diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/control/FControl.java b/src/main/java/forge/control/FControl.java
index f1b3b93c18f..d762cf99092 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/control/FControl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/control/FControl.java
@@ -375,6 +375,8 @@ public enum FControl {
             game.getAction().checkGameOverCondition();
         else
             game.isGameOver(); // this is synchronized method - it's used to make Game-0 thread see changes made here
+
+        playbackControl.onGameStopRequested();
     }
 
     private InputQueue inputQueue;
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/control/FControlGamePlayback.java b/src/main/java/forge/control/FControlGamePlayback.java
index b620f22a6b2..2bee12a7a04 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/control/FControlGamePlayback.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/control/FControlGamePlayback.java
@@ -134,8 +134,15 @@ public class FControlGamePlayback extends IGameEventVisitor.Base<Void> {
     }
 
     
+    public void onGameStopRequested() {
+        paused.set(false);
+        if ( gameThreadPauser.getNumberWaiting() != 0)
+            releaseGameThread();
+    }
+    
     private void releaseGameThread() {
         // just need to run another thread through the barrier... not edt preferrably :)
+        
         fc.getObservedGame().getAction().invoke( new Runnable() {
             @Override
             public void run() {