diff --git a/gfx/font_driver.c b/gfx/font_driver.c
index 530572943f..bb87bfe870 100644
--- a/gfx/font_driver.c
+++ b/gfx/font_driver.c
@@ -263,33 +263,14 @@ bool font_driver_init_first(const void **font_driver, void **font_handle,
       : (const void**)&font_osd_driver;
    void **new_font_handle        = font_handle ? font_handle 
       : (void**)&font_osd_data;
-
 #ifdef HAVE_THREADS
    settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
    const struct retro_hw_render_callback *hw_render =
       (const struct retro_hw_render_callback*)video_driver_callback();
 
    if (threading_hint && settings->video.threaded && !hw_render->context_type)
-   {
-      thread_packet_t pkt;
-      thread_video_t *thr = (thread_video_t*)video_driver_get_ptr(true);
-
-      if (!thr)
-         return false;
-
-      pkt.type                       = CMD_FONT_INIT;
-      pkt.data.font_init.method      = font_init_first;
-      pkt.data.font_init.font_driver = new_font_driver;
-      pkt.data.font_init.font_handle = new_font_handle;
-      pkt.data.font_init.video_data  = data;
-      pkt.data.font_init.font_path   = font_path;
-      pkt.data.font_init.font_size   = font_size;
-      pkt.data.font_init.api         = api;
-
-      rarch_threaded_video_send_and_wait(thr, &pkt);
-
-      return pkt.data.font_init.return_value;
-   }
+      return rarch_threaded_video_font_init(new_font_driver, new_font_handle,
+            data, font_path, font_size, api, font_init_first);
 #endif
 
    return font_init_first(new_font_driver, new_font_handle,
diff --git a/gfx/video_texture_c.c b/gfx/video_texture_c.c
index 7ba4d2212f..f7ff9ff9fa 100644
--- a/gfx/video_texture_c.c
+++ b/gfx/video_texture_c.c
@@ -203,11 +203,7 @@ unsigned video_texture_load(void *data,
 
    if (settings->video.threaded && !hw_render->context_type)
    {
-      thread_video_t *thr  = (thread_video_t*)video_driver_get_ptr(true);
-      thread_packet_t pkt  = { CMD_CUSTOM_COMMAND };
-
-      if (!thr)
-         return 0;
+      custom_command_method_t func = video_texture_png_load_wrap;
 
       switch (type)
       {
@@ -215,31 +211,26 @@ unsigned video_texture_load(void *data,
 #ifdef HAVE_OPENGL
             if (filter_type == TEXTURE_FILTER_MIPMAP_LINEAR ||
                   filter_type == TEXTURE_FILTER_MIPMAP_NEAREST)
-               pkt.data.custom_command.method = video_texture_png_load_wrap_gl_mipmap;
+               func = video_texture_png_load_wrap_gl_mipmap;
             else
-               pkt.data.custom_command.method = video_texture_png_load_wrap_gl;
+               func = video_texture_png_load_wrap_gl;
 #endif
             break;
          case TEXTURE_BACKEND_DIRECT3D:
 #ifdef HAVE_D3D
             if (filter_type == TEXTURE_FILTER_MIPMAP_LINEAR ||
                   filter_type == TEXTURE_FILTER_MIPMAP_NEAREST)
-               pkt.data.custom_command.method = video_texture_png_load_wrap_d3d_mipmap;
+               func = video_texture_png_load_wrap_d3d_mipmap;
             else
-               pkt.data.custom_command.method = video_texture_png_load_wrap_d3d;
+               func = video_texture_png_load_wrap_d3d;
 #endif
             break;
          case TEXTURE_BACKEND_DEFAULT:
          default:
-            pkt.data.custom_command.method = video_texture_png_load_wrap;
             break;
       }
 
-      pkt.data.custom_command.data   = (void*)data;
-
-      rarch_threaded_video_send_and_wait(thr, &pkt);
-
-      return pkt.data.custom_command.return_value;
+      return rarch_threaded_video_texture_load(data, func);
    }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/gfx/video_thread_wrapper.c b/gfx/video_thread_wrapper.c
index 4623f599c1..a5a861a8ea 100644
--- a/gfx/video_thread_wrapper.c
+++ b/gfx/video_thread_wrapper.c
@@ -1226,3 +1226,44 @@ void rarch_threaded_video_send_and_wait(thread_video_t *thr, thread_packet_t *pk
       return;
    thr->send_and_wait(thr, pkt);
 }
+
+bool rarch_threaded_video_font_init(const void **font_driver, void **font_handle,
+      void *data, const char *font_path, float font_size,
+      enum font_driver_render_api api, custom_font_command_method_t func)
+{
+   thread_packet_t pkt;
+   thread_video_t *thr = (thread_video_t*)video_driver_get_ptr(true);
+
+   if (!thr)
+      return false;
+
+   pkt.type                       = CMD_FONT_INIT;
+   pkt.data.font_init.method      = func;
+   pkt.data.font_init.font_driver = font_driver;
+   pkt.data.font_init.font_handle = font_handle;
+   pkt.data.font_init.video_data  = data;
+   pkt.data.font_init.font_path   = font_path;
+   pkt.data.font_init.font_size   = font_size;
+   pkt.data.font_init.api         = api;
+
+   rarch_threaded_video_send_and_wait(thr, &pkt);
+
+   return pkt.data.font_init.return_value;
+}
+
+unsigned rarch_threaded_video_texture_load(void *data,
+      custom_command_method_t func)
+{
+   thread_video_t *thr  = (thread_video_t*)video_driver_get_ptr(true);
+   thread_packet_t pkt  = { CMD_CUSTOM_COMMAND };
+
+   if (!thr)
+      return 0;
+
+   pkt.data.custom_command.method = func;
+   pkt.data.custom_command.data   = (void*)data;
+
+   rarch_threaded_video_send_and_wait(thr, &pkt);
+
+   return pkt.data.custom_command.return_value;
+}
diff --git a/gfx/video_thread_wrapper.h b/gfx/video_thread_wrapper.h
index 3ac57171c5..625198a0d0 100644
--- a/gfx/video_thread_wrapper.h
+++ b/gfx/video_thread_wrapper.h
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ enum thread_cmd
    CMD_DUMMY = INT_MAX
 };
 
+typedef int (*custom_command_method_t)(void*);
+
+typedef bool (*custom_font_command_method_t)(const void **font_driver,
+      void **font_handle, void *video_data, const char *font_path,
+      float font_size, enum font_driver_render_api api);
 
 typedef struct
 {
@@ -127,16 +132,14 @@ typedef struct
 
       struct
       {
-         int (*method)(void*);
+         custom_command_method_t method;
          void* data;
          int return_value;
       } custom_command;
 
       struct
       {
-         bool (*method)(const void **font_driver,
-                        void **font_handle, void *video_data, const char *font_path,
-                        float font_size, enum font_driver_render_api api);
+         custom_font_command_method_t method;
          const void **font_driver;
          void **font_handle;
          void *video_data;
@@ -187,6 +190,14 @@ void *rarch_threaded_video_get_ptr(const video_driver_t **drv);
 
 const char *rarch_threaded_video_get_ident(void);
 
+bool rarch_threaded_video_font_init(const void **font_driver,
+      void **font_handle,
+      void *data, const char *font_path, float font_size,
+      enum font_driver_render_api api, custom_font_command_method_t func);
+
+unsigned rarch_threaded_video_texture_load(void *data,
+      custom_command_method_t func);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif