diff --git a/menu/menu_display.c b/menu/menu_display.c
index 14d879e1a6..2993c2137e 100644
--- a/menu/menu_display.c
+++ b/menu/menu_display.c
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@
 #include "../gfx/video_context_driver.h"
 #include "menu_list.h"
 
+bool menu_display_fb_in_use(void)
+{
+   menu_handle_t *menu = menu_driver_get_ptr();
+   if (!menu)
+      return false;
+   return menu->frame_buf.data != NULL;
+}
+
 bool menu_display_update_pending(void)
 {
    menu_handle_t *menu = menu_driver_get_ptr();
diff --git a/menu/menu_display.h b/menu/menu_display.h
index c80ffd6d9c..7b218b8911 100644
--- a/menu/menu_display.h
+++ b/menu/menu_display.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ extern "C" {
 
 void menu_display_fb(void);
 
+bool menu_display_fb_in_use(void);
+
 void menu_display_free(menu_handle_t *menu);
 
 bool menu_display_init(menu_handle_t *menu);
diff --git a/menu/menu_displaylist.c b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
index 59df4d13b6..704bd2f2e8 100644
--- a/menu/menu_displaylist.c
+++ b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
@@ -1843,6 +1843,8 @@ int menu_displaylist_push_list(menu_displaylist_info_t *info, unsigned type)
       case DISPLAYLIST_HELP:
          menu_list_push(info->list, info->path, info->label, info->type, info->directory_ptr);
          menu->push_start_screen = false;
+         if (menu_display_fb_in_use())
+            menu->framebuf.dirty = true;
          break;
       case DISPLAYLIST_MAIN_MENU:
       case DISPLAYLIST_SETTINGS:
diff --git a/menu/menu_entries_cbs_iterate.c b/menu/menu_entries_cbs_iterate.c
index 066d754b72..64e6065792 100644
--- a/menu/menu_entries_cbs_iterate.c
+++ b/menu/menu_entries_cbs_iterate.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <file/file_path.h>
 #include <retro_inline.h>
 #include "menu.h"
+#include "menu_display.h"
 #include "menu_entry.h"
 #include "menu_entries_cbs.h"
 #include "menu_setting.h"
diff --git a/menu/menu_entries_cbs_ok.c b/menu/menu_entries_cbs_ok.c
index 2812db33de..0ab8613d62 100644
--- a/menu/menu_entries_cbs_ok.c
+++ b/menu/menu_entries_cbs_ok.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include <file/file_path.h>
 #include "menu.h"
+#include "menu_display.h"
 #include "menu_entries_cbs.h"
 #include "menu_setting.h"
 #include "menu_shader.h"
@@ -1264,7 +1265,6 @@ static int action_ok_help(const char *path,
    if (!menu || !menu_list)
       return -1;
 
-
    info.list = menu_list->menu_stack;
    strlcpy(info.label, "help", sizeof(info.label));