diff --git a/src/openttd.h b/src/openttd.h
index ef5c58faeb..8e0f3366a5 100644
--- a/src/openttd.h
+++ b/src/openttd.h
@@ -53,6 +53,20 @@ extern GameMode _game_mode;
 extern SwitchMode _switch_mode;
 extern bool _exit_game;
 
+#if defined(WIN32)
+extern bool _in_event_loop_post_crash;
+
+inline bool InEventLoopPostCrash()
+{
+	return _in_event_loop_post_crash;
+}
+#else
+inline bool InEventLoopPostCrash()
+{
+	return false;
+}
+#endif
+
 /** Modes of pausing we've got */
 enum PauseMode {
 	PM_UNPAUSED              = 0,      ///< A normal unpaused game
diff --git a/src/os/windows/crashlog_win.cpp b/src/os/windows/crashlog_win.cpp
index 288619dcab..9c77c878db 100644
--- a/src/os/windows/crashlog_win.cpp
+++ b/src/os/windows/crashlog_win.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "../../gamelog.h"
 #include "../../saveload/saveload.h"
 #include "../../video/video_driver.hpp"
+#include "../../openttd.h"
 #if defined(WITH_DEMANGLE)
 #include <cxxabi.h>
 #endif
@@ -532,6 +533,8 @@ void *_safe_esp = NULL;
 
 static LONG WINAPI ExceptionHandler(EXCEPTION_POINTERS *ep)
 {
+	_in_event_loop_post_crash = true;
+
 	if (CrashLogWindows::current != NULL) {
 		CrashLog::AfterCrashLogCleanup();
 		ExitProcess(2);
diff --git a/src/os/windows/win32.cpp b/src/os/windows/win32.cpp
index 3fd1777fa8..e57cc1ef04 100644
--- a/src/os/windows/win32.cpp
+++ b/src/os/windows/win32.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 #undef strncat
 #undef strncpy
 
+bool _in_event_loop_post_crash;
+
 static bool _has_console;
 static bool _cursor_disable = true;
 static bool _cursor_visible = true;
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ bool LoadLibraryList(Function proc[], const char *dll)
 
 void ShowOSErrorBox(const char *buf, bool system)
 {
+	_in_event_loop_post_crash = true;
 	MyShowCursor(true);
 	MessageBox(GetActiveWindow(), OTTD2FS(buf), _T("Error!"), MB_ICONSTOP);
 }
diff --git a/src/window.cpp b/src/window.cpp
index 767732ed45..42e6fa15a3 100644
--- a/src/window.cpp
+++ b/src/window.cpp
@@ -2597,6 +2597,8 @@ bool FocusWindowById(WindowClass cls, WindowNumber number)
  */
 void HandleKeypress(uint keycode, WChar key)
 {
+	if (InEventLoopPostCrash()) return;
+
 	/* World generation is multithreaded and messes with companies.
 	 * But there is no company related window open anyway, so _current_company is not used. */
 	assert(HasModalProgress() || IsLocalCompany());
@@ -2801,6 +2803,8 @@ static void HandleKeyScrolling()
 
 static void MouseLoop(MouseClick click, int mousewheel)
 {
+	if (InEventLoopPostCrash()) return;
+
 	/* World generation is multithreaded and messes with companies.
 	 * But there is no company related window open anyway, so _current_company is not used. */
 	assert(HasModalProgress() || IsLocalCompany());
@@ -2892,6 +2896,8 @@ static void MouseLoop(MouseClick click, int mousewheel)
  */
 void HandleMouseEvents()
 {
+	if (InEventLoopPostCrash()) return;
+
 	/* World generation is multithreaded and messes with companies.
 	 * But there is no company related window open anyway, so _current_company is not used. */
 	assert(HasModalProgress() || IsLocalCompany());
@@ -2999,6 +3005,8 @@ static void CheckSoftLimit()
  */
 void InputLoop()
 {
+	if (InEventLoopPostCrash()) return;
+
 	/* World generation is multithreaded and messes with companies.
 	 * But there is no company related window open anyway, so _current_company is not used. */
 	assert(HasModalProgress() || IsLocalCompany());