diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 58fe1e67d..ea1251154 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Bugfixes:
  - GBA Video: Fix enabling layers in non-tile modes (fixes mgba.io/i/1317)
  - Qt: Fix quick load recent accidentally saving (fixes mgba.io/i/1309)
  - GBA: Fix video timing when skipping BIOS (fixes mgba.io/i/1318)
+ - 3DS: Work around menu freezing (fixes mgba.io/i/1294)
 Misc:
  - GBA Video: Improve sprite cycle counting (fixes mgba.io/i/1274)
 
diff --git a/src/feature/gui/gui-runner.c b/src/feature/gui/gui-runner.c
index 3dc0965a6..0afbd355e 100644
--- a/src/feature/gui/gui-runner.c
+++ b/src/feature/gui/gui-runner.c
@@ -548,6 +548,10 @@ void mGUIRun(struct mGUIRunner* runner, const char* path) {
 			runner->params.drawStart();
 			runner->drawFrame(runner, true);
 			runner->params.drawEnd();
+#ifdef _3DS
+			// XXX: Why does this fix #1294?
+			usleep(1000);
+#endif
 			GUIPollInput(&runner->params, 0, &keys);
 		}
 		if (runner->unpaused) {