diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
index 74a780aa..61b1118d 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
@@ -6666,6 +6666,11 @@ static void nextbgcolor(void)
     map.nexttowercolour();
 }
 
+static void setfademode(void)
+{
+    graphics.fademode = graphics.ingame_fademode;
+}
+
 void Game::returntoingame(void)
 {
     ingame_titlemode = false;
@@ -6684,6 +6689,7 @@ void Game::returntoingame(void)
         DEFER_CALLBACK(returntoingametemp);
         gamestate = MAPMODE;
         graphics.flipmode = graphics.setflipmode;
+        DEFER_CALLBACK(setfademode);
         if (!map.custommode && !graphics.flipmode)
         {
             obj.flags[73] = true;
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp
index 7254bba8..a4e7c8eb 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ void Graphics::init(void)
 
     setfade(0);
     fademode = 0;
+    ingame_fademode = 0;
 
     // initialize everything else to zero
     backBuffer = NULL;
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.h b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.h
index 366857b8..af41b09b 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.h
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ public:
 	int fadeamount;
 	int oldfadeamount;
 	int fadebars[15];
+	int ingame_fademode;
 
 	bool trinketcolset;
 	int trinketr, trinketg, trinketb;
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp
index 549e3e96..b06fa62a 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Input.cpp
@@ -2320,6 +2320,8 @@ static void mapmenuactionpress(void)
         game.gamestate = TITLEMODE;
         graphics.flipmode = false;
         game.ingame_titlemode = true;
+        graphics.ingame_fademode = graphics.fademode;
+        graphics.fademode = 0;
 
         // Set this before we create the menu
         game.kludge_ingametemp = game.currentmenuname;