diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_common.c b/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
index 3c275aa5c0..61e89c26e3 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include "../../driver.h"
 #include "../../file.h"
 #include "../../file_ext.h"
-#include "menu_context.h"
 #include "../../input/input_common.h"
 
 #include "../../compat/posix_string.h"
@@ -384,7 +383,7 @@ bool load_menu_game(void)
 
 void menu_init(void)
 {
-   if (!menu_ctx_init_first(&menu_ctx, &rgui))
+   if (!menu_ctx_init_first(&menu_ctx, ((void**)&rgui)))
    {
       RARCH_ERR("Could not initialize menu.\n");
       rarch_fail(1, "menu_init()");
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_common.h b/frontend/menu/menu_common.h
index 3dbd0bfe34..9c5f2fa2b9 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_common.h
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_common.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "../../performance.h"
 #include "../../core_info.h"
+#include "menu_context.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_RGUI
 #define MENU_TEXTURE_FULLSCREEN false
@@ -377,9 +378,7 @@ void menu_key_event(bool down, unsigned keycode, uint32_t character, uint16_t ke
 void menu_populate_entries(void *data, unsigned menu_type);
 unsigned menu_type_is(unsigned type);
 
-#ifdef HAVE_RMENU
-void rgui_init_textures(void *data);
-#endif
+extern const menu_ctx_driver_t *menu_ctx;
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_context.c b/frontend/menu/menu_context.c
index 95c9b080e9..12934221fd 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_context.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_context.c
@@ -45,9 +45,11 @@ const menu_ctx_driver_t *menu_ctx_find_driver(const char *ident)
    return NULL;
 }
 
-bool menu_ctx_init_first(const menu_ctx_driver_t **driver, rgui_handle_t **handle)
+bool menu_ctx_init_first(const menu_ctx_driver_t **driver, void **data)
 {
    unsigned i;
+   rgui_handle_t **handle = (rgui_handle_t**)data;
+
    if (!menu_ctx_drivers[0])
       return false;
 
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_context.h b/frontend/menu/menu_context.h
index 7d53c9e179..61a04b5079 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_context.h
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_context.h
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@
 
 typedef struct menu_ctx_driver
 {
-   void (*set_texture)(void*, bool);
-   void (*render_messagebox)(void*, const char*);
-   void (*render)(void*);
+   void  (*set_texture)(void*, bool);
+   void  (*render_messagebox)(void*, const char*);
+   void  (*render)(void*);
    void* (*init)(void);
-   void (*free)(void*);
+   void  (*free)(void*);
+   void  (*init_assets)(void*);
+   void  (*free_assets)(void*);
 
    // Human readable string.
    const char *ident;
@@ -43,6 +45,6 @@ extern const menu_ctx_driver_t menu_ctx_rmenu_xui;
 extern const menu_ctx_driver_t menu_ctx_rgui;
 
 const menu_ctx_driver_t *menu_ctx_find_driver(const char *ident); // Finds driver with ident. Does not initialize.
-bool menu_ctx_init_first(const menu_ctx_driver_t **driver, rgui_handle_t **handle); // Finds first suitable driver and initializes.
+bool menu_ctx_init_first(const menu_ctx_driver_t **driver, void **handle); // Finds first suitable driver and initializes.
 
 #endif
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_settings.c b/frontend/menu/menu_settings.c
index fa90a4bc77..e9c607c3fc 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_settings.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_settings.c
@@ -948,9 +948,9 @@ int menu_set_settings(void *data, unsigned setting, unsigned action)
                g_extern.lifecycle_state &= ~(1ULL << MODE_VIDEO_PAL_TEMPORAL_ENABLE);
             }
             driver.video->restart();
-#ifdef HAVE_RMENU
-            rgui_init_textures(rgui);
-#endif
+
+            if (menu_ctx && menu_ctx->init_assets)
+               menu_ctx->init_assets(rgui);
          }
          break;
       case RGUI_SETTINGS_VIDEO_PAL60:
@@ -967,7 +967,8 @@ int menu_set_settings(void *data, unsigned setting, unsigned action)
                      g_extern.lifecycle_state |= (1ULL << MODE_VIDEO_PAL_TEMPORAL_ENABLE);
 
                   driver.video->restart();
-                  rgui_init_textures(rgui);
+                  if (menu_ctx && menu_ctx->init_assets)
+                     menu_ctx->init_assets(rgui);
                }
                break;
             case RGUI_ACTION_START:
@@ -976,7 +977,8 @@ int menu_set_settings(void *data, unsigned setting, unsigned action)
                   g_extern.lifecycle_state &= ~(1ULL << MODE_VIDEO_PAL_TEMPORAL_ENABLE);
 
                   driver.video->restart();
-                  rgui_init_textures(rgui);
+                  if (menu_ctx && menu_ctx->init_assets)
+                     menu_ctx->init_assets(rgui);
                }
                break;
          }
diff --git a/frontend/menu/rgui.c b/frontend/menu/rgui.c
index d60c1ba01e..e46ef2caac 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/rgui.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/rgui.c
@@ -583,5 +583,7 @@ const menu_ctx_driver_t menu_ctx_rgui = {
    rgui_render,
    rgui_init,
    rgui_free,
+   NULL,
+   NULL,
    "rgui",
 };
diff --git a/frontend/menu/rmenu_disp.c b/frontend/menu/rmenu_disp.c
index 593bf0f609..4d419d8038 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/rmenu_disp.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/rmenu_disp.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static void render_background(rgui_handle_t *rgui)
 {
 }
 
-static void rgui_render_messagebox(void *data, const char *message)
+static void rmenu_render_messagebox(void *data, const char *message)
 {
    font_params_t font_parms;
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static void rgui_render_messagebox(void *data, const char *message)
 }
 
 
-static void rgui_render(void *data)
+static void rmenu_render(void *data)
 {
    if (!render_normal)
    {
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ void rmenu_set_texture(void *data, bool enable)
    }
 }
 
-void rgui_init_textures(void *data)
+static void rmenu_init_assets(void *data)
 {
    rgui_handle_t *rgui = (rgui_handle_t*)data;
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU_PANEL
@@ -405,19 +405,19 @@ void rgui_init_textures(void *data)
    rmenu_set_texture(rgui, true);
 }
 
-static void *rgui_init(void)
+static void *rmenu_init(void)
 {
    rgui_handle_t *rgui = (rgui_handle_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(*rgui));
 
    menu_texture = (struct texture_image*)calloc(1, sizeof(*menu_texture));
    menu_panel = (struct texture_image*)calloc(1, sizeof(*menu_panel));
 
-   rgui_init_textures(rgui);
+   rmenu_init_assets(rgui);
 
    return rgui;
 }
 
-static void rgui_free(void *data)
+static void rmenu_free_assets(void *data)
 {
 #ifdef _XBOX1
    if (menu_panel->vertex_buf)
@@ -456,6 +456,11 @@ static void rgui_free(void *data)
 #endif
 }
 
+static void rmenu_free(void *data)
+{
+   rmenu_free_assets(data);
+}
+
 int rgui_input_postprocess(void *data, uint64_t old_state)
 {
    (void)data;
@@ -476,9 +481,11 @@ int rgui_input_postprocess(void *data, uint64_t old_state)
 
 const menu_ctx_driver_t menu_ctx_rmenu = {
    rmenu_set_texture,
-   rgui_render_messagebox,
-   rgui_render,
-   rgui_init,
-   rgui_free,
+   rmenu_render_messagebox,
+   rmenu_render,
+   rmenu_init,
+   rmenu_free,
+   rmenu_init_assets,
+   rmenu_free_assets,
    "rmenu",
 };