diff --git a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
index 0044857894..f92b00bf4b 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
@@ -238,37 +238,6 @@ static int menu_common_setting_set_current_path_selection(
    return menu_action_setting_apply(setting);
 }
 
-static int menu_common_setting_set_current_string_path(
-      rarch_setting_t *setting, const char *dir, const char *path)
-{
-   fill_pathname_join(setting->value.string, dir, path, setting->size);
-
-   return menu_action_setting_apply(setting);
-}
-
-int menu_common_set_current_string_based_on_label(
-      const char *label, const char *str)
-{
-   if (!strcmp(label, "video_shader_preset_save_as"))
-   {
-#ifdef HAVE_SHADER_MANAGER
-      if (driver.menu_ctx && driver.menu_ctx->backend
-            && driver.menu_ctx->backend->shader_manager_save_preset)
-         driver.menu_ctx->backend->shader_manager_save_preset(str, false);
-#endif
-   }
-
-   return 0;
-}
-
-int menu_common_setting_set_current_string(
-      rarch_setting_t *setting, const char *str)
-{
-   strlcpy(setting->value.string, str, setting->size);
-
-   return menu_action_setting_apply(setting);
-}
-
 static int handle_setting(rarch_setting_t *setting,
       unsigned id, const char *label, unsigned action)
 {
@@ -1237,7 +1206,7 @@ static int menu_action_ok(const char *menu_path,
          }
          else if ((setting && setting->type == ST_PATH))
          {
-            menu_common_setting_set_current_string_path(setting, menu_path, path);
+            menu_action_setting_set_current_string_path(setting, menu_path, path);
             menu_entries_pop_stack(driver.menu->menu_stack, setting->name);
          }
          else if (!strcmp(menu_label, "disk_image_append"))
@@ -1296,7 +1265,7 @@ static int menu_action_ok(const char *menu_path,
       case MENU_FILE_AUDIOFILTER:
       case MENU_FILE_VIDEOFILTER:
 
-         menu_common_setting_set_current_string_path(setting, menu_path, path);
+         menu_action_setting_set_current_string_path(setting, menu_path, path);
          menu_entries_pop_stack(driver.menu->menu_stack, setting->name);
 
          return 0;
@@ -1370,7 +1339,7 @@ static int menu_action_ok(const char *menu_path,
 
          if (setting && setting->type == ST_DIR)
          {
-            menu_common_setting_set_current_string(setting, menu_path);
+            menu_action_setting_set_current_string(setting, menu_path);
             menu_entries_pop_stack(driver.menu->menu_stack, setting->name);
          }
 
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_action.c b/frontend/menu/menu_action.c
index c484dd14ec..54813f66c9 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_action.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_action.c
@@ -246,3 +246,34 @@ void menu_action_setting_driver(
       }
    }
 }
+
+int menu_action_setting_set_current_string(
+      rarch_setting_t *setting, const char *str)
+{
+   strlcpy(setting->value.string, str, setting->size);
+
+   return menu_action_setting_apply(setting);
+}
+
+int menu_action_set_current_string_based_on_label(
+      const char *label, const char *str)
+{
+   if (!strcmp(label, "video_shader_preset_save_as"))
+   {
+#ifdef HAVE_SHADER_MANAGER
+      if (driver.menu_ctx && driver.menu_ctx->backend
+            && driver.menu_ctx->backend->shader_manager_save_preset)
+         driver.menu_ctx->backend->shader_manager_save_preset(str, false);
+#endif
+   }
+
+   return 0;
+}
+
+int menu_action_setting_set_current_string_path(
+      rarch_setting_t *setting, const char *dir, const char *path)
+{
+   fill_pathname_join(setting->value.string, dir, path, setting->size);
+
+   return menu_action_setting_apply(setting);
+}
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_action.h b/frontend/menu/menu_action.h
index 6fb4a8b5f0..17cff7eac7 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_action.h
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_action.h
@@ -33,4 +33,13 @@ int menu_action_setting_unsigned_integer(
 void menu_action_setting_driver(
       rarch_setting_t *setting, unsigned action);
 
+int menu_action_set_current_string_based_on_label(
+      const char *label, const char *str);
+
+int menu_action_setting_set_current_string(
+      rarch_setting_t *setting, const char *str);
+
+int menu_action_setting_set_current_string_path(
+      rarch_setting_t *setting, const char *dir, const char *path);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_input_line_cb.c b/frontend/menu/menu_input_line_cb.c
index 1ec46d0fc4..fdeaa2f62c 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_input_line_cb.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_input_line_cb.c
@@ -25,16 +25,11 @@
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include "menu_common.h"
+#include "menu_action.h"
 #include "../../input/keyboard_line.h"
 #include "menu_input_line_cb.h"
 #include "../../settings_data.h"
 
-/* forward decls */
-int menu_common_setting_set_current_string(rarch_setting_t *setting,
-      const char *str);
-int menu_common_set_current_string_based_on_label(
-      const char *label, const char *str);
-
 void menu_key_start_line(void *data, const char *label,
       const char *label_setting, input_keyboard_line_complete_t cb)
 {
@@ -100,9 +95,10 @@ void st_string_callback(void *userdata, const char *str)
       if ((current_setting = (rarch_setting_t*)
                setting_data_find_setting(
                   setting_data, menu->keyboard.label_setting)))
-         menu_common_setting_set_current_string(current_setting, str);
+         menu_action_setting_set_current_string(current_setting, str);
       else
-         menu_common_set_current_string_based_on_label(menu->keyboard.label_setting, str);
+         menu_action_set_current_string_based_on_label(
+               menu->keyboard.label_setting, str);
    }
    menu_key_end_line(menu);
 }