diff --git a/menu/drivers/glui.c b/menu/drivers/glui.c
index 1e80b10118..d46f0f20b8 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/glui.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/glui.c
@@ -512,9 +512,8 @@ static void glui_context_destroy(void)
       glDeleteTextures(1, &glui->textures.bg.id);
 }
 
-static bool glui_load_wallpaper(const char *path)
+static bool glui_load_wallpaper(void *data)
 {
-   struct texture_image ti = {0};
    glui_handle_t *glui = NULL;
    menu_handle_t *menu = menu_driver_resolve();
 
@@ -525,29 +524,19 @@ static bool glui_load_wallpaper(const char *path)
 
    if (!glui)
       return false;
-   if (!path)
-      return false;
 
    if (glui->textures.bg.id)
       glDeleteTextures(1, &glui->textures.bg.id);
 
-   if (! path_file_exists(path))
-      return false;
-
-   texture_image_load(&ti, path);
-
-   strlcpy(glui->textures.bg.path, path, sizeof(glui->textures.bg.path));
-
-   glui->textures.bg.id   = menu_texture_load(&ti,
+   glui->textures.bg.id   = menu_texture_load(data,
          TEXTURE_BACKEND_OPENGL, TEXTURE_FILTER_MIPMAP_LINEAR);
 
-   texture_image_free(&ti);
-
    return true;
 }
 
 static void glui_context_reset(void)
 {
+   const char *path = NULL;
    glui_handle_t *glui = NULL;
    menu_handle_t *menu = menu_driver_resolve();
     
@@ -570,8 +559,19 @@ static void glui_context_reset(void)
             glui->textures.bg.path, "bg.png",
             sizeof(glui->textures.bg.path));
 
-   if (path_file_exists(glui->textures.bg.path))
-      glui_load_wallpaper(glui->textures.bg.path);
+   path = glui->textures.bg.path;
+
+   if (path_file_exists(path))
+   {
+      struct texture_image ti = {0};
+      texture_image_load(&ti, path);
+
+      strlcpy(glui->textures.bg.path, path, sizeof(glui->textures.bg.path));
+
+      glui_load_wallpaper(&ti);
+
+      texture_image_free(&ti);
+   }
 }
 
 static void glui_navigation_clear(bool pending_push)
diff --git a/menu/drivers/xmb.c b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
index cbdd82707c..396e548481 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/xmb.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
@@ -1391,9 +1391,8 @@ static bool xmb_font_init_first(const gl_font_renderer_t **font_driver,
          font_path, xmb_font_size);
 }
 
-static bool xmb_load_wallpaper(const char *path)
+static bool xmb_load_wallpaper(void *data)
 {
-   struct texture_image ti = {0};
    xmb_handle_t *xmb = NULL;
    menu_handle_t *menu = menu_driver_resolve();
 
@@ -1404,23 +1403,15 @@ static bool xmb_load_wallpaper(const char *path)
 
    if (!xmb)
       return false;
-   if (!path)
+   if (!data)
       return false;
 
    if (xmb->textures.bg.id)
       glDeleteTextures(1, &xmb->textures.bg.id);
 
-   if (! path_file_exists(path))
-      return false;
-
-   texture_image_load(&ti, path);
-
-   strlcpy(xmb->textures.bg.path, path, sizeof(xmb->textures.bg.path));
-
-   xmb->textures.bg.id   = menu_texture_load(&ti,
+   xmb->textures.bg.id   = menu_texture_load(data,
          TEXTURE_BACKEND_OPENGL, TEXTURE_FILTER_MIPMAP_LINEAR);
 
-   texture_image_free(&ti);
 
    return true;
 }
@@ -1467,12 +1458,6 @@ static void xmb_context_reset(void)
 
    xmb_font_init_first(&gl->font_driver, &xmb->font.buf, gl, fontpath, xmb->font.size);
 
-   if (*g_settings.menu.wallpaper)
-      strlcpy(xmb->textures.bg.path, g_settings.menu.wallpaper,
-            sizeof(xmb->textures.bg.path));
-   else
-      fill_pathname_join(xmb->textures.bg.path, iconpath,
-            "bg.png", sizeof(xmb->textures.bg.path));
    fill_pathname_join(xmb->textures.list[XMB_TEXTURE_SETTINGS].path, iconpath,
          "settings.png", sizeof(xmb->textures.list[XMB_TEXTURE_SETTINGS].path));
    fill_pathname_join(xmb->textures.list[XMB_TEXTURE_SETTING].path, iconpath,
@@ -1536,7 +1521,26 @@ static void xmb_context_reset(void)
       texture_image_free(&ti);
    }
 
-   xmb_load_wallpaper(xmb->textures.bg.path);
+   {
+      char path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+      struct texture_image ti = {0};
+
+      fill_pathname_join(path, iconpath,
+            "bg.png", sizeof(path));
+
+      if (*g_settings.menu.wallpaper)
+         strlcpy(path, g_settings.menu.wallpaper,
+               sizeof(path));
+
+      if ( path_file_exists(path))
+      {
+         texture_image_load(&ti, path);
+
+         xmb_load_wallpaper(&ti);
+
+         texture_image_free(&ti);
+      }
+   }
 
    xmb->settings_node.icon  = xmb->textures.list[XMB_TEXTURE_SETTINGS].id;
    xmb->settings_node.alpha = xmb->categories.active.alpha;
diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.h b/menu/menu_driver.h
index d7431057d6..0cea38bb17 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.h
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.h
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ typedef struct menu_ctx_driver
    void  (*list_cache)(bool, unsigned);
    void  (*list_set_selection)(file_list_t *list);
    int   (*entry_iterate)(unsigned);
-   bool  (*load_background)(const char * path);
+   bool  (*load_background)(void *data);
    const char *ident;
 } menu_ctx_driver_t;
 
diff --git a/menu/menu_entries_cbs.c b/menu/menu_entries_cbs.c
index 84da85f352..7be3493259 100644
--- a/menu/menu_entries_cbs.c
+++ b/menu/menu_entries_cbs.c
@@ -607,15 +607,20 @@ static int action_ok_menu_wallpaper_load(const char *path,
 
    fill_pathname_join(wallpaper_path, menu_path, path, sizeof(wallpaper_path));
 
-   if (!path_file_exists(wallpaper_path))
-      goto end;
+   if (path_file_exists(wallpaper_path))
+   {
+      struct texture_image ti = {0};
 
-   strlcpy(g_settings.menu.wallpaper, wallpaper_path, sizeof(g_settings.menu.wallpaper));
+      strlcpy(g_settings.menu.wallpaper, wallpaper_path, sizeof(g_settings.menu.wallpaper));
 
-   if (driver.menu_ctx && driver.menu_ctx->load_background)
-      driver.menu_ctx->load_background(wallpaper_path);
+      texture_image_load(&ti, wallpaper_path);
+
+      if (driver.menu_ctx && driver.menu_ctx->load_background)
+         driver.menu_ctx->load_background(&ti);
+
+      texture_image_free(&ti);
+   }
 
-end:
    menu_list_pop_stack_by_needle(menu->menu_list, setting->name);
 
    return 0;