diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
index 21b90991c..b5a1b50d0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
@@ -136,6 +136,18 @@ namespace MWGui
         dirtyPreview();
 
         updatePreviewSize();
+
+        updateEncumbranceBar();
+        mItemView->update();
+        notifyContentChanged();
+    }
+
+    void InventoryWindow::clear()
+    {
+        mPtr = MWWorld::Ptr();
+        mTradeModel = NULL;
+        mSortModel = NULL;
+        mItemView->setModel(NULL);
     }
 
     void InventoryWindow::setGuiMode(GuiMode mode)
@@ -340,13 +352,12 @@ namespace MWGui
 
     void InventoryWindow::open()
     {
-        mPtr = MWMechanics::getPlayer();
-
-        updateEncumbranceBar();
-
-        mItemView->update();
-
-        notifyContentChanged();
+        if (!mPtr.isEmpty())
+        {
+            updateEncumbranceBar();
+            mItemView->update();
+            notifyContentChanged();
+        }
         adjustPanes();
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.hpp
index 651bda590..11091c428 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.hpp
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ namespace MWGui
 
             void updatePlayer();
 
+            void clear();
+
             void useItem(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr);
 
             void setGuiMode(GuiMode mode);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index 16d1a9c6d..9238e5cfd 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -1696,6 +1696,8 @@ namespace MWGui
         mCompanionWindow->resetReference();
         mConsole->resetReference();
 
+        mInventoryWindow->clear();
+
         mSelectedSpell.clear();
 
         mCustomMarkers.clear();