diff --git a/src/p_setup.c b/src/p_setup.c
index 8e746457b..52cd6ddbb 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.c
+++ b/src/p_setup.c
@@ -2565,6 +2565,7 @@ boolean P_SetupLevel(boolean skipprecip)
 	{
 		tic_t starttime = I_GetTime();
 		tic_t endtime = starttime + (3*TICRATE)/2;
+		tic_t nowtime;
 
 		S_StartSound(NULL, sfx_s3kaf);
 
@@ -2574,9 +2575,17 @@ boolean P_SetupLevel(boolean skipprecip)
 		F_WipeEndScreen();
 		F_RunWipe(wipedefs[wipe_speclevel_towhite], false);
 
+		nowtime = lastwipetic;
 		// Hold on white for extra effect.
-		while (I_GetTime() < endtime)
-			I_Sleep();
+		while (nowtime < endtime)
+		{
+			// wait loop
+			while (!((nowtime = I_GetTime()) - lastwipetic))
+				I_Sleep();
+			lastwipetic = nowtime;
+			if (moviemode) // make sure we save frames for the white hold too
+				M_SaveFrame();
+		}
 
 		ranspecialwipe = 1;
 	}