diff --git a/src/intermission/intermission_parse.cpp b/src/intermission/intermission_parse.cpp
index fab4dca29..d621d4c6c 100644
--- a/src/intermission/intermission_parse.cpp
+++ b/src/intermission/intermission_parse.cpp
@@ -810,7 +810,8 @@ void F_StartFinale (const char *music, int musicorder, int cdtrack, unsigned int
 					const char *text, INTBOOL textInLump, INTBOOL finalePic, INTBOOL lookupText, 
 					bool ending, FName endsequence)
 {
-	if (text != NULL && *text != 0)
+	// Hexen's chess ending doesn't have a text screen, even if the cluster has a message defined.
+	if (text != NULL && *text != 0 && endsequence != NAME_Inter_Chess)
 	{
 		FIntermissionActionTextscreen *textscreen = new FIntermissionActionTextscreen;
 		if (textInLump)
diff --git a/src/namedef.h b/src/namedef.h
index d9573b747..52fc87e66 100644
--- a/src/namedef.h
+++ b/src/namedef.h
@@ -529,6 +529,7 @@ xx(res_9)
 xx(AlwaysRun)
 
 // end sequences
+xx(Inter_Chess)
 xx(Inter_Strife)
 xx(Inter_Strife_Good)
 xx(Inter_Strife_Sad)