diff --git a/Userland/Games/Pong/Game.cpp b/Userland/Games/Pong/Game.cpp
index e421f53ff9..d0a5ae8cb0 100644
--- a/Userland/Games/Pong/Game.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Games/Pong/Game.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ void Game::reset_paddles()
 
 void Game::reset()
 {
+    if (m_game_over) {
+        m_game_over = false;
+        start_timer(16);
+    }
+
     // Make sure the current ball disappears.
     update(enclosing_int_rect(m_ball.rect()));
 
@@ -162,7 +167,7 @@ void Game::reset_ball(int serve_to_player)
     m_ball.velocity = { velocity_x, velocity_y };
 }
 
-void Game::game_over(int winner)
+void Game::show_game_over_message(int winner)
 {
     GUI::MessageBox::show(window(), String::formatted("Player {} wins!", winner), "Pong", GUI::MessageBox::Type::Warning, GUI::MessageBox::InputType::OK);
 }
@@ -183,7 +188,8 @@ void Game::round_over(int winner)
     }
 
     if (m_player_1_score == m_score_to_win || m_player_2_score == m_score_to_win) {
-        game_over(winner);
+        m_game_over = true;
+        show_game_over_message(winner);
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/Userland/Games/Pong/Game.h b/Userland/Games/Pong/Game.h
index 801b7f5665..b8ebf7aa85 100644
--- a/Userland/Games/Pong/Game.h
+++ b/Userland/Games/Pong/Game.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ private:
     void reset_paddles();
     void tick();
     void round_over(int player);
-    void game_over(int player);
+    void show_game_over_message(int player);
     void calculate_move();
 
     struct Ball {
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ private:
     Optional<int> m_cursor_paddle_target_y;
     bool m_up_key_held = false;
     bool m_down_key_held = false;
+
+    bool m_game_over = false;
 };
 
 }