diff --git a/src/events.cpp b/src/events.cpp
index 1baa9b1d3..0b8802c91 100755
--- a/src/events.cpp
+++ b/src/events.cpp
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ void E_InitStaticHandlers(bool map)
 void E_Shutdown(bool map)
 {
 	// delete handlers.
-	for (DStaticEventHandler* handler = E_FirstEventHandler; handler; handler = handler->next)
+	for (DStaticEventHandler* handler = E_LastEventHandler; handler; handler = handler->prev)
 	{
 		if (handler->IsStatic() == !map)
 			handler->Destroy();
@@ -515,11 +515,16 @@ bool E_CheckReplacement( PClassActor *replacee, PClassActor **replacement )
 	return final;
 }
 
-void E_NewGame()
+void E_NewGame(bool map)
 {
+	// Shut down all per-map event handlers before static NewGame events.
+	if (!map)
+		E_Shutdown(true);
+
 	for (DStaticEventHandler* handler = E_FirstEventHandler; handler; handler = handler->next)
 	{
-		handler->NewGame();
+		if (handler->IsStatic() == !map)
+			handler->NewGame();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/events.h b/src/events.h
index 456db6c10..cacc78ce7 100755
--- a/src/events.h
+++ b/src/events.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void E_Console(int player, FString name, int arg1, int arg2, int arg3, bool manu
 bool E_CheckReplacement(PClassActor* replacee, PClassActor** replacement);
 
 // called on new game
-void E_NewGame();
+void E_NewGame(bool map);
 
 // send networked event. unified function.
 bool E_SendNetworkEvent(FString name, int arg1, int arg2, int arg3, bool manual);
diff --git a/src/g_game.cpp b/src/g_game.cpp
index f5d9b5d98..2758b3c17 100644
--- a/src/g_game.cpp
+++ b/src/g_game.cpp
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ void G_Ticker ()
 		switch (gameaction)
 		{
 		case ga_loadlevel:
-			G_DoLoadLevel (-1, false);
+			G_DoLoadLevel (-1, false, false);
 			break;
 		case ga_recordgame:
 			G_CheckDemoStatus();
diff --git a/src/g_level.cpp b/src/g_level.cpp
index 36843919b..69514f690 100644
--- a/src/g_level.cpp
+++ b/src/g_level.cpp
@@ -526,11 +526,8 @@ void G_InitNew (const char *mapname, bool bTitleLevel)
 	{
 		gamestate = GS_LEVEL;
 	}
-	G_DoLoadLevel (0, false);
-	if(!savegamerestore)
-	{
-		E_NewGame();
-	}
+	
+	G_DoLoadLevel (0, false, !savegamerestore);
 }
 
 //
@@ -744,7 +741,7 @@ void G_DoCompleted (void)
 	if (gamestate == GS_TITLELEVEL)
 	{
 		level.MapName = nextlevel;
-		G_DoLoadLevel (startpos, false);
+		G_DoLoadLevel (startpos, false, false);
 		startpos = 0;
 		viewactive = true;
 		return;
@@ -919,7 +916,7 @@ void DAutosaver::Tick ()
 
 extern gamestate_t 	wipegamestate; 
  
-void G_DoLoadLevel (int position, bool autosave)
+void G_DoLoadLevel (int position, bool autosave, bool newGame)
 { 
 	static int lastposition = 0;
 	gamestate_t oldgs = gamestate;
@@ -1005,7 +1002,12 @@ void G_DoLoadLevel (int position, bool autosave)
 
 	level.maptime = 0;
 
-	P_SetupLevel (level.MapName, position);
+	if (newGame)
+	{
+		E_NewGame(false);
+	}
+
+	P_SetupLevel (level.MapName, position, newGame);
 
 	AM_LevelInit();
 
@@ -1253,7 +1255,7 @@ void G_DoWorldDone (void)
 		level.MapName = nextlevel;
 	}
 	G_StartTravel ();
-	G_DoLoadLevel (startpos, true);
+	G_DoLoadLevel (startpos, true, false);
 	startpos = 0;
 	gameaction = ga_nothing;
 	viewactive = true; 
diff --git a/src/g_level.h b/src/g_level.h
index 98bdb4229..a98a8d415 100644
--- a/src/g_level.h
+++ b/src/g_level.h
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ void G_ChangeLevel(const char *levelname, int position, int flags, int nextSkill
 void G_StartTravel ();
 int G_FinishTravel ();
 
-void G_DoLoadLevel (int position, bool autosave);
+void G_DoLoadLevel (int position, bool autosave, bool newGame);
 
 void G_InitLevelLocals (void);
 
diff --git a/src/p_setup.cpp b/src/p_setup.cpp
index 7ff907f8a..a9414a776 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.cpp
+++ b/src/p_setup.cpp
@@ -3642,7 +3642,7 @@ void P_FreeExtraLevelData()
 //
 //===========================================================================
 
-void P_SetupLevel (const char *lumpname, int position)
+void P_SetupLevel (const char *lumpname, int position, bool newGame)
 {
 	cycle_t times[20];
 #if 0
@@ -3720,6 +3720,11 @@ void P_SetupLevel (const char *lumpname, int position)
 	level.lumpnum = map->lumpnum;
 	hasglnodes = false;
 
+	if (newGame)
+	{
+		E_NewGame(true);
+	}
+
 	// [RH] Support loading Build maps (because I felt like it. :-)
 	buildmap = false;
 #if 0
@@ -4298,13 +4303,13 @@ void P_Init ()
 }
 
 static void P_Shutdown ()
-{
-	// [ZZ] delete global event handlers
-	DThinker::DestroyThinkersInList(STAT_STATIC);
-	E_Shutdown(false);
+{	
+	DThinker::DestroyThinkersInList(STAT_STATIC);	
 	P_DeinitKeyMessages ();
 	P_FreeLevelData ();
 	P_FreeExtraLevelData ();
+	// [ZZ] delete global event handlers
+	E_Shutdown(false);
 	ST_Clear();
 	FS_Close();
 	for (auto &p : players)
diff --git a/src/p_setup.h b/src/p_setup.h
index b9c680632..31612894b 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.h
+++ b/src/p_setup.h
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ bool P_CheckMapData(const char * mapname);
 // [RH] The only parameter used is mapname, so I removed playermask and skill.
 //		On September 1, 1998, I added the position to indicate which set
 //		of single-player start spots should be spawned in the level.
-void P_SetupLevel (const char *mapname, int position);
+void P_SetupLevel (const char *mapname, int position, bool newGame);
 
 void P_FreeLevelData();
 void P_FreeExtraLevelData();