diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
index bfc4f3b333..d4f1afa32d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
@@ -330,11 +330,11 @@ namespace MWBase
             virtual void pinWindow (MWGui::GuiWindow window) = 0;
 
             /// Fade the screen in, over \a time seconds
-            virtual void fadeScreenIn(const float time) = 0;
+            virtual void fadeScreenIn(const float time, bool clearQueue=true) = 0;
             /// Fade the screen out to black, over \a time seconds
-            virtual void fadeScreenOut(const float time) = 0;
+            virtual void fadeScreenOut(const float time, bool clearQueue=true) = 0;
             /// Fade the screen to a specified percentage of black, over \a time seconds
-            virtual void fadeScreenTo(const int percent, const float time) = 0;
+            virtual void fadeScreenTo(const int percent, const float time, bool clearQueue=true) = 0;
             /// Darken the screen to a specified percentage
             virtual void setBlindness(const int percent) = 0;
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index 6ab8b94c5c..48f28d300c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -1748,21 +1748,24 @@ namespace MWGui
         updateVisible();
     }
 
-    void WindowManager::fadeScreenIn(const float time)
+    void WindowManager::fadeScreenIn(const float time, bool clearQueue)
     {
-        mScreenFader->clearQueue();
+        if (clearQueue)
+            mScreenFader->clearQueue();
         mScreenFader->fadeOut(time);
     }
 
-    void WindowManager::fadeScreenOut(const float time)
+    void WindowManager::fadeScreenOut(const float time, bool clearQueue)
     {
-        mScreenFader->clearQueue();
+        if (clearQueue)
+            mScreenFader->clearQueue();
         mScreenFader->fadeIn(time);
     }
 
-    void WindowManager::fadeScreenTo(const int percent, const float time)
+    void WindowManager::fadeScreenTo(const int percent, const float time, bool clearQueue)
     {
-        mScreenFader->clearQueue();
+        if (clearQueue)
+            mScreenFader->clearQueue();
         mScreenFader->fadeTo(percent, time);
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
index aa5bd0fc91..94d8a93db2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -325,11 +325,11 @@ namespace MWGui
     virtual void pinWindow (MWGui::GuiWindow window);
 
     /// Fade the screen in, over \a time seconds
-    virtual void fadeScreenIn(const float time);
+    virtual void fadeScreenIn(const float time, bool clearQueue);
     /// Fade the screen out to black, over \a time seconds
-    virtual void fadeScreenOut(const float time);
+    virtual void fadeScreenOut(const float time, bool clearQueue);
     /// Fade the screen to a specified percentage of black, over \a time seconds
-    virtual void fadeScreenTo(const int percent, const float time);
+    virtual void fadeScreenTo(const int percent, const float time, bool clearQueue);
     /// Darken the screen to a specified percentage
     virtual void setBlindness(const int percent);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
index e8784f8de2..aa80213de8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ namespace MWScript
                     Interpreter::Type_Float time = runtime[0].mFloat;
                     runtime.pop();
 
-                    MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->fadeScreenIn(time);
+                    MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->fadeScreenIn(time, false);
                 }
         };
 
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ namespace MWScript
                     Interpreter::Type_Float time = runtime[0].mFloat;
                     runtime.pop();
 
-                    MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->fadeScreenOut(time);
+                    MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->fadeScreenOut(time, false);
                 }
         };
 
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ namespace MWScript
                     Interpreter::Type_Float time = runtime[0].mFloat;
                     runtime.pop();
 
-                    MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->fadeScreenTo(alpha, time);
+                    MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->fadeScreenTo(alpha, time, false);
                 }
         };