diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 5acccc0845..8e9d3df806 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -897,22 +897,23 @@ static const location_driver_t *location_drivers[] = {
 };
 
 static ui_companion_driver_t ui_companion_null = {
-   NULL,
-   NULL,
-   NULL,
-   NULL,
-   NULL,
-   NULL,
-   NULL,
-   NULL,
-   NULL,
-   NULL,
-   NULL,
-   NULL,
-   NULL,
-   NULL,
-   NULL,
-   "null",
+   NULL, /* init */
+   NULL, /* deinit */
+   NULL, /* toggle */
+   NULL, /* event_command */
+   NULL, /* notify_content_loaded */
+   NULL, /* notify_list_loaded */
+   NULL, /* notify_refresh */
+   NULL, /* msg_queue_push */
+   NULL, /* render_messagebox */
+   NULL, /* get_main_window */
+   NULL, /* log_msg */
+   NULL, /* is_active */
+   NULL, /* browser_window */
+   NULL, /* msg_window */
+   NULL, /* window */
+   NULL, /* application */
+   "null", /* ident */
 };
 
 
@@ -20436,9 +20437,11 @@ void ui_companion_driver_log_msg(const char *msg)
    settings_t *settings        = p_rarch->configuration_settings;
    bool qt_is_inited           = p_rarch->qt_is_inited;
    bool desktop_menu_enable    = settings->bools.desktop_menu_enable;
+   bool window_is_active       = p_rarch->ui_companion_qt_data && qt_is_inited
+      && ui_companion_qt.is_active(p_rarch->ui_companion_qt_data);
 
    if (desktop_menu_enable)
-      if (p_rarch->ui_companion_qt_data && qt_is_inited)
+      if (window_is_active)
          ui_companion_qt.log_msg(p_rarch->ui_companion_qt_data, msg);
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m
index 564d256726..7df8c1ac99 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoa.m
@@ -721,6 +721,7 @@ ui_companion_driver_t ui_companion_cocoa = {
    NULL, /* render_messagebox */
    ui_companion_cocoa_get_main_window,
    NULL, /* log_msg */
+   NULL, /* is_active */
    &ui_browser_window_cocoa,
    &ui_msg_window_cocoa,
    &ui_window_cocoa,
diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
index 8a9cad2eb1..ba8c954366 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
@@ -660,6 +660,7 @@ ui_companion_driver_t ui_companion_cocoatouch = {
    ui_companion_cocoatouch_render_messagebox,
    NULL, /* get_main_window */
    NULL, /* log_msg */
+   NULL, /* is_active */
    NULL, /* ui_browser_window_null */
    NULL, /* ui_msg_window_null */
    NULL, /* ui_window_null */
diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_qt.cpp b/ui/drivers/ui_qt.cpp
index dd512e8de7..8961153445 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_qt.cpp
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_qt.cpp
@@ -722,6 +722,14 @@ static void ui_companion_qt_log_msg(void *data, const char *msg)
    win_handle->qtWindow->appendLogMessage(msg);
 }
 
+static bool ui_companion_qt_is_active(void *data)
+{
+   ui_companion_qt_t *handle  = (ui_companion_qt_t*)data;
+   ui_window_qt_t *win_handle = (ui_window_qt_t*)handle->window;
+
+   return win_handle->qtWindow->isVisible();
+}
+
 void ui_companion_qt_msg_queue_push(void *data,
       const char *msg, unsigned priority, unsigned duration, bool flush)
 {
@@ -749,6 +757,7 @@ ui_companion_driver_t ui_companion_qt = {
    NULL,
    NULL,
    ui_companion_qt_log_msg,
+   ui_companion_qt_is_active,
    &ui_browser_window_qt,
    &ui_msg_window_qt,
    &ui_window_qt,
diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_win32.c b/ui/drivers/ui_win32.c
index a29e05bd57..57143055ba 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_win32.c
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_win32.c
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ ui_companion_driver_t ui_companion_win32 = {
    NULL,
    NULL,
    NULL,
-   NULL,
+   NULL, /* log_msg */
+   NULL, /* is_active */
    &ui_browser_window_win32,
    &ui_msg_window_win32,
    &ui_window_win32,
diff --git a/ui/ui_companion_driver.h b/ui/ui_companion_driver.h
index ffe621408e..3c6fb1b821 100644
--- a/ui/ui_companion_driver.h
+++ b/ui/ui_companion_driver.h
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct ui_companion_driver
    void (*render_messagebox)(const char *msg);
    void *(*get_main_window)(void *data);
    void (*log_msg)(void *data, const char *msg);
+   bool (*is_active)(void *data);
    ui_browser_window_t *browser_window;
    ui_msg_window_t     *msg_window;
    ui_window_t         *window;