diff --git a/menu/drivers/glui.c b/menu/drivers/glui.c
index 0eef68e02f..37fe4a0aac 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/glui.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/glui.c
@@ -135,8 +135,7 @@ static void glui_render_quad(gl_t *gl, int x, int y, int w, int h,
    coords.vertex        = vertex;
    coords.tex_coord     = tex_coord;
    coords.lut_tex_coord = tex_coord;
-
-   coords.color = color;
+   coords.color         = color;
 
    menu_video_draw_frame(gl->shader, &coords,
          &gl->mvp_no_rot, true, glui->textures.white);
@@ -373,6 +372,8 @@ static void glui_render_menu_list(glui_handle_t *glui,
 
 static void glui_frame(void)
 {
+   unsigned i;
+   GRfloat coord_color[16];
    unsigned width, height, ticker_limit;
    char title[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
    char title_buf[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
@@ -415,8 +416,15 @@ static void glui_frame(void)
 
    menu_display_set_viewport();
 
+   for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
+   {
+      coord_color[i] = 0;
+      if (i == 3 || i == 7 || i == 11 || i == 15)
+         coord_color[i] = 0.75f;
+   }
+
    menu_video_frame_background(menu, settings,
-         gl, glui->textures.bg.id, 0.75f, 0.75f, false);
+         gl, glui->textures.bg.id, 0.75f, false, &coord_color[0]);
 
    menu_entries_get_title(title, sizeof(title));
 
diff --git a/menu/drivers/xmb.c b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
index c5a19fdd7f..922a59d7c4 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/xmb.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
@@ -1562,11 +1562,11 @@ static void xmb_frame_horizontal_list(xmb_handle_t *xmb,
 static void xmb_frame(void)
 {
    math_matrix_4x4 mymat, mrot, mscal;
-   unsigned depth;
-   unsigned width, height;
+   unsigned depth, i, width, height;
    char msg[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
    char title_msg[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
    char timedate[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+   GRfloat coord_color[16];
    bool render_background                  = false;
    xmb_handle_t *xmb                       = NULL;
    gl_t *gl                                = NULL;
@@ -1600,8 +1600,15 @@ static void xmb_frame(void)
 
    xmb->raster_block.carr.coords.vertices = 0;
 
+   for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
+   {
+      coord_color[i] = 0;
+      if (i == 3 || i == 7 || i == 11 || i == 15)
+         coord_color[i] = (0.75f > xmb->alpha) ? xmb->alpha : 0.75f;
+   }
+
    menu_video_frame_background(menu, settings,
-         gl, xmb->textures.bg.id, xmb->alpha, 0.75f, false);
+         gl, xmb->textures.bg.id, xmb->alpha, false, &coord_color[0]);
 
    xmb_draw_text(menu, xmb,
          xmb->title_name, xmb->margins.title.left,
@@ -1684,7 +1691,7 @@ static void xmb_frame(void)
    if (render_background)
    {
       menu_video_frame_background(menu, settings, gl,
-            xmb->textures.bg.id, xmb->alpha, 0.75f, true);
+            xmb->textures.bg.id, xmb->alpha, true, &coord_color[0]);
       xmb_frame_messagebox(msg);
    }
 
diff --git a/menu/menu_video.c b/menu/menu_video.c
index f10069e685..0540f38812 100644
--- a/menu/menu_video.c
+++ b/menu/menu_video.c
@@ -52,12 +52,11 @@ void menu_video_frame_background(
       gl_t *gl,
       GLuint texture,
       float handle_alpha,
-      float alpha,
-      bool force_transparency)
+      bool force_transparency,
+      GRfloat *coord_color)
 {
    struct gfx_coords coords;
-   GRfloat color[16], black_color[16],
-           vertex[8], tex_coord[8];
+   GRfloat color[16], vertex[8], tex_coord[8];
 
    global_t *global = global_get_ptr();
 
@@ -96,31 +95,11 @@ void menu_video_frame_background(
    color[14] = 1.0f;
    color[15] = handle_alpha;
 
-   if (alpha > handle_alpha)
-      alpha = handle_alpha;
-
-   black_color[ 0] = 0.0f;
-   black_color[ 1] = 0.0f;
-   black_color[ 2] = 0.0f;
-   black_color[ 3] = alpha;
-   black_color[ 4] = 0.0f;
-   black_color[ 5] = 0.0f;
-   black_color[ 6] = 0.0f;
-   black_color[ 7] = alpha;
-   black_color[ 8] = 0.0f;
-   black_color[ 9] = 0.0f;
-   black_color[10] = 0.0f;
-   black_color[11] = alpha;
-   black_color[12] = 0.0f;
-   black_color[13] = 0.0f;
-   black_color[14] = 0.0f;
-   black_color[15] = alpha;
-
    coords.vertices      = 4;
    coords.vertex        = vertex;
    coords.tex_coord     = tex_coord;
    coords.lut_tex_coord = tex_coord;
-   coords.color         = black_color;
+   coords.color         = (const float*)coord_color;
 
    if (gl->shader && gl->shader->use)
       gl->shader->use(gl, GL_SHADER_STOCK_BLEND);
diff --git a/menu/menu_video.h b/menu/menu_video.h
index a45967f937..36353d37b9 100644
--- a/menu/menu_video.h
+++ b/menu/menu_video.h
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ void menu_video_frame_background(
       gl_t *gl,
       GLuint texture,
       float handle_alpha,
-      float alpha,
-      bool force_transparency);
+      bool force_transparency,
+      GRfloat *color);
 #endif
 
 const char *menu_video_get_ident(void);