diff --git a/gfx/context/ps3_ctx.c b/gfx/context/ps3_ctx.c
index 923e1b727c..ae8e64bfa9 100644
--- a/gfx/context/ps3_ctx.c
+++ b/gfx/context/ps3_ctx.c
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@ static void gfx_ctx_set_blend(bool enable)
 
 static void gfx_ctx_set_resize(unsigned width, unsigned height) { }
 
+bool menu_bg_inited = false;
+
 static bool gfx_ctx_rmenu_init(void)
 {
    gl_t *gl = driver.video_data;
@@ -295,6 +297,9 @@ static bool gfx_ctx_rmenu_init(void)
    if (!gl)
       return false;
 
+   if (menu_bg_inited)
+      return false;
+
 #ifdef HAVE_RMENU
    glGenTextures(1, &menu_texture_id);
 
@@ -318,6 +323,8 @@ static bool gfx_ctx_rmenu_init(void)
    glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, gl->texture[gl->tex_index]);
 
    free(menu_texture.pixels);
+
+   menu_bg_inited = true;
 #endif
 
    return true;
@@ -326,6 +333,7 @@ static bool gfx_ctx_rmenu_init(void)
 #if defined(HAVE_RMENU)
 static void gfx_ctx_rmenu_free(void)
 {
+   menu_bg_inited = false;
 }
 
 static void gfx_ctx_rmenu_frame(void *data)
diff --git a/gfx/gl.c b/gfx/gl.c
index c50e39974b..5fcf9644ec 100644
--- a/gfx/gl.c
+++ b/gfx/gl.c
@@ -1317,6 +1317,11 @@ static void gl_free(void *data)
 
    gl_t *gl = (gl_t*)data;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_RMENU
+   if (gl->ctx_driver->rmenu_free)
+      context_rmenu_free_func();
+#endif
+
    if (gl->font_ctx)
       gl->font_ctx->deinit(gl);
    gl_shader_deinit(gl);
@@ -1589,7 +1594,7 @@ static void *gl_init(const video_info_t *video, const input_driver_t **input, vo
    }
 
 #if defined(HAVE_RMENU) && defined(HAVE_CG)
-   RARCH_LOG("Initializing menu shader ...\n");
+   RARCH_LOG("Initializing CG menu shader ...\n");
    gl_cg_set_menu_shader(default_paths.menu_shader_file);
 #endif
 
@@ -1844,7 +1849,6 @@ static void gl_start(void)
    context_get_available_resolutions_func();
 
 #ifdef HAVE_RMENU
-   RARCH_LOG("Initializing menu shader...\n");
    if (gl->ctx_driver->rmenu_init)
       context_rmenu_init_func();
 #endif
diff --git a/gfx/gl_common.h b/gfx/gl_common.h
index d35247b11b..340982a4f7 100644
--- a/gfx/gl_common.h
+++ b/gfx/gl_common.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_RMENU
 #define context_rmenu_init_func()                    gl->ctx_driver->rmenu_init()
 #define context_rmenu_frame_func(ctx)                gl->ctx_driver->rmenu_frame(ctx)
+#define context_rmenu_free_func()                    gl->ctx_driver->rmenu_free()
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_EGL