diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.cpp
index 17e4d9b69c..a7745f2d85 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenWithMenuElements.cpp
@@ -266,8 +266,10 @@ void ScreenWithMenuElements::TweenOffScreen()
 	OFF_COMMAND( m_sprUnderlay );
 	OFF_COMMAND( m_sprOverlay );
 
-	SCREENMAN->PlaySharedBackgroundOffCommand();
-
+	// If we're a stacked screen, then there's someone else between us and the
+	// background, so don't tween it off.
+	if( !SCREENMAN->IsStackedScreen(this) )
+		SCREENMAN->PlaySharedBackgroundOffCommand();
 }
 
 void ScreenWithMenuElements::Cancel( ScreenMessage smSendWhenDone )