diff --git a/src/emu/render.c b/src/emu/render.c
index 4bed4aed1bc..ab7286bb63d 100644
--- a/src/emu/render.c
+++ b/src/emu/render.c
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #include "drivenum.h"
 #include "xmlfile.h"
+#include "ui.h"
 
 
 
@@ -1938,7 +1939,11 @@ bool render_target::map_point_internal(INT32 target_x, INT32 target_y, render_co
 	// convert target coordinates to float
 	float target_fx = (float)(target_x - root_xform.xoffs) / viswidth;
 	float target_fy = (float)(target_y - root_xform.yoffs) / visheight;
-
+	if (ui_is_menu_active())
+	{
+		target_fx = (float)target_x / m_width;
+		target_fy = (float)target_y / m_height;
+	}
 	// explicitly check for the UI container
 	if (container != NULL && container == &m_manager.ui_container())
 	{