diff --git a/gfx/video_thread_wrapper.c b/gfx/video_thread_wrapper.c
index cd2167766f..e801052c43 100644
--- a/gfx/video_thread_wrapper.c
+++ b/gfx/video_thread_wrapper.c
@@ -1296,6 +1296,15 @@ void *rarch_threaded_video_get_ptr(const video_driver_t **drv)
    return thr->driver_data;
 }
 
+const char *rarch_threaded_video_get_ident(void)
+{
+   const thread_video_t *thr = (const thread_video_t*)video_driver_get_ptr(true);
+
+   if (!thr || !thr->driver)
+      return NULL;
+   return thr->driver->ident;
+}
+
 static void rarch_threaded_video_send_and_wait(thread_video_t *thr, thread_packet_t *pkt)
 {
    if (!thr || !pkt)
diff --git a/gfx/video_thread_wrapper.h b/gfx/video_thread_wrapper.h
index d9e3531bf3..529fc81caf 100644
--- a/gfx/video_thread_wrapper.h
+++ b/gfx/video_thread_wrapper.h
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ bool rarch_threaded_video_init(
  **/
 void *rarch_threaded_video_get_ptr(const video_driver_t **drv);
 
+const char *rarch_threaded_video_get_ident(void);
+
 bool rarch_threaded_video_font_init(const void **font_driver,
       void **font_handle,
       void *data, const char *font_path, float font_size,
diff --git a/menu/menu_display.c b/menu/menu_display.c
index a2b3961adc..fabc7d2936 100644
--- a/menu/menu_display.c
+++ b/menu/menu_display.c
@@ -176,9 +176,21 @@ void menu_display_free_main_font(void)
    }
 }
 
+static const char *menu_video_get_ident(void)
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_THREADS
+   settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
+
+   if (settings->video.threaded)
+      return rarch_threaded_video_get_ident();
+#endif
+
+   return video_driver_get_ident();
+}
+
 static bool menu_display_check_compatibility(enum menu_display_driver_type type)
 {
-   const char *video_driver = video_driver_get_ident();
+   const char *video_driver = menu_video_get_ident();
 
    switch (type)
    {