diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/kmisc.cpp b/engines/sci/engine/kmisc.cpp
index f2026575dea..9611a047535 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/kmisc.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/kmisc.cpp
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ reg_t kRestartGame(EngineState *s, int argc, reg_t *argv) {
 ** Returns the restarting_flag in acc
 */
 reg_t kGameIsRestarting(EngineState *s, int argc, reg_t *argv) {
-	s->r_acc = make_reg(0, s->gameWasRestarted);
+	s->r_acc = make_reg(0, s->gameIsRestarting);
 
 	if (argc) { // Only happens during replay
 		if (!argv[0].toUint16()) // Set restarting flag
-			s->gameWasRestarted = false;
+			s->gameIsRestarting = GAMEISRESTARTING_NONE;
 	}
 
 	uint32 neededSleep = 30;
diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/savegame.cpp b/engines/sci/engine/savegame.cpp
index 806c8893b43..64bd46563a1 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/savegame.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/savegame.cpp
@@ -776,6 +776,9 @@ void gamestate_restore(EngineState *s, Common::SeekableReadStream *fh) {
 	s->_msgState = new MessageState(s->_segMan);
 
 	s->abortScriptProcessing = kAbortLoadGame;
+
+	// signal restored game to game scripts
+	s->gameIsRestarting = GAMEISRESTARTING_RESTORE;
 }
 
 bool get_savegame_metadata(Common::SeekableReadStream *stream, SavegameMetadata *meta) {
diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/state.h b/engines/sci/engine/state.h
index 243a460645b..4f1d686b17d 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/state.h
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/state.h
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ enum {
 	SAVEGAMEID_OFFICIALRANGE_END = 1999
 };
 
+enum {
+	GAMEISRESTARTING_NONE = 0,
+	GAMEISRESTARTING_RESTART = 1,
+	GAMEISRESTARTING_RESTORE = 2
+};
+
 class FileHandle {
 public:
 	Common::String _name;
@@ -159,7 +165,7 @@ public:
 	int variablesMax[4];		///< Max. values for all variables
 
 	AbortGameState abortScriptProcessing;
-	bool gameWasRestarted;
+	int16 gameIsRestarting; // is set when restarting (=1) or restoring the game (=2)
 
 	int scriptStepCounter; // Counts the number of steps executed
 	int scriptGCInterval; // Number of steps in between gcs
diff --git a/engines/sci/sci.cpp b/engines/sci/sci.cpp
index 080c045e279..6138be58cc2 100644
--- a/engines/sci/sci.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/sci.cpp
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ bool SciEngine::initGame() {
 	_gamestate->_executionStackPosChanged = false;
 
 	_gamestate->abortScriptProcessing = kAbortNone;
-	_gamestate->gameWasRestarted = false;
+	_gamestate->gameIsRestarting = GAMEISRESTARTING_NONE;
 
 	_gamestate->stack_base = stack->_entries;
 	_gamestate->stack_top = stack->_entries + stack->_capacity;
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ void SciEngine::runGame() {
 			_gamestate->_segMan->resetSegMan();
 			initGame();
 			initStackBaseWithSelector(SELECTOR(play));
-			_gamestate->gameWasRestarted = true;
+			_gamestate->gameIsRestarting = GAMEISRESTARTING_RESTART;
 			if (_gfxMenu)
 				_gfxMenu->reset();
 			_gamestate->abortScriptProcessing = kAbortNone;