diff --git a/console/console_settings.c b/console/console_settings.c
index 243b3d1cc4..99b59be4f5 100644
--- a/console/console_settings.c
+++ b/console/console_settings.c
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ void rarch_settings_change(unsigned setting)
 {
    switch(setting)
    {
+      case S_HW_TEXTURE_FILTER:
+         g_settings.video.smooth = !g_settings.video.smooth;
+         break;
+      case S_HW_TEXTURE_FILTER_2:
+	 g_settings.video.second_pass_smooth = !g_settings.video.second_pass_smooth;
+         break;
       case S_OVERSCAN_DECREMENT:
          g_console.overscan_amount -= 0.01f;
 	 g_console.overscan_enable = true;
@@ -79,6 +85,12 @@ void rarch_settings_default(unsigned setting)
 {
    switch(setting)
    {
+      case S_DEF_HW_TEXTURE_FILTER:
+         g_settings.video.smooth = 1;
+         break;
+      case S_DEF_HW_TEXTURE_FILTER_2:
+	 g_settings.video.second_pass_smooth = 1;
+         break;
       case S_DEF_OVERSCAN:
          g_console.overscan_amount = 0.0f;
 	 g_console.overscan_enable = false;
diff --git a/console/console_settings.h b/console/console_settings.h
index ad72bfae21..82bdc36959 100644
--- a/console/console_settings.h
+++ b/console/console_settings.h
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 
 enum
 {
-   S_OVERSCAN_DECREMENT = 0,
+   S_HW_TEXTURE_FILTER = 0,
+   S_HW_TEXTURE_FILTER_2,
+   S_OVERSCAN_DECREMENT,
    S_OVERSCAN_INCREMENT,
    S_ROTATION_DECREMENT,
    S_ROTATION_INCREMENT,
@@ -34,7 +36,9 @@ enum
 
 enum
 {
-   S_DEF_OVERSCAN = 0,
+   S_DEF_HW_TEXTURE_FILTER = 0,
+   S_DEF_HW_TEXTURE_FILTER_2,
+   S_DEF_OVERSCAN,
    S_DEF_THROTTLE,
    S_DEF_TRIPLE_BUFFERING,
    S_DEF_SAVE_STATE,
diff --git a/ps3/menu.c b/ps3/menu.c
index 1387828ac8..110f5a7dd1 100644
--- a/ps3/menu.c
+++ b/ps3/menu.c
@@ -1318,26 +1318,26 @@ static void producesettingentry(menu * menu_obj, uint64_t switchvalue)
 		case SETTING_HW_TEXTURE_FILTER:
 			if(CTRL_LEFT(state) || CTRL_LSTICK_LEFT(state) || CTRL_RIGHT(state) || CTRL_LSTICK_RIGHT(state) || CTRL_CROSS(state))
 			{
-				g_settings.video.smooth = !g_settings.video.smooth;
+                                rarch_settings_change(S_HW_TEXTURE_FILTER);
 				gfx_ctx_set_filtering(1, g_settings.video.smooth);
 				set_delay = DELAY_LONG;
 			}
 			if(CTRL_START(state))
 			{
-				g_settings.video.smooth = 1;
+                                rarch_settings_change(S_DEF_HW_TEXTURE_FILTER);
 				gfx_ctx_set_filtering(1, g_settings.video.smooth);
 			}
 			break;
 		case SETTING_HW_TEXTURE_FILTER_2:
 			if(CTRL_LEFT(state) || CTRL_LSTICK_LEFT(state) || CTRL_RIGHT(state) || CTRL_LSTICK_RIGHT(state) || CTRL_CROSS(state))
 			{
-				g_settings.video.second_pass_smooth = !g_settings.video.second_pass_smooth;
+                                rarch_settings_change(S_HW_TEXTURE_FILTER_2);
 				gfx_ctx_set_filtering(2, g_settings.video.second_pass_smooth);
 				set_delay = DELAY_LONG;
 			}
 			if(CTRL_START(state))
 			{
-				g_settings.video.second_pass_smooth = 1;
+                                rarch_settings_change(S_DEF_HW_TEXTURE_FILTER_2);
 				gfx_ctx_set_filtering(2, g_settings.video.second_pass_smooth);
 			}
 			break;