diff --git a/engines/pegasus/graphics.cpp b/engines/pegasus/graphics.cpp
index e37150e75a15..05217fabcd73 100644
--- a/engines/pegasus/graphics.cpp
+++ b/engines/pegasus/graphics.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ GraphicsManager::GraphicsManager(PegasusEngine *vm) : _vm(vm) {
 	_firstDisplayElement = _lastDisplayElement = 0;
 	_workArea.create(640, 480, _vm->_system->getScreenFormat());
 	_lastMousePosition = Common::Point(-1, -1);
+	_modifiedScreen = false;
 }
 	
 GraphicsManager::~GraphicsManager() {
@@ -162,22 +163,31 @@ void GraphicsManager::updateDisplay() {
 
 			// TODO: Better logic; it does a bit more work than it probably needs to
 			// but it should work fine for now.
-			if (bounds.intersects(_dirtyRect) && runner->validToDraw(_backLayer, _frontLayer))
+			if (bounds.intersects(_dirtyRect) && runner->validToDraw(_backLayer, _frontLayer)) {
 				runner->draw(bounds);
+				screenDirty = true;
+			}
 		}
 
 		// Copy only the dirty rect to the screen
-		g_system->copyRectToScreen((byte *)_workArea.getBasePtr(_dirtyRect.left, _dirtyRect.top), _workArea.pitch, _dirtyRect.left, _dirtyRect.top, _dirtyRect.width(), _dirtyRect.height());
-
-		// Mark the screen as dirty
-		screenDirty = true;
+		if (screenDirty)
+			g_system->copyRectToScreen((byte *)_workArea.getBasePtr(_dirtyRect.left, _dirtyRect.top), _workArea.pitch, _dirtyRect.left, _dirtyRect.top, _dirtyRect.width(), _dirtyRect.height());
 
 		// Clear the dirty rect
 		_dirtyRect = Common::Rect();
 	}
 
-	if (screenDirty)
+	if (screenDirty || _modifiedScreen)
 		g_system->updateScreen();
+
+	_modifiedScreen = false;
+}
+
+void GraphicsManager::clearScreen() {
+	Graphics::Surface *screen = g_system->lockScreen();
+	screen->fillRect(Common::Rect(0, 0, 640, 480), g_system->getScreenFormat().RGBToColor(0, 0, 0));
+	g_system->unlockScreen();
+	_modifiedScreen = true;
 }
 	
 } // End of namespace Pegasus
diff --git a/engines/pegasus/graphics.h b/engines/pegasus/graphics.h
index ebaaeb2c6c9e..90d0f33a7378 100644
--- a/engines/pegasus/graphics.h
+++ b/engines/pegasus/graphics.h
@@ -52,10 +52,12 @@ class GraphicsManager {
 	tDisplayOrder getFrontOfActiveLayer() const { return _frontLayer; }
 	void updateDisplay();
 	Graphics::Surface *getWorkArea() { return &_workArea; }
+	void clearScreen();
 
 private:		
 	PegasusEngine *_vm;
 
+	bool _modifiedScreen;
 	Common::Rect _dirtyRect;
 	tDisplayOrder _backLayer, _frontLayer;
 	DisplayElement *_firstDisplayElement, *_lastDisplayElement;