diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_common.c b/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
index a8c7c6a3cc..3473bae256 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
@@ -561,6 +561,38 @@ void menu_free(void)
    free(rgui);
 }
 
+void menu_ticker_line(char *buf, size_t len, unsigned index, const char *str)
+{
+   size_t str_len = strlen(str);
+   if (str_len <= len)
+   {
+      strlcpy(buf, str, len + 1);
+      return;
+   }
+
+   // Wrap long strings in options with some kind of ticker line.
+   unsigned ticker_period = 2 * (str_len - len) + 4;
+   unsigned phase = index % ticker_period;
+
+   unsigned phase_left_stop = 2;
+   unsigned phase_left_moving = phase_left_stop + (str_len - len);
+   unsigned phase_right_stop = phase_left_moving + 2;
+
+   unsigned left_offset = phase - phase_left_stop;
+   unsigned right_offset = (str_len - len) - (phase - phase_right_stop);
+
+   // Ticker period: [Wait at left (2 ticks), Progress to right (type_len - w), Wait at right (2 ticks), Progress to left].
+   if (phase < phase_left_stop)
+      strlcpy(buf, str, len + 1);
+   else if (phase < phase_left_moving)
+      strlcpy(buf, str + left_offset, len + 1);
+   else if (phase < phase_right_stop)
+      strlcpy(buf, str + str_len - len, len + 1);
+   else
+      strlcpy(buf, str + right_offset, len + 1);
+
+}
+
 #ifndef HAVE_RMENU_XUI
 #if defined(HAVE_RMENU) || defined(HAVE_RGUI)
 bool menu_iterate(void)
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_common.h b/frontend/menu/menu_common.h
index 500cdd6a37..58b54bbfbb 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_common.h
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_common.h
@@ -281,6 +281,8 @@ void shader_manager_get_str(struct gfx_shader *shader,
       char *type_str, size_t type_str_size, unsigned type);
 #endif
 
+void menu_ticker_line(char *buf, size_t len, unsigned tick, const char *str);
+
 void load_menu_game_prepare(void);
 bool load_menu_game(void);
 void load_menu_game_history(unsigned game_index);
diff --git a/frontend/menu/rgui.c b/frontend/menu/rgui.c
index f83c60b6fe..1833062d49 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/rgui.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/rgui.c
@@ -742,7 +742,6 @@ static void render_text(rgui_handle_t *rgui)
       char entry_title_buf[256];
       char type_str_buf[64];
 
-      size_t type_len = strlen(type_str);
       strlcpy(entry_title_buf, path, sizeof(entry_title_buf));
       strlcpy(type_str_buf, type_str, sizeof(type_str_buf));
 
@@ -756,30 +755,8 @@ static void render_text(rgui_handle_t *rgui)
                   "%.*s...%s", TERM_WIDTH - (w + 1 + 2) - 8, path, &path[path_len - 5]);
          }
       }
-      else if (type_len > w)
-      {
-         // Wrap long strings in options with some kind of ticker line.
-         unsigned index = g_extern.frame_count / 15;
-         unsigned ticker_period = 2 * (type_len - w) + 4;
-         unsigned phase = index % ticker_period;
-
-         unsigned phase_left_stop = 2;
-         unsigned phase_left_moving = phase_left_stop + (type_len - w);
-         unsigned phase_right_stop = phase_left_moving + 2;
-
-         unsigned left_offset = phase - phase_left_stop;
-         unsigned right_offset = (type_len - w) - (phase - phase_right_stop);
-
-         // Ticker period: [Wait at left (2 ticks), Progress to right (type_len - w), Wait at right (2 ticks), Progress to left].
-         if (phase < phase_left_stop)
-            strlcpy(type_str_buf, type_str, w + 1);
-         else if (phase < phase_left_moving)
-            strlcpy(type_str_buf, type_str + left_offset, w + 1);
-         else if (phase < phase_right_stop)
-            strlcpy(type_str_buf, type_str + type_len - w, w + 1);
-         else
-            strlcpy(type_str_buf, type_str + right_offset, w + 1);
-      }
+      else
+         menu_ticker_line(type_str_buf, w, g_extern.frame_count / 15, type_str);
 
       snprintf(message, sizeof(message), "%c %-*.*s %-*s",
             i == rgui->selection_ptr ? '>' : ' ',