diff --git a/engines/prince/prince.cpp b/engines/prince/prince.cpp
index 905862998ee..9026e53c5ba 100644
--- a/engines/prince/prince.cpp
+++ b/engines/prince/prince.cpp
@@ -1390,8 +1390,9 @@ void PrinceEngine::showNormAnims() {
 				} else {
 					anim._frame++;
 				}
-				if (anim._frame < phaseCount - 1) {
-					anim._showFrame = anim._frame;
+				anim._showFrame = anim._frame;
+				if (anim._showFrame >= phaseCount) {
+					anim._showFrame = phaseCount - 1;
 				}
 				showAnim(anim);
 			}
diff --git a/engines/prince/script.cpp b/engines/prince/script.cpp
index 061d86c848c..dc8bb916744 100644
--- a/engines/prince/script.cpp
+++ b/engines/prince/script.cpp
@@ -643,6 +643,14 @@ void Interpreter::O_SHOWANIM() {
 		delete anim._shadowData;
 		anim._shadowData = nullptr;
 	}
+
+	// WALKAROUND: fix for turning off bard's wife background animation
+	// in front of bard's house (location 7) after giving her poem (item 33)
+	// in script: GiveLetter (line 11082)
+	if (_currentInstruction == kGiveLetterScriptFix) {
+		_vm->_backAnimList[1].backAnims[0]._state = 1;
+	}
+
 	debugInterpreter("O_SHOWANIM slot %d, animId %d", slot, animId);
 }
 
diff --git a/engines/prince/script.h b/engines/prince/script.h
index 9c397b0d1f6..196a19512d8 100644
--- a/engines/prince/script.h
+++ b/engines/prince/script.h
@@ -252,6 +252,8 @@ private:
 	typedef void (Interpreter::*OpcodeFunc)();
 	static OpcodeFunc _opcodes[];
 
+	static const int kGiveLetterScriptFix = 79002;
+
 	// Keep opcode handlers names as they are in original code 
 	// it easier to switch back and forth
 	void O_WAITFOREVER();