diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/server/GameManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/server/GameManager.java
index f5b76600d..e77506ed7 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/server/GameManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/server/GameManager.java
@@ -354,6 +354,15 @@ public class GameManager extends PlaceManager
         return (_AIs != null && _AIs[pidx] != null);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns whether the player at the specified player index is actively
+     * playing the game
+     */
+    public boolean isActivePlayer (int pidx)
+    {
+        return _gameobj.isActivePlayer(pidx);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the unique round identifier for the current round.
      */
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/turn/server/TurnGameManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/turn/server/TurnGameManager.java
index 969863f58..12b28be22 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/turn/server/TurnGameManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/turn/server/TurnGameManager.java
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ public interface TurnGameManager
      */
     public int getPlayerCount ();
 
+    /**
+     * Extending {@link GameManager} should automatically handle
+     * implementing this method.
+     */
+    public boolean isActivePlayer (int pidx);
+
     /**
      * Called when we are about to start the next turn. Implementations
      * can do whatever pre-start turn activities need to be done.
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/turn/server/TurnGameManagerDelegate.java b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/turn/server/TurnGameManagerDelegate.java
index b4178c47e..5a8b04d2e 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/turn/server/TurnGameManagerDelegate.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/turn/server/TurnGameManagerDelegate.java
@@ -181,12 +181,17 @@ public class TurnGameManagerDelegate extends GameManagerDelegate
             return;
         }
 
-        // find the next occupied player slot
+        // find the next occupied active player slot
+        //
+        // FIXME: This might be a player that has state PLAYER_LEFT_GAME.
+        // It seems possible to make the GameManager track the active
+        // player count, not just the player count, and ignore 
         int size = _turnGame.getPlayers().length;
         int oturnIdx = _turnIdx;
         do {
             _turnIdx = (_turnIdx + 1) % size;
-        } while (_tgmgr.getPlayerName(_turnIdx) == null);
+        } while (_tgmgr.getPlayerName(_turnIdx) == null ||
+                 _tgmgr.isActivePlayer(_turnIdx));
     }
 
     /** The game manager for which we are delegating. */