diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
index c5ca5d000..ecea548a5 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ namespace MWBase
 
             virtual void enableRest() = 0;
             virtual bool getRestEnabled() = 0;
+            virtual bool getJournalAllowed() = 0; 
 
             virtual bool getPlayerSleeping() = 0;
             virtual void wakeUpPlayer() = 0;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp
index e463bf0ba..5b84c99a5 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp
@@ -180,6 +180,10 @@ namespace
 
         void open()
         {
+            if (!MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager ()->getJournalAllowed ())
+            {
+                MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->popGuiMode ();
+            } 
             mModel->load ();
 
             setBookMode ();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
index 4bcc581f0..71bd2c9a7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@ namespace MWGui
     virtual void enableRest() { mRestAllowed = true; }
     virtual bool getRestEnabled();
 
+    virtual bool getJournalAllowed() { return (mAllowed & GW_Magic); }
+
     virtual bool getPlayerSleeping();
     virtual void wakeUpPlayer();