diff --git a/client/CMT.cpp b/client/CMT.cpp
index a35d245f2..64b85c69c 100644
--- a/client/CMT.cpp
+++ b/client/CMT.cpp
@@ -430,15 +430,15 @@ void playIntro()
 {
 	auto audioData = CCS->videoh->getAudio(VideoPath::builtin("3DOLOGO.SMK"));
 	int sound = CCS->soundh->playSound(audioData);
-	if(CCS->videoh->openAndPlayVideo(VideoPath::builtin("3DOLOGO.SMK"), 0, 1, true, true))
+	if(CCS->videoh->openAndPlayVideo(VideoPath::builtin("3DOLOGO.SMK"), 0, 1, EVideoType::INTRO))
 	{
 		audioData = CCS->videoh->getAudio(VideoPath::builtin("NWCLOGO.SMK"));
 		sound = CCS->soundh->playSound(audioData);
-		if (CCS->videoh->openAndPlayVideo(VideoPath::builtin("NWCLOGO.SMK"), 0, 1, true, true))
+		if (CCS->videoh->openAndPlayVideo(VideoPath::builtin("NWCLOGO.SMK"), 0, 1, EVideoType::INTRO))
 		{
 			audioData = CCS->videoh->getAudio(VideoPath::builtin("H3INTRO.SMK"));
 			sound = CCS->soundh->playSound(audioData);
-			CCS->videoh->openAndPlayVideo(VideoPath::builtin("H3INTRO.SMK"), 0, 1, true, true);
+			CCS->videoh->openAndPlayVideo(VideoPath::builtin("H3INTRO.SMK"), 0, 1, EVideoType::INTRO);
 		}
 	}
 	CCS->soundh->stopSound(sound);
diff --git a/client/CVideoHandler.cpp b/client/CVideoHandler.cpp
index 9f5129898..4595e5977 100644
--- a/client/CVideoHandler.cpp
+++ b/client/CVideoHandler.cpp
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ bool CVideoPlayer::open(const VideoPath & fname, bool scale)
 }
 
 // loop = to loop through the video
-// useOverlay = directly write to the screen.
-bool CVideoPlayer::open(const VideoPath & videoToOpen, bool loop, bool useOverlay, bool scale)
+// overlay = directly write to the screen.
+bool CVideoPlayer::open(const VideoPath & videoToOpen, bool loop, bool overlay, bool scale)
 {
 	close();
 
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ bool CVideoPlayer::open(const VideoPath & videoToOpen, bool loop, bool useOverla
 	}
 
 	// Allocate a place to put our YUV image on that screen
-	if (useOverlay)
+	if (overlay)
 	{
 		texture = SDL_CreateTexture( mainRenderer, SDL_PIXELFORMAT_IYUV, SDL_TEXTUREACCESS_STATIC, pos.w, pos.h);
 	}
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ Point CVideoPlayer::size()
 }
 
 // Plays a video. Only works for overlays.
-bool CVideoPlayer::playVideo(int x, int y, bool stopOnKey)
+bool CVideoPlayer::playVideo(int x, int y, bool stopOnKey, bool overlay)
 {
 	// Note: either the windows player or the linux player is
 	// broken. Compensate here until the bug is found.
@@ -647,7 +647,14 @@ bool CVideoPlayer::playVideo(int x, int y, bool stopOnKey)
 
 		SDL_Rect rect = CSDL_Ext::toSDL(pos);
 
-		SDL_RenderFillRect(mainRenderer, &rect);
+		if(overlay)
+		{
+			SDL_RenderFillRect(mainRenderer, &rect);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			SDL_RenderClear(mainRenderer);
+		}
 		SDL_RenderCopy(mainRenderer, texture, nullptr, &rect);
 		SDL_RenderPresent(mainRenderer);
 
