diff --git a/src/gui/screensaver.cpp b/src/gui/screensaver.cpp
index 613f794c5..820016757 100644
--- a/src/gui/screensaver.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/screensaver.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ void CScreenSaver::Start()
 		m_viewer->SetAspectRatio(float(4.0/3));
 
 	m_viewer->Cleanup();
+	m_frameBuffer->showFrame("blackscreen.jpg"); // hack to get sure we have a blank screen
 	m_frameBuffer->stopFrame();
 
 	if(!thrScreenSaver)