diff --git a/UI/GameInfoCache.cpp b/UI/GameInfoCache.cpp
index ce9957eda5..d216c8908a 100644
--- a/UI/GameInfoCache.cpp
+++ b/UI/GameInfoCache.cpp
@@ -341,8 +341,8 @@ handleELF:
 				ReadFileToString(&umd, "/PSP_GAME/ICON0.PNG", &info_->iconTextureData, &info_->lock);
 				if (info_->wantBG) {
 					ReadFileToString(&umd, "/PSP_GAME/PIC0.PNG", &info_->pic0TextureData, &info_->lock);
+					ReadFileToString(&umd, "/PSP_GAME/PIC1.PNG", &info_->pic1TextureData, &info_->lock);
 				}
-				ReadFileToString(&umd, "/PSP_GAME/PIC1.PNG", &info_->pic1TextureData, &info_->lock);
 				break;
 			}
 		case FILETYPE_PSP_ISO:
@@ -367,8 +367,8 @@ handleELF:
 
 					if (info_->wantBG) {
 						ReadFileToString(&umd, "/PSP_GAME/PIC0.PNG", &info_->pic0TextureData, &info_->lock);
+						ReadFileToString(&umd, "/PSP_GAME/PIC1.PNG", &info_->pic1TextureData, &info_->lock);
 					}
-					ReadFileToString(&umd, "/PSP_GAME/PIC1.PNG", &info_->pic1TextureData, &info_->lock);
 				}
 
 				// Fall back to unknown icon if ISO is broken/is a homebrew ISO, override is allowed though
diff --git a/UI/GameScreen.cpp b/UI/GameScreen.cpp
index 6f4f547cfb..9181fb27fb 100644
--- a/UI/GameScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/GameScreen.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 // Official git repository and contact information can be found at
 // https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp and http://www.ppsspp.org/.
 
+#include <algorithm>
 #include "base/colorutil.h"
 #include "base/timeutil.h"
 #include "gfx_es2/draw_buffer.h"
@@ -97,7 +98,15 @@ void GameScreen::update(InputState &input) {
 		tvTitle_->SetText(info->title + " (" + info->id + ")");
 	if (info->iconTexture && texvGameIcon_)	{
 		texvGameIcon_->SetTexture(info->iconTexture);
-		uint32_t color = whiteAlpha(ease((time_now_d() - info->timeIconWasLoaded) * 3));
+		// Fade the icon with the background.
+		double loadTime = info->timeIconWasLoaded;
+		if (info->pic1Texture) {
+			loadTime = std::max(loadTime, info->timePic1WasLoaded);
+		}
+		if (info->pic0Texture) {
+			loadTime = std::max(loadTime, info->timePic0WasLoaded);
+		}
+		uint32_t color = whiteAlpha(ease((time_now_d() - loadTime) * 3));
 		texvGameIcon_->SetColor(color);
 	}
 
diff --git a/UI/MiscScreens.cpp b/UI/MiscScreens.cpp
index b9c78bca5f..66d5e7fb1b 100644
--- a/UI/MiscScreens.cpp
+++ b/UI/MiscScreens.cpp
@@ -110,15 +110,18 @@ void DrawGameBackground(UIContext &dc, const std::string &gamePath) {
 
 	if (ginfo) {
 		bool hasPic = false;
+		double loadTime;
 		if (ginfo->pic1Texture) {
 			ginfo->pic1Texture->Bind(0);
+			loadTime = ginfo->timePic1WasLoaded;
 			hasPic = true;
 		} else if (ginfo->pic0Texture) {
 			ginfo->pic0Texture->Bind(0);
+			loadTime = ginfo->timePic0WasLoaded;
 			hasPic = true;
 		}
 		if (hasPic) {
-			uint32_t color = whiteAlpha(ease((time_now_d() - ginfo->timePic1WasLoaded) * 3)) & 0xFFc0c0c0;
+			uint32_t color = whiteAlpha(ease((time_now_d() - loadTime) * 3)) & 0xFFc0c0c0;
 			dc.Draw()->DrawTexRect(dc.GetBounds(), 0,0,1,1, color);
 			dc.Flush();
 			dc.RebindTexture();