diff --git a/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.h b/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.h
index 24e8d011f9..114f966333 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.h
+++ b/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 
 - (id)initWithStyle:(UITableViewStyle)style;
 - (id)itemForIndexPath:(NSIndexPath*)indexPath;
+- (void)menuRefresh;
 
 @end
 
@@ -66,13 +67,15 @@ extern apple_frontend_settings_t apple_frontend_settings;
 
 @property (nonatomic) UIWindow* window;
 @property (nonatomic) NSString* documentsDirectory;
-
+@property (nonatomic) RAMenuBase* mainmenu;
+                      
 + (RetroArch_iOS*)get;
 
 - (void)showGameView;
 - (void)toggleUI;
 
 - (void)refreshSystemConfig;
+- (void)mainMenuRefresh;
 @end
 
 void get_ios_version(int *major, int *minor);
diff --git a/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoatouch_menu.m b/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoatouch_menu.m
index 51b3dc07eb..7af4673bdf 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoatouch_menu.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoatouch_menu.m
@@ -633,7 +633,6 @@ didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
 
 - (void)willReloadData
 {
-   
 }
 
 - (void)reloadData
@@ -642,6 +641,10 @@ didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
    [[self tableView] reloadData];
 }
 
+- (void)menuRefresh
+{
+}
+
 @end
 
 @interface RAMainMenu : RAMenuBase<RAMenuActioner>
diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
index 7b1ed981ad..b66709cd7f 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
@@ -249,7 +249,9 @@ enum
    self.window      = [[UIWindow alloc] initWithFrame:[[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds]];
    [self.window makeKeyAndVisible];
 
-   [self pushViewController:[RAMainMenu new] animated:YES];
+   self.mainmenu = [RAMainMenu new];
+
+   [self pushViewController:self.mainmenu animated:YES];
 
    btpad_set_inquiry_state(false);
     
@@ -403,6 +405,11 @@ enum
    btstack_set_poweron(is_btstack);
 }
 
+- (void)mainMenuRefresh
+{
+  [self.mainmenu menuRefresh];
+}
+
 @end
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
@@ -515,6 +522,19 @@ static void ui_companion_cocoatouch_notify_list_pushed(void *data,
     (void)data;
     (void)list;
     (void)menu_list;
+
+    RetroArch_iOS *ap   = (RetroArch_iOS *)apple_platform;
+
+    RARCH_WARN("notify list pushed (this log entry is not printed)");
+
+    // JM: Ideally, RA would have set this, but I'm going to force it
+    // for testing, because my menu refresh relies on it.
+    menu_handle_t *menu    = menu_driver_get_ptr();
+    if (!menu) return;
+    menu->need_refresh = true;
+    
+    if (ap)
+      [ap mainMenuRefresh];
 }
 
 const ui_companion_driver_t ui_companion_cocoatouch = {