diff --git a/input/input_overlay.c b/input/input_overlay.c
index 0d5b057962..c01d2c7c6b 100644
--- a/input/input_overlay.c
+++ b/input/input_overlay.c
@@ -561,6 +561,38 @@ error:
    return false;
 }
 
+bool input_overlay_load_overlays_image_iterate(input_overlay_t *ol)
+{
+   bool not_done = true;
+
+   if (!ol)
+      return false;
+
+   not_done = ol->pos < ol->size;
+
+   if (!not_done)
+   {
+      ol->pos   = 0;
+      ol->state = OVERLAY_STATUS_DEFERRED_LOADING_RESOLVE;
+      return true;
+   }
+
+   if (!input_overlay_load_overlay_image(ol, ol->conf,
+            ol->overlay_path, &ol->overlays[ol->pos], ol->pos))
+   {
+      RARCH_ERR("[Overlay]: Failed to load overlay image #%u.\n", (unsigned)ol->pos);
+      goto error;
+   }
+
+   ol->state = OVERLAY_STATUS_DEFERRED_LOADING;
+
+   return true;
+error:
+   ol->state = OVERLAY_STATUS_DEFERRED_ERROR;
+
+   return false;
+}
+
 bool input_overlay_load_overlays_iterate(input_overlay_t *ol)
 {
    bool not_done = true;
@@ -631,7 +663,7 @@ bool input_overlay_load_overlays(input_overlay_t *ol)
    ol->size = overlays;
    ol->pos  = 0;
 
-   ol->state = OVERLAY_STATUS_DEFERRED_LOADING;
+   ol->state = OVERLAY_STATUS_DEFERRED_LOADING_IMAGE;
 
    return true;
 
diff --git a/input/input_overlay.h b/input/input_overlay.h
index f93ba91acf..348e6feec7 100644
--- a/input/input_overlay.h
+++ b/input/input_overlay.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ enum overlay_status
 {
    OVERLAY_STATUS_NONE = 0,
    OVERLAY_STATUS_DEFERRED_LOAD,
+   OVERLAY_STATUS_DEFERRED_LOADING_IMAGE,
    OVERLAY_STATUS_DEFERRED_LOADING,
    OVERLAY_STATUS_DEFERRED_LOADING_RESOLVE,
    OVERLAY_STATUS_DEFERRED_DONE,
@@ -182,6 +183,8 @@ input_overlay_t *input_overlay_new(const char *path, bool enable,
 
 bool input_overlay_load_overlays(input_overlay_t *ol);
 
+bool input_overlay_load_overlays_image_iterate(input_overlay_t *ol);
+
 bool input_overlay_load_overlays_iterate(input_overlay_t *ol);
 
 bool input_overlay_load_overlays_resolve_iterate(input_overlay_t *ol);
diff --git a/runloop.c b/runloop.c
index 4d6a0b0e01..9765c551d0 100644
--- a/runloop.c
+++ b/runloop.c
@@ -1024,6 +1024,9 @@ void rarch_main_iterate_overlay_state(void)
       case OVERLAY_STATUS_DEFERRED_LOAD:
          input_overlay_load_overlays(driver.overlay);
          break;
+      case OVERLAY_STATUS_DEFERRED_LOADING_IMAGE:
+         input_overlay_load_overlays_image_iterate(driver.overlay);
+         break;
       case OVERLAY_STATUS_DEFERRED_LOADING:
          input_overlay_load_overlays_iterate(driver.overlay);
          break;