diff --git a/src/feature/gui/gui-runner.c b/src/feature/gui/gui-runner.c
index 64488dcb8..820f1cb07 100644
--- a/src/feature/gui/gui-runner.c
+++ b/src/feature/gui/gui-runner.c
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@
 #include <mgba-util/png-io.h>
 #include <mgba-util/vfs.h>
 
+#ifdef PSP2
+#include <psp2/io/stat.h>
+#elif defined(__3DS__)
+#include <mgba-util/platform/3ds/3ds-vfs.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <sys/time.h>
 
 mLOG_DECLARE_CATEGORY(GUI_RUNNER);
@@ -770,6 +776,44 @@ void mGUIRunloop(struct mGUIRunner* runner) {
 	}
 }
 
+#if defined(__3DS__) || defined(PSP2)
+bool mGUIGetRom(struct mGUIRunner* runner, char* out, size_t outLength) {
+#ifdef PSP2
+	int fd = open("app0:/filename", O_RDONLY);
+	strcpy(out, "app0:/");
+#elif defined(__3DS__)
+	int fd = open("romfs:/filename", O_RDONLY);
+	strcpy(out, "romfs:/");
+#endif
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	size_t len = strlen(out);
+	ssize_t size = read(fd, out + len, outLength - len);
+	if (size > 0 && out[len + size - 1] == '\n') {
+		out[len + size - 1] = '\0';
+	}
+	close(fd);
+	if (size <= 0) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	char basedir[64];
+	mCoreConfigDirectory(basedir, sizeof(basedir));
+	strlcat(basedir, "/forwarders", sizeof(basedir));
+#ifdef PSP2
+	sceIoMkdir(basedir, 0777);
+#elif defined(__3DS__)
+	FSUSER_CreateDirectory(sdmcArchive, fsMakePath(PATH_ASCII, basedir), 0);
+#endif
+
+	mCoreConfigSetValue(&runner->config, "savegamePath", basedir);
+	mCoreConfigSetValue(&runner->config, "savestatePath", basedir);
+	mCoreConfigSetValue(&runner->config, "screenshotPath", basedir);
+	mCoreConfigSetValue(&runner->config, "cheatsPath", basedir);
+	return true;
+}
+#endif
+
 #ifndef DISABLE_THREADING
 THREAD_ENTRY mGUIAutosaveThread(void* context) {
 	struct mGUIAutosaveContext* autosave = context;
diff --git a/src/feature/gui/gui-runner.h b/src/feature/gui/gui-runner.h
index ea18cc5b8..860b96b99 100644
--- a/src/feature/gui/gui-runner.h
+++ b/src/feature/gui/gui-runner.h
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ void mGUIDeinit(struct mGUIRunner*);
 void mGUIRun(struct mGUIRunner*, const char* path);
 void mGUIRunloop(struct mGUIRunner*);
 
+#if defined(__3DS__) || defined(PSP2)
+bool mGUIGetRom(struct mGUIRunner* runner, char* out, size_t outLength);
+#endif
+
 #ifndef DISABLE_THREADING
 THREAD_ENTRY mGUIAutosaveThread(void* context);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/platform/3ds/main.c b/src/platform/3ds/main.c
index fad2fd96b..b19a0ca2f 100644
--- a/src/platform/3ds/main.c
+++ b/src/platform/3ds/main.c
@@ -817,33 +817,6 @@ THREAD_ENTRY _core2Test(void* context) {
 	UNUSED(context);
 }
 
-bool setupRomfs(char* initialPath, size_t outLength, struct mGUIRunner* runner) {
-	int fd = open("romfs:/filename", O_RDONLY);
-	strcpy(initialPath, "romfs:/");
-	if (fd < 0) {
-		return false;
-	}
-	size_t len = strlen(initialPath);
-	ssize_t size = read(fd, initialPath + len, outLength - len);
-	if (size > 0 && initialPath[len + size - 1] == '\n') {
-		initialPath[len + size - 1] = '\0';
-	}
-	close(fd);
-	if (size <= 0) {
-		return false;
-	}
-	char basedir[64];
-	mCoreConfigDirectory(basedir, sizeof(basedir));
-	strlcat(basedir, "/forwarders", sizeof(basedir));
-	FSUSER_CreateDirectory(sdmcArchive, fsMakePath(PATH_ASCII, basedir), 0);
-
-	mCoreConfigSetValue(&runner->config, "savegamePath", basedir);
-	mCoreConfigSetValue(&runner->config, "savestatePath", basedir);
-	mCoreConfigSetValue(&runner->config, "screenshotPath", basedir);
-	mCoreConfigSetValue(&runner->config, "cheatsPath", basedir);
-	return true;
-}
-
 int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 	char initialPath[PATH_MAX] = { 0 };
 	if (argc > 1) {
@@ -1085,7 +1058,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 	Result res = romfsInit();
 	bool useRomfs = false;
 	if (R_SUCCEEDED(res)) {
-		useRomfs = setupRomfs(initialPath, sizeof(initialPath), &runner);
+		useRomfs = mGUIGetRom(&runner, initialPath, sizeof(initialPath));
 		if (!useRomfs) {
 			romfsExit();
 			_cleanup();
diff --git a/src/platform/psp2/main.c b/src/platform/psp2/main.c
index c474d9d85..d66ba8494 100644
--- a/src/platform/psp2/main.c
+++ b/src/platform/psp2/main.c
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ static enum GUIKeyboardStatus _keyboardRun(struct GUIKeyboardParams* keyboard) {
 }
 
 int main() {
+	char initialPath[PATH_MAX] = { 0 };
+
 	vita2d_init();
 	struct GUIFont* font = GUIFontCreate();
 	struct mGUIRunner runner = {
@@ -278,7 +280,16 @@ int main() {
 	mPSP2MapKey(&runner.params.keyMap, SCE_CTRL_SQUARE, mGUI_INPUT_SCREEN_MODE);
 
 	scePowerSetArmClockFrequency(444);
-	mGUIRunloop(&runner);
+
+	if (mGUIGetRom(&runner, initialPath, sizeof(initialPath))) {
+		size_t i;
+		for (i = 0; runner.keySources[i].id; ++i) {
+			mInputMapLoad(&runner.params.keyMap, runner.keySources[i].id, mCoreConfigGetInput(&runner.config));
+		}
+		mGUIRun(&runner, initialPath);
+	} else {
+		mGUIRunloop(&runner);
+	}
 
 	vita2d_fini();
 	mGUIDeinit(&runner);