diff --git a/menu/drivers/materialui.c b/menu/drivers/materialui.c
index 1efbab7a96..d2fe2ef76c 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/materialui.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/materialui.c
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ static void mui_render(void *data)
 
       menu_input_ctl(MENU_INPUT_CTL_POINTER_ACCEL_READ, &old_accel_val);
 
-      mui->scroll_y            -= old_accel_val / 60.0;
+      mui->scroll_y            -= old_accel_val;
 
       new_accel_val = old_accel_val * 0.96;
 
@@ -1898,7 +1898,7 @@ static size_t mui_list_get_selection(void *data)
    return mui->categories.selection_ptr;
 }
 
-static int mui_pointer_tap(void *userdata,
+static int mui_pointer_up(void *userdata,
       unsigned x, unsigned y,
       unsigned ptr, menu_file_list_cbs_t *cbs,
       menu_entry_t *entry, unsigned action)
@@ -1943,16 +1943,24 @@ static int mui_pointer_tap(void *userdata,
    }
    else if (ptr <= (menu_entries_get_size() - 1))
    {
-      size_t idx;
-      bool scroll                = false;
-      menu_navigation_ctl(MENU_NAVIGATION_CTL_GET_SELECTION, &selection);
-      if (ptr == selection && cbs && cbs->action_select)
-         return menu_entry_action(entry, (unsigned)selection, MENU_ACTION_SELECT);
+      size_t ii = 0;
+      file_list_t *list = menu_entries_get_selection_buf_ptr(0);
+      for (ii = 0; ii < menu_entries_get_size(); ii++)
+      {
+         mui_node_t *node = (mui_node_t*)
+               menu_entries_get_userdata_at_offset(list, ii);
+
+         if (y > (-mui->scroll_y + header_height + node->y)
+          && y < (-mui->scroll_y + header_height + node->y + node->line_height)
+         )
+         {
+            menu_navigation_ctl(MENU_NAVIGATION_CTL_SET_SELECTION, &ii);
+            if (ptr == ii && cbs && cbs->action_select)
+               return menu_entry_action(entry, (unsigned)ii, MENU_ACTION_SELECT);
+         }
+      }
 
-      idx  = ptr;
 
-      menu_navigation_ctl(MENU_NAVIGATION_CTL_SET_SELECTION, &idx);
-      menu_navigation_ctl(MENU_NAVIGATION_CTL_SET, &scroll);
    }
 
    return 0;
@@ -2056,10 +2064,12 @@ menu_ctx_driver_t menu_ctx_mui = {
    mui_load_image,
    "glui",
    mui_environ,
-   mui_pointer_tap,
+   NULL,
    NULL,
    NULL,
    mui_osk_ptr_at_pos,
    NULL,
-   NULL
+   NULL,
+   NULL,
+   mui_pointer_up,
 };
diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.c b/menu/menu_driver.c
index 1ce0cc7e66..f9f21fe8e9 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.c
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.c
@@ -883,6 +883,32 @@ bool menu_driver_ctl(enum rarch_menu_ctl_state state, void *data)
                   point->cbs, point->entry, point->action);
          }
          break;
+      case RARCH_MENU_CTL_POINTER_DOWN:
+         {
+            menu_ctx_pointer_t *point = (menu_ctx_pointer_t*)data;
+            if (!menu_driver_ctx || !menu_driver_ctx->pointer_down)
+            {
+               point->retcode = 0;
+               return false;
+            }
+            point->retcode = menu_driver_ctx->pointer_down(menu_userdata,
+                  point->x, point->y, point->ptr,
+                  point->cbs, point->entry, point->action);
+         }
+         break;
+      case RARCH_MENU_CTL_POINTER_UP:
+         {
+            menu_ctx_pointer_t *point = (menu_ctx_pointer_t*)data;
+            if (!menu_driver_ctx || !menu_driver_ctx->pointer_up)
+            {
+               point->retcode = 0;
+               return false;
+            }
+            point->retcode = menu_driver_ctx->pointer_up(menu_userdata,
+                  point->x, point->y, point->ptr,
+                  point->cbs, point->entry, point->action);
+         }
+         break;
       case RARCH_MENU_CTL_OSK_PTR_AT_POS:
          {
             unsigned width            = 0;
diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.h b/menu/menu_driver.h
index 98e965afc6..3f09724aa0 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.h
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.h
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ enum rarch_menu_ctl_state
    RARCH_MENU_CTL_ENVIRONMENT,
    RARCH_MENU_CTL_DRIVER_DATA_GET,
    RARCH_MENU_CTL_POINTER_TAP,
+   RARCH_MENU_CTL_POINTER_DOWN,
+   RARCH_MENU_CTL_POINTER_UP,
    RARCH_MENU_CTL_OSK_PTR_AT_POS,
    RARCH_MENU_CTL_BIND_INIT,
    RARCH_MENU_CTL_UPDATE_THUMBNAIL_PATH,
@@ -278,6 +280,12 @@ typedef struct menu_ctx_driver
    int  (*osk_ptr_at_pos)(void *data, int x, int y, unsigned width, unsigned height);
    void (*update_savestate_thumbnail_path)(void *data, unsigned i);
    void (*update_savestate_thumbnail_image)(void *data);
+   int (*pointer_down)(void *data, unsigned x, unsigned y, unsigned ptr,
+         menu_file_list_cbs_t *cbs,
+         menu_entry_t *entry, unsigned action);
+   int (*pointer_up)(void *data, unsigned x, unsigned y, unsigned ptr,
+         menu_file_list_cbs_t *cbs,
+         menu_entry_t *entry, unsigned action);
 } menu_ctx_driver_t;
 
