diff --git a/engines/tsage/core.cpp b/engines/tsage/core.cpp
index 620d9327843..6379a3853b8 100644
--- a/engines/tsage/core.cpp
+++ b/engines/tsage/core.cpp
@@ -2282,7 +2282,7 @@ redraw:
 
 		// Update the palette
 		_globals->_sceneManager.fadeInIfNecessary();
-		_globals->_sceneManager._scene->_sceneMode = 0;
+		_globals->_sceneManager._loadMode = 0;
 		_globals->_paneRefreshFlag[paneNum] = 0;
 
 		// Loop through the object list, removing any objects and refreshing the screen as necessary
diff --git a/engines/tsage/scenes.cpp b/engines/tsage/scenes.cpp
index bfb68521368..709b3ba552d 100644
--- a/engines/tsage/scenes.cpp
+++ b/engines/tsage/scenes.cpp
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ void SceneManager::listenerSynchronise(Serialiser &s) {
 	s.syncAsUint16LE(_globals->_sceneManager._scene->_activeScreenNumber);
 	_globals->_sceneManager._scrollerRect.synchronise(s);
 	SYNC_POINTER(_globals->_scrollFollower);
+	s.syncAsSint16LE(_loadMode);
 }
 
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ void Scene::loadSceneData(int sceneNum) {
 	_globals->_sceneOffset.y = (_sceneBounds.top / 100) * 100;
 	_globals->_paneRefreshFlag[0] = 1;
 	_globals->_paneRefreshFlag[1] = 1;
-	_sceneMode = 1;
+	_globals->_sceneManager._loadMode = 1;
 	_globals->_sceneManager._sceneLoadCount = 0;
 	_globals->_sceneManager._sceneBgOffset = Common::Point(0, 0);
 
@@ -310,10 +311,10 @@ void Scene::loadBackground(int xAmount, int yAmount) {
 	_globals->_sceneOffset.x &= ~3;
 
 	if ((_sceneBounds.top != _oldSceneBounds.top) || (_sceneBounds.left != _oldSceneBounds.left)) {
-		if (_sceneMode == 0) {
+		if (_globals->_sceneManager._loadMode == 0) {
 			_globals->_paneRefreshFlag[0] = 2;
 			_globals->_paneRefreshFlag[1] = 2;
-			_sceneMode = 2;
+			_globals->_sceneManager._loadMode = 2;
 		}
 		_oldSceneBounds = _sceneBounds;
 	}
diff --git a/engines/tsage/scenes.h b/engines/tsage/scenes.h
index 88caee398df..b5776975bef 100644
--- a/engines/tsage/scenes.h
+++ b/engines/tsage/scenes.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ private:
 public:
 	Scene *_scene;
 	bool _hasPalette;
+	int _loadMode;
 	int _sceneNumber;
 	int _previousScene;
 	int _nextSceneNumber;