diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/scriptcontext.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/scriptcontext.cpp
index 86689d823..8190c68eb 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/scriptcontext.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/scriptcontext.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ bool CSMWorld::ScriptContext::isId (const std::string& name) const
     return std::binary_search (mIds.begin(), mIds.end(), Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase (name));
 }
 
+bool CSMWorld::ScriptContext::isJournalId (const std::string& name) const
+{
+    /// \todo fix this after isId is fixed
+    return isId (name);
+}
+
 void CSMWorld::ScriptContext::invalidateIds()
 {
     mIdsUpdated = false;
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/scriptcontext.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/scriptcontext.hpp
index b839b5a43..961da9143 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/scriptcontext.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/scriptcontext.hpp
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ namespace CSMWorld
             virtual bool isId (const std::string& name) const;
             ///< Does \a name match an ID, that can be referenced?
 
+            virtual bool isJournalId (const std::string& name) const;
+            ///< Does \a name match a journal ID?
+
             void invalidateIds();
     };
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/compilercontext.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/compilercontext.cpp
index 7e63a33b2..b094e5414 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/compilercontext.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/compilercontext.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #include "../mwworld/esmstore.hpp"
 
+#include <components/esm/loaddial.hpp>
+
 #include <components/compiler/locals.hpp>
 
 #include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
@@ -67,4 +69,14 @@ namespace MWScript
             store.get<ESM::Static>().search (name) ||
             store.get<ESM::Weapon>().search (name);
     }
+
+    bool CompilerContext::isJournalId (const std::string& name) const
+    {
+        const MWWorld::ESMStore &store =
+            MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore();
+
+        const ESM::Dialogue *topic = store.get<ESM::Dialogue>().search (name);
+
+        return topic && topic->mType==ESM::Dialogue::Journal;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/compilercontext.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/compilercontext.hpp
index 5ec98e09a..50256f942 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/compilercontext.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/compilercontext.hpp
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ namespace MWScript
 
             virtual bool isId (const std::string& name) const;
             ///< Does \a name match an ID, that can be referenced?
+
+            virtual bool isJournalId (const std::string& name) const;
+            ///< Does \a name match a journal ID?
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/components/compiler/context.hpp b/components/compiler/context.hpp
index 1b02613c5..69146e285 100644
--- a/components/compiler/context.hpp
+++ b/components/compiler/context.hpp
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ namespace Compiler
 
             virtual bool isId (const std::string& name) const = 0;
             ///< Does \a name match an ID, that can be referenced?
+
+            virtual bool isJournalId (const std::string& name) const = 0;
+            ///< Does \a name match a journal ID?
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/components/compiler/exprparser.cpp b/components/compiler/exprparser.cpp
index 94240c5eb..42c88b75a 100644
--- a/components/compiler/exprparser.cpp
+++ b/components/compiler/exprparser.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include <stack>
 #include <iterator>
 
+#include <components/misc/stringops.hpp>
+
 #include "generator.hpp"
 #include "scanner.hpp"
 #include "errorhandler.hpp"
@@ -14,7 +16,6 @@
 #include "stringparser.hpp"
 #include "extensions.hpp"
 #include "context.hpp"
-#include <components/misc/stringops.hpp>
 
 namespace Compiler
 {
@@ -308,6 +309,22 @@ namespace Compiler
                 return true;
             }
 
+            // die in a fire, Morrowind script compiler!
+            if (const Extensions *extensions = getContext().getExtensions())
+            {
+                if (getContext().isJournalId (name2))
+                {
+                    // JournalID used as an argument. Use the index of that JournalID
+                    Generator::pushString (mCode, mLiterals, name2);
+                    int keyword = extensions->searchKeyword ("getjournalindex");
+                    extensions->generateFunctionCode (keyword, mCode, mLiterals, mExplicit, 0);
+                    mNextOperand = false;
+                    mOperands.push_back ('l');
+
+                    return 2;
+                }
+            }
+
             if (mExplicit.empty() && getContext().isId (name2))
             {
                 mExplicit = name2;