diff --git a/console/console_settings.c b/console/console_settings.c
index 90e019b8b2..6ec5199710 100644
--- a/console/console_settings.c
+++ b/console/console_settings.c
@@ -183,9 +183,11 @@ void rarch_settings_default(unsigned setting)
 
 void rarch_settings_msg(unsigned setting, unsigned delay)
 {
-   char str[PATH_MAX];
+   char str[PATH_MAX], tmp[PATH_MAX];
    msg_queue_clear(g_extern.msg_queue);
 
+   (void)tmp;
+
    switch(setting)
    {
       case S_MSG_CACHE_PARTITION:
@@ -197,6 +199,10 @@ void rarch_settings_msg(unsigned setting, unsigned delay)
       case S_MSG_EXTRACTED_ZIPFILE:
          snprintf(str, sizeof(str), "INFO - ZIP file successfully extracted to cache partition.");
          break;
+      case S_MSG_LOADING_ROM:
+         fill_pathname_base(tmp, g_console.rom_path, sizeof(tmp));
+         snprintf(str, sizeof(str), "INFO - Loading %.38s...", tmp);
+         break;
       case S_MSG_NOT_IMPLEMENTED:
          snprintf(str, sizeof(str), "TODO - Not yet implemented.");
          break;
diff --git a/console/console_settings.h b/console/console_settings.h
index 558ff347cd..7ed18c59ee 100644
--- a/console/console_settings.h
+++ b/console/console_settings.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 enum
 {
+   S_DELAY_0 = 0,
+   S_DELAY_90  = 90,
    S_DELAY_180 = 180,
    S_DELAY_270 = 270
 };
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ enum
    S_MSG_CACHE_PARTITION = 0,
    S_MSG_CHANGE_CONTROLS,
    S_MSG_EXTRACTED_ZIPFILE,
+   S_MSG_LOADING_ROM,
    S_MSG_NOT_IMPLEMENTED,
    S_MSG_RESIZE_SCREEN,
    S_MSG_RESTART_RARCH,
diff --git a/wii/frontend/rgui.c b/wii/frontend/rgui.c
index 5265e467be..412ed15f40 100644
--- a/wii/frontend/rgui.c
+++ b/wii/frontend/rgui.c
@@ -281,8 +281,11 @@ const char *rgui_iterate(rgui_handle_t *rgui, rgui_action_t action)
          {
             snprintf(rgui->path_buf, sizeof(rgui->path_buf), "%s/%s",
                   strcmp(dir, "/") == 0 ? "" : dir, path);
-            char message[50];
-            snprintf(message, sizeof(message) / sizeof(message[0]), "Loading %.38s...", path);
+	    strlcpy(g_console.rom_path, rgui->path_buf, sizeof(g_console.rom_path));
+            rarch_settings_msg(S_MSG_LOADING_ROM, S_DELAY_0);
+
+	    const char * message = msg_queue_pull(g_extern.msg_queue);
+            
             render_messagebox(rgui, message);
             return rgui->path_buf;
          }