diff --git a/src/g_game.c b/src/g_game.c
index 8931f8b6..f891b010 100644
--- a/src/g_game.c
+++ b/src/g_game.c
@@ -711,6 +711,10 @@ void G_SetGameModified(boolean silent)
 
 	if (!silent)
 		CONS_Alert(CONS_NOTICE, M_GetText("Game must be restarted to record statistics.\n"));
+
+	// If in record attack recording, cancel it.
+	if (modeattacking)
+		M_EndModeAttackRun();
 }
 
 /** Builds an original game map name from a map number.
diff --git a/src/m_menu.c b/src/m_menu.c
index 6c129444..78c38127 100644
--- a/src/m_menu.c
+++ b/src/m_menu.c
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ static menuitem_t SP_TimeAttackMenu[] =
 	{IT_DISABLED,              NULL, "Guest Option...", &SP_GuestReplayDef, 100},
 	{IT_DISABLED,              NULL, "Replay...",     &SP_ReplayDef,        110},
 	{IT_DISABLED,              NULL, "Ghosts...",     &SP_GhostDef,         120},
-	{IT_WHITESTRING|IT_CALL,   NULL, "Start",         M_ChooseTimeAttack,   130},
+	{IT_WHITESTRING|IT_CALL|IT_CALL_NOTMODIFIED,   NULL, "Start",         M_ChooseTimeAttack,   130},
 };
 
 enum
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ static menuitem_t SP_NightsAttackMenu[] =
 	{IT_DISABLED,              NULL, "Guest Option...",  &SP_NightsGuestReplayDef,   108},
 	{IT_DISABLED,              NULL, "Replay...",        &SP_NightsReplayDef,        118},
 	{IT_DISABLED,              NULL, "Ghosts...",        &SP_NightsGhostDef,         128},
-	{IT_WHITESTRING|IT_CALL,   NULL, "Start",            M_ChooseNightsAttack, 138},
+	{IT_WHITESTRING|IT_CALL|IT_CALL_NOTMODIFIED,   NULL, "Start",            M_ChooseNightsAttack, 138},
 };
 
 enum
@@ -3702,6 +3702,11 @@ static void M_DrawMessageMenu(void)
 
 	mlines = currentMenu->lastOn>>8;
 	max = (INT16)((UINT8)(currentMenu->lastOn & 0xFF)*8);
+
+	// hack: draw RA background in RA menus
+	if (gamestate == GS_TIMEATTACK)
+		V_DrawPatchFill(W_CachePatchName("SRB2BACK", PU_CACHE));
+
 	M_DrawTextBox(currentMenu->x, y - 8, (max+7)>>3, mlines);
 
 	while (*(msg+start))
@@ -4310,9 +4315,9 @@ static void M_SinglePlayerMenu(INT32 choice)
 {
 	(void)choice;
 	SP_MainMenu[sprecordattack].status =
-		(M_SecretUnlocked(SECRET_RECORDATTACK)) ? IT_CALL|IT_STRING|IT_CALL_NOTMODIFIED : IT_SECRET;
+		(M_SecretUnlocked(SECRET_RECORDATTACK)) ? IT_CALL|IT_STRING : IT_SECRET;
 	SP_MainMenu[spnightsmode].status =
-		(M_SecretUnlocked(SECRET_NIGHTSMODE)) ? IT_CALL|IT_STRING|IT_CALL_NOTMODIFIED : IT_SECRET;
+		(M_SecretUnlocked(SECRET_NIGHTSMODE)) ? IT_CALL|IT_STRING : IT_SECRET;
 
 	M_SetupNextMenu(&SP_MainDef);
 }