diff --git a/src/k_menudraw.c b/src/k_menudraw.c
index 2836658b5..fed66d371 100644
--- a/src/k_menudraw.c
+++ b/src/k_menudraw.c
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ void M_DrawMenuForeground(void)
 	}
 
 	// draw non-green resolution border
-	if (currentMenu != &PAUSE_PlaybackMenuDef && // this obscures replay menu and I want to put in minimal effort to fix that
+	if ((!menuactive || currentMenu != &PAUSE_PlaybackMenuDef) && // this obscures replay menu and I want to put in minimal effort to fix that
 		((vid.width % BASEVIDWIDTH != 0) || (vid.height % BASEVIDHEIGHT != 0)))
 	{
 		V_DrawFixedPatch(0, 0, FRACUNIT, 0, W_CachePatchName("WEIRDRES", PU_CACHE), NULL);