diff --git a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
index 7c4d89060e..0044857894 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
@@ -235,17 +235,7 @@ static int menu_common_setting_set_current_path_selection(
          break;
    }
 
-   if (setting->change_handler)
-      setting->change_handler(setting);
-
-   if (setting->flags & SD_FLAG_EXIT
-         && setting->cmd_trigger.triggered)
-   {
-      setting->cmd_trigger.triggered = false;
-      return -1;
-   }
-
-   return 0;
+   return menu_action_setting_apply(setting);
 }
 
 static int menu_common_setting_set_current_string_path(
@@ -253,17 +243,7 @@ static int menu_common_setting_set_current_string_path(
 {
    fill_pathname_join(setting->value.string, dir, path, setting->size);
 
-   if (setting->change_handler)
-      setting->change_handler(setting);
-
-   if (setting->flags & SD_FLAG_EXIT
-         && setting->cmd_trigger.triggered)
-   {
-      setting->cmd_trigger.triggered = false;
-      return -1;
-   }
-
-   return 0;
+   return menu_action_setting_apply(setting);
 }
 
 int menu_common_set_current_string_based_on_label(
@@ -286,17 +266,7 @@ int menu_common_setting_set_current_string(
 {
    strlcpy(setting->value.string, str, setting->size);
 
-   if (setting->change_handler)
-      setting->change_handler(setting);
-
-   if (setting->flags & SD_FLAG_EXIT
-         && setting->cmd_trigger.triggered)
-   {
-      setting->cmd_trigger.triggered = false;
-      return -1;
-   }
-
-   return 0;
+   return menu_action_setting_apply(setting);
 }
 
 static int handle_setting(rarch_setting_t *setting,
@@ -317,16 +287,7 @@ static int handle_setting(rarch_setting_t *setting,
       if (action == MENU_ACTION_START)
       {
          *setting->value.string = '\0';
-
-         if (setting->change_handler)
-            setting->change_handler(setting);
-
-         if (setting->flags & SD_FLAG_EXIT
-               && setting->cmd_trigger.triggered)
-         {
-            setting->cmd_trigger.triggered = false;
-            return -1;
-         }
+         return menu_action_setting_apply(setting);
       }
       return 0;
    }
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_action.c b/frontend/menu/menu_action.c
index c38d35f9c1..c484dd14ec 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_action.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_action.c
@@ -18,6 +18,21 @@
 #include "menu_input_line_cb.h"
 #include "menu_action.h"
 
+int menu_action_setting_apply(rarch_setting_t *setting)
+{
+   if (setting->change_handler)
+      setting->change_handler(setting);
+
+   if (setting->flags & SD_FLAG_EXIT
+         && setting->cmd_trigger.triggered)
+   {
+      setting->cmd_trigger.triggered = false;
+      return -1;
+   }
+
+   return 0;
+}
+
 int menu_action_setting_boolean(
       rarch_setting_t *setting, unsigned action)
 {
@@ -61,17 +76,7 @@ int menu_action_setting_boolean(
       }
    }
 
-   if (setting->change_handler)
-      setting->change_handler(setting);
-
-   if (setting->flags & SD_FLAG_EXIT
-         && setting->cmd_trigger.triggered)
-   {
-      setting->cmd_trigger.triggered = false;
-      return -1;
-   }
-
-   return 0;
+   return menu_action_setting_apply(setting);
 }
 
 int menu_action_setting_unsigned_integer(
@@ -124,17 +129,7 @@ int menu_action_setting_unsigned_integer(
       }
    } 
 
-   if (setting->change_handler)
-      setting->change_handler(setting);
-
-   if (setting->flags & SD_FLAG_EXIT
-         && setting->cmd_trigger.triggered)
-   {
-      setting->cmd_trigger.triggered = false;
-      return -1;
-   }
-
-   return 0;
+   return menu_action_setting_apply(setting);
 }
 
 int menu_action_setting_fraction(
@@ -221,17 +216,7 @@ int menu_action_setting_fraction(
       }
    }
 
-   if (setting->change_handler)
-      setting->change_handler(setting);
-
-   if (setting->flags & SD_FLAG_EXIT
-         && setting->cmd_trigger.triggered)
-   {
-      setting->cmd_trigger.triggered = false;
-      return -1;
-   }
-
-   return 0;
+   return menu_action_setting_apply(setting);
 }
 
 void menu_action_setting_driver(
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_action.h b/frontend/menu/menu_action.h
index b48e215e3b..6fb4a8b5f0 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_action.h
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_action.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 #include "../../settings_data.h"
 
+int menu_action_setting_apply(rarch_setting_t *setting);
+
 int menu_action_setting_boolean(
       rarch_setting_t *setting, unsigned action);