diff --git a/common/main/newmenu.h b/common/main/newmenu.h
index 36971ac20..c139f20fd 100644
--- a/common/main/newmenu.h
+++ b/common/main/newmenu.h
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ struct newmenu_layout
 	const menu_title title;
 	const menu_subtitle subtitle;
 	const menu_filename filename;
+	grs_canvas &parent_canvas;
 	const tiny_mode_flag tiny_mode;
 	const tab_processing_flag tabs_flag;
 	const uint8_t max_on_menu;
@@ -314,9 +315,10 @@ struct newmenu_layout
 	uint8_t mouse_state;
 	const partial_range_t<newmenu_item *> items;
 	int	scroll_offset = 0;
-	newmenu_layout(const menu_title title, const menu_subtitle subtitle, const menu_filename filename, const tiny_mode_flag tiny_mode, const tab_processing_flag tabs_flag, const adjusted_citem citem_init, const draw_box_flag draw_box) :
+	newmenu_layout(const menu_title title, const menu_subtitle subtitle, const menu_filename filename, grs_canvas &parent_canvas, const tiny_mode_flag tiny_mode, const tab_processing_flag tabs_flag, const adjusted_citem citem_init, const draw_box_flag draw_box) :
 		citem(citem_init.citem),
 		title(title), subtitle(subtitle), filename(filename),
+		parent_canvas(parent_canvas),
 		tiny_mode(tiny_mode), tabs_flag(tabs_flag),
 		max_on_menu(std::min<uint8_t>(citem_init.items.size(), tiny_mode != tiny_mode_flag::normal ? 21u : 14u)),
 		all_text(citem_init.all_text),
@@ -340,7 +342,7 @@ struct newmenu : newmenu_layout, window
 {
 	using subfunction_type = int(*)(newmenu *menu, const d_event &event, void *userdata);
 	newmenu(const menu_title title, const menu_subtitle subtitle, const menu_filename filename, const tiny_mode_flag tiny_mode, const tab_processing_flag tabs_flag, const adjusted_citem citem_init, grs_canvas &src, const draw_box_flag draw_box = draw_box_flag::menu_background) :
-		newmenu_layout(title, subtitle, filename, tiny_mode, tabs_flag, citem_init, draw_box), window(src, x, y, w, h)
+		newmenu_layout(title, subtitle, filename, src, tiny_mode, tabs_flag, citem_init, draw_box), window(src, x, y, w, h)
 	{
 	}
 	int *rval = nullptr;			// Pointer to return value (for polling newmenus)
diff --git a/similar/main/menu.cpp b/similar/main/menu.cpp
index 81be308e1..1fd3be225 100644
--- a/similar/main/menu.cpp
+++ b/similar/main/menu.cpp
@@ -642,9 +642,10 @@ static void draw_copyright(grs_canvas &canvas, grs_font &game_font)
 {
 	gr_set_fontcolor(canvas, BM_XRGB(6, 6, 6), -1);
 	const auto &&line_spacing = LINE_SPACING(game_font, game_font);
-	gr_string(canvas, game_font, 0x8000, SHEIGHT - line_spacing, TXT_COPYRIGHT);
+	const auto bm_h = canvas.cv_bitmap.bm_h;
+	gr_string(canvas, game_font, 0x8000, bm_h - line_spacing, TXT_COPYRIGHT);
 	gr_set_fontcolor(canvas, BM_XRGB(25, 0, 0), -1);
-	gr_string(canvas, game_font, 0x8000, SHEIGHT - (line_spacing * 2), DESCENT_VERSION);
+	gr_string(canvas, game_font, 0x8000, bm_h - (line_spacing * 2), DESCENT_VERSION);
 }
 
 //returns flag, true means quit menu
@@ -793,8 +794,7 @@ window_event_result main_menu::event_handler(const d_event &event)
 			break;
 
 		case EVENT_NEWMENU_DRAW:
-			gr_set_default_canvas();
-			draw_copyright(*grd_curcanv, *GAME_FONT);
+			draw_copyright(parent_canvas, *GAME_FONT);
 			break;
 
 		case EVENT_NEWMENU_SELECTED:
diff --git a/similar/main/newmenu.cpp b/similar/main/newmenu.cpp
index bbcb0d52f..172448ed4 100644
--- a/similar/main/newmenu.cpp
+++ b/similar/main/newmenu.cpp
@@ -1303,8 +1303,7 @@ static void newmenu_create_structure(newmenu_layout &menu, const grs_font &cv_fo
 {
 	int nmenus;
 	grs_canvas &save_canvas = *grd_curcanv;
-	gr_set_default_canvas();
-	auto &canvas = *grd_curcanv;
+	auto &canvas = menu.parent_canvas;
 
 	auto iterative_layout_max_width = 0u;
 	auto iterative_layout_max_height = 0u;