diff --git a/gfx/gfx_widgets.c b/gfx/gfx_widgets.c
index 81b7703c77..39e8ddcebc 100644
--- a/gfx/gfx_widgets.c
+++ b/gfx/gfx_widgets.c
@@ -2077,6 +2077,7 @@ static void gfx_widgets_context_reset(
 bool gfx_widgets_init(
       void *data,
       void *data_disp,
+      void *data_anim,
       void *settings_data,
       uintptr_t widgets_active_ptr,
       bool video_is_threaded,
@@ -2086,6 +2087,7 @@ bool gfx_widgets_init(
    unsigned i;
    dispgfx_widget_t *p_dispwidget              = (dispgfx_widget_t*)data;
    gfx_display_t *p_disp                       = (gfx_display_t*)data_disp;
+   gfx_animation_t *p_anim                     = (gfx_animation_t*)data_anim;
    settings_t *settings                        = (settings_t*)settings_data;
    p_dispwidget->divider_width_1px             = 1;
    p_dispwidget->gfx_widgets_generic_tag       = (uintptr_t)widgets_active_ptr;
@@ -2123,7 +2125,7 @@ bool gfx_widgets_init(
          const gfx_widget_t* widget = widgets[i];
 
          if (widget->init)
-            widget->init(video_is_threaded, fullscreen);
+            widget->init(p_disp, p_anim, video_is_threaded, fullscreen);
       }
 
       if (!fifo_initialize(&p_dispwidget->msg_queue,
diff --git a/gfx/gfx_widgets.h b/gfx/gfx_widgets.h
index a5e5ff2c13..db2ec92a4b 100644
--- a/gfx/gfx_widgets.h
+++ b/gfx/gfx_widgets.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "gfx_animation.h"
+#include "gfx_display.h"
 
 #define DEFAULT_BACKDROP               0.75f
 
@@ -233,7 +234,9 @@ struct gfx_widget
 {
    /* called when the widgets system is initialized
     * -> initialize the widget here */
-   bool (*init)(bool video_is_threaded, bool fullscreen);
+   bool (*init)(gfx_display_t *p_disp,
+         gfx_animation_t *p_anim,
+         bool video_is_threaded, bool fullscreen);
 
    /* called when the widgets system is freed
     * -> free the widget here */
@@ -305,6 +308,7 @@ typedef struct gfx_widget gfx_widget_t;
 bool gfx_widgets_init(
       void *data,
       void *data_disp,
+      void *data_anim,
       void *settings_data,
       uintptr_t widgets_active_ptr,
       bool video_is_threaded,
diff --git a/gfx/widgets/gfx_widget_achievement_popup.c b/gfx/widgets/gfx_widget_achievement_popup.c
index cc463e814d..b988e6fa41 100644
--- a/gfx/widgets/gfx_widget_achievement_popup.c
+++ b/gfx/widgets/gfx_widget_achievement_popup.c
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ static void gfx_widget_achievement_popup_start(
 static void gfx_widget_achievement_popup_free_current(
    gfx_widget_achievement_popup_state_t* state);
 
-static bool gfx_widget_achievement_popup_init(bool video_is_threaded, bool fullscreen)
+static bool gfx_widget_achievement_popup_init(
+      gfx_display_t *p_disp,
+      bool video_is_threaded, bool fullscreen)
 {
    gfx_widget_achievement_popup_state_t* state = &p_w_achievement_popup_st;
    memset(state, 0, sizeof(*state));
diff --git a/gfx/widgets/gfx_widget_leaderboard_display.c b/gfx/widgets/gfx_widget_leaderboard_display.c
index 3bc110a819..c548eb9419 100644
--- a/gfx/widgets/gfx_widget_leaderboard_display.c
+++ b/gfx/widgets/gfx_widget_leaderboard_display.c
@@ -50,9 +50,13 @@ typedef struct gfx_widget_leaderboard_display_state gfx_widget_leaderboard_displ
 
 static gfx_widget_leaderboard_display_state_t p_w_leaderboard_display_st;
 
