diff --git a/src/control/Script.cpp b/src/control/Script.cpp
index 5b5825eb..49a33600 100644
--- a/src/control/Script.cpp
+++ b/src/control/Script.cpp
@@ -3246,6 +3246,7 @@ void RetryMission(int type, int unk)
 	if (type == MISSION_RETRY_TYPE_SUGGEST_TO_PLAYER) {
 		doingMissionRetry = true;
 		FrontEndMenuManager.m_nCurrScreen = MENUPAGE_MISSION_RETRY;
+		FrontEndMenuManager.m_bAttemptingMissionRetry = true;
 		FrontEndMenuManager.RequestFrontEndStartUp();
 	}
 	else if (type == MISSION_RETRY_TYPE_BEGIN_RESTARTING) {
diff --git a/src/core/Frontend.cpp b/src/core/Frontend.cpp
index 22be4848..6ef75a33 100644
--- a/src/core/Frontend.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Frontend.cpp
@@ -542,6 +542,10 @@ CMenuManager::CMenuManager()
 #ifdef GAMEPAD_MENU
 	m_PrefsControllerType = CONTROLLER_XBOXONE;
 #endif
+
+#ifdef MISSION_REPLAY
+	m_bAttemptingMissionRetry = false;
+#endif
 }
 
 void
@@ -573,11 +577,17 @@ CMenuManager::Initialise(void)
 	m_fMapCenterY = MENU_Y(225.0f);
 	CPad::StopPadsShaking();
 #ifdef MISSION_REPLAY
-	if (!m_OnlySaveMenu && m_nCurrScreen != MENUPAGE_MISSION_RETRY)
+	if (!m_OnlySaveMenu) {
+		if (m_nCurrScreen == MENUPAGE_MISSION_RETRY && m_bAttemptingMissionRetry)
+			m_bAttemptingMissionRetry = false;
+		else
+			m_nCurrScreen = MENUPAGE_NONE;
+	}
 #else
 	if (!m_OnlySaveMenu)
-#endif
 		m_nCurrScreen = MENUPAGE_NONE;
+#endif
+
 	DMAudio.ChangeMusicMode(MUSICMODE_FRONTEND);
 	DMAudio.PlayFrontEndSound(SOUND_FRONTEND_MENU_STARTING, 0);
 	DMAudio.Service();
@@ -4447,7 +4457,11 @@ CMenuManager::UserInput(void)
 		if (CPad::GetPad(0)->GetBackJustDown() || CPad::GetPad(0)->GetEscapeJustDown()) {
 			if (m_nCurrScreen != MENUPAGE_START_MENU && m_nCurrScreen != MENUPAGE_PAUSE_MENU && m_nCurrScreen != MENUPAGE_CHOOSE_SAVE_SLOT
 				&& m_nCurrScreen != MENUPAGE_SAVE_CHEAT_WARNING && m_nCurrScreen != MENUPAGE_SAVING_IN_PROGRESS
-				&& m_nCurrScreen != MENUPAGE_DELETING_IN_PROGRESS && m_nCurrScreen != MENUPAGE_OUTRO)
+				&& m_nCurrScreen != MENUPAGE_DELETING_IN_PROGRESS && m_nCurrScreen != MENUPAGE_OUTRO
+#ifdef MISSION_REPLAY
+				&& m_nCurrScreen != MENUPAGE_MISSION_RETRY
+#endif
+				)
 			{
 				m_bShowMouse = false;
 				goBack = true;
diff --git a/src/core/Frontend.h b/src/core/Frontend.h
index 858d3fd9..31d6fa8d 100644
--- a/src/core/Frontend.h
+++ b/src/core/Frontend.h
@@ -711,6 +711,10 @@ public:
 	int8 m_nDisplayMSAALevel;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef MISSION_REPLAY
+	bool m_bAttemptingMissionRetry;
+#endif
+
 #ifdef GAMEPAD_MENU
 	enum
 	{