diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
index 4a20b26ba..350eb015a 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
@@ -3743,6 +3743,8 @@ void G_DrawRooms(int32_t snum, int32_t smoothratio)
             break;
         }
 
+        // NOTE: might be rendering off-screen here, so CON commands that draw stuff
+        //  like showview must cope with that situation or bail out!
         if (apScriptGameEvent[EVENT_DISPLAYROOMS])
             VM_OnEvent(EVENT_DISPLAYROOMS, g_player[screenpeek].ps->i, screenpeek, -1, 0);
 
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/gameexec.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/gameexec.c
index 49a66d97a..590011e67 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/gameexec.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/gameexec.c
@@ -2342,6 +2342,12 @@ nullquote:
 
                 if (g_screenCapture) continue;
 
+                if (offscreenrendering)
+                {
+                    clearview(0);
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 if (x1 > x2) swaplong(&x1,&x2);
                 if (y1 > y2) swaplong(&y1,&y2);