diff --git a/source/exhumed/src/status.cpp b/source/exhumed/src/status.cpp
index d1b8ea95e..febe2925d 100644
--- a/source/exhumed/src/status.cpp
+++ b/source/exhumed/src/status.cpp
@@ -843,6 +843,7 @@ void StatusMessage(int messageTime, const char* fmt, ...)
 
 void DrawStatusBar()
 {
+    if (nFreeze == 2) return; // Hide when Ramses is talking.
     if (hud_size <= Hud_Stbar)
     {
         UpdateFrame();