diff --git a/src/d_main.cpp b/src/d_main.cpp
index 97397cc83b..9b85b2c95b 100644
--- a/src/d_main.cpp
+++ b/src/d_main.cpp
@@ -1025,11 +1025,7 @@ void D_Display ()
 				
 		case GS_CUTSCENE:
 		case GS_INTRO:
-			if (ScreenJobTick())
-			{
-				// synchronize termination with the playsim.
-				Net_WriteByte(DEM_ENDSCREENJOB);
-			}
+			ScreenJobDraw();
 			break;
 
 
@@ -3699,7 +3695,8 @@ void D_Cleanup()
 	AM_ClearColorsets();
 	DeinitSWColorMaps();
 	FreeSBarInfoScript();
-	
+	DeleteScreenJob();
+
 	// clean up game state
 	D_ErrorCleanup ();
 	P_Shutdown();
@@ -3728,7 +3725,7 @@ void D_Cleanup()
 	GameStartupInfo.LoadWidescreen = GameStartupInfo.LoadLights = GameStartupInfo.LoadBrightmaps = -1;
 	GameStartupInfo.DiscordAppId = "";
 	GameStartupInfo.SteamAppId = "";
-	
+		
 	GC::FullGC();					// clean up before taking down the object list.
 	
 	// Delete the reference to the VM functions here which were deleted and will be recreated after the restart.
diff --git a/src/g_game.cpp b/src/g_game.cpp
index 6e7088663f..0361c943f3 100644
--- a/src/g_game.cpp
+++ b/src/g_game.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
 #include "d_buttons.h"
 #include "hwrenderer/scene/hw_drawinfo.h"
 #include "doommenu.h"
+#include "screenjob.h"
 
 
 static FRandom pr_dmspawn ("DMSpawn");
@@ -969,6 +970,11 @@ bool G_Responder (event_t *ev)
 	if (ev->type != EV_Mouse && primaryLevel->localEventManager->Responder(ev)) // [ZZ] ZScript ate the event // update 07.03.17: mouse events are handled directly
 		return true;
 	
+	if (gamestate == GS_INTRO || gamestate == GS_CUTSCENE)
+	{
+		return ScreenJobResponder(ev);
+	}
+	
 	// any other key pops up menu if in demos
 	// [RH] But only if the key isn't bound to a "special" command
 	if (gameaction == ga_nothing && 
@@ -1295,6 +1301,15 @@ void G_Ticker ()
 		}
 		break;
 
+	case GS_CUTSCENE:
+	case GS_INTRO:
+		if (ScreenJobTick())
+		{
+			// synchronize termination with the playsim.
+			Net_WriteByte(DEM_ENDSCREENJOB);
+		}
+		break;
+
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/intermission.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/intermission.zs
index 424278e76a..2c4c8895c3 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/intermission.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/intermission.zs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class IntermissionScreenJob : ScreenJob
 }
 
 
-class StatusScreenJob : SkippableScreenJob
+class StatusScreenJob : ScreenJob
 {
     StatusScreen controller;
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class StatusScreenJob : SkippableScreenJob
 
 	override void OnTick() { controller.Ticker(); if (controller.CurState == StatusScreen.LeavingIntermission) jobstate = finished; }
 	override void Draw(double smoothratio) { controller.Drawer(); }
-	override void OnSkip() { controller.NextStage(); } // skipping status screens is asynchronous, so yields no result
+	override bool OnEvent(InputEvent evt) { return controller.Responder(evt); }
 
 	override void OnDestroy()
 	{
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/statscreen/statscreen.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/statscreen/statscreen.zs
index 614f56739e..3914f6b085 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/statscreen/statscreen.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/statscreen/statscreen.zs
@@ -796,11 +796,16 @@ class StatusScreen abstract ui version("2.5")
 	//
 	// ====================================================================
 
-	void nextStage(void)
+	virtual bool Responder(InputEvent evt)
 	{
-		accelerateStage = 1;
+		if (evt.type == InputEvent.Type_KeyDown)
+		{
+			accelerateStage = 1;
+			return true;
+		}
+		return false;
 	}
-	
+
 	void checkForAccelerate()
 	{
 		// no longer used, but still needed for old content.
@@ -836,7 +841,6 @@ class StatusScreen abstract ui version("2.5")
 			StartMusic();
 		}
 	
-		checkForAccelerate();
 		bg.updateAnimatedBack();
 	
 		switch (CurState)