diff --git a/netplay.c b/netplay.c
index 486f56adfb..fadd9364ac 100644
--- a/netplay.c
+++ b/netplay.c
@@ -1805,6 +1805,12 @@ bool netplay_driver_ctl(enum rarch_netplay_ctl_state state, void *data)
 
    switch (state)
    {
+      case RARCH_NETPLAY_CTL_POST_FRAME:
+         netplay_post_frame((netplay_t*)driver->netplay_data);
+         break;
+      case RARCH_NETPLAY_CTL_PRE_FRAME:
+         netplay_pre_frame((netplay_t*)driver->netplay_data);
+         break;
       case RARCH_NETPLAY_CTL_FLIP_PLAYERS:
          {
             bool *state = (bool*)data;
diff --git a/netplay.h b/netplay.h
index 6544b75969..9845173bf7 100644
--- a/netplay.h
+++ b/netplay.h
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ enum rarch_netplay_ctl_state
 {
    RARCH_NETPLAY_CTL_NONE = 0,
    RARCH_NETPLAY_CTL_FLIP_PLAYERS,
-   RARCH_NETPLAY_CTL_FULLSCREEN_TOGGLE
+   RARCH_NETPLAY_CTL_FULLSCREEN_TOGGLE,
+   RARCH_NETPLAY_CTL_POST_FRAME,
+   RARCH_NETPLAY_CTL_PRE_FRAME
 };
 
 /* TODO: most of this, actually */
diff --git a/runloop.c b/runloop.c
index 055a6f07d8..2edf8c75f0 100644
--- a/runloop.c
+++ b/runloop.c
@@ -1167,8 +1167,7 @@ int rarch_main_iterate(unsigned *sleep_ms)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_NETPLAY
-   if (driver->netplay_data)
-      netplay_pre_frame((netplay_t*)driver->netplay_data);
+   netplay_driver_ctl(RARCH_NETPLAY_CTL_PRE_FRAME, NULL);
 #endif
 
    if (bsv_movie_ctl(BSV_MOVIE_CTL_IS_INITED, NULL))
@@ -1214,8 +1213,7 @@ int rarch_main_iterate(unsigned *sleep_ms)
       bsv_movie_ctl(BSV_MOVIE_CTL_SET_FRAME_END, NULL);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_NETPLAY
-   if (driver->netplay_data)
-      netplay_post_frame((netplay_t*)driver->netplay_data);
+   netplay_driver_ctl(RARCH_NETPLAY_CTL_POST_FRAME, NULL);
 #endif
 
 #if defined(HAVE_THREADS)