diff --git a/menu/drivers/glui.c b/menu/drivers/glui.c
index 6f8eef2be2..7c5e435fe2 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/glui.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/glui.c
@@ -836,6 +836,7 @@ static int glui_environ(menu_environ_cb_t type, void *data)
 menu_ctx_driver_t menu_ctx_glui = {
    NULL,
    glui_get_message,
+   generic_menu_iterate,
    glui_render,
    glui_frame,
    glui_init,
diff --git a/menu/drivers/menu_generic.c b/menu/drivers/menu_generic.c
index 31b3bbf4b8..a431077943 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/menu_generic.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/menu_generic.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static enum action_iterate_type action_iterate_type(uint32_t hash)
  *
  * Returns: 0 on success, -1 if we need to quit out of the loop. 
  **/
-int menu_iterate(bool render_this_frame, enum menu_action action)
+int generic_menu_iterate(bool render_this_frame, enum menu_action action)
 {
    size_t selection;
    menu_entry_t entry;
diff --git a/menu/drivers/menu_generic.h b/menu/drivers/menu_generic.h
index 6cf9fde85f..da2cea02e9 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/menu_generic.h
+++ b/menu/drivers/menu_generic.h
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 
 #include <boolean.h>
 
+#include "../menu_input.h"
+
+int generic_menu_iterate(bool render_this_frame, enum menu_action action);
+
 bool generic_menu_init_list(void *data);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/menu/drivers/null.c b/menu/drivers/null.c
index 5cfc17510b..c43cf2093d 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/null.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/null.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 menu_ctx_driver_t menu_ctx_null = {
   NULL,  /* set_texture */
   NULL,  /* render_messagebox */
+  NULL,  /* iterate */
   NULL,  /* render */
   NULL,  /* frame */
   NULL,  /* init */
diff --git a/menu/drivers/rgui.c b/menu/drivers/rgui.c
index 892354d00b..b885789933 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/rgui.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/rgui.c
@@ -851,6 +851,7 @@ static int rgui_environ(menu_environ_cb_t type, void *data)
 
 menu_ctx_driver_t menu_ctx_rgui = {
    rgui_set_texture,
+   generic_menu_iterate,
    rgui_set_message,
    rgui_render,
    NULL,
diff --git a/menu/drivers/rmenu.c b/menu/drivers/rmenu.c
index cf45ec825f..d35de0cece 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/rmenu.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/rmenu.c
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ static int rmenu_environ(menu_environ_cb_t type, void *data)
 menu_ctx_driver_t menu_ctx_rmenu = {
    rmenu_set_texture,
    rmenu_render_messagebox,
+   generic_menu_iterate,
    rmenu_render,
    NULL,
    rmenu_init,
diff --git a/menu/drivers/rmenu_xui.cpp b/menu/drivers/rmenu_xui.cpp
index 51254e2bb0..8c5f23baa6 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/rmenu_xui.cpp
+++ b/menu/drivers/rmenu_xui.cpp
@@ -695,6 +695,7 @@ static int rmenu_xui_environ(menu_environ_cb_t type, void *data)
 menu_ctx_driver_t menu_ctx_rmenu_xui = {
    NULL,
    rmenu_xui_render_messagebox,
+   generic_menu_iterate,
    rmenu_xui_render,
    rmenu_xui_frame,
    rmenu_xui_init,
diff --git a/menu/drivers/xmb.c b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
index 35201adecb..8180afd641 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/xmb.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
@@ -2547,6 +2547,7 @@ static int xmb_list_bind_init(menu_file_list_cbs_t *cbs,
 menu_ctx_driver_t menu_ctx_xmb = {
    NULL,
    xmb_render_messagebox_internal,
+   generic_menu_iterate,
    xmb_render,
    xmb_frame,
    xmb_init,
diff --git a/menu/drivers/zarch.c b/menu/drivers/zarch.c
index e2e1ee9912..fef40e8c29 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/zarch.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/zarch.c
@@ -1008,6 +1008,7 @@ static void zarch_context_reset(void)
 menu_ctx_driver_t menu_ctx_zarch = {
    NULL,
    zarch_get_message,
+   generic_menu_iterate,
    zarch_render,
    zarch_frame,
    zarch_init,
diff --git a/menu/menu.c b/menu/menu.c
index 5c2c0d30b3..f8c9c306f2 100644
--- a/menu/menu.c
+++ b/menu/menu.c
@@ -94,8 +94,6 @@ bool menu_load_content(enum rarch_core_type type)
 
    /* redraw menu frame */
    menu_display_ctl(MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_SET_MSG_FORCE, &msg_force);
-
-   menu_iterate(true, MENU_ACTION_NOOP);
    menu_iterate_render();
 
    if (!(main_load_content(0, NULL, NULL, menu_environment_get,
diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.c b/menu/menu_driver.c
index 668d34136b..54783b627b 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.c
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.c
@@ -331,6 +331,15 @@ bool menu_driver_alive(void)
    return menu_alive;
 }
 
+int menu_driver_iterate(bool render, enum menu_action action)
+{
+   const menu_ctx_driver_t *driver = menu_ctx_driver_get_ptr();
+
+   if (driver->iterate)
+      return driver->iterate(render, action);
+   return -1;
+}
+
 void menu_driver_toggle(bool latch)
 {
    driver_t                     *driver = driver_get_ptr();
diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.h b/menu/menu_driver.h
index 5e3e55d36d..72eb42bd1b 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.h
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.h
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ typedef struct menu_ctx_driver
 {
    void  (*set_texture)(void);
    void  (*render_messagebox)(const char *msg);
+   int   (*iterate)(bool render, enum menu_action action);
    void  (*render)(void);
    void  (*frame)(void);
    void* (*init)(void);
@@ -218,6 +219,8 @@ size_t  menu_driver_list_get_selection(void);
 
 bool menu_environment_cb(menu_environ_cb_t type, void *data);
 
+int menu_driver_iterate(bool render, enum menu_action action);
+
 int menu_driver_bind_init(menu_file_list_cbs_t *cbs,
       const char *path, const char *label, unsigned type, size_t idx,
       const char *elem0, const char *elem1,
diff --git a/runloop.c b/runloop.c
index ca97d09a2e..52600fec57 100644
--- a/runloop.c
+++ b/runloop.c
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ int rarch_main_iterate(unsigned *sleep_ms)
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
    if (menu_driver_alive())
    {
-      if (menu_iterate(true, (enum menu_action)menu_input_frame(input, trigger_input)) == -1)
+      if (menu_driver_iterate(true, (enum menu_action)menu_input_frame(input, trigger_input)) == -1)
          rarch_ctl(RARCH_ACTION_STATE_MENU_RUNNING_FINISHED, NULL);
 
       if (!input && settings->menu.pause_libretro)