diff --git a/src/d_event.h b/src/d_event.h
index 12257e2c2b..c7ab5b1b81 100644
--- a/src/d_event.h
+++ b/src/d_event.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ typedef enum
 	ga_newgame2,
 	ga_loadgame,
 	ga_loadgamehidecon,
+	ga_loadgameplaydemo,
 	ga_autoloadgame,
 	ga_savegame,
 	ga_autosave,
diff --git a/src/d_main.cpp b/src/d_main.cpp
index a15aa9378d..bea68ca593 100644
--- a/src/d_main.cpp
+++ b/src/d_main.cpp
@@ -2329,6 +2329,15 @@ void D_DoomMain (void)
 
 			V_Init2();
 
+			v = Args->CheckValue ("-loadgame");
+			if (v)
+			{
+				FString file(v);
+				FixPathSeperator (file);
+				DefaultExtension (file, ".zds");
+				G_LoadGame (file);
+			}
+
 			v = Args->CheckValue("-playdemo");
 			if (v != NULL)
 			{
@@ -2343,15 +2352,6 @@ void D_DoomMain (void)
 				G_TimeDemo (v);
 				D_DoomLoop ();	// never returns
 			}
-				
-			v = Args->CheckValue ("-loadgame");
-			if (v)
-			{
-				FString file(v);
-				FixPathSeperator (file);
-				DefaultExtension (file, ".zds");
-				G_LoadGame (file);
-			}
 
 			if (gameaction != ga_loadgame && gameaction != ga_loadgamehidecon)
 			{
diff --git a/src/g_game.cpp b/src/g_game.cpp
index badfc44b21..286744ac31 100644
--- a/src/g_game.cpp
+++ b/src/g_game.cpp
@@ -1035,6 +1035,9 @@ void G_Ticker ()
 			G_DoAutoSave ();
 			gameaction = ga_nothing;
 			break;
+		case ga_loadgameplaydemo:
+			G_DoLoadGame ();
+			// fallthrough
 		case ga_playdemo:
 			G_DoPlayDemo ();
 			break;
@@ -2366,7 +2369,7 @@ FString defdemoname;
 void G_DeferedPlayDemo (const char *name)
 {
 	defdemoname = name;
-	gameaction = ga_playdemo;
+	gameaction = (gameaction == ga_loadgame) ? ga_loadgameplaydemo : ga_playdemo;
 }
 
 CCMD (playdemo)
@@ -2449,7 +2452,11 @@ bool G_ProcessIFFDemo (char *mapname)
 			mapname[8] = 0;
 			demo_p += 8;
 			rngseed = ReadLong (&demo_p);
-			FRandom::StaticClearRandom ();
+			// Only reset the RNG if this demo is not in conjunction with a savegame.
+			if (mapname[0] != 0)
+			{
+				FRandom::StaticClearRandom ();
+			}
 			consoleplayer = *demo_p++;
 			break;
 
@@ -2578,7 +2585,10 @@ void G_DoPlayDemo (void)
 		// don't spend a lot of time in loadlevel 
 		precache = false;
 		demonew = true;
-		G_InitNew (mapname, false);
+		if (mapname[0] != 0)
+		{
+			G_InitNew (mapname, false);
+		}
 		C_HideConsole ();
 		demonew = false;
 		precache = true;
@@ -2599,7 +2609,7 @@ void G_TimeDemo (const char* name)
 	singletics = true;
 
 	defdemoname = name;
-	gameaction = ga_playdemo;
+	gameaction = (gameaction == ga_loadgame) ? ga_loadgameplaydemo : ga_playdemo;
 }