diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 5adb889f2d..ab489b6631 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -508,6 +508,9 @@ static const bool overlay_hide_in_menu = true;
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
 static bool default_block_config_read = true;
 
+static unsigned xmb_scale_factor = 100;
+static unsigned xmb_alpha_factor = 75;
+
 static bool show_advanced_settings    = true;
 static const uint32_t menu_entry_normal_color = 0xffffffff;
 static const uint32_t menu_entry_hover_color  = 0xff64ff64;
diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index a9f418c654..f5088e3e16 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -475,6 +475,8 @@ static void config_set_defaults(void)
    if (def_menu)
       strlcpy(settings->menu.driver,
             def_menu,  sizeof(settings->menu.driver));
+   settings->menu.xmb_scale_factor = xmb_scale_factor;
+   settings->menu.xmb_alpha_factor = xmb_alpha_factor;
 #endif
 
    settings->history_list_enable         = def_history_list_enable;
@@ -1513,6 +1515,8 @@ static bool config_load_file(const char *path, bool set_defaults)
    config_get_array(conf, "location_driver", settings->location.driver, sizeof(settings->location.driver));
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
    config_get_array(conf, "menu_driver",     settings->menu.driver, sizeof(settings->menu.driver));
+   CONFIG_GET_INT_BASE(conf, settings, menu.xmb_scale_factor, "xmb_scale_factor");
+   CONFIG_GET_INT_BASE(conf, settings, menu.xmb_alpha_factor, "xmb_alpha_factor");
 #endif
    config_get_array(conf, "video_context_driver", settings->video.context_driver, sizeof(settings->video.context_driver));
    config_get_array(conf, "audio_driver", settings->audio.driver, sizeof(settings->audio.driver));
@@ -2724,6 +2728,8 @@ bool config_save_file(const char *path)
          *settings->playlist_directory ?
          settings->playlist_directory : "default");
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
+   config_set_int(conf, "xmb_scale_factor", settings->menu.xmb_scale_factor);
+   config_set_int(conf, "xmb_alpha_factor", settings->menu.xmb_alpha_factor);
    config_set_path(conf, "rgui_browser_directory",
          *settings->menu_content_directory ?
          settings->menu_content_directory : "default");
diff --git a/configuration.h b/configuration.h
index 21b2fde2b7..73149cea3f 100644
--- a/configuration.h
+++ b/configuration.h
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ typedef struct settings
       unsigned entry_normal_color;
       unsigned entry_hover_color;
       unsigned title_color;
+      unsigned xmb_scale_factor;
+      unsigned xmb_alpha_factor;
+
    } menu;
 #endif
 
diff --git a/menu/drivers/xmb.c b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
index 692d6d986a..b02ad12a56 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/xmb.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
@@ -1727,8 +1727,9 @@ static void xmb_frame(void *data)
    }
 
    /* set alpha components of colors */
-   coord_color[3]  = coord_color[7]  = coord_color[11]  = coord_color[15]  = 
-      (0.75f > xmb->alpha) ? xmb->alpha : 0.75f;
+   coord_color[3]  = coord_color[7]  = coord_color[11]  = coord_color[15]  =
+       ((float)settings->menu.xmb_alpha_factor/100 > xmb->alpha) ?
+       xmb->alpha : (float)settings->menu.xmb_alpha_factor/100;
    coord_color2[3] = coord_color2[7] = coord_color2[11] = coord_color2[15] = 
       xmb->alpha;
 
@@ -1890,13 +1891,14 @@ static void xmb_layout(xmb_handle_t *xmb)
    float scale_factor;
    unsigned width, height, i, current, end, new_header_height;
    file_list_t *selection_buf = menu_entries_get_selection_buf_ptr(0);
+   settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
 
    if (!menu_navigation_ctl(MENU_NAVIGATION_CTL_GET_SELECTION, &selection))
       return;
 
    video_driver_get_size(&width, &height);
 
-   scale_factor                 = width / 1920.0;
+   scale_factor                 = (settings->menu.xmb_scale_factor * width) / (1920.0 * 100);
    new_font_size                = 32.0  * scale_factor;
    new_header_height            = 128.0 * scale_factor;
 
