diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.cpp
index c33e54d6b..6c46f2176 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.cpp
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
     std::string CreateClassDialog::getName() const
     {
-        return mEditName->getOnlyText();
+        return mEditName->getCaption();
     }
 
     std::string CreateClassDialog::getDescription() const
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.hpp
index 15fc89658..e74370a4c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.hpp
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ namespace MWGui
         DescriptionDialog();
         ~DescriptionDialog();
 
-        std::string getTextInput() const { return mTextEdit ? mTextEdit->getOnlyText() : ""; }
-        void setTextInput(const std::string &text) { if (mTextEdit) mTextEdit->setOnlyText(text); }
+        std::string getTextInput() const { return mTextEdit->getCaption(); }
+        void setTextInput(const std::string &text) { mTextEdit->setCaption(text); }
 
     protected:
         void onOkClicked(MyGUI::Widget* _sender);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/textinput.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/textinput.hpp
index 1f53263ec..1ed80fc1e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/textinput.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/textinput.hpp
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ namespace MWGui
     public:
         TextInputDialog();
 
-        std::string getTextInput() const { return mTextEdit ? mTextEdit->getOnlyText() : ""; }
-        void setTextInput(const std::string &text) { if (mTextEdit) mTextEdit->setOnlyText(text); }
+        std::string getTextInput() const { return mTextEdit->getCaption(); }
+        void setTextInput(const std::string &text) { mTextEdit->setCaption(text); }
 
         void setNextButtonShow(bool shown);
         void setTextLabel(const std::string &label);