diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
index 133500fe..9355ff77 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ void Game::init(void)
 
     ingame_titlemode = false;
     kludge_ingametemp = Menu::mainmenu;
+    shouldreturntopausemenu = false;
 
     /* Terry's Patrons... */
     const char* superpatrons_arr[] = {
@@ -7766,4 +7767,5 @@ void Game::returntopausemenu()
     graphics.backgrounddrawn = false;
     game.mapheld = true;
     graphics.flipmode = graphics.setflipmode;
+    game.shouldreturntopausemenu = true;
 }
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Game.h b/desktop_version/src/Game.h
index 688bc61f..dd00104a 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Game.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Game.h
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ public:
 
     bool ingame_titlemode;
 
+    bool shouldreturntopausemenu;
     void returntopausemenu();
 };
 
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Logic.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Logic.cpp
index 71644d2a..048067a5 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Logic.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Logic.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,16 @@ void maplogic()
     graphics.updatetextboxes();
     graphics.updatetitlecolours();
 
+    if (game.shouldreturntopausemenu)
+    {
+        game.shouldreturntopausemenu = false;
+        graphics.backgrounddrawn = false;
+        if (map.background == 3 || map.background || 4)
+        {
+            graphics.updatebackground(map.background);
+        }
+    }
+
     graphics.crewframedelay--;
     if (graphics.crewframedelay <= 0)
     {