 typedef struct menu_ctx_load_image
diff --git a/menu/menu_input.c b/menu/menu_input.c
index 0cffbe330c..e55c5ccfbf 100644
--- a/menu/menu_input.c
+++ b/menu/menu_input.c
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ static int menu_input_mouse_frame(
       }
       else
       {
+         menu_driver_ctl(RARCH_MENU_CTL_POINTER_UP, &point);
          menu_driver_ctl(RARCH_MENU_CTL_POINTER_TAP, &point);
          ret = point.retcode;
       }
@@ -438,6 +439,8 @@ static int menu_input_pointer_post_iterate(
 
       video_context_driver_get_metrics(&metrics);
 
+      menu_input->pointer.counter++;
+
       if (!pointer_oldpressed[0])
       {
          menu_input->pointer.accel         = 0;
@@ -448,6 +451,17 @@ static int menu_input_pointer_post_iterate(
          pointer_old_x                     = pointer_x;
          pointer_old_y                     = pointer_y;
          pointer_oldpressed[0]             = true;
+
+         menu_ctx_pointer_t point;
+
+         point.x      = start_x;
+         point.y      = start_y;
+         point.ptr    = menu_input->pointer.ptr;
+         point.cbs    = cbs;
+         point.entry  = entry;
+         point.action = action;
+
+         menu_driver_ctl(RARCH_MENU_CTL_POINTER_DOWN, &point);
       }
       else if (abs(pointer_x - start_x) > (dpi / 10)
             || abs(pointer_y - start_y) > (dpi / 10))
@@ -462,8 +476,7 @@ static int menu_input_pointer_post_iterate(
 
          menu_animation_ctl(MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_DELTA_TIME, &delta_time);
 
-         s                         =  (menu_input->pointer.dy * 550000000.0 ) /
-            ( dpi * delta_time );
+         s = menu_input->pointer.dy;
          menu_input->pointer.accel = (accel0 + accel1 + s) / 3;
          accel0                    = accel1;
          accel1                    = menu_input->pointer.accel;
@@ -495,8 +508,20 @@ static int menu_input_pointer_post_iterate(
             }
             else
             {
-               menu_driver_ctl(RARCH_MENU_CTL_POINTER_TAP, &point);
-               ret = point.retcode;
+               if (menu_input->pointer.counter > 32)
+               {
+                  size_t selection;
+                  menu_navigation_ctl(MENU_NAVIGATION_CTL_GET_SELECTION, &selection);
+                  if (cbs && cbs->action_start)
+                     return menu_entry_action(entry, (unsigned)selection, MENU_ACTION_START);
+
+               }
+               else
+               {
+                  menu_driver_ctl(RARCH_MENU_CTL_POINTER_UP, &point);
+                  menu_driver_ctl(RARCH_MENU_CTL_POINTER_TAP, &point);
+                  ret = point.retcode;
+               }
             }
          }
 
@@ -507,6 +532,7 @@ static int menu_input_pointer_post_iterate(
          pointer_old_y                     = 0;
          menu_input->pointer.dx            = 0;
          menu_input->pointer.dy            = 0;
+         menu_input->pointer.counter       = 0;
 
          menu_input_ctl(MENU_INPUT_CTL_UNSET_POINTER_DRAGGED, NULL);
       }
diff --git a/menu/menu_input.h b/menu/menu_input.h
index cec5559b77..7efac468f3 100644
--- a/menu/menu_input.h
+++ b/menu/menu_input.h
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ typedef struct menu_input
       bool pressed[2];
       bool back;
       unsigned ptr;
+      unsigned counter;
    } pointer;
 } menu_input_t;