diff --git a/src/g_game.c b/src/g_game.c
index 7c2dc274c..88effe9d8 100644
--- a/src/g_game.c
+++ b/src/g_game.c
@@ -1975,7 +1975,7 @@ void G_Ticker(boolean run)
 				{
 					Music_Play("intermission");
 				}
-				else if (musiccountdown == MUSIC_COUNTDOWN_MAX - TALLY_TIME)
+				else if (musiccountdown == MUSIC_COUNTDOWN_MAX - K_TallyDelay())
 				{
 					P_EndingMusic();
 				}
diff --git a/src/k_tally.cpp b/src/k_tally.cpp
index ef6d0a112..3beafcfc2 100644
--- a/src/k_tally.cpp
+++ b/src/k_tally.cpp
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ void level_tally_t::Init(player_t *player)
 		}
 	}
 
-	delay = TALLY_TIME; // sync up with musiccountdown
+	delay = K_TallyDelay(); // sync up with musiccountdown
 
 	if (game_over == true)
 	{
@@ -1404,3 +1404,8 @@ boolean K_PlayerTallyActive(player_t *player)
 {
 	return player->tally.active; //(player->exiting || (player->pflags & PF_NOCONTEST));
 }
+
+tic_t K_TallyDelay(void)
+{
+	return ((gametyperules & GTR_BUMPERS) ? 4 : 3) * TICRATE;
+}
diff --git a/src/k_tally.h b/src/k_tally.h
index ff4870184..d763e54e2 100644
--- a/src/k_tally.h
+++ b/src/k_tally.h
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
 
 #define TALLY_WINDOW_SIZE (2)
 
-#define TALLY_TIME (3*TICRATE)
-#define MUSIC_COUNTDOWN_MAX (TALLY_TIME + 8*TICRATE)
+#define MUSIC_COUNTDOWN_MAX (K_TallyDelay() + 8*TICRATE)
 
 typedef enum
 {
@@ -119,6 +118,7 @@ void K_InitPlayerTally(player_t *player);
 void K_TickPlayerTally(player_t *player);
 void K_DrawPlayerTally(void);
 boolean K_PlayerTallyActive(player_t *player);
+tic_t K_TallyDelay(void);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 } // extern "C"