diff --git a/source/sw/src/game.cpp b/source/sw/src/game.cpp
index e1ecd8f2a..2486820a1 100644
--- a/source/sw/src/game.cpp
+++ b/source/sw/src/game.cpp
@@ -746,48 +746,53 @@ void EndOfLevel()
 
 void GameTicker(void)
 {
-    if (SavegameLoaded)
+    if (!ExitLevel)
     {
-        InitLevelGlobals();
-        SavegameLoaded = false;
-        // contains what is needed from calls below
-        if (snd_ambience)
-            StartAmbientSound();
-        // crappy little hack to prevent play clock from being overwritten
-        // for load games
-        int SavePlayClock = PlayClock;
-        InitTimingVars();
-        PlayClock = SavePlayClock;
-    }
-    else if (NextLevel)
-    {
-        InitLevel();
-        InitRunLevel();
-    }
-
-    ready2send = 1;
-
-
-    if (paused)
-    {
-        ototalclock = (int)totalclock - (120 / synctics);
-        buttonMap.ResetButtonStates();
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        while (ready2send && (totalclock >= ototalclock + synctics))
+        if (SavegameLoaded)
         {
-            UpdateInputs();
-            MoveTicker();
+            InitLevelGlobals();
+            SavegameLoaded = false;
+            // contains what is needed from calls below
+            if (snd_ambience)
+                StartAmbientSound();
+            // crappy little hack to prevent play clock from being overwritten
+            // for load games
+            int SavePlayClock = PlayClock;
+            InitTimingVars();
+            PlayClock = SavePlayClock;
+            ExitLevel = false;
+        }
+        else if (NextLevel)
+        {
+            InitLevel();
+            InitRunLevel();
+            ExitLevel = false;
         }
 
-        // Get input again to update q16ang/q16horiz.
-        if (!PedanticMode)
-            getinput(&loc, TRUE);
-    }
+        ready2send = 1;
 
-    drawscreen(Player + screenpeek);
-    ready2send = 0;
+
+        if (paused)
+        {
+            ototalclock = (int)totalclock - (120 / synctics);
+            buttonMap.ResetButtonStates();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            while (ready2send && (totalclock >= ototalclock + synctics))
+            {
+                UpdateInputs();
+                MoveTicker();
+            }
+
+            // Get input again to update q16ang/q16horiz.
+            if (!PedanticMode)
+                getinput(&loc, TRUE);
+        }
+
+        drawscreen(Player + screenpeek);
+        ready2send = 0;
+    }
     if (ExitLevel)
     {
         ExitLevel = false;
@@ -812,7 +817,7 @@ int32_t GameInterface::app_main()
         try
         {
             // if the menu initiazed a new game or loaded a savegame, switch to play mode.
-            if (NewGame || SavegameLoaded) gamestate = GS_LEVEL;
+            if (SavegameLoaded || NextLevel) gamestate = GS_LEVEL;
 
             handleevents();
             updatePauseStatus();
diff --git a/source/sw/src/game.h b/source/sw/src/game.h
index a60126ddc..5781439b1 100644
--- a/source/sw/src/game.h
+++ b/source/sw/src/game.h
@@ -2121,6 +2121,7 @@ void DoSoundSpotMatch(short match, short sound_num, short sound_type);
 //
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+extern SWBOOL NewGame;
 extern SWBOOL ExitLevel, FinishedLevel;
 extern SWBOOL Warping;
 extern uint8_t CommPlayers;
diff --git a/source/sw/src/osdcmds.cpp b/source/sw/src/osdcmds.cpp
index e903dca3a..a6db63a55 100644
--- a/source/sw/src/osdcmds.cpp
+++ b/source/sw/src/osdcmds.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 #include "mapinfo.h"
 #include "jsector.h"
 #include "network.h"
+#include "gamestate.h"
 
 BEGIN_SW_NS
 
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ static void levelwarp(MapRecord *maprec)
 
     NextLevel = maprec;
     ExitLevel = TRUE;
+    if (gamestate == GS_MENUSCREEN || gamestate == GS_FULLCONSOLE) NewGame = true;
 
     sprintf(ds, "%s %s", GStrings("TXT_ENTERING"), maprec->DisplayName());
     PutStringInfo(pp, ds);