diff --git a/src/gui/qt/gametable/gametableimpl.cpp b/src/gui/qt/gametable/gametableimpl.cpp
index 89389135..90cab45b 100755
--- a/src/gui/qt/gametable/gametableimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qt/gametable/gametableimpl.cpp
@@ -687,6 +687,10 @@ void gameTableImpl::initGui(int speed)
 		userWidgetsArray[i]->show();
 	}
 	
+	//set minimum gui speed to prevent gui lags on fast inet games
+	if( myStartWindow->getSession()->isNetworkClientRunning() ) { horizontalSlider_speed->setMinimum(speed); }
+	else { horizontalSlider_speed->setMinimum(1); }
+	
 	//set speeds for local game and for first network game
 	if( !myStartWindow->getSession()->isNetworkClientRunning() || (myStartWindow->getSession()->isNetworkClientRunning() && !myStartWindow->getSession()->getCurrentGame()) ) {
 	
diff --git a/src/net/common/clientthread.cpp b/src/net/common/clientthread.cpp
index 1ccf321d..cf1ef6f7 100644
--- a/src/net/common/clientthread.cpp
+++ b/src/net/common/clientthread.cpp
@@ -521,8 +521,12 @@ ClientThread::InitGame()
 	if (GetPlayerDataList().size() != (unsigned)GetStartData().numberOfPlayers)
 		throw ClientException(__FILE__, __LINE__, ERR_NET_INVALID_PLAYER_COUNT, 0);
 	m_game.reset(new Game(&m_gui, factory, GetPlayerDataList(), GetGameData(), GetStartData(), m_curGameNum++));
-	// Initialize GUI speed.
-	GetGui().initGui(GetGameData().guiSpeed);
+	// Initialize Minimum GUI speed.
+	int minimumGuiSpeed = 1;
+	if(GetGameData().delayBetweenHandsSec < 11) {
+		minimumGuiSpeed = 12-GetGameData().delayBetweenHandsSec;
+	}
+	GetGui().initGui(minimumGuiSpeed);
 	// Signal start of game to GUI.
 	GetCallback().SignalNetClientGameStart(m_game);
 }