diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_common.c b/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
index c5dfd931c8..8af7431940 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ bool menu_iterate(void)
       {
          first_held = false;
          rgui->trigger_state = input_state;
+         rgui->scroll_accel = min(rgui->scroll_accel + 1, 64);
       }
 
       initial_held = false;
@@ -629,6 +630,7 @@ bool menu_iterate(void)
    {
       first_held = false;
       initial_held = true;
+      rgui->scroll_accel = 0;
    }
 
    rgui->delay_count++;
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_common.h b/frontend/menu/menu_common.h
index ed40b50839..c5139e647b 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_common.h
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_common.h
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ typedef struct
    // Rebuilt when parsing directory.
    size_t scroll_indices[2 * (26 + 2) + 1];
    unsigned scroll_indices_size;
+   unsigned scroll_accel;
 
    char base_path[PATH_MAX];
    char default_glslp[PATH_MAX];
diff --git a/frontend/menu/rgui.c b/frontend/menu/rgui.c
index 14f11043f1..be851b2994 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/rgui.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/rgui.c
@@ -1111,32 +1111,34 @@ static int rgui_iterate(void *data, unsigned action)
    if (rgui->need_refresh && action != RGUI_ACTION_MESSAGE)
       action = RGUI_ACTION_NOOP;
 
+   unsigned scroll_speed = (max(rgui->scroll_accel, 4) - 4) / 4 + 1;
+
    switch (action)
    {
       case RGUI_ACTION_UP:
-         if (rgui->selection_ptr > 0)
-            rgui->selection_ptr--;
+         if (rgui->selection_ptr >= scroll_speed)
+            rgui->selection_ptr -= scroll_speed;
          else
             rgui->selection_ptr = rgui->selection_buf->size - 1;
          break;
 
       case RGUI_ACTION_DOWN:
-         if (rgui->selection_ptr + 1 < rgui->selection_buf->size)
-            rgui->selection_ptr++;
+         if (rgui->selection_ptr + scroll_speed < rgui->selection_buf->size)
+            rgui->selection_ptr += scroll_speed;
          else
             rgui->selection_ptr = 0;
          break;
 
       case RGUI_ACTION_LEFT:
-         if (rgui->selection_ptr > 8)
-            rgui->selection_ptr -= 8;
+         if (rgui->selection_ptr > 8 * scroll_speed)
+            rgui->selection_ptr -= 8 * scroll_speed;
          else
             rgui->selection_ptr = 0;
          break;
 
       case RGUI_ACTION_RIGHT:
-         if (rgui->selection_ptr + 8 < rgui->selection_buf->size)
-            rgui->selection_ptr += 8;
+         if (rgui->selection_ptr + 8 * scroll_speed < rgui->selection_buf->size)
+            rgui->selection_ptr += 8 * scroll_speed;
          else
             rgui->selection_ptr = rgui->selection_buf->size - 1;
          break;