diff --git a/src/main/java/com/replaymod/render/hooks/EntityRendererHandler.java b/src/main/java/com/replaymod/render/hooks/EntityRendererHandler.java
index 54560f1d..20e10c07 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/replaymod/render/hooks/EntityRendererHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/replaymod/render/hooks/EntityRendererHandler.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import com.replaymod.render.capturer.RenderInfo;
 import com.replaymod.render.capturer.WorldRenderer;
 import de.johni0702.minecraft.gui.utils.EventRegistrations;
 import net.minecraft.client.MinecraftClient;
+import net.minecraft.client.gui.screen.Screen;
 
 //#if MC>=11500
 import net.minecraft.client.util.math.MatrixStack;
@@ -65,11 +66,26 @@ public class EntityRendererHandler extends EventRegistrations implements WorldRe
         //#endif
 
         if (mc.world != null && mc.player != null) {
-            //#if MC>=11500
-            mc.gameRenderer.renderWorld(partialTicks, finishTimeNano, new MatrixStack());
-            //#else
-            //$$ mc.gameRenderer.renderWorld(partialTicks, finishTimeNano);
-            //#endif
+            Screen orgScreen = mc.currentScreen;
+            boolean orgPauseOnLostFocus = mc.options.pauseOnLostFocus;
+            try {
+                mc.currentScreen = null; // do not want to render the current screen (that'd just be the progress gui)
+                mc.options.pauseOnLostFocus = false; // do not want the pause menu to open if the window is unfocused
+
+                //#if MC>=11400
+                mc.gameRenderer.render(partialTicks, finishTimeNano, true);
+                //#else
+                //$$ mc.setIngameNotInFocus(); // this should already be the case but it somehow still sometimes is not
+                //#if MC>=10809
+                //$$ mc.entityRenderer.updateCameraAndRender(partialTicks, finishTimeNano);
+                //#else
+                //$$ mc.entityRenderer.updateCameraAndRender(partialTicks);
+                //#endif
+                //#endif
+            } finally {
+                mc.currentScreen = orgScreen;
+                mc.options.pauseOnLostFocus = orgPauseOnLostFocus;
+            }
         }
 
         //#if MC>=11400
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/replaymod/render/mixin/Mixin_PreserveDepthDuringGuiRendering.java b/src/main/java/com/replaymod/render/mixin/Mixin_PreserveDepthDuringGuiRendering.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0e9ab2c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/replaymod/render/mixin/Mixin_PreserveDepthDuringGuiRendering.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package com.replaymod.render.mixin;
+
+import com.replaymod.render.hooks.EntityRendererHandler;
+import net.minecraft.client.render.GameRenderer;
+import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.ModifyArg;
+
+@Mixin(GameRenderer.class)
+public abstract class Mixin_PreserveDepthDuringGuiRendering {
+    @ModifyArg(
+            //#if MC>=11700
+            method = "render",
+            at = @At(value = "INVOKE", target = "Lcom/mojang/blaze3d/systems/RenderSystem;clear(IZ)V"), index = 0
+            //#else
+            //$$ method = "setupOverlayRendering",
+            //$$ at = @At(value = "INVOKE", target = "Lnet/minecraft/client/renderer/GlStateManager;clear(I)V"), index = 0
+            //#endif
+    )
+    private int replayModRender_skipClearWhenRecordingDepth(int mask) {
+        EntityRendererHandler handler = ((EntityRendererHandler.IEntityRenderer) this).replayModRender_getHandler();
+        if (handler != null && handler.getSettings().isDepthMap()) {
+            mask = mask & ~GL11.GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT;
+        }
+        return mask;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/replaymod/render/mixin/Mixin_SkipHudDuringRender.java b/src/main/java/com/replaymod/render/mixin/Mixin_SkipHudDuringRender.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..328b726d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/replaymod/render/mixin/Mixin_SkipHudDuringRender.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package com.replaymod.render.mixin;
+
+import com.replaymod.render.hooks.EntityRendererHandler;
+import net.minecraft.client.MinecraftClient;
+import net.minecraft.client.gui.hud.InGameHud;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Inject;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfo;
+
+//#if MC>=11400
+@Mixin(InGameHud.class)
+//#else
+//$$ @Mixin({ GuiIngame.class, net.minecraftforge.client.GuiIngameForge.class })
+//#endif
+public abstract class Mixin_SkipHudDuringRender {
+    @Inject(method = "render", at = @At("HEAD"), cancellable = true)
+    private void replayModRender_skipHudDuringRender(CallbackInfo ci) {
+        if (((EntityRendererHandler.IEntityRenderer) MinecraftClient.getInstance().gameRenderer).replayModRender_getHandler() != null) {
+            ci.cancel();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/mixins.render.replaymod.json b/src/main/resources/mixins.render.replaymod.json
index 3118ccd3..05ba5423 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/mixins.render.replaymod.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/mixins.render.replaymod.json
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
     "Mixin_Omnidirectional_DisableFrustumCulling",
     "Mixin_Omnidirectional_Rotation",
     "Mixin_Omnidirectional_SkipHand",
+    "Mixin_PreserveDepthDuringGuiRendering",
     "Mixin_SkipBlockOutlinesDuringRender",
+    "Mixin_SkipHudDuringRender",
     "Mixin_StabilizeCamera",
     "Mixin_Stereoscopic_Camera",
     "Mixin_Stereoscopic_HandRenderPass",
diff --git a/versions/1.14.4-forge/mapping.txt b/versions/1.14.4-forge/mapping.txt
index ec310305..d57a46f3 100644
--- a/versions/1.14.4-forge/mapping.txt
+++ b/versions/1.14.4-forge/mapping.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning.ComparableVersion net.minecraftforge.fml.co
 org.lwjgl.glfw.GLFW com.replaymod.core.versions.GLFW
 net.minecraft.client.MainWindow com.replaymod.core.versions.Window
 net.minecraft.client.audio.SimpleSound net.minecraft.client.audio.PositionedSoundRecord
+net.minecraft.client.gui.IngameGui net.minecraft.client.gui.GuiIngame
 
 net.minecraft.resources.FolderPack getInputStream() getInputStreamByName()
 net.minecraft.client.gui.GuiYesNoCallback confirmResult() confirmClicked()
@@ -183,7 +184,6 @@ net.minecraft.client.gui.screen.Screen removed() onGuiClosed()
 net.minecraft.client.gui.screen.Screen renderBackground() drawDefaultBackground()
 net.minecraft.client.gui.screen.Screen renderDirtBackground() drawBackground()
 net.minecraft.client.gui.hud.ChatHud net.minecraft.client.gui.GuiNewChat
-net.minecraft.client.gui.hud.InGameHud net.minecraft.client.gui.GuiIngame
 net.minecraft.client.GameSettings net.minecraft.client.settings.GameSettings
 net.minecraft.client.GameSettings debugEnabled showDebugInfo
 net.minecraft.client.GameSettings viewDistance renderDistanceChunks