diff --git a/src/platform/emscripten/interface.cpp b/src/platform/emscripten/interface.cpp
index a486e7744..ba5a88918 100644
--- a/src/platform/emscripten/interface.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/emscripten/interface.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <sstream>
 
 #include "async_handler.h"
+#include "baseui.h"
 #include "filefinder.h"
 #include "player.h"
 #include "scene_save.h"
@@ -151,6 +152,12 @@ void Emscripten_Interface::SetSessionToken(std::string t) {
 	i.session_token.assign(t);
 }
 
+bool Emscripten_Interface::ResetCanvas() {
+	DisplayUi.reset();
+	DisplayUi = BaseUi::CreateUi(Player::screen_width, Player::screen_height, Player::ParseCommandLine());
+	return DisplayUi != nullptr;
+}
+
 // Binding code
 EMSCRIPTEN_BINDINGS(player_interface) {
 	emscripten::class_<Emscripten_Interface>("api")
@@ -169,6 +176,7 @@ EMSCRIPTEN_BINDINGS(player_interface) {
 		.class_function("setMusicVolume", &Emscripten_Interface::SetMusicVolume)
 		.class_function("setNametagMode", &Emscripten_Interface::SetNametagMode)
 		.class_function("setSessionToken", &Emscripten_Interface::SetSessionToken, emscripten::allow_raw_pointers())
+		.class_function("resetCanvas", &Emscripten_Interface::ResetCanvas)
 	;
 
 	emscripten::class_<Emscripten_Interface_Private>("api_private")
diff --git a/src/platform/emscripten/interface.h b/src/platform/emscripten/interface.h
index b885b0a1e..f2c909e2a 100644
--- a/src/platform/emscripten/interface.h
+++ b/src/platform/emscripten/interface.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class Emscripten_Interface {
 	static void SetMusicVolume(int volume);
 	static void SetNametagMode(int mode);
 	static void SetSessionToken(std::string t);
+	static bool ResetCanvas();
 };
 
 class Emscripten_Interface_Private {
diff --git a/src/platform/emscripten/main.cpp b/src/platform/emscripten/main.cpp
index 50f341383..91204f84f 100644
--- a/src/platform/emscripten/main.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/emscripten/main.cpp
@@ -68,9 +68,14 @@ void main_loop() {
 		Player::MainLoop();
 		if (!DisplayUi.get()) {
 			// Yield on shutdown to ensure async operations (e.g. IDBFS saving) can finish
-			counter = -5;
+			counter = -10;
 		}
 	} else if (counter == -1) {
+		if (DisplayUi.get()) {
+			// we previously lost the UI and restored it, so continue doing stuff.
+			counter = 6;
+			return;
+		}
 		emscripten_cancel_main_loop();
 	}
 }