diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
index ebce2e1bf..462d08727 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
@@ -545,6 +545,8 @@ namespace MWBase
             virtual float getHitDistance(const MWWorld::ConstPtr& actor, const MWWorld::ConstPtr& target) = 0;
 
             virtual void removeContainerScripts(const MWWorld::Ptr& reference) = 0;
+
+            virtual bool isPlayerInJail() const = 0;
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
index 9c63511b2..593fdcca5 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ namespace MWScript
 
                 virtual void execute (Interpreter::Runtime &runtime)
                 {
-                    runtime.push (MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->containsMode(MWGui::GM_Jail));
+                    runtime.push (MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->isPlayerInJail());
                 }
         };
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 15826009d..19d90e209 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -2996,6 +2996,14 @@ namespace MWWorld
         }
     }
 
+    bool World::isPlayerInJail() const
+    {
+        if (mGoToJail)
+            return true;
+
+        return MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->containsMode(MWGui::GM_Jail);
+    }
+
     void World::spawnRandomCreature(const std::string &creatureList)
     {
         const ESM::CreatureLevList* list = getStore().get<ESM::CreatureLevList>().find(creatureList);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
index 4ed97759e..5f0507ace 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
@@ -645,6 +645,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
             /// Return the distance between actor's weapon and target's collision box.
             virtual float getHitDistance(const MWWorld::ConstPtr& actor, const MWWorld::ConstPtr& target);
+
+            virtual bool isPlayerInJail() const;
     };
 }