diff --git a/engines/groovie/script.cpp b/engines/groovie/script.cpp
index 626c05beda0..543c7e80f49 100644
--- a/engines/groovie/script.cpp
+++ b/engines/groovie/script.cpp
@@ -244,7 +244,14 @@ void Script::directGameLoad(int slot) {
 			midiInitScriptSize = sizeof(t7gMidiInitScript);
 		}
 	} else if (_version == kGroovieT11H) {
-		setVariable(0xF, slot);
+		// WORKAROUND Slot 0 is sometimes loaded by scripts (f.e. showing the
+		// load/restart dialog during the intro). The intention is not clear to
+		// me, but it is not for loading a savegame (only slots 1-9 can be used
+		// in the original UI). In order to be able to distinguish this case
+		// from the case where the slot 0 savegame is loaded from the ScummVM
+		// UI, the slot variable is set to 0xFF here. This means that the slot
+		// 0 savegame should actually be loaded.
+		setVariable(0xF, slot == 0 ? 0xFF : slot);
 		_currentInstruction = 0xE78D;
 		return;
 	} else if (_version == kGroovieCDY) {
@@ -475,6 +482,23 @@ bool Script::hotspot(Common::Rect rect, uint16 address, uint8 cursor) {
 }
 
 void Script::loadgame(uint slot) {
+	// WORKAROUND The game scripts sometimes call loadgame with slot 0 (f.e.
+	// during the intro when showing the load/restart dialog). The meaning of
+	// this is not clear to me, but it is not for loading a savegame, because
+	// only slots 1-9 are usable with the original UI.
+	// In case slot 0 is loaded from the ScummVM UI, the slot parameter has
+	// been set to 0xFF.
+	if (_vm->getEngineVersion() == kGroovieT11H) {
+		if (slot == 0) {
+			// Loadgame slot 0 has been called by the game scripts.
+			// TODO Figure out if anything needs to be done.
+			return;
+		} else if (slot == 0xFF) {
+			// Slot 0 has been loaded from the ScummVM UI.
+			slot = 0;
+		}
+	}
+
 	_vm->_musicPlayer->stop();
 
 	Common::InSaveFile *file = SaveLoad::openForLoading(ConfMan.getActiveDomainName(), slot);