diff --git a/src/linkgraph/linkgraphschedule.cpp b/src/linkgraph/linkgraphschedule.cpp
index 806e31c58a..f27053da6a 100644
--- a/src/linkgraph/linkgraphschedule.cpp
+++ b/src/linkgraph/linkgraphschedule.cpp
@@ -336,6 +336,17 @@ void StateGameLoop_LinkGraphPauseControl()
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * Pause the game on load if we would do a join with the next link graph job, but it is still running, and it would not
+ * be caught by a call to StateGameLoop_LinkGraphPauseControl().
+ */
+void AfterLoad_LinkGraphPauseControl()
+{
+	if (LinkGraphSchedule::instance.IsJoinWithUnfinishedJobDue()) {
+		_pause_mode |= PM_PAUSED_LINK_GRAPH;
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * Spawn or join a link graph job or compress a link graph if any link graph is
  * due to do so.
diff --git a/src/saveload/afterload.cpp b/src/saveload/afterload.cpp
index 9bfbac79c7..f25286f35a 100644
--- a/src/saveload/afterload.cpp
+++ b/src/saveload/afterload.cpp
@@ -3665,6 +3665,11 @@ bool AfterLoadGame()
 		default: break;
 	}
 
+	if (!_networking || _network_server) {
+		extern void AfterLoad_LinkGraphPauseControl();
+		AfterLoad_LinkGraphPauseControl();
+	}
+
 	return true;
 }