diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp
index 2f417651..f78ad935 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ void menuactionpress()
             {
                 game.ingame_titlemode = false;
                 game.gamestate = MAPMODE;
+                map.kludge_to_bg();
             }
             else
             {
@@ -594,6 +595,7 @@ void menuactionpress()
             {
                 game.ingame_titlemode = false;
                 game.gamestate = MAPMODE;
+                map.kludge_to_bg();
             }
             else
             {
@@ -2119,6 +2121,8 @@ void mapmenuactionpress()
         {
             game.createmenu(Menu::options);
         }
+        map.bg_to_kludge();
+
         map.nexttowercolour();
         map.scrolldir = 0;
 
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Map.h b/desktop_version/src/Map.h
index 5ef7e64d..79536310 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Map.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Map.h
@@ -168,6 +168,22 @@ public:
 
     //Map cursor
     int cursorstate, cursordelay;
+
+    int kludge_bypos;
+    int kludge_colstate;
+    int kludge_scrolldir;
+    void inline bg_to_kludge()
+    {
+        kludge_bypos = bypos;
+        kludge_colstate = colstate;
+        kludge_scrolldir = scrolldir;
+    }
+    void inline kludge_to_bg()
+    {
+        bypos = kludge_bypos;
+        colstate = kludge_colstate;
+        scrolldir = kludge_scrolldir;
+    }
 };
 
 extern mapclass map;