diff --git a/driver.h b/driver.h
index d7e92a21b0..43fc5365f2 100644
--- a/driver.h
+++ b/driver.h
@@ -580,6 +580,8 @@ void find_prev_location_driver(void);
 void find_next_location_driver(void);
 #endif
 
+void find_image_driver(void);
+
 void driver_set_monitor_refresh_rate(float hz);
 bool driver_monitor_fps_statistics(double *refresh_rate, double *deviation, unsigned *sample_points);
 void driver_set_nonblock_state(bool nonblock);
@@ -626,6 +628,7 @@ void driver_location_set_interval(unsigned interval_msecs, unsigned interval_dis
 const void *menu_ctx_find_driver(const char *ident); // Finds driver with ident. Does not initialize.
 void find_prev_menu_driver(void);
 void find_next_menu_driver(void);
+void find_menu_driver(void);
 #endif
 
 // Used by RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_SET_SYSTEM_AV_INFO
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_common.c b/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
index 2667b2f4bb..2fde834159 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
@@ -324,6 +324,16 @@ void *menu_init(void)
       return NULL;
    }
 
+   if (!driver.image)
+   {
+      RARCH_ERR("Image driver not initialized.\n");
+      RARCH_WARN("Trying to bring up image driver interface.\n");
+      find_image_driver();
+
+      if (!driver.image)
+         RARCH_ERR("Still couldn't initialize image driver.\n");
+   }
+
    if (driver.menu_ctx->init)
       rgui = (rgui_handle_t*)driver.menu_ctx->init();
 
diff --git a/gfx/image_context.c b/gfx/image_context.c
index 06a4d17836..ed042003cc 100644
--- a/gfx/image_context.c
+++ b/gfx/image_context.c
@@ -59,12 +59,16 @@ void find_image_driver(void)
    else
    {
       unsigned d;
-      RARCH_ERR("Couldn't find any image driver named \"%s\"\n", g_settings.image.driver);
+      RARCH_WARN("Couldn't find any image driver named \"%s\"\n", g_settings.image.driver);
       RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("Available image drivers are:\n");
       for (d = 0; image_ctx_drivers[d]; d++)
          RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("\t%s\n", image_ctx_drivers[d]->ident);
+      RARCH_WARN("Going to default to first image driver...\n");
 
-      rarch_fail(1, "find_image_driver()");
+      driver.image = image_ctx_drivers[0];
+
+      if (!driver.image)
+         rarch_fail(1, "find_image_driver()");
    }
 }