diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.c b/menu/menu_driver.c
index 78d8f57f22..01af9bd8f8 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.c
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.c
@@ -395,11 +395,14 @@ void menu_driver_free(menu_handle_t *menu)
 void menu_driver_render_messagebox(const char *msg)
 {
    const menu_ctx_driver_t *driver = menu_ctx_driver_get_ptr();
+   const ui_companion_driver_t *ui = ui_companion_get_ptr();
    if (!msg)
       return;
 
    if (driver->render_messagebox && msg[0] != '\0')
       driver->render_messagebox(msg);
+   if (ui->render_messagebox && msg[0] != '\0')
+      ui->render_messagebox(msg);
 }
 
 void menu_driver_render(void)
diff --git a/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoatouch_menu.m b/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoatouch_menu.m
index f34ac43561..c77e251cc2 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoatouch_menu.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoatouch_menu.m
@@ -596,6 +596,17 @@ didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
    */
 }
 
+-(void)renderMessageBox:(NSString *)msg
+{
+    UIAlertView *message = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:@"Help"
+                                                      message:msg
+                                                     delegate:nil
+                                            cancelButtonTitle:@"OK"
+                                            otherButtonTitles:nil];
+     
+    [message show];
+}
+
 @end
 
 @interface RAMainMenu : RAMenuBase<RAMenuActioner>
diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m
index fb8282d401..24e3701342 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m
@@ -493,5 +493,6 @@ const ui_companion_driver_t ui_companion_cocoa = {
    ui_companion_cocoa_event_command,
    ui_companion_cocoa_notify_content_loaded,
    ui_companion_cocoa_notify_list_pushed,
+   NULL,
    "cocoa",
 };
diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
index 567b138b2e..abef71f272 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "../../frontend/frontend.h"
 #include "../../runloop_data.h"
 
+static char msg_old[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
 static id apple_platform;
 static CFRunLoopObserverRef iterate_observer;
 
@@ -403,6 +404,11 @@ enum
   [self.mainmenu reloadData];
 }
 
+- (void)mainMenuRenderMessageBox:(NSString *)msg
+{
+  [self.mainmenu renderMessageBox:msg];
+}
+
 @end
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
@@ -512,6 +518,17 @@ static void ui_companion_cocoatouch_notify_list_pushed(void *data,
       [ap mainMenuRefresh];
 }
 
+static void ui_companion_cocoatouch_render_messagebox(const char *msg)
+{
+   RetroArch_iOS *ap   = (RetroArch_iOS *)apple_platform;
+
+   if (ap && strcmp(msg, msg_old))
+   {
+      [ap mainMenuRenderMessageBox: [NSString stringWithUTF8String:msg]];
+      strlcpy(msg_old, msg, sizeof(msg_old));
+   }
+}
+
 const ui_companion_driver_t ui_companion_cocoatouch = {
    ui_companion_cocoatouch_init,
    ui_companion_cocoatouch_deinit,
@@ -520,5 +537,6 @@ const ui_companion_driver_t ui_companion_cocoatouch = {
    ui_companion_cocoatouch_event_command,
    ui_companion_cocoatouch_notify_content_loaded,
    ui_companion_cocoatouch_notify_list_pushed,
+   ui_companion_cocoatouch_render_messagebox,
    "cocoatouch",
 };
diff --git a/ui/ui_companion_driver.h b/ui/ui_companion_driver.h
index 17f08ec4c9..0db75aa573 100644
--- a/ui/ui_companion_driver.h
+++ b/ui/ui_companion_driver.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ typedef struct ui_companion_driver
    void (*event_command)(void *data, enum event_command action);
    void (*notify_content_loaded)(void *data);
    void (*notify_list_loaded)(void *data, file_list_t *list, file_list_t *menu_list);
+   void (*render_messagebox)(const char *msg);
    const char *ident;
 } ui_companion_driver_t;