diff --git a/es-app/src/guis/GuiGamelistOptions.cpp b/es-app/src/guis/GuiGamelistOptions.cpp
index 49908df46..7c457c4a5 100644
--- a/es-app/src/guis/GuiGamelistOptions.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/guis/GuiGamelistOptions.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ GuiGamelistOptions::GuiGamelistOptions(Window* window, SystemData* system)
 
         // Enable key repeat so that the left or right button can be held to cycle through
         // the letters.
-        mJumpToLetterList->setKeyRepeat(true);
+        mJumpToLetterList->setKeyRepeat(true, 650, 200);
 
         // Populate the quick selector.
         for (unsigned int i = 0; i < mFirstLetterIndex.size(); i++) {
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ GuiGamelistOptions::GuiGamelistOptions(Window* window, SystemData* system)
 
             // Enable key repeat so that the left or right button can be held to cycle through
             // the sort options.
-            mListSort->setKeyRepeat(true);
+            mListSort->setKeyRepeat(true, 650, 400);
 
             // Don't show the sort type option if the gamelist type is recent/last played.
             if (system->getName() != "recent")
diff --git a/es-core/src/components/OptionListComponent.h b/es-core/src/components/OptionListComponent.h
index aee07d240..0875224ee 100644
--- a/es-core/src/components/OptionListComponent.h
+++ b/es-core/src/components/OptionListComponent.h
@@ -247,7 +247,15 @@ public:
     }
 
     void setOverrideMultiText(const std::string& text) { mOverrideMultiText = text; }
-    void setKeyRepeat(bool state) { mKeyRepeat = state; }
+
+    void setKeyRepeat(bool state,
+                      int delay = OPTIONLIST_REPEAT_START_DELAY,
+                      int speed = OPTIONLIST_REPEAT_SPEED)
+    {
+        mKeyRepeat = state;
+        mKeyRepeatStartDelay = delay;
+        mKeyRepeatSpeed = speed;
+    }
 
     void update(int deltaTime) override
     {