diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index 2171beaff..fcd784dec 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -1110,6 +1110,13 @@ namespace MWGui
     {
         mLoadingScreen->loadingDone ();
     }
+    bool WindowManager::getRestEnabled()
+    {
+        //Enable rest dialogue if character creation finished
+        if(mRestAllowed==false && MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getGlobalVariable ("chargenstate").mFloat==-1)
+            mRestAllowed=true;
+        return mRestAllowed;
+    }
 
     bool WindowManager::getPlayerSleeping ()
     {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
index 652ad870f..acac77bf3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ namespace MWGui
     virtual void loadingDone();
 
     virtual void enableRest() { mRestAllowed = true; }
-    virtual bool getRestEnabled() { return mRestAllowed; }
+    virtual bool getRestEnabled();
 
     virtual bool getPlayerSleeping();
     virtual void wakeUpPlayer();