diff --git a/src/p_tick.c b/src/p_tick.c
index 2815f16b7..1d273e328 100644
--- a/src/p_tick.c
+++ b/src/p_tick.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 /// \brief Archiving: SaveGame I/O, Thinker, Ticker
 
 #include "doomstat.h"
+#include "d_main.h"
 #include "g_game.h"
 #include "g_input.h"
 #include "p_local.h"
@@ -1252,5 +1253,10 @@ void P_Ticker(boolean run)
 	{
 		G_CopyTiccmd(&players[i].oldcmd, &players[i].cmd, 1);
 	}
+
+	if (D_IsDeferredStartTitle())
+	{
+		D_StartTitle();
+	}
 //	Z_CheckMemCleanup();
 }