diff --git a/resources/systems/windows/es_systems.xml b/resources/systems/windows/es_systems.xml
index 4ed60adcb..97fdfe8e1 100644
--- a/resources/systems/windows/es_systems.xml
+++ b/resources/systems/windows/es_systems.xml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
         <command label="MAME 2000">%EMULATOR_RETROARCH% -L %CORE_RETROARCH%\mame2000_libretro.dll %ROM%</command>
         <command label="MAME 2003-Plus">%EMULATOR_RETROARCH% -L %CORE_RETROARCH%\mame2003_plus_libretro.dll %ROM%</command>
         <command label="MAME 2010">%EMULATOR_RETROARCH% -L %CORE_RETROARCH%\mame2010_libretro.dll %ROM%</command>
-        <command label="MAME (Standalone)">%HIDEWINDOW% %EMULATOR_MAME% %STARTDIR%=%EMUDIR% -rompath %ROMPATH%\arcade %BASENAME%</command>
+        <command label="MAME (Standalone)">%HIDEWINDOW% %RUNINBACKGROUND% %EMULATOR_MAME% %STARTDIR%=%EMUDIR% -rompath %ROMPATH%\arcade %BASENAME%</command>
         <command label="FinalBurn Neo">%EMULATOR_RETROARCH% -L %CORE_RETROARCH%\fbneo_libretro.dll %ROM%</command>
         <command label="FB Alpha 2012">%EMULATOR_RETROARCH% -L %CORE_RETROARCH%\fbalpha2012_libretro.dll %ROM%</command>
         <platform>arcade</platform>
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@
         <command label="MAME 2000">%EMULATOR_RETROARCH% -L %CORE_RETROARCH%\mame2000_libretro.dll %ROM%</command>
         <command label="MAME 2010">%EMULATOR_RETROARCH% -L %CORE_RETROARCH%\mame2010_libretro.dll %ROM%</command>
         <command label="MAME - Current">%EMULATOR_RETROARCH% -L %CORE_RETROARCH%\mame_libretro.dll %ROM%</command>
-        <command label="MAME (Standalone)">%HIDEWINDOW% %EMULATOR_MAME% %STARTDIR%=%EMUDIR% -rompath %ROMPATH%\mame %BASENAME%</command>
+        <command label="MAME (Standalone)">%HIDEWINDOW% %RUNINBACKGROUND% %EMULATOR_MAME% %STARTDIR%=%EMUDIR% -rompath %ROMPATH%\mame %BASENAME%</command>
         <command label="FinalBurn Neo">%EMULATOR_RETROARCH% -L %CORE_RETROARCH%\fbneo_libretro.dll %ROM%</command>
         <command label="FB Alpha 2012">%EMULATOR_RETROARCH% -L %CORE_RETROARCH%\fbalpha2012_libretro.dll %ROM%</command>
         <platform>arcade</platform>