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.h b/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.h
index f527dd398d..d01f88f623 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.h
+++ b/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 @interface RAMenuBase : UITableViewController
 @property (nonatomic) NSMutableArray* sections;
 @property (nonatomic) BOOL hidesHeaders;
+@property (nonatomic) RAMenuBase* last_menu;
 
 - (id)initWithStyle:(UITableViewStyle)style;
 - (id)itemForIndexPath:(NSIndexPath*)indexPath;
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ extern apple_frontend_settings_t apple_frontend_settings;
 @property (nonatomic) UIWindow* window;
 @property (nonatomic) NSString* documentsDirectory;
 @property (nonatomic) RAMenuBase* mainmenu;
+@property (nonatomic) int menu_count;
                       
 + (RetroArch_iOS*)get;
 
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ extern apple_frontend_settings_t apple_frontend_settings;
 - (void)toggleUI;
 
 - (void)refreshSystemConfig;
+- (void)mainMenuPushPop: (bool)pushp;
 - (void)mainMenuRefresh;
 @end
 
diff --git a/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoatouch_menu.m b/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoatouch_menu.m
index 3646f70bd9..33255904e5 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoatouch_menu.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoatouch_menu.m
@@ -588,31 +588,7 @@ didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
 - (void)reloadData
 {
    [self willReloadData];
-
-   // Here are two options:
-
-   // Option 1. This is like how setting app works, but not exactly.
-   // There is a typedef for the 'withRowAnimation' that has lots of
-   // options, just Google UITableViewRowAnimation
-#if 0
-
-   [self.tableView reloadSections:[NSIndexSet indexSetWithIndex:0]
-                 withRowAnimation:UITableViewRowAnimationAutomatic];
-#else
-
-   // Option 2. This is a "bigger" transition, but doesn't look as
-   // much like Settings. It has more options. Just Google
-   // UIViewAnimationOptionTransition
-
-   [UIView transitionWithView:self.tableView
-                     duration:0.40f
-                      options:UIViewAnimationOptionTransitionCrossDissolve
-                   animations:^(void)
-           {
-             [self.tableView reloadData];
-           }
-   completion: nil];
-#endif
+   [self.tableView reloadData];
 }
 
 -(void)renderMessageBox:(NSString *)msg
@@ -673,7 +649,7 @@ didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
    end = menu_entries_get_end();    
    for (i = menu_entries_get_start(); i < end; i++)
      [everything addObject:[self make_menu_item_for_entry: i]];
-   
+
    self.sections = [NSMutableArray array];
    [self.sections addObject:everything];
 
@@ -756,9 +732,6 @@ didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
 - (void)menuSelect: (uint32_t) i
 {
   menu_entry_select(i);
-#if 0
-  [self willReloadData];
-#endif
 }
 
 - (void)menuBack
diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
index b4e5f77e5b..bbfeb9064c 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ enum
    [self.window makeKeyAndVisible];
 
    self.mainmenu = [RAMainMenu new];
-
-   [self pushViewController:self.mainmenu animated:YES];
+   self.mainmenu.last_menu = self.mainmenu;
+   [self pushViewController:self.mainmenu animated:NO];
 
    btpad_set_inquiry_state(false);
     
@@ -400,11 +400,31 @@ static void ui_companion_cocoatouch_event_command(void *data,
    btstack_set_poweron(is_btstack);
 }
 
-- (void)mainMenuRefresh
+- (void)mainMenuRefresh 
 {
   [self.mainmenu reloadData];
 }
 
+- (void)mainMenuPushPop: (bool)pushp
+{
+  if ( pushp ) {
+    self.menu_count++;
+    RAMenuBase* next_menu = [RAMainMenu new];
+    next_menu.last_menu = self.mainmenu;
+    self.mainmenu = next_menu;
+    [self pushViewController:self.mainmenu animated:YES];
+  } else {
+    if ( self.menu_count == 0 ) {
+      [self.mainmenu reloadData];
+    } else {
+      self.menu_count--;
+
+      [self popViewControllerAnimated:YES];
+      self.mainmenu = self.mainmenu.last_menu;      
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 - (void)mainMenuRenderMessageBox:(NSString *)msg
 {
   [self.mainmenu renderMessageBox:msg];
@@ -499,13 +519,25 @@ static void *ui_companion_cocoatouch_init(void)
    return handle;
 }
 
+static size_t old_size = 0;
 static void ui_companion_cocoatouch_notify_list_pushed(void *data,
    file_list_t *list, file_list_t *menu_list)
 {
    RetroArch_iOS *ap   = (RetroArch_iOS *)apple_platform;
+   bool pushp = false;
 
+   size_t new_size = file_list_get_size( menu_list );
+   if ( old_size == new_size ) {
+     pushp = false;
+   } else if ( old_size < new_size ) {
+     pushp = true;
+   } else if ( old_size > new_size ) {
+     printf( "notify_list_pushed: old size should not be larger\n" );
+   }
+   old_size = new_size;
+      
    if (ap)
-      [ap mainMenuRefresh];
+     [ap mainMenuPushPop: pushp];
 }
 
 static void ui_companion_cocoatouch_notify_refresh(void *data)
@@ -513,7 +545,7 @@ static void ui_companion_cocoatouch_notify_refresh(void *data)
    RetroArch_iOS *ap   = (RetroArch_iOS *)apple_platform;
 
    if (ap)
-      [ap mainMenuRefresh];
+     [ap mainMenuRefresh];
 }
 
 static void ui_companion_cocoatouch_render_messagebox(const char *msg)