@@ -672,10 +679,27 @@ bool CVideoPlayer::playVideo(int x, int y, bool stopOnKey)
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool CVideoPlayer::openAndPlayVideo(const VideoPath & name, int x, int y, bool stopOnKey, bool scale)
+bool CVideoPlayer::openAndPlayVideo(const VideoPath & name, int x, int y, EVideoType videoType)
 {
+	bool scale;
+	bool stopOnKey;
+	bool overlay;
+
+	switch(videoType)
+	{
+		case EVideoType::INTRO:
+			stopOnKey = true;
+			scale = true;
+			overlay = false;
+			break;
+		case EVideoType::SPELLBOOK:
+		default:
+			stopOnKey = false;
+			scale = false;
+			overlay = true;
+	}
 	open(name, false, true, scale);
-	bool ret = playVideo(x, y,  stopOnKey);
+	bool ret = playVideo(x, y,  stopOnKey, overlay);
 	close();
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/client/CVideoHandler.h b/client/CVideoHandler.h
index 38499bede..89f8016a2 100644
--- a/client/CVideoHandler.h
+++ b/client/CVideoHandler.h
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@
 struct SDL_Surface;
 struct SDL_Texture;
 
+enum class EVideoType : ui8
+{
+	INTRO = 0, // use entire window: stopOnKey = true, scale = true, overlay = false
+	SPELLBOOK  // overlay video: stopOnKey = false, scale = false, overlay = true
+};
+
 class IVideoPlayer : boost::noncopyable
 {
 public:
@@ -33,7 +39,7 @@ class IMainVideoPlayer : public IVideoPlayer
 public:
 	virtual ~IMainVideoPlayer() = default;
 	virtual void update(int x, int y, SDL_Surface *dst, bool forceRedraw, bool update = true, std::function<void()> restart = nullptr){}
-	virtual bool openAndPlayVideo(const VideoPath & name, int x, int y, bool stopOnKey = false, bool scale = false)
+	virtual bool openAndPlayVideo(const VideoPath & name, int x, int y, EVideoType videoType)
 	{
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -90,7 +96,7 @@ class CVideoPlayer final : public IMainVideoPlayer
 	double frameTime;
 	bool doLoop;				// loop through video
 
-	bool playVideo(int x, int y, bool stopOnKey);
+	bool playVideo(int x, int y, bool stopOnKey, bool overlay);
 	bool open(const VideoPath & fname, bool loop, bool useOverlay = false, bool scale = false);
 public:
 	CVideoPlayer();
@@ -106,7 +112,7 @@ public:
 	void update(int x, int y, SDL_Surface *dst, bool forceRedraw, bool update = true, std::function<void()> onVideoRestart = nullptr) override; //moves to next frame if appropriate, and blits it or blits only if redraw parameter is set true
 
 	// Opens video, calls playVideo, closes video; returns playVideo result (if whole video has been played)
-	bool openAndPlayVideo(const VideoPath & name, int x, int y, bool stopOnKey = false, bool scale = false) override;
+	bool openAndPlayVideo(const VideoPath & name, int x, int y, EVideoType videoType) override;
 
 	std::pair<std::unique_ptr<ui8 []>, si64> getAudio(const VideoPath & videoToOpen) override;
 
diff --git a/client/windows/CSpellWindow.cpp b/client/windows/CSpellWindow.cpp
index fbbc8f5e3..a09670c5e 100644
--- a/client/windows/CSpellWindow.cpp
+++ b/client/windows/CSpellWindow.cpp
@@ -519,13 +519,13 @@ void CSpellWindow::setCurrentPage(int value)
 void CSpellWindow::turnPageLeft()
 {
 	if(settings["video"]["spellbookAnimation"].Bool() && !isBigSpellbook)
-		CCS->videoh->openAndPlayVideo(VideoPath::builtin("PGTRNLFT.SMK"), pos.x+13, pos.y+15);
+		CCS->videoh->openAndPlayVideo(VideoPath::builtin("PGTRNLFT.SMK"), pos.x+13, pos.y+15, EVideoType::SPELLBOOK);
 }
 
 void CSpellWindow::turnPageRight()
 {
 	if(settings["video"]["spellbookAnimation"].Bool() && !isBigSpellbook)
-		CCS->videoh->openAndPlayVideo(VideoPath::builtin("PGTRNRGH.SMK"), pos.x+13, pos.y+15);
+		CCS->videoh->openAndPlayVideo(VideoPath::builtin("PGTRNRGH.SMK"), pos.x+13, pos.y+15, EVideoType::SPELLBOOK);
 }
 
 void CSpellWindow::keyPressed(EShortcut key)