diff --git a/menu/widgets/menu_widgets.c b/menu/widgets/menu_widgets.c
index d8f4a8c3b2..e71dcfa414 100644
--- a/menu/widgets/menu_widgets.c
+++ b/menu/widgets/menu_widgets.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "../../msg_hash.h"
 
 #include "../../tasks/task_content.h"
+#include "../../ui/ui_companion_driver.h"
 
 #include "../menu_driver.h"
 #include "../menu_animation.h"
@@ -293,7 +294,8 @@ static void msg_widget_msg_transition_animation_done(void *userdata)
 static bool menu_widgets_msg_queue_push_internal(retro_task_t *task, const char *msg,
       unsigned duration,
       char *title,
-      enum message_queue_icon icon, enum message_queue_category category)
+      enum message_queue_icon icon, enum message_queue_category category,
+      unsigned prio, bool flush)
 {
    menu_widget_msg_t* msg_widget = NULL;
 
@@ -304,6 +306,9 @@ static bool menu_widgets_msg_queue_push_internal(retro_task_t *task, const char
    runloop_msg_queue_lock();
    #endif
 
+   ui_companion_driver_msg_queue_push(msg,
+      prio, task ? duration : duration * 60 / 1000, flush);
+
    if (fifo_write_avail(msg_queue) > 0)
    {
       /* Get current msg if it exists */
@@ -466,9 +471,10 @@ static bool menu_widgets_msg_queue_push_internal(retro_task_t *task, const char
 bool menu_widgets_msg_queue_push(const char *msg,
       unsigned duration,
       char *title,
-      enum message_queue_icon icon, enum message_queue_category category)
+      enum message_queue_icon icon, enum message_queue_category category,
+      unsigned prio, bool flush)
 {
-   return menu_widgets_msg_queue_push_internal(NULL, msg, duration, title, icon, category);
+   return menu_widgets_msg_queue_push_internal(NULL, msg, duration, title, icon, category, prio, flush);
 }
 
 static void menu_widgets_unfold_end(void *userdata)
@@ -1944,13 +1950,16 @@ void menu_widgets_take_screenshot(void)
    menu_animation_push(&entry);
 }
 
-bool menu_widgets_task_msg_queue_push(retro_task_t *task)
+bool menu_widgets_task_msg_queue_push(retro_task_t *task,
+      const char *msg,
+      unsigned prio, unsigned duration,
+      bool flush)
 {
    if (!menu_widgets_inited)
       return false;
 
    if (task->title != NULL && !task->mute)
-      menu_widgets_msg_queue_push_internal(task, NULL, 0, NULL, MESSAGE_QUEUE_CATEGORY_INFO, MESSAGE_QUEUE_ICON_DEFAULT);
+      menu_widgets_msg_queue_push_internal(task, msg, duration, NULL, MESSAGE_QUEUE_CATEGORY_INFO, MESSAGE_QUEUE_ICON_DEFAULT, prio, flush);
 
    return true;
 }
diff --git a/menu/widgets/menu_widgets.h b/menu/widgets/menu_widgets.h
index 98a0d0a61a..2df2b62aac 100644
--- a/menu/widgets/menu_widgets.h
+++ b/menu/widgets/menu_widgets.h
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ bool menu_widgets_ready(void);
 bool menu_widgets_msg_queue_push(const char *msg,
       unsigned duration,
       char *title,
-      enum message_queue_icon icon, enum message_queue_category category);
+      enum message_queue_icon icon, enum message_queue_category category,
+      unsigned prio, bool flush);
 
 bool menu_widgets_volume_update_and_show(void);
 
@@ -54,7 +55,10 @@ bool menu_widgets_set_paused(bool is_paused);
 bool menu_widgets_set_fast_forward(bool is_fast_forward);
 bool menu_widgets_set_rewind(bool is_rewind);
 
-bool menu_widgets_task_msg_queue_push(retro_task_t *task);
+bool menu_widgets_task_msg_queue_push(retro_task_t *task,
+      const char *msg,
+      unsigned prio, unsigned duration,
+      bool flush);
 
 void menu_widgets_take_screenshot(void);
 
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index dd8f098043..7459cb79c3 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -2445,7 +2445,7 @@ void runloop_task_msg_queue_push(retro_task_t *task, const char *msg,
       bool flush)
 {
 #if defined(HAVE_MENU) && defined(HAVE_MENU_WIDGETS)
-   if (!video_driver_has_widgets() || !menu_widgets_task_msg_queue_push(task))
+   if (!video_driver_has_widgets() || !menu_widgets_task_msg_queue_push(task, msg, prio, duration, flush))
 #endif
       runloop_msg_queue_push(msg, prio, duration, flush, NULL, MESSAGE_QUEUE_ICON_DEFAULT, MESSAGE_QUEUE_CATEGORY_INFO);
 }
@@ -2460,8 +2460,8 @@ void runloop_msg_queue_push(const char *msg,
 
 #if defined(HAVE_MENU) && defined(HAVE_MENU_WIDGETS)
    /* People have 60FPS in mind when they use runloop_msg_queue_push */
-   if (video_driver_has_widgets() && menu_widgets_msg_queue_push(msg, duration / 60 * 1000, title, icon, category))
-     return;
+   if (video_driver_has_widgets() && menu_widgets_msg_queue_push(msg, duration / 60 * 1000, title, icon, category, prio, flush))
+      return;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_THREADS