diff --git a/engines/sci/graphics/animate.cpp b/engines/sci/graphics/animate.cpp
index 75fbb3e0973..6ea81a89254 100644
--- a/engines/sci/graphics/animate.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/graphics/animate.cpp
@@ -278,6 +278,16 @@ void GfxAnimate::fill(byte &old_picNotValid, bool maySetNsRect) {
 		} else {
 			view->getCelRect(it->loopNo, it->celNo, it->x, it->y, it->z, it->celRect);
 		}
+
+		// This statement must be here for Hoyle4, otherwise cards are unclickable.
+		// This is probably one of the experimental features that were occasionally
+		// added to SCI interpreters; the corresponding check is absent in many SSCI
+		// versions. m_kiewitz knew about this flag before I (lskovlun) implemented it, 
+		// so it is possible that more test cases are known. Also, some presently open
+		// SCI1.1 bugs may be fixed by this and should be re-tested with this patch generalized.
+		if (g_sci->getGameId() == GID_HOYLE4 && it->scaleSignal & kScaleSignalDontSetNsrect)
+			setNsRect = false;
+
 		if (setNsRect) {
 			writeSelectorValue(_s->_segMan, curObject, SELECTOR(nsLeft), it->celRect.left);
 			writeSelectorValue(_s->_segMan, curObject, SELECTOR(nsTop), it->celRect.top);
diff --git a/engines/sci/graphics/animate.h b/engines/sci/graphics/animate.h
index f25e54915e6..370e5896435 100644
--- a/engines/sci/graphics/animate.h
+++ b/engines/sci/graphics/animate.h
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ enum ViewSignals {
 enum ViewScaleSignals {
 	kScaleSignalDoScaling		= 0x0001, // enables scaling when drawing that cel (involves scaleX and scaleY)
 	kScaleSignalGlobalScaling	= 0x0002, // means that global scaling shall get applied on that cel (sets scaleX/scaleY)
-	kScaleSignalUnknown2		= 0x0004 // really unknown
+	kScaleSignalDontSetNsrect	= 0x0004  // do not set nsRect inside kAnimate(); for a test case see bug #3038424 
+
 };
 
 struct AnimateEntry {