diff --git a/menu/intl/menu_hash_us.c b/menu/intl/menu_hash_us.c
index f99800eac0..0c61e1eeb5 100644
--- a/menu/intl/menu_hash_us.c
+++ b/menu/intl/menu_hash_us.c
@@ -284,6 +284,10 @@ static const char *menu_hash_to_str_us_label(uint32_t hash)
          return "dpi_override_enable";
       case MENU_LABEL_DPI_OVERRIDE_VALUE:
          return "dpi_override_value";
+      case MENU_LABEL_XMB_SCALE_FACTOR:
+         return "xmb_scale_factor";
+      case MENU_LABEL_XMB_ALPHA_FACTOR:
+         return "xmb_alpha_factor";
       case MENU_LABEL_SUSPEND_SCREENSAVER_ENABLE:
          return "suspend_screensaver_enable";
       case MENU_LABEL_VIDEO_DISABLE_COMPOSITION:
@@ -1014,6 +1018,10 @@ const char *menu_hash_to_str_us(uint32_t hash)
          return "DPI Override Enable";
       case MENU_LABEL_VALUE_DPI_OVERRIDE_VALUE:
          return "DPI Override";
+      case MENU_LABEL_VALUE_XMB_SCALE_FACTOR:
+         return "XMB Scale Factor";
+      case MENU_LABEL_VALUE_XMB_ALPHA_FACTOR:
+         return "XMB Alpha Factor";
       case MENU_LABEL_VALUE_SUSPEND_SCREENSAVER_ENABLE:
          return "Suspend Screensaver";
       case MENU_LABEL_VALUE_VIDEO_DISABLE_COMPOSITION:
diff --git a/menu/menu_hash.h b/menu/menu_hash.h
index a449c21b35..0feaff3155 100644
--- a/menu/menu_hash.h
+++ b/menu/menu_hash.h
@@ -373,6 +373,10 @@ extern "C" {
 #define MENU_LABEL_VALUE_DPI_OVERRIDE_ENABLE                                   0xd535f449U
 #define MENU_LABEL_DPI_OVERRIDE_VALUE                                          0x543a3efdU
 #define MENU_LABEL_VALUE_DPI_OVERRIDE_VALUE                                    0x1462aba2U
+#define MENU_LABEL_XMB_SCALE_FACTOR                                            0x0177E8DF1
+#define MENU_LABEL_VALUE_XMB_SCALE_FACTOR                                      0x0DCDBDB13
+#define MENU_LABEL_XMB_ALPHA_FACTOR                                            0x01049C5CF
+#define MENU_LABEL_VALUE_XMB_ALPHA_FACTOR                                      0x0D5A712F1
 #define MENU_LABEL_VOLUME_UP                                                   0xa66e9681U
 #define MENU_LABEL_VOLUME_DOWN                                                 0xfc64f3d4U
 #define MENU_LABEL_LOG_VERBOSITY                                               0x6648c96dU
diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.c b/menu/menu_setting.c
index fa5802b1d4..a6513d4ab2 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.c
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.c
@@ -5815,32 +5815,65 @@ static bool setting_append_list_menu_options(
 
    START_SUB_GROUP(list, list_info, "Display", &group_info, &subgroup_info, parent_group);
 
-   CONFIG_BOOL(
-         list, list_info,
-         &settings->menu.dpi.override_enable,
-         menu_hash_to_str(MENU_LABEL_DPI_OVERRIDE_ENABLE),
-         menu_hash_to_str(MENU_LABEL_VALUE_DPI_OVERRIDE_ENABLE),
-         menu_dpi_override_enable,
-         menu_hash_to_str(MENU_VALUE_OFF),
-         menu_hash_to_str(MENU_VALUE_ON),
-         &group_info,
-         &subgroup_info,
-         parent_group,
-         general_write_handler,
-         general_read_handler);
+   /* only glui uses these values, don't show them on other drivers */
+   if (!strcmp(settings->menu.driver,"glui"))
+   {
+      CONFIG_BOOL(
+            list, list_info,
+            &settings->menu.dpi.override_enable,
+            menu_hash_to_str(MENU_LABEL_DPI_OVERRIDE_ENABLE),
+            menu_hash_to_str(MENU_LABEL_VALUE_DPI_OVERRIDE_ENABLE),
+            menu_dpi_override_enable,
+            menu_hash_to_str(MENU_VALUE_OFF),
+            menu_hash_to_str(MENU_VALUE_ON),
+            &group_info,
+            &subgroup_info,
+            parent_group,
+            general_write_handler,
+            general_read_handler);
 
-   CONFIG_UINT(
-         list, list_info,
-         &settings->menu.dpi.override_value,
-         menu_hash_to_str(MENU_LABEL_DPI_OVERRIDE_VALUE),
-         menu_hash_to_str(MENU_LABEL_VALUE_DPI_OVERRIDE_VALUE),
-         menu_dpi_override_value,
-         &group_info,
-         &subgroup_info,
-         parent_group,
-         general_write_handler,
-         general_read_handler);
-   menu_settings_list_current_add_range(list, list_info, 72, 999, 1, true, true);
+      CONFIG_UINT(
+            list, list_info,
+            &settings->menu.dpi.override_value,
+            menu_hash_to_str(MENU_LABEL_DPI_OVERRIDE_VALUE),
+            menu_hash_to_str(MENU_LABEL_VALUE_DPI_OVERRIDE_VALUE),
+            menu_dpi_override_value,
+            &group_info,
+            &subgroup_info,
+            parent_group,
+            general_write_handler,
+            general_read_handler);
+      menu_settings_list_current_add_range(list, list_info, 72, 999, 1, true, true);
+   }
+   /* only XMB uses these values, don't show them on other drivers */
+   if (!strcmp(settings->menu.driver,"xmb"))
+   {
+      CONFIG_UINT(
+            list, list_info,
+            &settings->menu.xmb_alpha_factor,
+            menu_hash_to_str(MENU_LABEL_XMB_ALPHA_FACTOR),
+            menu_hash_to_str(MENU_LABEL_VALUE_XMB_ALPHA_FACTOR),
+            xmb_alpha_factor,
+            &group_info,
+            &subgroup_info,
+            parent_group,
+            general_write_handler,
+            general_read_handler);
+      menu_settings_list_current_add_range(list, list_info, 0, 100, 1, true, true);
+
+      CONFIG_UINT(
+            list, list_info,
+            &settings->menu.xmb_scale_factor,
+            menu_hash_to_str(MENU_LABEL_XMB_SCALE_FACTOR),
+            menu_hash_to_str(MENU_LABEL_VALUE_XMB_SCALE_FACTOR),
+            xmb_scale_factor,
+            &group_info,
+            &subgroup_info,
+            parent_group,
+            general_write_handler,
+            general_read_handler);
+      menu_settings_list_current_add_range(list, list_info, 0, 100, 1, true, true);
+   }
 
    CONFIG_BOOL(
          list, list_info,