diff --git a/src/libsuperderpy.c b/src/libsuperderpy.c
index 5a24cad..7c30aca 100644
--- a/src/libsuperderpy.c
+++ b/src/libsuperderpy.c
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ SYMBOL_EXPORT struct Game* libsuperderpy_init(int argc, char** argv, const char*
 	game->_priv.texture_sync_cond = al_create_cond();
 	game->_priv.texture_sync_mutex = al_create_mutex();
 
+	game->_priv.in_bsod = false;
+	game->_priv.bsod_cond = al_create_cond();
+	game->_priv.bsod_mutex = al_create_mutex();
+
 	game->config.fullscreen = strtol(GetConfigOptionDefault(game, "SuperDerpy", "fullscreen", "1"), NULL, 10);
 	game->config.music = strtol(GetConfigOptionDefault(game, "SuperDerpy", "music", "10"), NULL, 10);
 	game->config.voice = strtol(GetConfigOptionDefault(game, "SuperDerpy", "voice", "10"), NULL, 10);
@@ -488,6 +492,8 @@ SYMBOL_EXPORT void libsuperderpy_destroy(struct Game* game) {
 	al_destroy_voice(game->audio.v); // FIXME: doesn't seem to work in Chromium under Emscripten
 	al_destroy_cond(game->_priv.texture_sync_cond);
 	al_destroy_mutex(game->_priv.texture_sync_mutex);
+	al_destroy_cond(game->_priv.bsod_cond);
+	al_destroy_mutex(game->_priv.bsod_mutex);
 	al_uninstall_audio();
 	DeinitConfig(game);
 #ifndef __EMSCRIPTEN__
diff --git a/src/libsuperderpy.h b/src/libsuperderpy.h
index cb19fad..d30f9ab 100644
--- a/src/libsuperderpy.h
+++ b/src/libsuperderpy.h
@@ -164,6 +164,11 @@ struct Game {
 		ALLEGRO_MUTEX* texture_sync_mutex;
 		ALLEGRO_COND* texture_sync_cond;
 
+		volatile bool in_bsod;
+		volatile bool bsod_sync;
+		ALLEGRO_MUTEX* bsod_mutex;
+		ALLEGRO_COND* bsod_cond;
+
 		struct {
 			bool verbose, livereload, autopause;
 		} debug;
diff --git a/src/mainloop.c b/src/mainloop.c
index 1ba7516..3d5e626 100644
--- a/src/mainloop.c
+++ b/src/mainloop.c
@@ -269,6 +269,20 @@ static inline bool MainloopTick(struct Game* game) {
 					}
 					DrawConsole(game);
 					al_flip_display();
+
+#ifndef LIBSUPERDERPY_SINGLE_THREAD
+					if (game->_priv.bsod_sync) {
+						al_set_target_bitmap(NULL);
+						game->_priv.bsod_sync = false;
+						al_signal_cond(game->_priv.bsod_cond);
+					}
+
+					al_lock_mutex(game->_priv.bsod_mutex);
+					while (game->_priv.in_bsod) {
+						al_wait_cond(game->_priv.bsod_cond, game->_priv.bsod_mutex);
+					}
+					al_unlock_mutex(game->_priv.bsod_mutex);
+#endif
 				}
 #else
 				GamestateLoadingThread(&data);
diff --git a/src/utils.c b/src/utils.c
index d164766..4558ebb 100644
--- a/src/utils.c
+++ b/src/utils.c
@@ -217,7 +217,19 @@ SYMBOL_EXPORT void FatalErrorWithContext(struct Game* game, int line, const char
 	va_end(vl);
 	fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d [%s]\n%s\n", file, line, func, text);
 
-	// TODO: synchronize with loading thread
+#ifndef LIBSUPERDERPY_SINGLE_THREAD
+	if (game->_priv.loading.inProgress) {
+		al_lock_mutex(game->_priv.bsod_mutex);
+		game->_priv.in_bsod = true;
+		game->_priv.bsod_sync = true;
+		while (game->_priv.bsod_sync) {
+			al_wait_cond(game->_priv.bsod_cond, game->_priv.bsod_mutex);
+		}
+		al_unlock_mutex(game->_priv.bsod_mutex);
+	}
+#endif
+
+	al_set_target_backbuffer(game->display);
 
 	ALLEGRO_TRANSFORM trans;
 	al_identity_transform(&trans);
@@ -227,7 +239,6 @@ SYMBOL_EXPORT void FatalErrorWithContext(struct Game* game, int line, const char
 		game->_priv.font_bsod = al_create_builtin_font();
 	}
 
-	al_set_target_backbuffer(game->display);
 	al_clear_to_color(al_map_rgb(0, 0, 170));
 	al_flip_display();
 	al_rest(0.6);
@@ -309,6 +320,13 @@ SYMBOL_EXPORT void FatalErrorWithContext(struct Game* game, int line, const char
 #endif
 	}
 	al_use_transform(&game->projection);
+#ifndef LIBSUPERDERPY_SINGLE_THREAD
+	if (game->_priv.loading.inProgress) {
+		PrintConsole(game, "Resuming the main thread...");
+		game->_priv.in_bsod = false;
+		al_signal_cond(game->_priv.bsod_cond);
+	}
+#endif
 }
 
 static void TestPath(const char* filename, const char* subpath, char** result) {