diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp
index 3a67e857d..30a440b58 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <MyGUI_TextBox.h>
 #include <MyGUI_Button.h>
+#include <MyGUI_InputManager.h>
 
 #include <components/misc/stringops.hpp>
 #include <components/widgets/imagebutton.hpp>
@@ -84,10 +85,16 @@ namespace
 
         void adviseButtonClick (char const * name, void (JournalWindowImpl::*Handler) (MyGUI::Widget* _sender))
         {
-            getWidget <Gui::ImageButton> (name) ->
+            getWidget <MyGUI::Widget> (name) ->
                 eventMouseButtonClick += newDelegate(this, Handler);
         }
 
+        void adviseKeyPress (char const * name, void (JournalWindowImpl::*Handler) (MyGUI::Widget* _sender, MyGUI::KeyCode key, MyGUI::Char character))
+        {
+            getWidget <MyGUI::Widget> (name) ->
+                eventKeyButtonPressed += newDelegate(this, Handler);
+        }
+
         MWGui::BookPage* getPage (char const * name)
         {
             return getWidget <MWGui::BookPage> (name);
@@ -111,6 +118,12 @@ namespace
             adviseButtonClick (ShowAllBTN,    &JournalWindowImpl::notifyShowAll   );
             adviseButtonClick (ShowActiveBTN, &JournalWindowImpl::notifyShowActive);
 
+            adviseKeyPress (OptionsBTN, &JournalWindowImpl::notifyKeyPress);
+            adviseKeyPress (PrevPageBTN, &JournalWindowImpl::notifyKeyPress);
+            adviseKeyPress (NextPageBTN, &JournalWindowImpl::notifyKeyPress);
+            adviseKeyPress (CloseBTN, &JournalWindowImpl::notifyKeyPress);
+            adviseKeyPress (JournalBTN, &JournalWindowImpl::notifyKeyPress);
+
             Gui::MWList* list = getWidget<Gui::MWList>(QuestsList);
             list->eventItemSelected += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &JournalWindowImpl::notifyQuestClicked);
 
@@ -237,6 +250,8 @@ namespace
                     --page;
             }
             updateShowingPages();
+
+            MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->setKeyFocusWidget(getWidget<MyGUI::Widget>(CloseBTN));
         }
 
         void onClose()
@@ -348,8 +363,19 @@ namespace
                 relPages = 0;
             }
 
-            setVisible (PrevPageBTN, page > 0);
-            setVisible (NextPageBTN, relPages > 2);
+            MyGUI::Widget* nextPageBtn = getWidget<MyGUI::Widget>(NextPageBTN);
+            MyGUI::Widget* prevPageBtn = getWidget<MyGUI::Widget>(PrevPageBTN);
+
+            MyGUI::Widget* focus = MyGUI::InputManager::getInstance().getKeyFocusWidget();
+            bool nextPageVisible = relPages > 2;
+            nextPageBtn->setVisible(nextPageVisible);
+            bool prevPageVisible = page > 0;
+            prevPageBtn->setVisible(prevPageVisible);
+
+            if (focus == nextPageBtn && !nextPageVisible && prevPageVisible)
+                MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->setKeyFocusWidget(prevPageBtn);
+            else if (focus == prevPageBtn && !prevPageVisible && nextPageVisible)
+                MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->setKeyFocusWidget(nextPageBtn);
 
             setVisible (PageOneNum, relPages > 0);
             setVisible (PageTwoNum, relPages > 1);
@@ -361,6 +387,14 @@ namespace
             setText (PageTwoNum, page + 2);
         }
 
+        void notifyKeyPress(MyGUI::Widget* sender, MyGUI::KeyCode key, MyGUI::Char character)
+        {
+            if (key == MyGUI::KeyCode::ArrowUp)
+                notifyPrevPage(sender);
+            else if (key == MyGUI::KeyCode::ArrowDown)
+                notifyNextPage(sender);
+        }
+
         void notifyTopicClicked (intptr_t linkId)
         {
             Book topicBook = createTopicBook (linkId);
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_journal.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_journal.layout
index 1131b1bbc..964b5ea95 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_journal.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_journal.layout
@@ -3,32 +3,27 @@
 <MyGUI type="Layout">
 
