Index: Sources/Sandbox.Game/Engine/Networking/MyWorkshop.cs
===================================================================
--- Sources/Sandbox.Game/Engine/Networking/MyWorkshop.cs	(revision 124917)
+++ Sources/Sandbox.Game/Engine/Networking/MyWorkshop.cs	(working copy)
@@ -196,6 +196,11 @@
             }
         }
 
+        public static bool DownloadScreenVisible
+        {
+            get { return m_downloadScreen?.Visible ?? false; }
+        }
+
         private static MyGuiScreenMessageBox m_downloadScreen;
         private static DownloadModsResult m_downloadResult;
 
Index: Sources/Sandbox.Game/Game/Screens/MyJoinGameHelper.cs
===================================================================
--- Sources/Sandbox.Game/Game/Screens/MyJoinGameHelper.cs	(revision 124917)
+++ Sources/Sandbox.Game/Game/Screens/MyJoinGameHelper.cs	(working copy)
@@ -247,16 +247,23 @@
                 }
 
                 bool isTop = MyScreenManager.IsScreenOnTop(progress);
-                if (isTop && !worldRequestTime.IsRunning)
+                bool visible = MyWorkshop.DownloadScreenVisible;
+
+                if (!visible && isTop && !worldRequestTime.IsRunning)
                 {
                     worldRequestTime.Start();
                 }
-                else if (!isTop && worldRequestTime.IsRunning)
+                else if (visible || !isTop && worldRequestTime.IsRunning)
                 {
                     worldRequestTime.Stop();
                 }
 
+                if (visible && progress.Visible)
+                    progress.HideScreen();
+                else if (!visible && !progress.Visible)
+                    progress.UnhideScreen();
 
+
                 if (worldRequestTime.IsRunning && worldRequestTime.Elapsed.TotalSeconds > worldRequestTimeout)
                 {
                     MyLog.Default.WriteLine("World requested - failed, server changed");