diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/journal.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/journal.hpp
index a49ebb9bc..c43ebeb8f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/journal.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/journal.hpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace MWBase
             virtual int getJournalIndex (const std::string& id) const = 0;
             ///< Get the journal index.
 
-            virtual void addTopic (const std::string& topicId, const std::string& infoId, const std::string& actorName) = 0;
+            virtual void addTopic (const std::string& topicId, const std::string& infoId, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor) = 0;
 
             virtual TEntryIter begin() const = 0;
             ///< Iterator pointing to the begin of the main journal.
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.cpp
index 57681b7fb..c1a623418 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.cpp
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ namespace MWDialogue
             {
                 if (iter->mId == info->mId)
                 {
-                    MWBase::Environment::get().getJournal()->addTopic (topic, info->mId, mActor.getClass().getName(mActor));
+                    MWBase::Environment::get().getJournal()->addTopic (topic, info->mId, mActor);
                     break;
                 }
             }
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ namespace MWDialogue
                     {
                         if (iter->mId == info->mId)
                         {
-                            MWBase::Environment::get().getJournal()->addTopic (mLastTopic, info->mId, mActor.getClass().getName(mActor));
+                            MWBase::Environment::get().getJournal()->addTopic (mLastTopic, info->mId, mActor);
                             break;
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.cpp
index 55574bf3e..b92d7cace 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.cpp
@@ -5,16 +5,21 @@
 
 #include <components/esm/journalentry.hpp>
 
+#include <components/interpreter/defines.hpp>
+
 #include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/world.hpp"
 
 #include "../mwworld/esmstore.hpp"
 
+#include "../mwscript/interpretercontext.hpp"
+
+
 namespace MWDialogue
 {
     Entry::Entry() {}
 
-    Entry::Entry (const std::string& topic, const std::string& infoId)
+    Entry::Entry (const std::string& topic, const std::string& infoId, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor)
     : mInfoId (infoId)
     {
         const ESM::Dialogue *dialogue =
@@ -24,8 +29,17 @@ namespace MWDialogue
             iter!=dialogue->mInfo.end(); ++iter)
             if (iter->mId == mInfoId)
             {
-                /// \todo text replacement
-                mText = iter->mResponse;
+                if (actor.isEmpty())
+                {
+                    MWScript::InterpreterContext interpreterContext(NULL,MWWorld::Ptr());
+                    mText = Interpreter::fixDefinesDialog(iter->mResponse, interpreterContext);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    MWScript::InterpreterContext interpreterContext(&actor.getRefData().getLocals(),actor);
+                    mText = Interpreter::fixDefinesDialog(iter->mResponse, interpreterContext);
+                }
+
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -49,8 +63,8 @@ namespace MWDialogue
 
     JournalEntry::JournalEntry() {}
 
-    JournalEntry::JournalEntry (const std::string& topic, const std::string& infoId)
-    : Entry (topic, infoId), mTopic (topic)
+    JournalEntry::JournalEntry (const std::string& topic, const std::string& infoId, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor)
+        : Entry (topic, infoId, actor), mTopic (topic)
     {}
 
     JournalEntry::JournalEntry (const ESM::JournalEntry& record)
@@ -65,7 +79,7 @@ namespace MWDialogue
 
     JournalEntry JournalEntry::makeFromQuest (const std::string& topic, int index)
     {
-        return JournalEntry (topic, idFromIndex (topic, index));
+        return JournalEntry (topic, idFromIndex (topic, index), MWWorld::Ptr());
     }
 
     std::string JournalEntry::idFromIndex (const std::string& topic, int index)
@@ -90,7 +104,7 @@ namespace MWDialogue
 
     StampedJournalEntry::StampedJournalEntry (const std::string& topic, const std::string& infoId,
         int day, int month, int dayOfMonth)
-    : JournalEntry (topic, infoId), mDay (day), mMonth (month), mDayOfMonth (dayOfMonth)
+    : JournalEntry (topic, infoId, MWWorld::Ptr()), mDay (day), mMonth (month), mDayOfMonth (dayOfMonth)
     {}
 
     StampedJournalEntry::StampedJournalEntry (const ESM::JournalEntry& record)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.hpp
index a77ba4f7c..3ae3efcc8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.hpp
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ namespace ESM
     struct JournalEntry;
 }
 
+namespace MWWorld
+{
+    class Ptr;
+}
+
 namespace MWDialogue
 {
     /// \brief Basic quest/dialogue/topic entry
@@ -19,7 +24,8 @@ namespace MWDialogue
 
         Entry();
 
-        Entry (const std::string& topic, const std::string& infoId);
+        /// actor is optional
+        Entry (const std::string& topic, const std::string& infoId, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor);
 
         Entry (const ESM::JournalEntry& record);
 
@@ -37,7 +43,7 @@ namespace MWDialogue
 
         JournalEntry();
 
-        JournalEntry (const std::string& topic, const std::string& infoId);
+        JournalEntry (const std::string& topic, const std::string& infoId, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor);
 
         JournalEntry (const ESM::JournalEntry& record);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalimp.cpp
index 04aa0534d..1429415e5 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalimp.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <components/esm/journalentry.hpp>
 
 #include "../mwworld/esmstore.hpp"
+#include "../mwworld/class.hpp"
 
 #include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/world.hpp"
@@ -103,12 +104,12 @@ namespace MWDialogue
         quest.setIndex (index);
     }
 
-    void Journal::addTopic (const std::string& topicId, const std::string& infoId, const std::string& actorName)
+    void Journal::addTopic (const std::string& topicId, const std::string& infoId, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor)
     {
         Topic& topic = getTopic (topicId);
 
-        JournalEntry entry(topicId, infoId);
-        entry.mActorName = actorName;
+        JournalEntry entry(topicId, infoId, actor);
+        entry.mActorName = actor.getClass().getName(actor);
         topic.addEntry (entry);
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalimp.hpp
index 00511f47c..17b764436 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalimp.hpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace MWDialogue
             virtual int getJournalIndex (const std::string& id) const;
             ///< Get the journal index.
 
-            virtual void addTopic (const std::string& topicId, const std::string& infoId, const std::string& actorName);
+            virtual void addTopic (const std::string& topicId, const std::string& infoId, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor);
 
             virtual TEntryIter begin() const;
             ///< Iterator pointing to the begin of the main journal.
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/topic.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/topic.cpp
index f7df305c7..ea39174b8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/topic.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/topic.cpp
@@ -58,9 +58,4 @@ namespace MWDialogue
     {
         return mEntries.end();
     }
-
-    JournalEntry Topic::getEntry (const std::string& infoId) const
-    {
-        return JournalEntry (mTopic, infoId);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/topic.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/topic.hpp
index 02fa6d524..cbff2296c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/topic.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/topic.hpp
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ namespace MWDialogue
 
             TEntryIter end() const;
             ///< Iterator pointing past the end of the journal for this topic.
-
-            JournalEntry getEntry (const std::string& infoId) const;
     };
 }