diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
index 582172bff..e2e09bdec 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 #include "mwworld/player.hpp"
 #include "mwworld/worldimp.hpp"
 
+#include "mwrender/vismask.hpp"
+
 #include "mwclass/classes.hpp"
 
 #include "mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.hpp"
@@ -339,6 +341,7 @@ void OMW::Engine::prepareEngine (Settings::Manager & settings)
 
     std::string myguiResources = (mResDir / "mygui").string();
     osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group> guiRoot = new osg::Group;
+    guiRoot->setNodeMask(MWRender::Mask_GUI);
     rootNode->addChild(guiRoot);
     MWGui::WindowManager* window = new MWGui::WindowManager(mViewer, guiRoot, mResourceSystem->getTextureManager(),
                 mCfgMgr.getLogPath().string() + std::string("/"), myguiResources,
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/myguirendermanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/myguirendermanager.cpp
index 06e404d88..f218d9ff0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/myguirendermanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/myguirendermanager.cpp
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ void RenderManager::initialise()
     camera->addChild(geode.get());
 
     mGuiRoot = camera;
-    //mSceneRoot->addChild(mGuiRoot.get());
+    mSceneRoot->addChild(mGuiRoot.get());
     mViewer->addEventHandler(new ResizeHandler(this));
 
     osg::ref_ptr<osg::Viewport> vp = mViewer->getCamera()->getViewport();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index d68620f8a..8689935d0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include "sky.hpp"
 #include "effectmanager.hpp"
+#include "vismask.hpp"
 
 namespace MWRender
 {
@@ -87,8 +88,6 @@ namespace MWRender
 
         mObjects.reset(new Objects(mResourceSystem, lightRoot));
 
-        mSky.reset(new SkyManager(mRootNode, resourceSystem->getSceneManager()));
-
         mEffectManager.reset(new EffectManager(mRootNode, mResourceSystem));
 
         mViewer.setLightingMode(osgViewer::View::NO_LIGHT);
@@ -105,6 +104,10 @@ namespace MWRender
         lightRoot->getOrCreateStateSet()->setMode(GL_LIGHTING, osg::StateAttribute::ON);
         lightRoot->getOrCreateStateSet()->setMode(GL_NORMALIZE, osg::StateAttribute::ON);
 
+        lightRoot->setNodeMask(Mask_Scene);
+
+        mSky.reset(new SkyManager(lightRoot, resourceSystem->getSceneManager()));
+
         source->setStateSetModes(*mRootNode->getOrCreateStateSet(), osg::StateAttribute::ON);
 
         mStateUpdater = new StateUpdater;
@@ -128,6 +131,8 @@ namespace MWRender
         zNear = 5.f;
         zFar = mViewDistance;
         mViewer.getCamera()->setProjectionMatrixAsPerspective(fovy, aspect, zNear, zFar);
+
+        mViewer.getCamera()->setCullMask(mViewer.getCamera()->getCullMask() & (~Mask_GUI));
     }
 
     RenderingManager::~RenderingManager()
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
index 97055ecae..4fd5b7e63 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
@@ -554,7 +554,6 @@ void SkyManager::create()
     depth->setWriteMask(false);
     mRootNode->getOrCreateStateSet()->setAttributeAndModes(depth, osg::StateAttribute::ON);
     mRootNode->getOrCreateStateSet()->setMode(GL_BLEND, osg::StateAttribute::ON);
-    mRootNode->getOrCreateStateSet()->setMode(GL_LIGHTING, osg::StateAttribute::ON);
 
     mCreated = true;
 }
@@ -562,6 +561,11 @@ void SkyManager::create()
 SkyManager::~SkyManager()
 {
     clearRain();
+    if (mRootNode)
+    {
+        mRootNode->getParent(0)->removeChild(mRootNode);
+        mRootNode = NULL;
+    }
 }
 
 int SkyManager::getMasserPhase() const
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/vismask.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/vismask.hpp
index 4a064b60f..48845c78c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/vismask.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/vismask.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ namespace MWRender
     {
         Mask_UpdateVisitor = 0x1, // reserved for separating UpdateVisitors from CullVisitors
 
-        Mask_Effect = 0x2
+        // child of Scene
+        Mask_Effect = 0x2,
+
+        // top level masks
+        Mask_Scene = 0x10,
+        Mask_GUI = 0x20
     };
 
 }