diff --git a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c
index c9e2860cbb..17c1672830 100644
--- a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c
+++ b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c
@@ -1741,6 +1741,15 @@ static int action_ok_rpl_entry(const char *path,
          entry_idx, ACTION_OK_DL_RPL_ENTRY);
 }
 
+static int action_ok_start_core(const char *path,
+      const char *label, unsigned type, size_t idx, size_t entry_idx)
+{
+   event_cmd_ctl(EVENT_CMD_LOAD_CORE, NULL);
+   if (rarch_task_push_content_load_default(
+            NULL, NULL, false, CORE_TYPE_PLAIN, NULL, NULL))
+      action_ok_push_quick_menu();
+   return 0;
+}
 
 static int action_ok_open_archive_detect_core(const char *path,
       const char *label, unsigned type, size_t idx, size_t entry_idx)
@@ -1979,6 +1988,9 @@ static int menu_cbs_init_bind_ok_compare_label(menu_file_list_cbs_t *cbs,
 
    switch (hash)
    {
+      case MENU_LABEL_START_CORE:
+         BIND_ACTION_OK(cbs, action_ok_start_core);
+         break;
       case MENU_LABEL_OPEN_ARCHIVE_DETECT_CORE:
          BIND_ACTION_OK(cbs, action_ok_open_archive_detect_core);
          break;
diff --git a/menu/drivers/materialui.c b/menu/drivers/materialui.c
index 57eeb346b8..8ddf397836 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/materialui.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/materialui.c
@@ -1324,9 +1324,14 @@ static int mui_list_push(void *data, void *userdata,
       case DISPLAYLIST_MAIN_MENU:
          menu_entries_clear(info->list);
 
+         menu_displaylist_parse_settings(menu, info,
+               menu_hash_to_str(MENU_LABEL_START_CORE), PARSE_ACTION, false);
+
          if (!rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_IS_DUMMY_CORE, NULL))
+         {
             menu_displaylist_parse_settings(menu, info,
                   menu_hash_to_str(MENU_LABEL_CONTENT_SETTINGS), PARSE_ACTION, false);
+         }
 
 #if defined(HAVE_DYNAMIC) || defined(HAVE_LIBRETRO_MANAGEMENT)
          menu_displaylist_parse_settings(menu, info,
diff --git a/menu/drivers/xmb.c b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
index 5cbd208cdb..e66b5e07a5 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/xmb.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include "../../verbosity.h"
 #include "../../configuration.h"
 #include "../../file_ext.h"
+#include "../../system.h"
 
 #include "../../tasks/tasks.h"
 
@@ -2567,9 +2568,14 @@ static int xmb_list_push(void *data, void *userdata, menu_displaylist_info_t *in
       case DISPLAYLIST_MAIN_MENU:
          menu_entries_clear(info->list);
 
+         menu_displaylist_parse_settings(menu, info,
+               menu_hash_to_str(MENU_LABEL_START_CORE), PARSE_ACTION, false);
+
          if (!rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_IS_DUMMY_CORE, NULL))
+         {
             menu_displaylist_parse_settings(menu, info,
                   menu_hash_to_str(MENU_LABEL_CONTENT_SETTINGS), PARSE_ACTION, false);
+         }
 
 #if defined(HAVE_DYNAMIC) || defined(HAVE_LIBRETRO_MANAGEMENT)
          menu_displaylist_parse_settings(menu, info,
diff --git a/menu/menu_displaylist.c b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
index 89829b506f..602cc658df 100644
--- a/menu/menu_displaylist.c
+++ b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
@@ -2597,6 +2597,10 @@ int menu_displaylist_push_list(menu_displaylist_info_t *info, unsigned type)
          info->need_push    = true;
          break;
       case DISPLAYLIST_MAIN_MENU:
+         runloop_ctl(RUNLOOP_CTL_SYSTEM_INFO_GET, &system);
+
+         menu_displaylist_parse_settings(menu, info,
+               menu_hash_to_str(MENU_LABEL_START_CORE), PARSE_ACTION, false);
          if (!rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_IS_DUMMY_CORE, NULL))
             menu_displaylist_parse_settings(menu, info,
                   menu_hash_to_str(MENU_LABEL_CONTENT_SETTINGS), PARSE_ACTION, false);
diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.c b/menu/menu_setting.c
index bad6f74a2c..fe85202415 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.c
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.c
@@ -3265,6 +3265,14 @@ static bool setting_append_list_main_menu_options(
          general_read_handler);
    menu_settings_list_current_add_range(list, list_info, -1, 0, 1, true, false);
 
+   CONFIG_ACTION(
+         list, list_info,
+         menu_hash_to_str(MENU_LABEL_START_CORE),
+         menu_hash_to_str(MENU_LABEL_VALUE_START_CORE),
+         &group_info,
+         &subgroup_info,
+         parent_group);
+
    CONFIG_ACTION(
          list, list_info,
          menu_hash_to_str(MENU_LABEL_CONTENT_SETTINGS),