diff --git a/menu/drivers/materialui.c b/menu/drivers/materialui.c
index 90e030f077..7698dfe5b5 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/materialui.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/materialui.c
@@ -432,7 +432,8 @@ end:
 static void mui_render(void *data)
 {
    size_t i             = 0;
-   float delta_time, dt;
+   menu_animation_ctx_delta_t delta;
+   float delta_time;
    unsigned bottom, width, height, header_height;
    mui_handle_t *mui    = (mui_handle_t*)data;
    settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
@@ -443,8 +444,11 @@ static void mui_render(void *data)
    video_driver_get_size(&width, &height);
 
    menu_animation_ctl(MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_DELTA_TIME, &delta_time);
-   dt = delta_time / IDEAL_DT;
-   menu_animation_ctl(MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_UPDATE, &dt);
+
+   delta.current = delta_time;
+
+   if (menu_animation_ctl(MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_IDEAL_DELTA_TIME_GET, &delta))
+      menu_animation_ctl(MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_UPDATE, &delta.ideal);
 
    menu_display_ctl(MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_SET_WIDTH,  &width);
    menu_display_ctl(MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_SET_HEIGHT, &height);
diff --git a/menu/drivers/xmb.c b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
index 5129724a14..5b6c05b3c9 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/xmb.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
@@ -1743,9 +1743,10 @@ static void xmb_draw_cursor(xmb_handle_t *xmb,
 
 static void xmb_render(void *data)
 {
-   float delta_time, dt;
+   float delta_time;
    size_t i, selection;
-   unsigned end, height  = 0;
+   menu_animation_ctx_delta_t delta;
+   unsigned end, height     = 0;
    settings_t   *settings   = config_get_ptr();
    xmb_handle_t *xmb        = (xmb_handle_t*)data;
 
@@ -1753,8 +1754,11 @@ static void xmb_render(void *data)
       return;
 
    menu_animation_ctl(MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_DELTA_TIME, &delta_time);
-   dt = delta_time / IDEAL_DT;
-   menu_animation_ctl(MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_UPDATE, &dt);
+
+   delta.current = delta_time;
+
+   if (menu_animation_ctl(MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_IDEAL_DELTA_TIME_GET, &delta))
+      menu_animation_ctl(MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_UPDATE, &delta.ideal);
 
    video_driver_get_size(NULL, &height);
 
diff --git a/menu/menu_animation.c b/menu/menu_animation.c
index 792853dcf7..4a955b9c4a 100644
--- a/menu/menu_animation.c
+++ b/menu/menu_animation.c
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #include "../configuration.h"
 #include "../performance.h"
 
+#define IDEAL_DT (1.0 / 60.0 * 1000000.0)
+
 struct tween
 {
    bool        alive;
@@ -510,6 +512,7 @@ static bool menu_animation_push(menu_animation_t *anim, void *data)
    return true;
 }
 
+
 bool menu_animation_ctl(enum menu_animation_ctl_state state, void *data)
 {
    static menu_animation_t anim;
@@ -686,6 +689,15 @@ bool menu_animation_ctl(enum menu_animation_ctl_state state, void *data)
             animation_is_active = true;
          }
          break;
+      case MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_IDEAL_DELTA_TIME_GET:
+         {
+            menu_animation_ctx_delta_t *delta = 
+               (menu_animation_ctx_delta_t*)data;
+            if (!delta)
+               return false;
+            delta->ideal = delta->current / IDEAL_DT;
+         }
+         break;
       case MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_PUSH:
          return menu_animation_push(&anim, data);
       case MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_NONE:
diff --git a/menu/menu_animation.h b/menu/menu_animation.h
index 19dd329e81..5f031e1871 100644
--- a/menu/menu_animation.h
+++ b/menu/menu_animation.h
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <boolean.h>
 
-#ifndef IDEAL_DT
-#define IDEAL_DT (1.0 / 60.0 * 1000000.0)
-#endif
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
@@ -45,7 +41,8 @@ enum menu_animation_ctl_state
    MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_KILL_BY_TAG,
    MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_KILL_BY_SUBJECT,
    MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_TICKER,
-   MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_PUSH
+   MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_PUSH,
+   MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_IDEAL_DELTA_TIME_GET
 };
 
 enum menu_animation_easing_type
@@ -94,6 +91,12 @@ enum menu_animation_easing_type
    EASING_OUT_IN_BOUNCE
 };
 
+typedef struct menu_animation_ctx_delta
+{
+   float current;
+   float ideal;
+} menu_animation_ctx_delta_t;
+
 typedef struct menu_animation_ctx_tag
 {
    int id;
diff --git a/menu/menu_input.c b/menu/menu_input.c
index c95398ae7a..d5599e0997 100644
--- a/menu/menu_input.c
+++ b/menu/menu_input.c
@@ -1267,6 +1267,7 @@ static unsigned menu_input_frame_build(retro_input_t trigger_input)
 unsigned menu_input_frame_retropad(retro_input_t input,
       retro_input_t trigger_input)
 {
+   menu_animation_ctx_delta_t delta;
    float delta_time;
    static bool initial_held                = true;
    static bool first_held                  = false;
@@ -1328,7 +1329,10 @@ unsigned menu_input_frame_retropad(retro_input_t input,
 
    menu_animation_ctl(MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_DELTA_TIME, &delta_time);
 
-   menu_input->delay.count += delta_time / IDEAL_DT;
+   delta.current = delta_time;
+
+   if (menu_animation_ctl(MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_IDEAL_DELTA_TIME_GET, &delta))
+      menu_input->delay.count += delta.ideal;
 
    if (menu_input->keyboard.display)
    {