diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1dbacfb7c4..fd43ba4018 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Added
 
 ### Changed
+- Fixed a bug where leaving the Settings menu by pressing "N" in single player kept the game paused
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/voxygen/src/hud/mod.rs b/voxygen/src/hud/mod.rs
index 8bfc23d35c..bf52c29b1e 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/hud/mod.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/hud/mod.rs
@@ -457,10 +457,20 @@ impl Show {
         }
     }
 
-    fn toggle_settings(&mut self) {
+    fn toggle_settings(&mut self, global_state: &GlobalState) {
         match self.open_windows {
-            Windows::Settings => self.settings(false),
-            _ => self.settings(true),
+            Windows::Settings => {
+                #[cfg(feature = "singleplayer")]
+                global_state.unpause();
+
+                self.settings(false);
+            },
+            _ => {
+                #[cfg(feature = "singleplayer")]
+                global_state.pause();
+
+                self.settings(true)
+            },
         };
     }
 
@@ -1615,7 +1625,7 @@ impl Hud {
             .set(self.ids.buttons, ui_widgets)
             {
                 Some(buttons::Event::ToggleBag) => self.show.toggle_bag(),
-                Some(buttons::Event::ToggleSettings) => self.show.toggle_settings(),
+                Some(buttons::Event::ToggleSettings) => self.show.toggle_settings(global_state),
                 Some(buttons::Event::ToggleSocial) => self.show.toggle_social(),
                 Some(buttons::Event::ToggleSpell) => self.show.toggle_spell(),
                 Some(buttons::Event::ToggleMap) => self.show.toggle_map(),
@@ -2294,7 +2304,7 @@ impl Hud {
                     true
                 },
                 GameInput::Settings if state => {
-                    self.show.toggle_settings();
+                    self.show.toggle_settings(global_state);
                     true
                 },
                 GameInput::Help if state => {