diff --git a/Common/UI/Screen.cpp b/Common/UI/Screen.cpp
index ac1c57fee6..663cdb75fa 100644
--- a/Common/UI/Screen.cpp
+++ b/Common/UI/Screen.cpp
@@ -174,12 +174,12 @@ void ScreenManager::render() {
 				// when screens are "compatible" (both are UIScreens, for example).
 				first->screen->preRender();
 				while (iter < last) {
-					iter->screen->render();
+					iter->screen->render(ScreenRenderMode::TOP);
 					iter++;
 				}
-				stack_.back().screen->render();
+				stack_.back().screen->render(ScreenRenderMode::TOP);
 				if (overlayScreen_) {
-					overlayScreen_->render();
+					overlayScreen_->render(ScreenRenderMode::TOP);
 				}
 				if (postRenderCb_) {
 					// Really can't render anything after this! Will crash the screenshot mechanism if we do.
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ void ScreenManager::render() {
 		default:
 			_assert_(stack_.back().screen);
 			stack_.back().screen->preRender();
-			stack_.back().screen->render();
+			stack_.back().screen->render(ScreenRenderMode::TOP);
 			if (overlayScreen_) {
-				overlayScreen_->render();
+				overlayScreen_->render(ScreenRenderMode::TOP);
 			}
 			if (postRenderCb_) {
 				// Really can't render anything after this! Will crash the screenshot mechanism if we do.
diff --git a/Common/UI/Screen.h b/Common/UI/Screen.h
index ae911b1203..55e00ad2a5 100644
--- a/Common/UI/Screen.h
+++ b/Common/UI/Screen.h
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ enum class ScreenFocusChange {
 	FOCUS_BECAME_TOP,  // Became the top screen again
 };
 
+enum class ScreenRenderMode {
+	FIRST = 1,
+	BACKGROUND = 2,
+	BEHIND = 4,
+	TOP = 8,
+};
+ENUM_CLASS_BITOPS(ScreenRenderMode);
+
 class Screen {
 public:
 	Screen() : screenManager_(nullptr) { }
@@ -57,7 +65,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void onFinish(DialogResult reason) {}
 	virtual void update() {}
 	virtual void preRender() {}
-	virtual void render() {}
+	virtual void render(ScreenRenderMode mode) {}
 	virtual void postRender() {}
 	virtual void resized() {}
 	virtual void dialogFinished(const Screen *dialog, DialogResult result) {}
diff --git a/Common/UI/UIScreen.cpp b/Common/UI/UIScreen.cpp
index c49dee977c..3cfdbfff19 100644
--- a/Common/UI/UIScreen.cpp
+++ b/Common/UI/UIScreen.cpp
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ void UIScreen::postRender() {
 	screenManager()->getUIContext()->Flush();
 }
 
-void UIScreen::render() {
+void UIScreen::render(ScreenRenderMode mode) {
 	DoRecreateViews();
 
 	if (root_) {
diff --git a/Common/UI/UIScreen.h b/Common/UI/UIScreen.h
index 767cd462cd..ab9b7c488c 100644
--- a/Common/UI/UIScreen.h
+++ b/Common/UI/UIScreen.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public:
 
 	void update() override;
 	void preRender() override;
-	void render() override;
+	void render(ScreenRenderMode mode) override;
 	void postRender() override;
 	void deviceLost() override;
 	void deviceRestored() override;
diff --git a/UI/ControlMappingScreen.cpp b/UI/ControlMappingScreen.cpp
index 48a11adb68..4df546bb4c 100644
--- a/UI/ControlMappingScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/ControlMappingScreen.cpp
@@ -713,8 +713,8 @@ void TouchTestScreen::axis(const AxisInput &axis) {
 	UpdateLogView();
 }
 
-void TouchTestScreen::render() {
-	UIDialogScreenWithGameBackground::render();
+void TouchTestScreen::render(ScreenRenderMode mode) {
+	UIDialogScreenWithGameBackground::render(mode);
 	UIContext *ui_context = screenManager()->getUIContext();
 	Bounds bounds = ui_context->GetLayoutBounds();
 
diff --git a/UI/ControlMappingScreen.h b/UI/ControlMappingScreen.h
index cffdac5f6b..69c8a4d449 100644
--- a/UI/ControlMappingScreen.h
+++ b/UI/ControlMappingScreen.h
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public:
 	}
 
 	void touch(const TouchInput &touch) override;
-	void render() override;
+	void render(ScreenRenderMode mode) override;
 
 	bool key(const KeyInput &key) override;
 	void axis(const AxisInput &axis) override;
diff --git a/UI/EmuScreen.cpp b/UI/EmuScreen.cpp
index 28b922107d..ce3dd06235 100644
--- a/UI/EmuScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/EmuScreen.cpp
@@ -1447,7 +1447,7 @@ void EmuScreen::postRender() {
 		draw->WipeQueue();
 }
 
-void EmuScreen::render() {
+void EmuScreen::render(ScreenRenderMode mode) {
 	using namespace Draw;
 
 	DrawContext *thin3d = screenManager()->getDrawContext();
diff --git a/UI/EmuScreen.h b/UI/EmuScreen.h
index 9c9e922afe..5545ff23b3 100644
--- a/UI/EmuScreen.h
+++ b/UI/EmuScreen.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public:
 	const char *tag() const override { return "Emu"; }
 
 	void update() override;
-	void render() override;
+	void render(ScreenRenderMode mode) override;
 	void preRender() override;
 	void postRender() override;
 	void dialogFinished(const Screen *dialog, DialogResult result) override;
diff --git a/UI/GPUDriverTestScreen.cpp b/UI/GPUDriverTestScreen.cpp
index 6d725dc41c..c10faf17ba 100644
--- a/UI/GPUDriverTestScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/GPUDriverTestScreen.cpp
@@ -630,9 +630,9 @@ void GPUDriverTestScreen::ShaderTest() {
 }
 
