diff --git a/src/menus/options-1.c b/src/menus/options-1.c
index d369e1084..34d91e4e1 100644
--- a/src/menus/options-1.c
+++ b/src/menus/options-1.c
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@ static void M_OptionsMenuGoto(menu_t *assignment)
 {
 	assignment->prevMenu = currentMenu;
 	M_SetupNextMenu(assignment, false);
+	if (currentMenu != &OPTIONS_MainDef)
+	{
+		optionsmenu.ticker = 0;
+		M_OptionsTick();
+	}
 }
 
 void M_VideoOptions(INT32 choice)
diff --git a/src/menus/play-local-race-difficulty.c b/src/menus/play-local-race-difficulty.c
index 26feabfd1..e8874c8e3 100644
--- a/src/menus/play-local-race-difficulty.c
+++ b/src/menus/play-local-race-difficulty.c
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ static void tick_routine(void)
 	{
 		case drace_mritems:
 			M_SetupNextMenu(&OPTIONS_GameplayItemsDef, false);
+			optionsmenu.ticker = 0;
+			M_OptionsTick();
 			break;
 
 		case drace_encore: