diff --git a/menu/menu_displaylist.c b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
index bb33a3ebe1..6a7620c878 100644
--- a/menu/menu_displaylist.c
+++ b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
@@ -2173,6 +2173,9 @@ static int menu_displaylist_parse_settings_internal(void *data,
       case PARSE_ONLY_FLOAT:
          precond = ST_FLOAT;
          break;
+      case PARSE_ONLY_STRING:
+         precond = ST_STRING;
+         break;
       case PARSE_ONLY_STRING_OPTIONS:
          precond = ST_STRING_OPTIONS;
          break;
@@ -2235,6 +2238,10 @@ static int menu_displaylist_parse_settings_internal(void *data,
             if (type == ST_FLOAT)
                break;
             goto loop;
+         case PARSE_ONLY_STRING:
+            if (type == ST_STRING)
+               break;
+            goto loop;
          case PARSE_ONLY_STRING_OPTIONS:
             if (type == ST_STRING_OPTIONS)
                break;
@@ -2265,6 +2272,7 @@ loop:
          case PARSE_ONLY_BOOL:
          case PARSE_ONLY_INT:
          case PARSE_ONLY_UINT:
+         case PARSE_ONLY_STRING:
          case PARSE_ONLY_STRING_OPTIONS:
          case PARSE_ACTION:
             time_to_exit = true;
@@ -2326,6 +2334,9 @@ static int menu_displaylist_parse_settings_internal_enum(void *data,
       case PARSE_ONLY_FLOAT:
          precond = ST_FLOAT;
          break;
+      case PARSE_ONLY_STRING:
+         precond = ST_STRING;
+         break;
       case PARSE_ONLY_STRING_OPTIONS:
          precond = ST_STRING_OPTIONS;
          break;
@@ -2388,6 +2399,10 @@ static int menu_displaylist_parse_settings_internal_enum(void *data,
             if (type == ST_FLOAT)
                break;
             goto loop;
+         case PARSE_ONLY_STRING:
+            if (type == ST_STRING)
+               break;
+            goto loop;
          case PARSE_ONLY_STRING_OPTIONS:
             if (type == ST_STRING_OPTIONS)
                break;
@@ -2418,6 +2433,7 @@ loop:
          case PARSE_ONLY_BOOL:
          case PARSE_ONLY_INT:
          case PARSE_ONLY_UINT:
+         case PARSE_ONLY_STRING:
          case PARSE_ONLY_STRING_OPTIONS:
          case PARSE_ACTION:
             time_to_exit = true;
diff --git a/menu/menu_displaylist.h b/menu/menu_displaylist.h
index d259af7093..91dbe69dd3 100644
--- a/menu/menu_displaylist.h
+++ b/menu/menu_displaylist.h
@@ -32,17 +32,18 @@ RETRO_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 enum menu_displaylist_parse_type
 {
-   PARSE_NONE           = (1 << 0),
-   PARSE_GROUP          = (1 << 1),
-   PARSE_ACTION         = (1 << 2),
-   PARSE_ONLY_INT       = (1 << 3),
-   PARSE_ONLY_UINT      = (1 << 4),
-   PARSE_ONLY_BOOL      = (1 << 5),
-   PARSE_ONLY_FLOAT     = (1 << 6),
-   PARSE_ONLY_BIND      = (1 << 7),
-   PARSE_ONLY_GROUP     = (1 << 8),
-   PARSE_ONLY_STRING_OPTIONS = (1 << 9),
-   PARSE_SUB_GROUP           = (1 << 10) 
+   PARSE_NONE                = (1 << 0),
+   PARSE_GROUP               = (1 << 1),
+   PARSE_ACTION              = (1 << 2),
+   PARSE_ONLY_INT            = (1 << 3),
+   PARSE_ONLY_UINT           = (1 << 4),
+   PARSE_ONLY_BOOL           = (1 << 5),
+   PARSE_ONLY_FLOAT          = (1 << 6),
+   PARSE_ONLY_BIND           = (1 << 7),
+   PARSE_ONLY_GROUP          = (1 << 8),
+   PARSE_ONLY_STRING         = (1 << 9),
+   PARSE_ONLY_STRING_OPTIONS = (1 << 10),
+   PARSE_SUB_GROUP           = (1 << 11) 
 };
 
 enum menu_displaylist_ctl_state