diff --git a/menu/drivers/xmb.c b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
index c6dd2103be..f0511dc936 100755
--- a/menu/drivers/xmb.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
@@ -3968,6 +3968,40 @@ static void xmb_ribbon_set_vertex(float *ribbon_verts,
    ribbon_verts[idx++] = ((float)row) / (XMB_RIBBON_ROWS-1) * 2.0f - 1.0f;
 }
 
+static void xmb_init_ribbon(xmb_handle_t * xmb)
+{
+   video_coords_t coords;
+   unsigned r, c, col;
+   unsigned i                = 0;
+   video_coord_array_t *ca   = menu_display_get_coords_array();
+   unsigned   vertices_total = XMB_RIBBON_VERTICES;
+   float *dummy              = (float*)calloc(4 * vertices_total, sizeof(float));
+   float *ribbon_verts       = (float*)calloc(2 * vertices_total, sizeof(float));
+
+   /* Set up vertices */
+   for (r = 0; r < XMB_RIBBON_ROWS - 1; r++)
+   {
+      for (c = 0; c < XMB_RIBBON_COLS; c++)
+      {
+         col = r % 2 ? XMB_RIBBON_COLS - c - 1 : c;
+         xmb_ribbon_set_vertex(ribbon_verts, i,     r,     col);
+         xmb_ribbon_set_vertex(ribbon_verts, i + 2, r + 1, col);
+         i  += 4;
+      }
+   }
+
+   coords.color         = dummy;
+   coords.vertex        = ribbon_verts;
+   coords.tex_coord     = dummy;
+   coords.lut_tex_coord = dummy;
+   coords.vertices      = vertices_total;
+
+   video_coord_array_append(ca, &coords, coords.vertices);
+
+   free(dummy);
+   free(ribbon_verts);
+}
+
 static void *xmb_init(void **userdata, bool video_is_threaded)
 {
    unsigned width, height;
@@ -4077,6 +4111,8 @@ static void *xmb_init(void **userdata, bool video_is_threaded)
    if (xmb->horizontal_list)
       xmb_init_horizontal_list(xmb);
 
+   xmb_init_ribbon(xmb);
+
    return menu;
 
 error: