diff --git a/lisp/opengl/src/glview.l b/lisp/opengl/src/glview.l
index bcf3da6dd..e70c8aef3 100644
--- a/lisp/opengl/src/glview.l
+++ b/lisp/opengl/src/glview.l
@@ -290,15 +290,23 @@
 	    (glEnable GL_LIGHTING)
 	    (glMatrixMode GL_MODELVIEW)
 	    (glLoadIdentity))
-  (:2d-mode ()
+  (:2d-mode (&key ((:push apush) nil))
 	    (glViewport 0 0 x::width x::height)
 	    (glMatrixMode GL_PROJECTION)
+	    (if apush (glPushMatrix))
 	    (glLoadIdentity)
 	    (glorthofv (float-vector 0 x::width 0 x::height -1.0 1.0))
 	    (glDisable GL_DEPTH_TEST)
 	    (glDisable GL_LIGHTING)
 	    (glMatrixMode GL_MODELVIEW)
+	    (if apush (glPushMatrix))
 	    (glLoadIdentity))
+   (:pop-mode ()
+	    (glMatrixMode GL_PROJECTION)
+            (glPopMatrix)
+	    (glMatrixMode GL_MODELVIEW)
+            (glPopMatrix))
+
 ;  (:clear (mask &key (color))
 ;	  (if color
 ;	      (glClearColorfv color))
@@ -331,18 +339,18 @@
 
 (defmethod glviewsurface
   (:point (x y)
-	  (send self :2d-mode)
+	  (send self :2d-mode :push t)
 	  (glBegin GL_POINTS)
 	  (glVertex2fv (float-vector x (- x::height y)))
 	  (glEnd)
-	  (send self :3d-mode))
+	  (send self :pop-mode))
   (:line (x1 y1 x2 y2)
-	 (send self :2d-mode)
+	 (send self :2d-mode :push t)
 	 (glBegin GL_LINES)
 	 (glvertex2fv (float-vector x1 (- x::height y1)))
 	 (glVertex2fv (float-vector x2 (- x::height y2)))
 	 (glEnd)
-	 (send self :3d-mode))
+	 (send self :pop-mode))
   (:3d-point (pos)
 	    (glDisable GL_DEPTH_TEST)
 	    (glDisable GL_LIGHTING)
@@ -365,14 +373,14 @@
 			 (draw-face f nil nil))
 		     faces))
   (:rectangle (x y w h)
-	      (send self :2d-mode)
+	      (send self :2d-mode :push t)
 	      (glBegin GL_POLYGON)
 	      (glVertex2fv (float-vector x y))
 	      (glVertex2fv (float-vector x (+ y h)))
 	      (glVertex2fv (float-vector (+ x w) (+ y h)))
 	      (glVertex2fv (float-vector (+ x w) y))
 	      (glEnd)
-	      (send self :3d-mode))
+	      (send self :pop-mode))
   )
 
 (defun geo::default-viewsurface (&rest args)