diff --git a/neo/d3xp/Player.cpp b/neo/d3xp/Player.cpp
index 966c49ec..ca138593 100644
--- a/neo/d3xp/Player.cpp
+++ b/neo/d3xp/Player.cpp
@@ -2549,6 +2549,13 @@ void idPlayer::Restore( idRestoreGame *savefile ) {
 	savefile->ReadFloat( bloomSpeed );
 	savefile->ReadFloat( bloomIntensity );
 #endif
+
+	// DG: workaround for lingering messages that are shown forever after loading a savegame
+	//     (one way to get them is saving again, while the message from first save is still
+	//      shown, and then load)
+	if ( hud ) {
+		hud->SetStateString( "message", "" );
+	}
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/neo/game/Player.cpp b/neo/game/Player.cpp
index 8caaab4b..3565d5f2 100644
--- a/neo/game/Player.cpp
+++ b/neo/game/Player.cpp
@@ -2077,6 +2077,13 @@ void idPlayer::Restore( idRestoreGame *savefile ) {
 
 	// create combat collision hull for exact collision detection
 	SetCombatModel();
+
+	// DG: workaround for lingering messages that are shown forever after loading a savegame
+	//     (one way to get them is saving again, while the message from first save is still
+	//      shown, and then load)
+	if ( hud ) {
+		hud->SetStateString( "message", "" );
+	}
 }
 
 /*