diff --git a/menu/menu_display.c b/menu/menu_display.c
index 6b79ca6a3b..8ffc3a0c65 100644
--- a/menu/menu_display.c
+++ b/menu/menu_display.c
@@ -290,5 +290,13 @@ void menu_display_timedate(char *s, size_t len, unsigned time_mode)
 void menu_display_msg_queue_push(const char *msg, unsigned prio, unsigned duration,
       bool flush)
 {
+
    rarch_main_msg_queue_push(msg, prio, duration, flush);
+
+   if (ui_companion_is_on_foreground())
+   {
+      const ui_companion_driver_t *ui = ui_companion_get_ptr();
+      if (ui->msg_queue_push)
+         ui->msg_queue_push(msg, prio, duration, flush);
+   }
 }
diff --git a/menu/menu_iterate.c b/menu/menu_iterate.c
index 754989e283..a31a1d1c69 100644
--- a/menu/menu_iterate.c
+++ b/menu/menu_iterate.c
@@ -555,11 +555,11 @@ int menu_iterate_render(void)
 
    if (menu->state.do_messagebox && menu->state.msg[0] != '\0')
    {
-      const ui_companion_driver_t *ui = ui_companion_get_ptr();
       if (driver->render_messagebox)
          driver->render_messagebox(menu->state.msg);
       if (ui_companion_is_on_foreground())
       {
+         const ui_companion_driver_t *ui = ui_companion_get_ptr();
          if (ui->render_messagebox)
             ui->render_messagebox(menu->state.msg);
       }
diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m
index 1185c544c3..313bf0ae43 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m
@@ -498,5 +498,6 @@ const ui_companion_driver_t ui_companion_cocoa = {
    ui_companion_cocoa_notify_list_pushed,
    NULL,
    NULL,
+   NULL,
    "cocoa",
 };
diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
index 76c25d1d18..9f7792dd6c 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
@@ -576,6 +576,7 @@ const ui_companion_driver_t ui_companion_cocoatouch = {
    ui_companion_cocoatouch_notify_content_loaded,
    ui_companion_cocoatouch_notify_list_pushed,
    ui_companion_cocoatouch_notify_refresh,
+   NULL,
    ui_companion_cocoatouch_render_messagebox,
    "cocoatouch",
 };
diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_null.c b/ui/drivers/ui_null.c
index 6290763bd4..f0d6d2ad44 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_null.c
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_null.c
@@ -87,5 +87,6 @@ const ui_companion_driver_t ui_companion_null = {
    ui_companion_null_notify_list_pushed,
    NULL,
    NULL,
+   NULL,
    "null",
 };
diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_qt.c b/ui/drivers/ui_qt.c
index a7e64af44f..7e530c3e64 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_qt.c
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_qt.c
@@ -130,5 +130,6 @@ const ui_companion_driver_t ui_companion_qt = {
    ui_companion_qt_notify_list_pushed,
    NULL,
    NULL,
+   NULL,
    "qt",
 };
diff --git a/ui/ui_companion_driver.h b/ui/ui_companion_driver.h
index b406abb606..1714c55bda 100644
--- a/ui/ui_companion_driver.h
+++ b/ui/ui_companion_driver.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ typedef struct ui_companion_driver
    void (*notify_content_loaded)(void *data);
    void (*notify_list_loaded)(void *data, file_list_t *list, file_list_t *menu_list);
    void (*notify_refresh)(void *data);
+   void (*msg_queue_push)(const char *msg, unsigned priority, unsigned duration, bool flush);
    void (*render_messagebox)(const char *msg);
    const char *ident;
 } ui_companion_driver_t;