diff --git a/src/rail_gui.cpp b/src/rail_gui.cpp
--- a/src/rail_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/rail_gui.cpp
@@ -1617,8 +1617,14 @@ public:
 		this->InvalidateData();
 	}
 
-	virtual void OnInvalidateData(int data = 0)
+	/**
+	 * Some data on this window has become invalid.
+	 * @param data Information about the changed data.
+	 * @param gui_scope Whether the call is done from GUI scope. You may not do everything when not in GUI scope. See #InvalidateWindowData() for details.
+	 */
+	virtual void OnInvalidateData(int data = 0, bool gui_scope = true)
 	{
+		if (!gui_scope) return;
 		this->LowerWidget((_cur_signal_variant == SIG_ELECTRIC ? BSW_ELECTRIC_NORM : BSW_SEMAPHORE_NORM) + _cur_signal_type);
 
 		this->SetWidgetLoweredState(BSW_CONVERT, _convert_signal_button);