diff --git a/driver.h b/driver.h
index a9b77b2482..10be777e82 100644
--- a/driver.h
+++ b/driver.h
@@ -205,6 +205,14 @@ typedef struct input_driver
 
 struct rarch_viewport;
 
+typedef struct video_overlay_interface
+{
+   void (*enable)(void *data, bool state);
+   bool (*load)(void *data, const char *path);
+   void (*tex_geom)(void *data, float x, float y, float w, float h);
+   void (*vertex_geom)(void *data, float x, float y, float w, float h);
+} video_overlay_interface_t;
+
 typedef struct video_driver
 {
    void *(*init)(const video_info_t *video, const input_driver_t **input, void **input_data); 
@@ -232,6 +240,8 @@ typedef struct video_driver
 
    // Reads out in BGR byte order (24bpp).
    bool (*read_viewport)(void *data, uint8_t *buffer);
+
+   void (*overlay_interface)(void *data, const video_overlay_interface_t **iface);
 } video_driver_t;
 
 enum rarch_display_type
diff --git a/gfx/gl.c b/gfx/gl.c
index 78261906b9..115e22459f 100644
--- a/gfx/gl.c
+++ b/gfx/gl.c
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ static const GLfloat tex_coords[] = {
    1, 1
 };
 
+static void gl_render_overlay(gl_t *gl);
+static void gl_overlay_vertex_geom(void *data,
+      float x, float y, float w, float h);
+static void gl_overlay_tex_geom(void *data,
+      float x, float y, float w, float h);
+
 static inline void set_texture_coords(GLfloat *coords, GLfloat xamt, GLfloat yamt)
 {
    coords[2] = xamt;
@@ -1185,7 +1191,8 @@ static bool gl_frame(void *data, const void *frame, unsigned width, unsigned hei
 
    if (gl->ctx_driver->post_render)
       context_post_render_func(gl);
-   //gl_render_overlay(gl);
+   else if (gl->overlay_enable)
+      gl_render_overlay(gl);
 
 #if !defined(RARCH_CONSOLE)
    context_update_window_title_func(false);
@@ -1555,9 +1562,6 @@ static void *gl_init(const video_info_t *video, const input_driver_t **input, vo
 
    gl_init_pbo_readback(gl);
 
-   //gl_load_overlay(gl, "/mnt/extsd/basic_quickmenu.tga");
-   //gl_set_overlay_vertex_coord(gl, 0, 0, 1.0, 1.0);
-
    if (!gl_check_error())
    {
       context_destroy_func();
@@ -1788,8 +1792,10 @@ static void gl_set_aspect_ratio(void *data, unsigned aspectratio_index)
 }
 #endif
 
-bool gl_load_overlay(gl_t *gl, const char *path)
+static bool gl_overlay_load(void *data, const char *path)
 {
+   gl_t *gl = (gl_t*)data;
+
    if (!gl->tex_overlay)
       glGenTextures(1, &gl->tex_overlay);
 
@@ -1812,25 +1818,29 @@ bool gl_load_overlay(gl_t *gl, const char *path)
          RARCH_GL_FORMAT32, img.pixels);
 
    free(img.pixels);
-   gl_set_overlay_tex_coord(gl, 0, 0, 1, 1); // Default. Stretch to whole screen.
-   gl_set_overlay_vertex_coord(gl, 0, 0, 1, 1);
+   gl_overlay_tex_geom(gl, 0, 0, 1, 1); // Default. Stretch to whole screen.
+   gl_overlay_vertex_geom(gl, 0, 0, 1, 1);
    return true;
 }
 
-void gl_set_overlay_tex_coord(gl_t *gl,
+static void gl_overlay_tex_geom(void *data,
       GLfloat x, GLfloat y,
       GLfloat w, GLfloat h)
 {
+   gl_t *gl = (gl_t*)data;
+
    gl->overlay_tex_coord[0] = x;     gl->overlay_tex_coord[1] = y;
    gl->overlay_tex_coord[2] = x + w; gl->overlay_tex_coord[3] = y;
    gl->overlay_tex_coord[4] = x;     gl->overlay_tex_coord[5] = y + h;
    gl->overlay_tex_coord[6] = x + w; gl->overlay_tex_coord[7] = y + h;
 }
 
-void gl_set_overlay_vertex_coord(gl_t *gl,
-      GLfloat x, GLfloat y,
-      GLfloat w, GLfloat h)
+static void gl_overlay_vertex_geom(void *data,
+      float x, float y,
+      float w, float h)
 {
+   gl_t *gl = (gl_t*)data;
+
    // Flipped, so we preserve top-down semantics.
    y = 1.0f - y;
    h = -h;
@@ -1841,7 +1851,13 @@ void gl_set_overlay_vertex_coord(gl_t *gl,
    gl->overlay_vertex_coord[6] = x + w; gl->overlay_vertex_coord[7] = y + h;
 }
 
-void gl_render_overlay(gl_t *gl)
+static void gl_overlay_enable(void *data, bool state)
+{
+   gl_t *gl = (gl_t*)data;
+   gl->overlay_enable = state;
+}
+
+static void gl_render_overlay(gl_t *gl)
 {
    glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, gl->tex_overlay);
 
@@ -1858,6 +1874,19 @@ void gl_render_overlay(gl_t *gl)
    gl->coords.tex_coord = gl->tex_coords;
 }
 
+static const video_overlay_interface_t gl_overlay_interface = {
+   gl_overlay_enable,
+   gl_overlay_load,
+   gl_overlay_tex_geom,
+   gl_overlay_vertex_geom,
+};
+
+static void gl_get_overlay_interface(void *data, const video_overlay_interface_t **iface)
+{
+   (void)data;
+   *iface = &gl_overlay_interface;
+}
+
 const video_driver_t video_gl = {
    gl_init,
    gl_frame,
@@ -1891,5 +1920,8 @@ const video_driver_t video_gl = {
    NULL,
    NULL,
 #endif
+
+   gl_get_overlay_interface,
 };
 
+
diff --git a/gfx/gl_common.h b/gfx/gl_common.h
index 4cfdba4b89..f3d3d0e1ce 100644
--- a/gfx/gl_common.h
+++ b/gfx/gl_common.h
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ typedef struct gl
    bool egl_images;
 
    // Overlay rendering
+   bool overlay_enable;
    GLuint tex_overlay;
    GLfloat overlay_tex_coord[8];
    GLfloat overlay_vertex_coord[8];
@@ -366,14 +367,5 @@ void gl_shader_set_coords(gl_t *gl, const struct gl_coords *coords, const math_m
 void gl_init_fbo(gl_t *gl, unsigned width, unsigned height);
 void gl_deinit_fbo(gl_t *gl);
 
-bool gl_load_overlay(gl_t *gl, const char *path);
-void gl_set_overlay_tex_coord(gl_t *gl,
-      GLfloat x, GLfloat y, // Relative coordinates [0, 1] range for screen.
-      GLfloat w, GLfloat h);
-void gl_set_overlay_vertex_coord(gl_t *gl,
-      GLfloat x, GLfloat y, // Relative coordinates [0, 1] range for screen.
-      GLfloat w, GLfloat h);
-void gl_render_overlay(gl_t *gl);
-
 #endif