diff --git a/src/menu/menu.cpp b/src/menu/menu.cpp
index 4f179155f..768d8d06c 100644
--- a/src/menu/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/menu/menu.cpp
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ void M_Drawer (void)
 
 	if (CurrentMenu != nullptr && menuactive != MENU_Off) 
 	{
-		screen->BlurScene(gameinfo.bluramount);
+		if (!CurrentMenu->DontBlur) screen->BlurScene(gameinfo.bluramount);
 		if (!CurrentMenu->DontDim)
 		{
 			M_Dim();
@@ -1197,6 +1197,7 @@ DEFINE_FIELD(DMenu, mParentMenu)
 DEFINE_FIELD(DMenu, mMouseCapture);
 DEFINE_FIELD(DMenu, mBackbuttonSelected);
 DEFINE_FIELD(DMenu, DontDim);
+DEFINE_FIELD(DMenu, DontBlur);
 
 DEFINE_FIELD(DMenuDescriptor, mMenuName)
 DEFINE_FIELD(DMenuDescriptor, mNetgameMessage)
diff --git a/src/menu/menu.h b/src/menu/menu.h
index 296665326..d93dabd8c 100644
--- a/src/menu/menu.h
+++ b/src/menu/menu.h
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ public:
 	bool mMouseCapture;
 	bool mBackbuttonSelected;
 	bool DontDim;
+	bool DontBlur;
 	static int InMenu;
 
 	DMenu(DMenu *parent = NULL);
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/conversationmenu.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/conversationmenu.zs
index 5f62eba31..a7304a584 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/conversationmenu.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/conversationmenu.zs
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ class ConversationMenu : Menu
 		
 		let tex = TexMan.CheckForTexture (CurNode.Backdrop, TexMan.Type_MiscPatch);
 		mHasBackdrop = tex.isValid();
+		DontBlur = !mHasBackdrop;
 		
 		if (!generic_ui && !dlg_vgafont)
 		{
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/menu.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/menu.zs
index 1e006d815..72b51753b 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/menu.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/menu.zs
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ class Menu : Object native ui version("2.4")
 	native bool mMouseCapture;
 	native bool mBackbuttonSelected;
 	native bool DontDim;
+	native bool DontBlur;
 
 	native static int MenuTime();
 	native static Menu GetCurrentMenu();
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ class Menu : Object native ui version("2.4")
 		mMouseCapture = false;
 		mBackbuttonSelected = false;
 		DontDim = false;
+		DontBlur = false;
 	}
 	
 	//=============================================================================