diff --git a/src/gl/scene/gl_sprite.cpp b/src/gl/scene/gl_sprite.cpp
index cfaa34f6f..74e5b8ed9 100644
--- a/src/gl/scene/gl_sprite.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/scene/gl_sprite.cpp
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ void GLSprite::ProcessParticle (particle_t *particle, sector_t *sector)//, int s
 	}
 
 	double timefrac = r_viewpoint.TicFrac;
-	if (paused || bglobal.freeze)
+	if (paused || bglobal.freeze || (level.flags2 & LEVEL2_FROZEN))
 		timefrac = 0.;
 	float xvf = (particle->Vel.X) * timefrac;
 	float yvf = (particle->Vel.Y) * timefrac;
diff --git a/src/polyrenderer/scene/poly_particle.cpp b/src/polyrenderer/scene/poly_particle.cpp
index 0ab3beb22..942ef1346 100644
--- a/src/polyrenderer/scene/poly_particle.cpp
+++ b/src/polyrenderer/scene/poly_particle.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ EXTERN_CVAR(Int, gl_particles_style)
 void RenderPolyParticle::Render(PolyRenderThread *thread, const TriMatrix &worldToClip, const PolyClipPlane &clipPlane, particle_t *particle, subsector_t *sub, uint32_t stencilValue)
 {
 	double timefrac = r_viewpoint.TicFrac;
-	if (paused || bglobal.freeze)
+	if (paused || bglobal.freeze || (level.flags2 & LEVEL2_FROZEN))
 		timefrac = 0.;
 	DVector3 pos = particle->Pos + (particle->Vel * timefrac);
 	double psize = particle->size / 8.0;
diff --git a/src/swrenderer/things/r_particle.cpp b/src/swrenderer/things/r_particle.cpp
index 7c2d88f48..ee791b56b 100644
--- a/src/swrenderer/things/r_particle.cpp
+++ b/src/swrenderer/things/r_particle.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ namespace swrenderer
 		sector_t*			heightsec = NULL;
 
 		double timefrac = r_viewpoint.TicFrac;
-		if (paused || bglobal.freeze)
+		if (paused || bglobal.freeze || (level.flags2 & LEVEL2_FROZEN))
 			timefrac = 0.;
 
 		double ippx = particle->Pos.X + particle->Vel.X * timefrac;