diff --git a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp
index 3e5569e3..ce2ecc7c 100755
--- a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp
@@ -2092,6 +2092,7 @@ void mainWindowImpl::nextRoundCleanGui() {
 	for (i=0; i<5; i++ ) { 
 		boardCardsArray[i]->setPixmap(onePix, FALSE); 
 		boardCardsArray[i]->setFadeOutAction(FALSE); 
+		boardCardsArray[i]->stopFlipCardsAnimation();
 		
 	}
 	for (i=0; i<MAX_NUMBER_OF_PLAYERS; i++ ) { 
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mycardspixmaplabel.cpp b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mycardspixmaplabel.cpp
index 78d68e14..5a10d93c 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mycardspixmaplabel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mycardspixmaplabel.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ void MyCardsPixmapLabel::nextFadeOutFrame() {
 
 void MyCardsPixmapLabel::startFlipCards(int speed, QPixmap frontPix, QPixmap *flipsidePix) { 
 	
+	stopFlipCards = FALSE;
+
 	QLabel::setPixmap(frontPix);
 
 	frameFlipCardsAction1Size = 1.0;
@@ -95,6 +97,15 @@ void MyCardsPixmapLabel::startFlipCards(int speed, QPixmap frontPix, QPixmap *fl
 	
 }
 
+void MyCardsPixmapLabel::stopFlipCardsAnimation() {
+	
+	flipCardsTimer->stop();
+	flipCardsAction1 = FALSE;
+	flipCardsAction2 = FALSE;
+	stopFlipCards = TRUE;
+	update();
+}
+
 void MyCardsPixmapLabel::nextFlipCardsFrame() {
 
 	if (frameFlipCardsAction1Size > 0.1	) {
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mycardspixmaplabel.h b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mycardspixmaplabel.h
index 02a16059..4ef307ee 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mycardspixmaplabel.h
+++ b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mycardspixmaplabel.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public:
 	
 	void startFadeOut(int);
 	void startFlipCards(int, QPixmap, QPixmap*);
+	void stopFlipCardsAnimation();
 	
 	void paintEvent(QPaintEvent * event);
 
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ private:
 	bool fadeOutAction;
 	bool flipCardsAction1;
 	bool flipCardsAction2;
+	bool stopFlipCards;
 };
 
 #endif