diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.cpp
index 2ae4d6ed1..9f67524ae 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.cpp
@@ -435,4 +435,10 @@ namespace MWGui
     {
         setSelectedObject(MWWorld::Ptr());
     }
+
+    void Console::resetReference()
+    {
+        ReferenceInterface::resetReference();
+        setSelectedObject(MWWorld::Ptr());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.hpp
index ec699b317..90da740c2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.hpp
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ namespace MWGui
 
             void executeFile (const std::string& path);
 
+            virtual void resetReference ();
+
         protected:
 
             virtual void onReferenceUnavailable();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/referenceinterface.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/referenceinterface.hpp
index df53a42b7..0ba180de8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/referenceinterface.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/referenceinterface.hpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         void checkReferenceAvailable(); ///< closes the window, if the MW-reference has become unavailable
 
-        void resetReference() { mPtr = MWWorld::Ptr(); mCurrentPlayerCell = NULL; }
+        virtual void resetReference() { mPtr = MWWorld::Ptr(); mCurrentPlayerCell = NULL; }
 
     protected:
         virtual void onReferenceUnavailable() = 0; ///< called when reference has become unavailable