diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.hpp
index c14087a3b..24b385071 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.hpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         void onResChange(int w, int h);
 
+        void updateWindow(Ogre::RenderWindow* rw) { mWindow = rw; }
+
     private:
         bool mFirstLoad;
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index a1f915ac9..3ae0f37c5 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -56,10 +56,11 @@
 using namespace MWGui;
 
 WindowManager::WindowManager(
-    const Compiler::Extensions& extensions, int fpsLevel, bool newGame, OEngine::Render::OgreRenderer *mOgre,
+    const Compiler::Extensions& extensions, int fpsLevel, bool newGame, OEngine::Render::OgreRenderer *ogre,
         const std::string& logpath, const std::string& cacheDir, bool consoleOnlyScripts,
         Translation::Storage& translationDataStorage)
   : mGuiManager(NULL)
+  , mRendering(ogre)
   , mHud(NULL)
   , mMap(NULL)
   , mMenu(NULL)
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ WindowManager::WindowManager(
 {
 
     // Set up the GUI system
-    mGuiManager = new OEngine::GUI::MyGUIManager(mOgre->getWindow(), mOgre->getScene(), false, logpath);
+    mGuiManager = new OEngine::GUI::MyGUIManager(mRendering->getWindow(), mRendering->getScene(), false, logpath);
     mGui = mGuiManager->getGui();
 
     //Register own widgets with MyGUI
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ WindowManager::WindowManager(
     mEnchantingDialog = new EnchantingDialog(*this);
     mTrainingWindow = new TrainingWindow(*this);
 
-    mLoadingScreen = new LoadingScreen(mOgre->getScene (), mOgre->getWindow (), *this);
+    mLoadingScreen = new LoadingScreen(mRendering->getScene (), mRendering->getWindow (), *this);
     mLoadingScreen->onResChange (w,h);
 
     mInputBlocker = mGui->createWidget<MyGUI::Widget>("",0,0,w,h,MyGUI::Align::Default,"Windows","");
@@ -763,6 +764,7 @@ void WindowManager::processChangedSettings(const Settings::CategorySettingVector
     mToolTips->setDelay(Settings::Manager::getFloat("tooltip delay", "GUI"));
 
     bool changeRes = false;
+    bool windowRecreated = false;
     for (Settings::CategorySettingVector::const_iterator it = changed.begin();
         it != changed.end(); ++it)
     {
@@ -772,6 +774,8 @@ void WindowManager::processChangedSettings(const Settings::CategorySettingVector
         {
             changeRes = true;
         }
+        else if (it->first == "Video" && it->second == "vsync")
+            windowRecreated = true;
         else if (it->first == "HUD" && it->second == "crosshair")
             mCrosshairEnabled = Settings::Manager::getBool ("crosshair", "HUD");
         else if (it->first == "GUI" && it->second == "subtitles")
@@ -795,6 +799,11 @@ void WindowManager::processChangedSettings(const Settings::CategorySettingVector
         mDragAndDrop->mDragAndDropWidget->setSize(MyGUI::IntSize(x, y));
         mInputBlocker->setSize(MyGUI::IntSize(x,y));
     }
+    if (windowRecreated)
+    {
+        mGuiManager->updateWindow (mRendering->getWindow ());
+        mLoadingScreen->updateWindow (mRendering->getWindow ());
+    }
 }
 
 void WindowManager::pushGuiMode(GuiMode mode)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
index 8bcb88e22..bae195669 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
   private:
     OEngine::GUI::MyGUIManager *mGuiManager;
+    OEngine::Render::OgreRenderer *mRendering;
     HUD *mHud;
     MapWindow *mMap;
     MainMenu *mMenu;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/occlusionquery.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/occlusionquery.cpp
index 8d16d7b7d..81a3f4327 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/occlusionquery.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/occlusionquery.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ void OcclusionQuery::notifyRenderSingleObject(Renderable* rend, const Pass* pass
     // Each occlusion query should only last a single rendering
     if (mActiveQuery != NULL)
     {
-        std::cout << "ending query (notifyRenderSingleObject)" << std::endl;
         mActiveQuery->endOcclusionQuery();
         mActiveQuery = NULL;
     }
@@ -128,7 +127,6 @@ void OcclusionQuery::notifyRenderSingleObject(Renderable* rend, const Pass* pass
     // Open a new occlusion query
     if (mDoQuery == true)
     {
-        std::cout << "opening new query" << std::endl;
         if (rend == mBBQueryTotal)
         {
             mActiveQuery = mSunTotalAreaQuery;
@@ -214,7 +212,6 @@ void OcclusionQuery::update(float duration)
         && !mSunVisibleAreaQuery->isStillOutstanding()
         && !mSingleObjectQuery->isStillOutstanding())
     {
-        std::cout << "update(), nothing is outstanding"<< std::endl;
         unsigned int totalPixels;
         unsigned int visiblePixels;
 
@@ -250,8 +247,6 @@ void OcclusionQuery::occlusionTest(const Ogre::Vector3& position, Ogre::SceneNod
     assert( !occlusionTestPending()
         && "Occlusion test still pending");
 
-    std::cout << "Occlusion test called " << std::endl;
-
     mBBQuerySingleObject->setVisible(true);
 
     mObjectNode->setPosition(position);
diff --git a/libs/openengine/gui/manager.cpp b/libs/openengine/gui/manager.cpp
index 925891e1b..9cc2bf381 100644
--- a/libs/openengine/gui/manager.cpp
+++ b/libs/openengine/gui/manager.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ void MyGUIManager::setup(Ogre::RenderWindow *wnd, Ogre::SceneManager *mgr, bool
     mGui->initialise("core.xml");
 }
 
+void MyGUIManager::updateWindow (Ogre::RenderWindow *wnd)
+{
+    mRenderManager->setRenderWindow (wnd);
+    mRenderManager->setActiveViewport(0);
+}
+
 void MyGUIManager::shutdown()
 {
     mGui->shutdown ();
diff --git a/libs/openengine/gui/manager.hpp b/libs/openengine/gui/manager.hpp
index c0f98da88..39948a829 100644
--- a/libs/openengine/gui/manager.hpp
+++ b/libs/openengine/gui/manager.hpp
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ namespace GUI
             shutdown();
         }
 
+        void updateWindow (Ogre::RenderWindow* wnd);
+
         void setup(Ogre::RenderWindow *wnd, Ogre::SceneManager *mgr, bool logging=false, const std::string& logDir = std::string(""));
         void shutdown();