diff --git a/docs/rh-log.txt b/docs/rh-log.txt
index 06ee14b4d..8bddbe966 100644
--- a/docs/rh-log.txt
+++ b/docs/rh-log.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 December 15, 2008
+- Fixed: Autoloading a game (e.g. respawning after dying in single player)
+  during demo playback prematurely ended demo control of the player.
+- Fixed: Loading a multiplayer save with only one player crashed.
 - Changed the co-op intermission screen to draw the stats with the small font.
 - Added Karate Chris's patch to optionally specify an angle offset for
   summoning.
diff --git a/src/d_event.h b/src/d_event.h
index 34790aa25..1ace621ed 100644
--- a/src/d_event.h
+++ b/src/d_event.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ typedef enum
 	ga_newgame,
 	ga_newgame2,
 	ga_loadgame,
+	ga_autoloadgame,
 	ga_savegame,
 	ga_autosave,
 	ga_playdemo,
diff --git a/src/g_game.cpp b/src/g_game.cpp
index e5b547574..494a2fd20 100644
--- a/src/g_game.cpp
+++ b/src/g_game.cpp
@@ -900,6 +900,7 @@ void G_Ticker ()
 			G_DoNewGame ();
 			break;
 		case ga_loadgame:
+		case ga_autoloadgame:
 			G_DoLoadGame ();
 			break;
 		case ga_savegame:
@@ -1424,7 +1425,7 @@ void G_DoReborn (int playernum, bool freshbot)
 		if (BackupSaveName.Len() > 0 && FileExists (BackupSaveName.GetChars()))
 		{ // Load game from the last point it was saved
 			savename = BackupSaveName;
-			gameaction = ga_loadgame;
+			gameaction = ga_autoloadgame;
 		}
 		else
 		{ // Reload the level from scratch
@@ -1698,8 +1699,11 @@ void G_DoLoadGame ()
 	char *text = NULL;
 	char *map;
 
+	if (gameaction != ga_autoloadgame)
+	{
+		demoplayback = false;
+	}
 	gameaction = ga_nothing;
-	demoplayback = false;
 
 	FILE *stdfile = fopen (savename.GetChars(), "rb");
 	if (stdfile == NULL)