diff --git a/engines/grim/movie/movie.cpp b/engines/grim/movie/movie.cpp
index 880086e2c23..407515f63ad 100644
--- a/engines/grim/movie/movie.cpp
+++ b/engines/grim/movie/movie.cpp
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ bool MoviePlayer::loadFile(Common::String filename) {
 }
 
 void MoviePlayer::saveState(SaveGame *state) {
+	Common::StackLock lock(_frameMutex);
 	state->beginSection('SMUS');
 
 	state->writeString(_fname);
@@ -192,10 +193,13 @@ void MoviePlayer::saveState(SaveGame *state) {
 	state->writeLESint32(_x);
 	state->writeLESint32(_y);
 
+	save(state);
+
 	state->endSection();
 }
 
 void MoviePlayer::restoreState(SaveGame *state) {
+	Common::StackLock lock(_frameMutex);
 	state->beginSection('SMUS');
 
 	_fname = state->readString();
@@ -214,6 +218,8 @@ void MoviePlayer::restoreState(SaveGame *state) {
 	_frame = frame;
 	_movieTime = movieTime;
 
+	restore(state);
+
 	state->endSection();
 }
 
diff --git a/engines/grim/movie/movie.h b/engines/grim/movie/movie.h
index 683b480faba..e53c9749251 100644
--- a/engines/grim/movie/movie.h
+++ b/engines/grim/movie/movie.h
@@ -80,14 +80,10 @@ public:
 
 	/**
 	 * Saves the state of the video to a savegame
-	 *
-	 * If you overload this in a subclass, call this first thing in the
-	 * overloaded function
-	 *
-	 * @param state			the state to save to
+	 * @param state			The state to save to
 	 */
-	virtual void saveState(SaveGame *state);
-	virtual void restoreState(SaveGame *state);
+	void saveState(SaveGame *state);
+	void restoreState(SaveGame *state);
 
 protected:
 	static void timerCallback(void *ptr);
@@ -151,6 +147,24 @@ protected:
 	 * @param filename		The filename to be handled.
 	 */
 	virtual bool loadFile(Common::String filename);
+
+	/**
+	 * Saves subclass related state of the video to a savegame
+	 * The base implementation of this does nothing, but it can be overridden
+	 * by subclasses.
+	 *
+	 * @param state The state to save to
+	 */
+	virtual void save(SaveGame *state) {}
+
+	/**
+	 * Restores subclass related state of the video to a savegame
+	 * The base implementation of this does nothing, but it can be overridden
+	 * by subclasses.
+	 *
+	 * @param state The state to restore from
+	 */
+	virtual void restore(SaveGame *state) {}
 };
 
 
diff --git a/engines/grim/movie/smush.cpp b/engines/grim/movie/smush.cpp
index 9f362a6b870..3bddd425a3a 100644
--- a/engines/grim/movie/smush.cpp
+++ b/engines/grim/movie/smush.cpp
@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@ void SmushPlayer::postHandleFrame() {
 	}
 }
 
-void SmushPlayer::restoreState(SaveGame *state) {
-	MoviePlayer::restoreState(state);
-	Common::StackLock lock(_frameMutex);
+void SmushPlayer::restore(SaveGame *state) {
 	if (isPlaying()) {
 		_smushDecoder->seek((uint32)_movieTime); // Currently not fully working (out of synch)
 		_smushDecoder->start();
diff --git a/engines/grim/movie/smush.h b/engines/grim/movie/smush.h
index d52961cbf2a..27105730422 100644
--- a/engines/grim/movie/smush.h
+++ b/engines/grim/movie/smush.h
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ class SmushPlayer : public MoviePlayer {
 public:
 	SmushPlayer(bool demo);
 
-	void restoreState(SaveGame *state);
+	void restore(SaveGame *state);
+
 private:
 	bool loadFile(Common::String filename);
 	void handleFrame();