 
-void GPUDriverTestScreen::render() {
+void GPUDriverTestScreen::render(ScreenRenderMode mode) {
 	using namespace Draw;
-	UIScreen::render();
+	UIScreen::render(mode);
 
 	switch (tabHolder_->GetCurrentTab()) {
 	case 0:
diff --git a/UI/GPUDriverTestScreen.h b/UI/GPUDriverTestScreen.h
index 38ec2c33e1..16c1f8d7c6 100644
--- a/UI/GPUDriverTestScreen.h
+++ b/UI/GPUDriverTestScreen.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public:
 	~GPUDriverTestScreen();
 
 	void CreateViews() override;
-	void render() override;
+	void render(ScreenRenderMode mode) override;
 
 	const char *tag() const override { return "GPUDriverTest"; }
 
diff --git a/UI/GameScreen.cpp b/UI/GameScreen.cpp
index 238c8de13a..d38cd53ccb 100644
--- a/UI/GameScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/GameScreen.cpp
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ UI::EventReturn GameScreen::OnDeleteConfig(UI::EventParams &e)
 	return UI::EVENT_DONE;
 }
 
-void GameScreen::render() {
-	UIScreen::render();
+void GameScreen::render(ScreenRenderMode mode) {
+	UIScreen::render(mode);
 
 	auto ga = GetI18NCategory(I18NCat::GAME);
 
diff --git a/UI/GameScreen.h b/UI/GameScreen.h
index 52c8907ea6..4340fae811 100644
--- a/UI/GameScreen.h
+++ b/UI/GameScreen.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public:
 
 	void update() override;
 
-	void render() override;
+	void render(ScreenRenderMode mode) override;
 
 	const char *tag() const override { return "Game"; }
 
diff --git a/UI/MemStickScreen.h b/UI/MemStickScreen.h
index 62ad37c082..f409e95815 100644
--- a/UI/MemStickScreen.h
+++ b/UI/MemStickScreen.h
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ protected:
 
 	void dialogFinished(const Screen *dialog, DialogResult result) override;
 	void update() override;
-	void render() override {
+	void render(ScreenRenderMode mode) override {
 		// Simple anti-flicker due to delayed finish.
 		if (!done_) {
 			// render as usual.
-			UIDialogScreenWithBackground::render();
+			UIDialogScreenWithBackground::render(mode);
 		} else {
 			// no render. black frame insertion is better than flicker.
 		}
diff --git a/UI/MiscScreens.cpp b/UI/MiscScreens.cpp
index 438bc5f9c5..b375e27f78 100644
--- a/UI/MiscScreens.cpp
+++ b/UI/MiscScreens.cpp
@@ -756,10 +756,10 @@ void LogoScreen::touch(const TouchInput &touch) {
 	}
 }
 
-void LogoScreen::render() {
+void LogoScreen::render(ScreenRenderMode mode) {
 	using namespace Draw;
 
-	UIScreen::render();
+	UIScreen::render(mode);
 	UIContext &dc = *screenManager()->getUIContext();
 
 	const Bounds &bounds = dc.GetBounds();
@@ -895,8 +895,8 @@ void CreditsScreen::update() {
 	UpdateUIState(UISTATE_MENU);
 }
 
-void CreditsScreen::render() {
-	UIScreen::render();
+void CreditsScreen::render(ScreenRenderMode mode) {
+	UIScreen::render(mode);
 
 	auto cr = GetI18NCategory(I18NCat::PSPCREDITS);
 
diff --git a/UI/MiscScreens.h b/UI/MiscScreens.h
index df9d991ab7..24415de636 100644
--- a/UI/MiscScreens.h
+++ b/UI/MiscScreens.h
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public:
 	bool key(const KeyInput &key) override;
 	void touch(const TouchInput &touch) override;
 	void update() override;
-	void render() override;
+	void render(ScreenRenderMode mode) override;
 	void sendMessage(UIMessage message, const char *value) override;
 	void CreateViews() override {}
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class CreditsScreen : public UIDialogScreenWithBackground {
 public:
 	CreditsScreen();
 	void update() override;
-	void render() override;
+	void render(ScreenRenderMode mode) override;
 
 	void CreateViews() override;
 
diff --git a/UI/OnScreenDisplay.cpp b/UI/OnScreenDisplay.cpp
index 5209673883..0edaa36b02 100644
--- a/UI/OnScreenDisplay.cpp
+++ b/UI/OnScreenDisplay.cpp
@@ -517,8 +517,8 @@ void OSDOverlayScreen::CreateViews() {
 	osmView_ = root_->Add(new OnScreenMessagesView(new UI::AnchorLayoutParams(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f)));
 }
 
-void OSDOverlayScreen::render() {
-	UIScreen::render();
+void OSDOverlayScreen::render(ScreenRenderMode mode) {
+	UIScreen::render(mode);
 
 	DebugOverlay debugOverlay = (DebugOverlay)g_Config.iDebugOverlay;
 
diff --git a/UI/OnScreenDisplay.h b/UI/OnScreenDisplay.h
index c22d5478e2..1440fdca63 100644
--- a/UI/OnScreenDisplay.h
+++ b/UI/OnScreenDisplay.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public:
 	bool UnsyncTouch(const TouchInput &touch) override;
 
 	void CreateViews() override;
-	void render() override;
+	void render(ScreenRenderMode mode) override;
 	void update() override;
 
 private: