diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.cpp
index 7c915ebeb..f1bbc68cd 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/world.hpp"
+#include "../mwbase/statemanager.hpp"
 
 #include "../mwbase/windowmanager.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/inputmanager.hpp"
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ namespace MWGui
         , WindowBase("openmw_loading_screen.layout")
         , mLastRenderTime(0.f)
         , mLastWallpaperChangeTime(0.f)
-        , mFirstLoad(true)
         , mProgress(0)
         , mVSyncWasEnabled(false)
     {
@@ -77,7 +77,11 @@ namespace MWGui
         mWindow->setVSyncEnabled(false);
         #endif
 
-        if (!mFirstLoad)
+        bool showWallpaper = (MWBase::Environment::get().getStateManager()->getState()
+                == MWBase::StateManager::State_NoGame);
+
+
+        if (!showWallpaper)
         {
             mBackgroundImage->setImageTexture("");
             int width = mWindow->getWidth();
@@ -103,12 +107,12 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         setVisible(true);
 
-        if (mFirstLoad)
+        if (showWallpaper)
         {
             changeWallpaper();
         }
 
-        MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->pushGuiMode(mFirstLoad ? GM_LoadingWallpaper : GM_Loading);
+        MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->pushGuiMode(showWallpaper ? GM_LoadingWallpaper : GM_Loading);
     }
 
     void LoadingScreen::loadingOff()
@@ -188,11 +192,6 @@ namespace MWGui
         draw();
     }
 
-    void LoadingScreen::removeWallpaper()
-    {
-        mFirstLoad = false;
-    }
-
     void LoadingScreen::draw()
     {
         const float loadingScreenFps = 20.f;
@@ -201,7 +200,10 @@ namespace MWGui
         {
             mLastRenderTime = mTimer.getMilliseconds ();
 
-            if (mFirstLoad && mTimer.getMilliseconds () > mLastWallpaperChangeTime + 5000*1)
+            bool showWallpaper = (MWBase::Environment::get().getStateManager()->getState()
+                    == MWBase::StateManager::State_NoGame);
+
+            if (showWallpaper && mTimer.getMilliseconds () > mLastWallpaperChangeTime + 5000*1)
             {
                 mLastWallpaperChangeTime = mTimer.getMilliseconds ();
                 changeWallpaper();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.hpp
index 96e0e1ed4..f198d625d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.hpp
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         virtual void setVisible(bool visible);
 
-        virtual void removeWallpaper();
-
         LoadingScreen(Ogre::SceneManager* sceneMgr, Ogre::RenderWindow* rw);
         virtual ~LoadingScreen();
 
@@ -42,8 +40,6 @@ namespace MWGui
         void updateWindow(Ogre::RenderWindow* rw) { mWindow = rw; }
 
     private:
-        bool mFirstLoad;
-
         Ogre::SceneManager* mSceneMgr;
         Ogre::RenderWindow* mWindow;
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
index 32bf773bd..f753ae1f4 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
@@ -347,8 +347,6 @@ namespace MWWorld
         MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->adjustSky();
 
         mCellChanged = true;
-
-        loadingListener->removeWallpaper();
     }
 
     //We need the ogre renderer and a scene node.
@@ -449,8 +447,6 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
         mCellChanged = true;
         MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld ()->getFader ()->fadeIn(0.5);
-
-        loadingListener->removeWallpaper();
     }
 
     void Scene::changeToExteriorCell (const ESM::Position& position)
diff --git a/components/loadinglistener/loadinglistener.hpp b/components/loadinglistener/loadinglistener.hpp
index f6a7b71e9..47962015c 100644
--- a/components/loadinglistener/loadinglistener.hpp
+++ b/components/loadinglistener/loadinglistener.hpp
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ namespace Loading
         virtual void setProgressRange (size_t range) = 0;
         virtual void setProgress (size_t value) = 0;
         virtual void increaseProgress (size_t increase = 1) = 0;
-
-        /// Indicate the scene is now ready to be shown
-        virtual void removeWallpaper() = 0;
     };
 
     // Used for stopping a loading sequence when the object goes out of scope