diff --git a/menu/drivers/glui.c b/menu/drivers/glui.c
index d1a1451255..db1e14fe94 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/glui.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/glui.c
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ static void glui_frame(void)
 {
    unsigned i;
    GRfloat coord_color[16];
+   GRfloat coord_color2[16];
    GRfloat black_bg[16];
    GRfloat bar_bg[16];
    GRfloat highlight_bg[16];
@@ -390,6 +391,7 @@ static void glui_frame(void)
    for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
    {
       coord_color[i]  = 0;
+      coord_color2[i] = 1.0f;
       black_bg[i]     = 0;
       bar_bg[i]       = 0.2;
       highlight_bg[i] = 1;
@@ -399,12 +401,14 @@ static void glui_frame(void)
       {
          black_bg[i]     = 0.75f;
          coord_color[i]  = 0.75f;
+         coord_color2[i] = 0.75f;
          bar_bg[i]       = 1.00f;
          highlight_bg[i] = 0.1f;
       }
    }
    menu_video_frame_background(menu, settings,
-         gl, glui->textures.bg.id, 0.75f, false, &coord_color[0],
+         gl, glui->textures.bg.id, 0.75f, false,
+         &coord_color[0],   &coord_color2[0],
          &glui_vertexes[0], &glui_tex_coords[0]);
 
    menu_entries_get_title(title, sizeof(title));
diff --git a/menu/drivers/xmb.c b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
index a609dc41cf..5e9500896d 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/xmb.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
@@ -1579,6 +1579,7 @@ static void xmb_frame(void)
    char title_msg[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
    char timedate[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
    GRfloat coord_color[16];
+   GRfloat coord_color2[16];
    bool render_background                  = false;
    xmb_handle_t *xmb                       = NULL;
    gl_t *gl                                = NULL;
@@ -1614,14 +1615,18 @@ static void xmb_frame(void)
 
    for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
    {
-      coord_color[i] = 0;
+      coord_color[i]  = 0;
+      coord_color2[i] = 1.0f;
       if (i == 3 || i == 7 || i == 11 || i == 15)
-         coord_color[i] = (0.75f > xmb->alpha) ? xmb->alpha : 0.75f;
+      {
+         coord_color[i]  = (0.75f > xmb->alpha) ? xmb->alpha : 0.75f;
+         coord_color2[i] = xmb->alpha;
+      }
    }
 
    menu_video_frame_background(menu, settings,
          gl, xmb->textures.bg.id, xmb->alpha, false, &coord_color[0],
-         &rmb_vertex[0], &rmb_tex_coord[0]);
+         &coord_color2[0], &rmb_vertex[0], &rmb_tex_coord[0]);
 
    xmb_draw_text(menu, xmb,
          xmb->title_name, xmb->margins.title.left,
@@ -1704,7 +1709,8 @@ static void xmb_frame(void)
    if (render_background)
    {
       menu_video_frame_background(menu, settings, gl,
-            xmb->textures.bg.id, xmb->alpha, true, &coord_color[0],
+            xmb->textures.bg.id, xmb->alpha, true,
+            &coord_color[0], &coord_color2[0],
             &rmb_vertex[0], &rmb_tex_coord[0]);
       xmb_frame_messagebox(msg);
    }
diff --git a/menu/menu_video.c b/menu/menu_video.c
index 52a9fe9c69..8b1441aefe 100644
--- a/menu/menu_video.c
+++ b/menu/menu_video.c
@@ -57,32 +57,15 @@ void menu_video_frame_background(
       float handle_alpha,
       bool force_transparency,
       GRfloat *coord_color,
+      GRfloat *coord_color2,
       const GRfloat *vertex,
       const GRfloat *tex_coord)
 {
    struct gfx_coords coords;
    unsigned width, height;
-   GRfloat color[16];
 
    global_t *global = global_get_ptr();
 
-   color[ 0] = 1.0f;
-   color[ 1] = 1.0f;
-   color[ 2] = 1.0f;
-   color[ 3] = handle_alpha;
-   color[ 4] = 1.0f;
-   color[ 5] = 1.0f;
-   color[ 6] = 1.0f;
-   color[ 7] = handle_alpha;
-   color[ 8] = 1.0f;
-   color[ 9] = 1.0f;
-   color[10] = 1.0f;
-   color[11] = handle_alpha;
-   color[12] = 1.0f;
-   color[13] = 1.0f;
-   color[14] = 1.0f;
-   color[15] = handle_alpha;
-
    coords.vertices      = 4;
    coords.vertex        = vertex;
    coords.tex_coord     = tex_coord;
@@ -98,7 +81,7 @@ void menu_video_frame_background(
       || !global->inited.main || (global->inited.core.type == CORE_TYPE_DUMMY))
       && !force_transparency
       && texture)
-      coords.color = color;
+      coords.color = (const float*)coord_color2;
 
    video_driver_get_size(&width, &height);
 
diff --git a/menu/menu_video.h b/menu/menu_video.h
index 0842e04ef8..741259ee0f 100644
--- a/menu/menu_video.h
+++ b/menu/menu_video.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ void menu_video_frame_background(
       float handle_alpha,
       bool force_transparency,
       GRfloat *color,
+      GRfloat *color2,
       const GRfloat *vertex,
       const GRfloat *tex_coord);
 #endif