diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanager.cpp
index 4f99d3a05..cbb48c6db 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanager.cpp
@@ -208,7 +208,17 @@ namespace MWDialogue
                 return false;
         }
 
-        // TODO check actor faction
+        if (!info.npcFaction.empty())
+        {
+            ESMS::LiveCellRef<ESM::NPC, MWWorld::RefData> *cellRef = actor.get<ESM::NPC>();
+
+            if (!cellRef)
+                return false;
+
+            if (toLower (info.npcFaction)!=toLower (cellRef->base->faction))
+                return false;
+        }
+
         // TODO check player faction
 
         // check cell
@@ -225,7 +235,6 @@ namespace MWDialogue
 
         std::cout
             << "unchecked entries:" << std::endl
-            << "    actor faction: " << info.npcFaction << std::endl
             << "    player faction: " << info.pcFaction << std::endl
             << "    DATAstruct" << std::endl;