diff --git a/apps/gui/option_select.c b/apps/gui/option_select.c
index e26bab3b82..c6136ebf17 100644
--- a/apps/gui/option_select.c
+++ b/apps/gui/option_select.c
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ static void val_to_selection(struct settings_list *setting, int oldvalue,
 }
 
 bool option_screen(struct settings_list *setting,
+                   struct viewport parent[NB_SCREENS],
                    bool use_temp_var, unsigned char* option_title)
 {
     int action;
@@ -451,7 +452,7 @@ bool option_screen(struct settings_list *setting,
     }
     else return false; /* only int/bools can go here */
     gui_synclist_init(&lists, value_setting_get_name_cb,
-                      (void*)setting, false, 1, NULL);
+                      (void*)setting, false, 1, parent);
     if (setting->lang_id == -1)
         title = (char*)setting->cfg_vals;
     else
diff --git a/apps/gui/option_select.h b/apps/gui/option_select.h
index fa2f3660b6..bb609346a3 100644
--- a/apps/gui/option_select.h
+++ b/apps/gui/option_select.h
@@ -19,9 +19,12 @@
 
 #ifndef _GUI_OPTION_SELECT_H_
 #define _GUI_OPTION_SELECT_H_
+#include "config.h"
+#include "screen_access.h"
 #include "settings.h"
 
 bool option_screen(struct settings_list *setting,
+                   struct viewport parent[NB_SCREENS],
                    bool use_temp_var, unsigned char* option_title);
 
 struct option_select
diff --git a/apps/menu.c b/apps/menu.c
index 1609aa0fb6..e29b9c4e76 100644
--- a/apps/menu.c
+++ b/apps/menu.c
@@ -304,7 +304,8 @@ void init_default_menu_viewports(struct viewport parent[NB_SCREENS], bool hide_b
 #endif
 }
 
-bool do_setting_from_menu(const struct menu_item_ex *temp)
+bool do_setting_from_menu(const struct menu_item_ex *temp,
+                          struct viewport parent[NB_SCREENS])
 {
     int setting_id, oldval;
     const struct settings_list *setting = find_setting(
@@ -351,7 +352,7 @@ bool do_setting_from_menu(const struct menu_item_ex *temp)
         title = padded_title;
     }
     
-    option_screen((struct settings_list *)setting, 
+    option_screen((struct settings_list *)setting, parent,
                   setting->flags&F_TEMPVAR, title);
     if (var_type == F_T_INT || var_type == F_T_UINT)
     {
@@ -585,7 +586,7 @@ int do_menu(const struct menu_item_ex *start_menu, int *start_selected,
                 case MT_SETTING:
                 case MT_SETTING_W_TEXT:
                 {
-                    if (do_setting_from_menu(temp))
+                    if (do_setting_from_menu(temp, menu_vp))
                     {
                         init_default_menu_viewports(menu_vp, hide_bars);
                         init_menu_lists(menu, &lists, selected, true,vps);
diff --git a/apps/menu.h b/apps/menu.h
index 1b4ffd5cd4..018f3f18ad 100644
--- a/apps/menu.h
+++ b/apps/menu.h
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ struct menu_item_ex {
 
 typedef int (*menu_callback_type)(int action,
                                   const struct menu_item_ex *this_item);
-bool do_setting_from_menu(const struct menu_item_ex *temp);
+bool do_setting_from_menu(const struct menu_item_ex *temp,
+                          struct viewport parent[NB_SCREENS]);
 
 /* 
    int do_menu(const struct menu_item_ex *menu, int *start_selected)
diff --git a/apps/menus/eq_menu.c b/apps/menus/eq_menu.c
index 2b4e9ad8a8..1afd5b6db7 100644
--- a/apps/menus/eq_menu.c
+++ b/apps/menus/eq_menu.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static int do_option(void * param)
 {
     const struct menu_item_ex *setting = (const struct menu_item_ex*)param;
     lowlatency_callback(ACTION_ENTER_MENUITEM, setting);
-    do_setting_from_menu(setting);
+    do_setting_from_menu(setting, NULL);
     eq_apply();
     lowlatency_callback(ACTION_EXIT_MENUITEM, setting);
     return 0;
diff --git a/apps/plugin.h b/apps/plugin.h
index 2db38eda4c..9e0386f001 100644
--- a/apps/plugin.h
+++ b/apps/plugin.h
@@ -569,6 +569,7 @@ struct plugin_api {
     /* options */
     const struct settings_list* (*find_setting)(const void* variable, int *id);
     bool (*option_screen)(struct settings_list *setting,
+                          struct viewport parent[NB_SCREENS],
                           bool use_temp_var, unsigned char* option_title);
     bool (*set_option)(const char* string, const void* variable,
                        enum optiontype type, const struct opt_items* options,
diff --git a/apps/plugins/lib/playback_control.c b/apps/plugins/lib/playback_control.c
index cba4f5a0ee..af4384ef0a 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/lib/playback_control.c
+++ b/apps/plugins/lib/playback_control.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "plugin.h"
 
