diff --git a/OpenRA.FileFormats/Primitives/ActionQueue.cs b/OpenRA.FileFormats/Primitives/ActionQueue.cs
index 6396085d8d..e88c87fa9f 100644
--- a/OpenRA.FileFormats/Primitives/ActionQueue.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.FileFormats/Primitives/ActionQueue.cs
@@ -18,23 +18,45 @@ namespace OpenRA.FileFormats
 	public class ActionQueue
 	{
 		object syncRoot = new object();
-		Action actions = () => { };
+		PriorityQueue<DelayedAction> actions = new PriorityQueue<DelayedAction>();
 
-		public void Add(Action a)
+		public void Add(Action a) { Add(a, 0); }
+		public void Add(Action a, int delay)
 		{
 			lock (syncRoot)
-				actions += a;
+				actions.Add(new DelayedAction(a, Environment.TickCount + delay));
 		}
 
 		public void PerformActions()
 		{
-			Action a;
+			Action a = () => {};
 			lock (syncRoot)
 			{
-				a = actions; 
-				actions = () => { };
+				var t = Environment.TickCount;
+				while (!actions.Empty && actions.Peek().Time <= t)
+				{
+					var da = actions.Pop();
+					a += da.Action;
+				}
 			}
 			a();
 		}
 	}
+
+	struct DelayedAction : IComparable<DelayedAction>
+	{
+		public int Time;
+		public Action Action;
+
+		public DelayedAction(Action action, int time)
+		{
+			Action = action;
+			Time = time;
+		}
+
+		public int CompareTo(DelayedAction other)
+		{
+			return Math.Sign(Time - other.Time);
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.FileFormats/Primitives/PriorityQueue.cs b/OpenRA.FileFormats/Primitives/PriorityQueue.cs
index cffe23a32a..75d3d7423e 100644
--- a/OpenRA.FileFormats/Primitives/PriorityQueue.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.FileFormats/Primitives/PriorityQueue.cs
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.FileFormats
 			return At(lastLevel, lastIndex);
 		}
 
+		public T Peek() { return At(0,0); }
 		public T Pop()
 		{
 			if (level == 0 && index == 0)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
index a01943d2e7..5dc3685f41 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
@@ -123,8 +123,9 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			}, parent, id);
 		}
 
-		static ActionQueue afterTickActions = new ActionQueue();
-		public static void RunAfterTick(Action a) { afterTickActions.Add(a); }
+		static ActionQueue delayedActions = new ActionQueue();
+		public static void RunAfterTick(Action a) { delayedActions.Add(a); }
+		public static void RunAfterDelay(int delay, Action a) { delayedActions.Add(a, delay); }
 
 		static void Tick( OrderManager orderManager, Viewport viewPort )
 		{
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			PerfHistory.items["render_widgets"].Tick();
 			PerfHistory.items["render_flip"].Tick();
 
-			afterTickActions.PerformActions();
+			delayedActions.PerformActions();
 		}
 
 		static void Tick( OrderManager orderManager )
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Widgets/Logic/CncIngameMenuLogic.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Widgets/Logic/CncIngameMenuLogic.cs
index 45892e6f95..fb7bac7120 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Widgets/Logic/CncIngameMenuLogic.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Widgets/Logic/CncIngameMenuLogic.cs
@@ -36,15 +36,13 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.Widgets.Logic
 			{
 				Sound.Play("batlcon1.aud");
 				resumeDisabled = true;
-				world.WorldActor.QueueActivity(new Wait(30));
-				world.WorldActor.QueueActivity(new CallFunc(() => mpe.Fade(CncMenuPaletteEffect.EffectType.Black)));
-				world.WorldActor.QueueActivity(new Wait(mpe.Info.FadeLength));
-				world.WorldActor.QueueActivity(new CallFunc(() =>
+				Game.RunAfterDelay(1200, () => mpe.Fade(CncMenuPaletteEffect.EffectType.Black));
+				Game.RunAfterDelay(1200 + 40 * mpe.Info.FadeLength, () =>
 				{
 						Game.Disconnect();
 						Widget.ResetAll();
 						Game.LoadShellMap();
-				}));
+				});
 			};
 			
 			Action doNothing = () => {};