diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
index 3c6eb6f16..251aeac20 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ void OMW::Engine::go()
 
     // Sets up the input system
     MWInput::MWInputManager input(mOgre, mEnvironment.mWorld->getPlayerPos(),
-                                  *mEnvironment.mWindowManager, mDebug);
+                                  *mEnvironment.mWindowManager, mDebug, *this);
 
     focusFrameCounter = 0;
 
@@ -266,3 +266,8 @@ void OMW::Engine::go()
 
     std::cout << "Quitting peacefully.\n";
 }
+
+void OMW::Engine::activate()
+{
+    std::cout << "activate" << std::endl;
+}
diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.hpp b/apps/openmw/engine.hpp
index 412c4fa73..62166e050 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.hpp
@@ -111,12 +111,15 @@ namespace OMW
 
             /// Enable verbose script output
             void enableVerboseScripts();
-            
+
             /// Start as a new game.
             void setNewGame();
 
             /// Initialise and enter main loop.
             void go();
+
+            /// Activate the focussed object.
+            void activate();
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanager.cpp
index f851b43b2..f730150b0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanager.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #include <libs/platform/strings.h>
 #include "../mwrender/playerpos.hpp"
 
+#include "../engine.hpp"
+
 #include <boost/bind.hpp>
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
 #include <OgreRoot.h>
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ namespace MWInput
     OEngine::GUI::EventInjectorPtr guiEvents;
     MWRender::PlayerPos &player;
     MWGui::WindowManager &windows;
+    OMW::Engine& mEngine;
 
     // Count screenshots.
     int shotCount;
@@ -137,7 +140,7 @@ namespace MWInput
 
     void activate()
     {
-
+        mEngine.activate();
     }
 
     // Exit program now button (which is disabled in GUI mode)
@@ -151,13 +154,15 @@ namespace MWInput
     InputImpl(OEngine::Render::OgreRenderer &_ogre,
                    MWRender::PlayerPos &_player,
                    MWGui::WindowManager &_windows,
-                   bool debug)
+                   bool debug,
+                   OMW::Engine& engine)
       : ogre(_ogre),
         exit(ogre.getWindow()),
         input(ogre.getWindow(), !debug),
         poller(input),
         player(_player),
         windows(_windows),
+        mEngine (engine),
         shotCount(0)
     {
       using namespace OEngine::Input;
@@ -275,9 +280,10 @@ namespace MWInput
   MWInputManager::MWInputManager(OEngine::Render::OgreRenderer &ogre,
                                  MWRender::PlayerPos &player,
                                  MWGui::WindowManager &windows,
-                                 bool debug)
+                                 bool debug,
+                                 OMW::Engine& engine)
   {
-    impl = new InputImpl(ogre,player,windows,debug);
+    impl = new InputImpl(ogre,player,windows,debug, engine);
   }
 
   MWInputManager::~MWInputManager()
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanager.hpp
index 094b848ee..554089588 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanager.hpp
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ namespace MWGui
   class WindowManager;
 }
 
+namespace OMW
+{
+    class Engine;
+}
+
 namespace MWInput
 {
   // Forward declaration of the real implementation.
@@ -37,7 +42,8 @@ namespace MWInput
     MWInputManager(OEngine::Render::OgreRenderer &_ogre,
                    MWRender::PlayerPos &_player,
                    MWGui::WindowManager &_windows,
-                   bool debug);
+                   bool debug,
+                   OMW::Engine& engine);
     ~MWInputManager();
   };
 }