-static bool gfx_widget_leaderboard_display_init(bool video_is_threaded, bool fullscreen)
+static bool gfx_widget_leaderboard_display_init(
+      gfx_display_t *p_disp,
+      gfx_animation_t *p_anim,
+      bool video_is_threaded, bool fullscreen)
 {
-   gfx_widget_leaderboard_display_state_t *state = &p_w_leaderboard_display_st;
+   gfx_widget_leaderboard_display_state_t *state = 
+      &p_w_leaderboard_display_st;
    memset(state, 0, sizeof(*state));
 
    return true;
diff --git a/gfx/widgets/gfx_widget_load_content_animation.c b/gfx/widgets/gfx_widget_load_content_animation.c
index e696d57d27..e20b481e22 100644
--- a/gfx/widgets/gfx_widget_load_content_animation.c
+++ b/gfx/widgets/gfx_widget_load_content_animation.c
@@ -973,12 +973,14 @@ static void gfx_widget_load_content_animation_free(void)
 }
 
 static bool gfx_widget_load_content_animation_init(
+      gfx_display_t *p_disp,
+      gfx_animation_t *p_anim,
       bool video_is_threaded, bool fullscreen)
 {
    gfx_widget_load_content_animation_state_t *state = 
       &p_w_load_content_animation_st;
 
-   state->p_disp = disp_get_ptr();
+   state->p_disp = p_disp;
 
    return false;
 }
diff --git a/gfx/widgets/gfx_widget_screenshot.c b/gfx/widgets/gfx_widget_screenshot.c
index d9abbc4b6d..9335c2c896 100644
--- a/gfx/widgets/gfx_widget_screenshot.c
+++ b/gfx/widgets/gfx_widget_screenshot.c
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 struct gfx_widget_screenshot_state
 {
    uintptr_t texture;
+   gfx_animation_t *p_anim;
+
    unsigned texture_width;
    unsigned texture_height;
 
@@ -204,8 +206,8 @@ static void gfx_widget_screenshot_frame(void* data, void *user_data)
    unsigned video_height                = video_info->height;
    dispgfx_widget_t *p_dispwidget       = (dispgfx_widget_t*)user_data;
    gfx_display_t            *p_disp     = (gfx_display_t*)video_info->disp_userdata;
-   gfx_animation_t          *p_anim     = anim_get_ptr();
    gfx_widget_screenshot_state_t *state = &p_w_screenshot_st;
+   gfx_animation_t          *p_anim     = state->p_anim;
    gfx_widget_font_data_t* font_regular = &p_dispwidget->gfx_widget_fonts.regular;
    int padding                          = (state->height - (font_regular->line_height * 2.0f)) / 2.0f;
 
@@ -353,8 +355,20 @@ static void gfx_widget_screenshot_iterate(
    }
 }
 
+static bool gfx_widget_screenshot_init(
+      gfx_display_t *p_disp,
+      gfx_animation_t *p_anim,
+      bool video_is_threaded, bool fullscreen)
+{
+   gfx_widget_screenshot_state_t *state = &p_w_screenshot_st;
+
+   state->p_anim = p_anim;
+
+   return false;
+}
+
 const gfx_widget_t gfx_widget_screenshot = {
-   NULL, /* init */
+   gfx_widget_screenshot_init,
    gfx_widget_screenshot_free,
    NULL, /* context_reset*/
    NULL, /* context_destroy */
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index e77c85b9d8..3a17022986 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -32804,6 +32804,7 @@ static void drivers_init(struct rarch_state *p_rarch,
       p_rarch->widgets_active     = gfx_widgets_init(
             &p_rarch->dispwidget_st,
             &p_rarch->dispgfx,
+            &p_rarch->anim,
             settings,
             (uintptr_t)&p_rarch->widgets_active,
             video_is_threaded,