diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index fe7fbe1ae4..ce38c83a6f 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -517,8 +517,8 @@ static const bool menu_show_sublabels          = true;
 
 static const bool menu_scroll_fast             = false;
 
-#define DEFAULT_MENU_TICKER_TYPE                 (TICKER_TYPE_BOUNCE)
-static const float menu_ticker_speed           = 1.0f;
+#define DEFAULT_MENU_TICKER_TYPE                 (TICKER_TYPE_LOOP)
+static const float menu_ticker_speed           = 2.0f;
 
 #define DEFAULT_MENU_TICKER_SMOOTH true
 
diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index 7ddc5c13af..34dac4fd8c 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -1454,7 +1454,7 @@ static struct config_bool_setting *populate_settings_bool(settings_t *settings,
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
    SETTING_BOOL("menu_unified_controls",         &settings->bools.menu_unified_controls, true, false, false);
    SETTING_BOOL("menu_throttle_framerate",       &settings->bools.menu_throttle_framerate, true, true, false);
-   SETTING_BOOL("menu_linear_filter",            &settings->bools.menu_linear_filter, true, true, false);
+   SETTING_BOOL("menu_linear_filter",            &settings->bools.menu_linear_filter, true, DEFAULT_VIDEO_SMOOTH, false);
    SETTING_BOOL("menu_horizontal_animation",     &settings->bools.menu_horizontal_animation, true, DEFAULT_MENU_HORIZONTAL_ANIMATION, false);
    SETTING_BOOL("menu_pause_libretro",           &settings->bools.menu_pause_libretro, true, true, false);
    SETTING_BOOL("menu_savestate_resume",         &settings->bools.menu_savestate_resume, true, menu_savestate_resume, false);