diff --git a/gfx/video_thread_wrapper.c b/gfx/video_thread_wrapper.c
index 4faf5a9823..fbf2fb02f3 100644
--- a/gfx/video_thread_wrapper.c
+++ b/gfx/video_thread_wrapper.c
@@ -1132,3 +1132,14 @@ void *rarch_threaded_video_get_ptr(const video_driver_t **drv)
       return NULL;
    return thr->driver_data;
 }
+
+const char *rarch_threaded_video_get_ident(void)
+{
+   driver_t *driver          = driver_get_ptr();
+   const thread_video_t *thr = (const thread_video_t*)
+      driver->video_data;
+
+   if (!thr)
+      return NULL;
+   return thr->driver->ident;
+}
diff --git a/gfx/video_thread_wrapper.h b/gfx/video_thread_wrapper.h
index 4817e4e717..d5bd9de543 100644
--- a/gfx/video_thread_wrapper.h
+++ b/gfx/video_thread_wrapper.h
@@ -254,5 +254,7 @@ bool rarch_threaded_video_init(
  **/
 void *rarch_threaded_video_get_ptr(const video_driver_t **drv);
 
+const char *rarch_threaded_video_get_ident(void);
+
 #endif
 
diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.c b/menu/menu_driver.c
index 6576fead24..f4d22272c6 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.c
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ void init_menu(void)
 
    find_menu_driver();
 
-   video_driver = video_driver_get_ident();
+   video_driver = menu_video_get_ident();
 
    switch (driver->menu_ctx->type)
    {
diff --git a/menu/menu_video.c b/menu/menu_video.c
index 91ed5424ad..93537fc3cb 100644
--- a/menu/menu_video.c
+++ b/menu/menu_video.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "menu_video.h"
 
 #include "../gfx/video_common.h"
+#include "../gfx/video_thread_wrapper.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_OPENGL
 void menu_video_draw_frame(
@@ -140,3 +141,12 @@ void menu_video_frame_background(
    gl->coords.color = gl->white_color_ptr;
 }
 #endif
+
+const char *menu_video_get_ident(void)
+{
+   settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
+   if (settings->video.threaded)
+      return rarch_threaded_video_get_ident();
+
+   return video_driver_get_ident();
+}
diff --git a/menu/menu_video.h b/menu/menu_video.h
index 270e5f8056..a45967f937 100644
--- a/menu/menu_video.h
+++ b/menu/menu_video.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ void menu_video_frame_background(
       bool force_transparency);
 #endif
 
+const char *menu_video_get_ident(void);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif