diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1a41314..4678a31 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@ the OS the program can understand addresses bigger than 2GB. Shoutouts to
 [these guys](https://iwannacommunity.com/forum/index.php@topic=2308.msg16505.html)
 for finding that.
 
+## The display reset patch
+In all GameMaker 8.1.141 games, when the game loses its Direct3D handle (for
+example, through the computer being locked), without any surfaces having been
+created, the game will lock up. This patch makes it behave the same as if you
+had created and deleted a surface: it will try to get a new handle, then if
+that fails, wait for five seconds and try again, and if that fails it will
+close. This issue only affects specifically 8.1.141.
+
 ## The DirectPlay patch
 GameMaker games use DirectPlay for networking, but loading the DirectPlay DLL
 on newer versions of Windows brings up a prompt because DirectPlay is
diff --git a/gm8x_fix.c b/gm8x_fix.c
index 50dfc7a..15c5c3f 100644
--- a/gm8x_fix.c
+++ b/gm8x_fix.c
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ Patch patches[] = {
 	{.bytes = dplaypatch_81_141, .name = "GM8.1.141 DirectPlay patch", .type = DPLAY},
 	{.bytes = schedpatch_81_141, .name = "GM8.1.141 scheduler patch", .type = SCHED},
 	{.bytes = inputlagpatch_81_141, .name = "GM8.1.141 input lag patch", .type = INPUTLAG},
+	
+	{.bytes = resetpatch_81_141, .name = "GM8.1.141 display reset patch", .type = RESET},
+	
 	{.bytes = NULL},
 };
 
@@ -288,6 +291,8 @@ int main(int argc, const char *argv[]) {
 				disable_patches[SCHED] = true;
 			} else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-ni") == 0) {
 				disable_patches[INPUTLAG] = true;
+			} else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-nr") == 0) {
+				disable_patches[RESET] = true;
 			} else if (fn == NULL) {
 				// yeah i don't feel like figuring out something better
 				fn = argv[i];
@@ -299,7 +304,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char *argv[]) {
 		valid_args = false;
 	}
 	// funny title
-	puts("Welcome to gm8x_fix v0.5.4!");
+	puts("Welcome to gm8x_fix v0.5.5!");
 	puts("Source code is at https://github.com/skyfloogle/gm8x_fix under MIT license.");
 	puts("---------------------------------------------------------------------------");
 	// did the user decide to be a funnyman and disable everything
diff --git a/patch_types.h b/patch_types.h
index ec434e8..48b90ba 100644
--- a/patch_types.h
+++ b/patch_types.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ typedef enum {
 	DPLAY,
 	SCHED,
 	INPUTLAG,
+	RESET,
 	TYPE_COUNT,
 } PatchType;
 
diff --git a/patches.c b/patches.c
index 1ff62a3..4e41a16 100644
--- a/patches.c
+++ b/patches.c
@@ -3680,3 +3680,21 @@ PatchByte inputlagpatch_81_141[] = {
 	{ 0x206ecc, 0x0, 0xdc },
 	{-1,0,0}
 };
+
+PatchByte resetpatch_81_141[] = {
+	{ 0x21ee8d, 0xeb, 0xe8 },
+	{ 0x21ee8e, 0x5, 0x2a },
+	{ 0x21ee8f, 0xe8, 0xbb },
+	{ 0x21ee90, 0x28, 0xf4 },
+	{ 0x21ee91, 0xbb, 0xff },
+	{ 0x21ee92, 0xf4, 0xa1 },
+	{ 0x21ee93, 0xff, 0xa0 },
+	{ 0x21ee94, 0xa1, 0x69 },
+	{ 0x21ee95, 0x94, 0x68 },
+	{ 0x21ee96, 0x8a, 0x0 },
+	{ 0x21ee97, 0x68, 0x85 },
+	{ 0x21ee98, 0x0, 0xc0 },
+	{ 0x21ee99, 0x8b, 0x74 },
+	{ 0x21ee9a, 0x0, 0x4 },
+	{-1,0,0}
+};
diff --git a/version.rc b/version.rc
index ebb6b8d..b92f94c 100644
--- a/version.rc
+++ b/version.rc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 1 VERSIONINFO
-FILEVERSION     0,5,4,0
-PRODUCTVERSION  0,5,4,0
+FILEVERSION     0,5,5,0
+PRODUCTVERSION  0,5,5,0
 BEGIN
   BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
   BEGIN
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ BEGIN
     BEGIN
       VALUE "CompanyName", "Floogle @ https://github.com/skyfloogle"
       VALUE "FileDescription", "gm8x_fix"
-      VALUE "FileVersion", "0.5.4"
+      VALUE "FileVersion", "0.5.5"
       VALUE "InternalName", "gm8x_fix"
       VALUE "LegalCopyright", ""
       VALUE "OriginalFilename", "gm8x_fix.exe"
-      VALUE "ProductName", "gm8x_fix v0.5.4"
-      VALUE "ProductVersion", "0.5.4"
+      VALUE "ProductName", "gm8x_fix v0.5.5"
+      VALUE "ProductVersion", "0.5.5"
     END
   END