diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
index 544ab00424..a4542d7ea2 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
@@ -299,8 +299,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			JoinLocal();
 			viewport = new Viewport(new int2(Renderer.Resolution), Rectangle.Empty, Renderer);
 			
-			Widget.RootWidget.RemoveChildren();
-			modData.WidgetLoader.LoadWidget( new Dictionary<string,object>(), Widget.RootWidget, "INIT_SETUP" );
+			modData.LoadScreen.StartGame();
 		}
 		
 		public static void LoadShellMap()
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/ModData.cs b/OpenRA.Game/ModData.cs
index 5e67f008fd..16796ff105 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Game/ModData.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/ModData.cs
@@ -120,5 +120,10 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		
 	}
 	
-	public interface ILoadScreen { void Display(); void Init(); }
+	public interface ILoadScreen
+	{
+		void Display();
+		void Init();
+		void StartGame();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/CncLoadScreen.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/CncLoadScreen.cs
index 6e41b3f84d..a73f7b2342 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/CncLoadScreen.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/CncLoadScreen.cs
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc
 			Font.DrawText(text, new float2(Renderer.Resolution.Width - textSize.X - 20, Renderer.Resolution.Height - textSize.Y - 20), Color.Black);
 			r.EndFrame( new NullInputHandler() );
 		}
+		
+		public void StartGame()
+		{
+			Widget.RootWidget.RemoveChildren();
+			Game.modData.WidgetLoader.LoadWidget( new Dictionary<string,object>(), Widget.RootWidget, "INIT_SETUP" );
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/NullLoadScreen.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/NullLoadScreen.cs
index 963e983055..6e01e3453e 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/NullLoadScreen.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/NullLoadScreen.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
  */
 #endregion
 
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using OpenRA.Widgets;
+
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 {
 	public class NullLoadScreen : ILoadScreen
@@ -22,6 +25,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 			Game.Renderer.BeginFrame(float2.Zero);
 			Game.Renderer.EndFrame( new NullInputHandler() );
 		}
+		
+		public void StartGame()
+		{
+			Widget.RootWidget.RemoveChildren();
+			Game.modData.WidgetLoader.LoadWidget( new Dictionary<string,object>(), Widget.RootWidget, "INIT_SETUP" );
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/RALoadScreen.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/RALoadScreen.cs
index ec03594ce3..0d9f70349f 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/RALoadScreen.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/RALoadScreen.cs
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 			LogoPos =  new float2(Renderer.Resolution.Width/2 - 128, Renderer.Resolution.Height/2 - 128);
 		}
 
-		
 		public void Display()
 		{
 			if (r == null)
@@ -67,6 +66,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 			Font.DrawText(text, new float2(Renderer.Resolution.Width - textSize.X - 20, Renderer.Resolution.Height - textSize.Y - 20), Color.White);
 			r.EndFrame( new NullInputHandler() );
 		}
+		
+		public void StartGame()
+		{
+			Widget.RootWidget.RemoveChildren();
+			Game.modData.WidgetLoader.LoadWidget( new Dictionary<string,object>(), Widget.RootWidget, "INIT_SETUP" );
+		}
 	}
 }