diff --git a/include/extern.h b/include/extern.h
index ce93bc144..089d1efae 100644
--- a/include/extern.h
+++ b/include/extern.h
@@ -2572,7 +2572,7 @@ E void FDECL(choose_windows, (const char *));
 E char FDECL(genl_message_menu, (CHAR_P,int,const char *));
 E void FDECL(genl_preference_update, (const char *));
 E char *FDECL(genl_getmsghistory, (BOOLEAN_P));
-E void FDECL(genl_putmsghistory, (const char *));
+E void FDECL(genl_putmsghistory, (const char *,BOOLEAN_P));
 #ifdef HANGUPHANDLING
 E void NDECL(nhwindows_hangup);
 #endif
diff --git a/include/winprocs.h b/include/winprocs.h
index 2623abaa7..612daa588 100644
--- a/include/winprocs.h
+++ b/include/winprocs.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ struct window_procs {
     void FDECL((*win_outrip), (winid,int));
     void FDECL((*win_preference_update), (const char *));
     char * FDECL((*win_getmsghistory), (BOOLEAN_P));
-    void FDECL((*win_putmsghistory), (const char *));
+    void FDECL((*win_putmsghistory), (const char *,BOOLEAN_P));
 #ifdef STATUS_VIA_WINDOWPORT
     void NDECL((*win_status_init));
     void NDECL((*win_status_finish));
diff --git a/include/wintty.h b/include/wintty.h
index 34cd1050c..cd83e3aa7 100644
--- a/include/wintty.h
+++ b/include/wintty.h
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ E void NDECL(tty_end_screen);
 E void FDECL(genl_outrip, (winid,int));
 
 E char *FDECL(tty_getmsghistory, (BOOLEAN_P));
-E void FDECL(tty_putmsghistory, (const char *));
+E void FDECL(tty_putmsghistory, (const char *,BOOLEAN_P));
 
 
 #ifdef NO_TERMS
diff --git a/src/restore.c b/src/restore.c
index b4153924e..8b823ccbc 100644
--- a/src/restore.c
+++ b/src/restore.c
@@ -1152,10 +1152,10 @@ register int fd;
 			panic("restore_msghistory: msg too big (%d)", msgsize);
 		mread(fd, (genericptr_t)msg, msgsize);
 		msg[msgsize] = '\0';
-		putmsghistory(msg);
+		putmsghistory(msg, TRUE);
 		++msgcount;
 	}
-	if (msgcount) putmsghistory((char *)0);
+	if (msgcount) putmsghistory((char *)0, TRUE);
 #ifdef DEBUG_MSGCOUNT
 	pline("Read %d messages from savefile.", msgcount);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/windows.c b/src/windows.c
index 4b490d22d..1bc872fe9 100644
--- a/src/windows.c
+++ b/src/windows.c
@@ -177,8 +177,9 @@ boolean init;
 
 /*ARGSUSED*/
 void
-genl_putmsghistory(msg)
+genl_putmsghistory(msg, restoring)
 const char *msg;
+boolean restoring;
 {
 	/* window ports can provide
 	   their own putmsghistory() routine to
@@ -197,6 +198,9 @@ const char *msg;
 	   so it should keep all pointers/indexes
 	   intact at the end of each call.
 	 */
+#if 0		/* maybe... */
+	if (!restoring) pline("%s", msg);
+#endif
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -387,7 +391,7 @@ char *outbuf;
     Strcpy(outbuf, "\033");
 }
 
-/*ARGUSED*/
+/*ARGSUSED*/
 static void
 hup_init_nhwindows(argc_p, argv)
 int *argc_p;
@@ -396,7 +400,7 @@ char **argv;
     iflags.window_inited = 1;
 }
 
-/*ARGSUSED*/
+/*ARGUSED*/
 static winid
 hup_create_nhwindow(type)
 int type;
diff --git a/win/tty/topl.c b/win/tty/topl.c
index 35d9f79ba..ff53200df 100644
--- a/win/tty/topl.c
+++ b/win/tty/topl.c
@@ -704,13 +704,14 @@ boolean init;
  * Called with a null pointer to finish up.
  */
 void
-tty_putmsghistory(msg)
+tty_putmsghistory(msg, restoring)
 const char *msg;
+boolean restoring;
 {
     static boolean initd = FALSE;
     int idx;
 
-    if (!initd) {
+    if (restoring && !initd) {
 	/* we're restoring history from the previous session, but new
 	   messages have already been issued this session ("Restoring...",
 	   for instance); collect current history (ie, those new messages),
diff --git a/win/win32/mswproc.c b/win/win32/mswproc.c
index dc2c5c35b..328dc0be6 100644
--- a/win/win32/mswproc.c
+++ b/win/win32/mswproc.c
@@ -1980,9 +1980,12 @@ char *mswin_getmsghistory(BOOLEAN_P init)
 	}
 }
 
-void mswin_putmsghistory(const char * msg)
+void mswin_putmsghistory(const char * msg, BOOLEAN_P restoring)
 {
-	BOOL save_sound_opt = GetNHApp()->bNoSounds;
+	BOOL save_sound_opt;
+
+	if (!msg) return;	/* end of message history restore */
+	save_sound_opt = GetNHApp()->bNoSounds;
 	GetNHApp()->bNoSounds = TRUE;	/* disable sounds while restoring message history */
 	mswin_putstr_ex(WIN_MESSAGE, ATR_NONE, msg, 0);
 	clear_nhwindow(WIN_MESSAGE); /* it is in fact end-of-turn indication so each message will print on the new line */
diff --git a/win/win32/winMS.h b/win/win32/winMS.h
index 04b42beb5..6fa9af430 100644
--- a/win/win32/winMS.h
+++ b/win/win32/winMS.h
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ void mswin_end_screen(void);
 void mswin_outrip(winid wid, int how);
 void mswin_preference_update(const char *pref);
 char *mswin_getmsghistory(BOOLEAN_P init);
-void mswin_putmsghistory(const char * msg);
+void mswin_putmsghistory(const char * msg,BOOLEAN_P);
 
 /* helper function */
 HWND mswin_hwnd_from_winid(winid wid);