diff --git a/source/frontend/demomode.h b/source/frontend/demomode.h
index d304775e6..a4f044144 100644
--- a/source/frontend/demomode.h
+++ b/source/frontend/demomode.h
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
 class CDemoGameScene : public CGameScene
 {
 public:
-	void	createPlayer();
+	virtual void	createPlayer();
+	virtual int		canPause()			{return false;}
 };
 
 
diff --git a/source/game/game.cpp b/source/game/game.cpp
index 926da2875..ef4e956bf 100644
--- a/source/game/game.cpp
+++ b/source/game/game.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,12 @@ void	CGameScene::createPlayer()
 		m_player=new ("player") CPlayer();
 }
 
+// This is also to be overloaded for demomode.. to stop the pause menu appearing
+int		CGameScene::canPause()
+{
+		return true;
+}
+
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
@@ -159,7 +165,8 @@ void	CGameScene::think(int _frames)
 //	}
 //#endif
 
-	if(!m_pauseMenu->isActive()&&PadGetDown(0)&PAD_START)
+	
+	if(!m_pauseMenu->isActive()&&PadGetDown(0)&PAD_START&&canPause())
 	{
 		m_pauseMenu->select();
 	}
diff --git a/source/game/game.h b/source/game/game.h
index f00449f53..01e953240 100644
--- a/source/game/game.h
+++ b/source/game/game.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ virtual			~CGameScene()	{;}
 
 		void	init();
 virtual	void	createPlayer();
+virtual	int		canPause();
 		void	shutdown();
 		void	render();
 		void	think(int _frames);