diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
index 903a574e..604207b9 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ void Game::init(void)
     over30mode = false;
 
     ingame_titlemode = false;
+    kludge_ingametemp = Menu::mainmenu;
 
     /* Terry's Patrons... */
     const char* superpatrons_arr[] = {
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Game.h b/desktop_version/src/Game.h
index 1cb4a549..ec2789c5 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Game.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Game.h
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ public:
     std::vector<MenuOption> menuoptions;
     int currentmenuoption ;
     enum Menu::MenuName currentmenuname;
+    enum Menu::MenuName kludge_ingametemp;
     int current_credits_list_index;
     int menuxoff, menuyoff;
     std::vector<MenuStackFrame> menustack;
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp
index f78ad935..d11aa832 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp
@@ -375,15 +375,16 @@ void menuactionpress()
         default:
             //back
             music.playef(11);
-            game.returnmenu();
             if (game.ingame_titlemode)
             {
                 game.ingame_titlemode = false;
+                game.returntomenu(game.kludge_ingametemp);
                 game.gamestate = MAPMODE;
                 map.kludge_to_bg();
             }
             else
             {
+                game.returnmenu();
                 map.nexttowercolour();
             }
             break;
@@ -590,15 +591,16 @@ void menuactionpress()
         {
             //back
             music.playef(11);
-            game.returnmenu();
             if (game.ingame_titlemode)
             {
                 game.ingame_titlemode = false;
+                game.returntomenu(game.kludge_ingametemp);
                 game.gamestate = MAPMODE;
                 map.kludge_to_bg();
             }
             else
             {
+                game.returnmenu();
                 map.nexttowercolour();
             }
         }
@@ -2122,6 +2124,7 @@ void mapmenuactionpress()
             game.createmenu(Menu::options);
         }
         map.bg_to_kludge();
+        game.kludge_ingametemp = game.currentmenuname;
 
         map.nexttowercolour();
         map.scrolldir = 0;