 struct plugin_api* api = 0;
+struct viewport *parentvp = NULL;
 
 bool prevtrack(void)
 {
@@ -61,14 +62,14 @@ static bool volume(void)
 {
     const struct settings_list* vol = 
         api->find_setting(&api->global_settings->volume, NULL);
-    return api->option_screen((struct settings_list*)vol, false, "Volume");
+    return api->option_screen((struct settings_list*)vol, parentvp, false, "Volume");
 }
 
 static bool shuffle(void)
 {
     const struct settings_list* shuffle = 
         api->find_setting(&api->global_settings->playlist_shuffle, NULL);
-    return api->option_screen((struct settings_list*)shuffle, false, "Shuffle");
+    return api->option_screen((struct settings_list*)shuffle, parentvp, false, "Shuffle");
 }
 
 static bool repeat_mode(void)
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ static bool repeat_mode(void)
         api->find_setting(&api->global_settings->repeat_mode, NULL);
     int old_repeat = api->global_settings->repeat_mode;
   
-    api->option_screen((struct settings_list*)repeat, false, "Repeat");
+    api->option_screen((struct settings_list*)repeat, parentvp, false, "Repeat");
   
     if (old_repeat != api->global_settings->repeat_mode &&
         (api->audio_status() & AUDIO_STATUS_PLAY))
@@ -103,14 +104,17 @@ MAKE_MENU(playback_control_menu, "Playback Control", NULL, Icon_NOICON,
             &prevtrack_item, &playpause_item, &stop_item, &nexttrack_item,
             &volume_item, &shuffle_item, &repeat_mode_item);
 
-void playback_control_init(struct plugin_api* newapi)
+void playback_control_init(struct plugin_api* newapi,
+                           struct viewport parent[NB_SCREENS])
 {
     api = newapi;
+    parentvp = parent;
 }
 
 bool playback_control(struct plugin_api* newapi,
                       struct viewport parent[NB_SCREENS])
 {
     api = newapi;
+    parentvp = parent;
     return api->do_menu(&playback_control_menu, NULL, parent, false) == MENU_ATTACHED_USB;
 }
diff --git a/apps/plugins/lib/playback_control.h b/apps/plugins/lib/playback_control.h
index 6029152dcf..49e789bbdc 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/lib/playback_control.h
+++ b/apps/plugins/lib/playback_control.h
@@ -20,9 +20,14 @@
 #define __PLAYBACK_CONTROL_H__
 
 /* Use these if your menu uses the new menu api. 
-   REMEBER to call playback_control_init(rb) before rb->do_menu()... */
+   REMEBER to call playback_control_init(rb) before rb->do_menu()... 
+   The parent viewport here is needed by the internal functions,
+   So, make sure you use the same viewport for the rb->do_menu() call
+   that you use in the playback_control_init() call
+*/
 extern const struct menu_item_ex playback_control_menu;
-void playback_control_init(struct plugin_api* newapi);
+void playback_control_init(struct plugin_api* newapi,
+                           struct viewport parent[NB_SCREENS]);
 
 /* Use this if your menu still uses the old menu api */
 bool playback_control(struct plugin_api* api,
diff --git a/apps/settings.c b/apps/settings.c
index 58d9220dc3..394f0a6c03 100644
--- a/apps/settings.c
+++ b/apps/settings.c
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ bool set_int_ex(const unsigned char* string,
     item.lang_id = -1;
     item.cfg_vals = (char*)string;
     item.setting = (void *)variable;
-    return option_screen(&item, false, NULL);
+    return option_screen(&item, NULL, false, NULL);
 }
 
 
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ bool set_option(const char* string, const void* variable, enum optiontype type,
         temp = *(bool*)variable? 1: 0;
     else 
         temp = *(int*)variable;
-    if (!option_screen(&item, false, NULL))
+    if (!option_screen(&item, NULL, false, NULL))
     {
         if (type == BOOL)
             *(bool*)variable = (temp == 1? true: false);