diff --git a/src/engine/host_cmd.cpp b/src/engine/host_cmd.cpp
index 560c3c58..a166f652 100644
--- a/src/engine/host_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/host_cmd.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "core/stdafx.h"
 #include "tier0/commandline.h"
+#include "rtech/pak/pakstate.h"
 #include "host_cmd.h"
 #include "common.h"
 #include "client/client.h"
@@ -7,6 +8,38 @@
 #include "windows/id3dx.h"
 #endif // !DEDICATED
 
+#ifndef DEDICATED
+static void DoNothing(){};
+
+/*
+==================
+Host_SetupUIMaterials
+
+ setup and initialize
+ UI materials
+==================
+*/
+static void Host_SetupUIMaterials()
+{
+	// Don't sync during video init as this is where this function is called
+	// from. We restore the function pointer after we loaded the pak file.
+	void* const oldSyncFn = g_pakGlobals->threadSyncFunc;
+	g_pakGlobals->threadSyncFunc = DoNothing;
+
+	static const char* const pakFileName = "ui_mainmenu.rpak";
+	const PakHandle_t pak = g_pakLoadApi->LoadAsync(pakFileName, AlignedMemAlloc(), 3, false);
+
+	// NOTE: make sure to wait for the async load, as the pak must be loaded
+	// before we continue processing UI materials.
+	if (pak == PAK_INVALID_HANDLE || !g_pakLoadApi->WaitForAsyncLoad(pak, DoNothing))
+		Error(eDLL_T::ENGINE, EXIT_FAILURE, "Failed to load pak file '%s'\n", pakFileName);
+
+	g_pakGlobals->threadSyncFunc = oldSyncFn;
+
+	v_Host_SetupUIMaterials();
+}
+#endif // !DEDICATED
+
 /*
 ==================
 Host_Shutdown
@@ -81,6 +114,9 @@ static bool DFS_InitializeFeatureFlagDefinitions(const char* pszFeatureFlags)
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void VHostCmd::Detour(const bool bAttach) const
 {
+#ifndef DEDICATED
+	DetourSetup(&v_Host_SetupUIMaterials, &Host_SetupUIMaterials, bAttach);
+#endif // !DEDICATED
 	DetourSetup(&v_Host_Shutdown, &Host_Shutdown, bAttach);
 	DetourSetup(&v_Host_Status_PrintClient, &Host_Status_PrintClient, bAttach);
 	DetourSetup(&v_DFS_InitializeFeatureFlagDefinitions, &DFS_InitializeFeatureFlagDefinitions, bAttach);
diff --git a/src/engine/host_cmd.h b/src/engine/host_cmd.h
index 6cb0786b..011d87c5 100644
--- a/src/engine/host_cmd.h
+++ b/src/engine/host_cmd.h
@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@ extern EngineParms_t* g_pEngineParms;
 
 /* ==== HOST ============================================================================================================================================================ */
 inline void(*v_Host_Init)();
+#ifndef DEDICATED
 inline void(*v_Host_Init_DuringVideo)(bool* bDedicated);
 inline void(*v_Host_Init_PostVideo)(bool* bDedicated);
+inline void(*v_Host_SetupUIMaterials)();
+#endif // !DEDICATED
 inline void(*v_Host_Shutdown)();
 inline bool(*v_Host_NewGame)(char* pszMapName, char* pszMapGroup, bool bLoadGame, char bBackground, LARGE_INTEGER PerformanceCount);
 inline void(*v_Host_Disconnect)(bool bShowMainMenu);
@@ -38,8 +41,11 @@ class VHostCmd : public IDetour
 	virtual void GetAdr(void) const
 	{
 		LogFunAdr("Host_Init", v_Host_Init);
+#ifndef DEDICATED
 		LogFunAdr("Host_Init_DuringVideo", v_Host_Init_DuringVideo);
 		LogFunAdr("Host_Init_PostVideo", v_Host_Init_PostVideo);
+		LogFunAdr("Host_SetupUIMaterials", v_Host_SetupUIMaterials);
+#endif // !DEDICATED
 		LogFunAdr("Host_Shutdown", v_Host_Shutdown);
 		LogFunAdr("Host_Disconnect", v_Host_Disconnect);
 		LogFunAdr("Host_NewGame", v_Host_NewGame);
@@ -53,11 +59,14 @@ class VHostCmd : public IDetour
 	virtual void GetFun(void) const
 	{
 		g_GameDll.FindPatternSIMD("88 4C 24 08 53 55 56 57 48 83 EC 68").GetPtr(v_Host_Init);
+#ifndef DEDICATED
 		g_GameDll.FindPatternSIMD("48 89 5C 24 ?? 48 89 74 24 ?? 48 89 7C 24 ?? 55 41 54 41 55 41 56 41 57 48 8D AC 24 ?? ?? ?? ?? B8 ?? ?? ?? ?? E8 ?? ?? ?? ?? 48 2B E0 48 8B D9").GetPtr(v_Host_Init_DuringVideo);
+		g_GameDll.FindPatternSIMD("48 8B C4 41 56 48 81 EC ?? ?? ?? ?? 45 33 F6").GetPtr(v_Host_Init_PostVideo);
+		g_GameDll.FindPatternSIMD("48 89 5C 24 ?? 48 89 6C 24 ?? 48 89 74 24 ?? 57 41 56 41 57 48 83 EC ?? 48 8B 05 ?? ?? ?? ?? 48 8D 3D").GetPtr(v_Host_SetupUIMaterials);
+#endif // !DEDICATED
 		g_GameDll.FindPatternSIMD("48 8B C4 ?? 41 54 41 55 48 81 EC 70 04 ?? ?? F2 0F 10 05 ?? ?? ?? 0B").GetPtr(v_Host_NewGame);
 		g_GameDll.FindPatternSIMD("40 53 48 83 EC 30 0F B6 D9").GetPtr(v_Host_Disconnect);
 		g_GameDll.FindPatternSIMD("40 56 57 41 56 48 81 EC ?? ?? ?? ??").GetPtr(v_Host_ChangeLevel);
-		g_GameDll.FindPatternSIMD("48 8B C4 41 56 48 81 EC ?? ?? ?? ?? 45 33 F6").GetPtr(v_Host_Init_PostVideo);
 		g_GameDll.FindPatternSIMD("48 8B C4 48 83 EC ?? 80 3D ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? 0F 85 ?? ?? ?? ?? 8B 15 ?? ?? ?? ??").GetPtr(v_Host_Shutdown);
 		g_GameDll.FindPatternSIMD("48 89 5C 24 ?? 48 89 6C 24 ?? 56 57 41 56 48 83 EC 60 48 8B A9 ?? ?? ?? ??").GetPtr(v_Host_Status_PrintClient);