diff --git a/gfx/video_driver.c b/gfx/video_driver.c
index 16fe7def54..5e0c098a09 100644
--- a/gfx/video_driver.c
+++ b/gfx/video_driver.c
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
 #include "../menu/menu_driver.h"
 #include "../menu/menu_setting.h"
+#ifdef HAVE_MENU_WIDGETS
+#include "../menu/widgets/menu_widgets.h"
+#endif
 #endif
 
 #include "video_thread_wrapper.h"
@@ -2596,7 +2599,10 @@ void video_driver_frame(const void *data, unsigned width,
 
    /* Display the FPS, with a higher priority. */
    if (video_info.fps_show || video_info.framecount_show)
-      runloop_msg_queue_push(video_info.fps_text, 2, 1, true, NULL, MESSAGE_QUEUE_ICON_DEFAULT, MESSAGE_QUEUE_CATEGORY_INFO);
+#if defined(HAVE_MENU) && defined(HAVE_MENU_WIDGETS)
+      if (!video_driver_has_widgets() || !menu_widgets_set_fps_text(video_info.fps_text))
+#endif
+         runloop_msg_queue_push(video_info.fps_text, 2, 1, true, NULL, MESSAGE_QUEUE_ICON_DEFAULT, MESSAGE_QUEUE_CATEGORY_INFO);
 
    /* trigger set resolution*/
    if (video_info.crt_switch_resolution)