diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0d686b668..18b0b99fc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     Bug #3623: Fix HiDPI on Windows
     Bug #4540: Rain delay when exiting water
     Bug #4701: PrisonMarker record is not hardcoded like other markers
+    Bug #4714: Crash upon game load in the repair menu while the "Your repair failed!" message is active
     Feature #2229: Improve pathfinding AI
     Feature #3442: Default values for fallbacks from ini file
     Feature #4673: Weapon sheathing
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
index 0bd0d191c..b8a866402 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
@@ -330,6 +330,21 @@ namespace MWGui
         }
     }
 
+    void ToolTips::clear()
+    {
+        mFocusObject = MWWorld::Ptr();
+
+        while (mDynamicToolTipBox->getChildCount())
+        {
+            MyGUI::Gui::getInstance().destroyWidget(mDynamicToolTipBox->getChildAt(0));
+        }
+
+        for (unsigned int i=0; i < mMainWidget->getChildCount(); ++i)
+        {
+            mMainWidget->getChildAt(i)->setVisible(false);
+        }
+    }
+
     void ToolTips::setFocusObject(const MWWorld::Ptr& focus)
     {
         mFocusObject = focus;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.hpp
index 1ef473b5a..3b8e8b2cc 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.hpp
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         void setDelay(float delay);
 
+        void clear();
+
         void setFocusObject(const MWWorld::Ptr& focus);
         void setFocusObjectScreenCoords(float min_x, float min_y, float max_x, float max_y);
         ///< set the screen-space position of the tooltip for focused object
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index f02314de6..dc82cad9c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -1728,7 +1728,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         mMessageBoxManager->clear();
 
-        mToolTips->setFocusObject(MWWorld::Ptr());
+        mToolTips->clear();
 
         mSelectedSpell.clear();
         mCustomMarkers.clear();