   <Widget type="Window" skin="" layer="JournalBooks" align="Left|Top" position="0 0 565 390" name="_Main">
-    <Property key="NeedKey" value="false"/>
     <!-- pages -->
     <Widget type="ImageBox" skin="ImageBox" position="-70 0 705 390" align="Top|Right" name="JImage">
     <Property key="ImageTexture" value="textures\tx_menubook.dds"/>
     <Widget type="Widget" position="70 0 565 390" align="Top|Right">
 
 
-      <Widget type="Widget" position="0 0 282 390">
-          <Widget type="ImageButton" skin="ImageBox" position="205 350 48 32" name="PrevPageBTN">
-            <Property key="ImageHighlighted" value="textures\tx_menubook_prev_over.dds"/>
-            <Property key="ImageNormal" value="textures\tx_menubook_prev_idle.dds"/>
-            <Property key="ImagePushed" value="textures\tx_menubook_prev_pressed.dds"/>
-          </Widget>
-      </Widget>
-      <Widget type="Widget" position="282 0 282 390">
-          <Widget type="ImageButton" skin="ImageBox" position="18 350 48 32" name="NextPageBTN">
-            <Property key="ImageHighlighted" value="textures\tx_menubook_next_over.dds"/>
-            <Property key="ImageNormal" value="textures\tx_menubook_next_idle.dds"/>
-            <Property key="ImagePushed" value="textures\tx_menubook_next_pressed.dds"/>
-          </Widget>
-      </Widget>
-
-      <!-- buttons -->
       <Widget type="ImageButton" skin="ImageBox" position="40 350 64 32" name="OptionsBTN">
         <!-- Image set at runtime since it may not be available in all versions of the game -->
       </Widget>
+
+      <Widget type="ImageButton" skin="ImageBox" position="205 350 48 32" name="PrevPageBTN">
+        <Property key="ImageHighlighted" value="textures\tx_menubook_prev_over.dds"/>
+        <Property key="ImageNormal" value="textures\tx_menubook_prev_idle.dds"/>
+        <Property key="ImagePushed" value="textures\tx_menubook_prev_pressed.dds"/>
+      </Widget>
+      <Widget type="ImageButton" skin="ImageBox" position="300 350 48 32" name="NextPageBTN">
+        <Property key="ImageHighlighted" value="textures\tx_menubook_next_over.dds"/>
+        <Property key="ImageNormal" value="textures\tx_menubook_next_idle.dds"/>
+        <Property key="ImagePushed" value="textures\tx_menubook_next_pressed.dds"/>
+      </Widget>
+
       <Widget type="TextBox" skin="NormalText" position="150 350 32 16" name="PageOneNum">
         <Property key="TextColour" value="0 0 0"/>
       </Widget>
@@ -36,11 +31,14 @@
       <Widget type="TextBox" skin="NormalText" position="410 350 32 16" name="PageTwoNum">
         <Property key="TextColour" value="0 0 0"/>
       </Widget>
+
+
       <Widget type="ImageButton" skin="ImageBox" position="460 350 48 32" name="CloseBTN">
         <Property key="ImageHighlighted" value="textures\tx_menubook_close_over.dds"/>
         <Property key="ImageNormal" value="textures\tx_menubook_close_idle.dds"/>
         <Property key="ImagePushed" value="textures\tx_menubook_close_pressed.dds"/>
       </Widget>
+
       <Widget type="ImageButton" skin="ImageBox" position="460 350 64 32" name="JournalBTN">
         <Property key="ImageHighlighted" value="textures\tx_menubook_journal_over.dds"/>
         <Property key="ImageNormal" value="textures\tx_menubook_journal_idle.dds"/>