diff --git a/Core/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/Shell.h b/Core/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/Shell.h
index a593f3cbcba..ea9409a0565 100644
--- a/Core/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/Shell.h
+++ b/Core/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/Shell.h
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class Shell : public SubsystemInterface
 	// pseudo-stack operations for manipulating layouts
 	void push( AsciiString filename, Bool shutdownImmediate = FALSE );	///< load new screen on top, optionally doing an immediate shutdown
 	void pop();																				///< pop top layout
-	void popImmediate();															///< pop now, don't wait for shutdown
+	void popImmediate( Bool suppressInit = FALSE );							///< pop now, optionally suppressing init of the uncovered layout
 	void showShell( Bool runInit = TRUE );									///< init the top of stack
 	void hideShell();																	///< shutdown the top of stack
 	WindowLayout *top();															///< return top layout
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class Shell : public SubsystemInterface
 	void unlinkScreen( WindowLayout *screen );							///< remove screen from list
 
 	void doPush( AsciiString layoutFile );									///< workhorse for push action
-	void doPop( Bool impendingPush );												///< workhorse for pop action
+	void doPop( Bool suppressInit );													///< workhorse for pop action
 
 	enum { MAX_SHELL_STACK = 16 };													///< max simultaneous shell screens
 	WindowLayout *m_screenStack[ MAX_SHELL_STACK ];					///< the screen layout stack
diff --git a/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/Shell/Shell.cpp b/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/Shell/Shell.cpp
index 1b6278d02db..b9f1d1898b4 100644
--- a/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/Shell/Shell.cpp
+++ b/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/Shell/Shell.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ void Shell::deconstruct()
 	WindowLayout *newTop = top();
 	while(newTop)
 	{
-		popImmediate();
+		// TheSuperHackers @bugfix CryoTheRenegade 10/08/2026 Do not initialize uncovered screens while the shell is being destroyed.
+		popImmediate( TRUE );
 		newTop = top();
 	}
 
@@ -424,7 +425,7 @@ void Shell::pop()
 	* from the shutdown() for the screen, it will be immediately popped off
 	* the stack */
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void Shell::popImmediate()
+void Shell::popImmediate( Bool suppressInit )
 {
 	WindowLayout *screen = top();
 
@@ -448,7 +449,7 @@ void Shell::popImmediate()
 	screen->runShutdown( &immediatePop );
 
 	// pop the screen of the stack
-	doPop( FALSE );
+	doPop( suppressInit );
 
 	if (TheIMEManager)
 		TheIMEManager->detach();
@@ -685,7 +686,7 @@ void Shell::doPush( AsciiString layoutFile )
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /** Actually do the work for a pop */
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void Shell::doPop( Bool impendingPush )
+void Shell::doPop( Bool suppressInit )
 {
 	WindowLayout *currentTop = top();
 
@@ -706,7 +707,7 @@ void Shell::doPop( Bool impendingPush )
 
 	// run the init for the new top of the stack if present
 	WindowLayout *newTop = top();
-	if( newTop && !impendingPush )
+	if( newTop && !suppressInit )
 	{
 		newTop->runInit( nullptr );
 		//newTop->bringForward();