diff --git a/engines/drascula/drascula.cpp b/engines/drascula/drascula.cpp
index 358aecc2950..9ac9031fb72 100644
--- a/engines/drascula/drascula.cpp
+++ b/engines/drascula/drascula.cpp
@@ -534,10 +534,6 @@ bool DrasculaEngine::runCurrentChapter() {
 			if (!loadGame(_currentSaveSlot)) {
 				return true;
 			}
-			// When loading room 102 while being attached below the pendulum we
-			// need to call activatePendulum() to properly initialized the scene.
-			if (_roomNumber == 102 && flags[1] == 2)
-				activatePendulum();
 			loadPic("auxdr.alg", drawSurface2);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/engines/drascula/saveload.cpp b/engines/drascula/saveload.cpp
index d0f16aa9415..e67ada50fa0 100644
--- a/engines/drascula/saveload.cpp
+++ b/engines/drascula/saveload.cpp
@@ -255,6 +255,19 @@ bool DrasculaEngine::loadGame(int slot) {
 	if (!(in = _saveFileMan->openForLoading(saveFileName))) {
 		error("missing savegame file %s", saveFileName.c_str());
 	}
+	
+	// If we currently are in room 102 while being attached below the pendulum
+	// the character is invisible and some surface are temporarily used for other
+	// things. Reset those before loading the savegame otherwise we may have some
+	// issues such as the protagonist being invisible after reloading a savegame.
+	if (_roomNumber == 102 && flags[1] == 2) {
+		hare_se_ve = 1;
+		loadPic(96, frontSurface);
+		loadPic(97, frontSurface);
+		loadPic(97, extraSurface);
+		loadPic(99, backSurface);
+	}
+	
 
 	loadMetaData(in, slot, true);
 	Graphics::skipThumbnail(*in);
@@ -289,6 +302,11 @@ bool DrasculaEngine::loadGame(int slot) {
 	}
 	enterRoom(roomNum);
 	selectVerb(kVerbNone);
+	
+	// When loading room 102 while being attached below the pendulum we
+	// need to call activatePendulum() to properly initialized the scene.
+	if (_roomNumber == 102 && flags[1] == 2)
+		activatePendulum();
 
 	return true;
 }