diff --git a/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
index c9112b0ee..f07143be5 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ set(GAMEGUI
 )
 source_group(apps\\openmw\\mwgui FILES ${GAMEGUI_HEADER} ${GAMEGUI})
 
+set(GAMEDIALOG_HEADER
+    mwdialog/dialogmanager.hpp
+)
+set(GAMEDIALOG
+    mwdialog/dialogmanager.cpp
+)
+source_group(apps\\openmw\\mwdialog FILES ${GAMEDIALOG_HEADER} ${GAMEDIALOG})
+
 set(GAMESCRIPT
     mwscript/scriptmanager.cpp
     mwscript/compilercontext.cpp
@@ -154,11 +162,11 @@ set(GAMEMECHANICS_HEADER
 source_group(apps\\openmw\\mwmechanics FILES ${GAMEMECHANICS} ${GAMEMECHANICS_HEADER})
 
 set(OPENMW_CPP ${GAME} ${GAMEREND} ${GAMEINPUT} ${GAMESCRIPT} ${GAMESOUND} ${GAMEGUI} ${GAMEWORLD}
-    ${GAMECLASS} ${GAMEMECHANICS}
+    ${GAMECLASS} ${GAMEMECHANICS} ${GAMEDIALOG}
     )
 set(OPENMW_HEADER ${GAME_HEADER} ${GAMEREND_HEADER} ${GAMEINPUT_HEADER} ${GAMESCRIPT_HEADER}
     ${GAMESOUND_HEADER} ${GAMEGUI_HEADER} ${GAMEWORLD_HEADER}  ${GAMECLASS_HEADER}
-    ${GAMEMECHANICS_HEADER}
+    ${GAMEMECHANICS_HEADER} ${GAMEDIALOG_HEADER}
     )
 
 # Main executable
diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
index b67bcd0ac..2cd738623 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 #include "mwclass/classes.hpp"
 
+#include "mwdialog/dialogmanager.hpp"
+
 #include "mwmechanics/mechanicsmanager.hpp"
 
 #include <OgreRoot.h>
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ OMW::Engine::~Engine()
     delete mEnvironment.mSoundManager;
     delete mEnvironment.mGlobalScripts;
     delete mEnvironment.mMechanicsManager;
+    delete mEnvironment.mDialogManager;
     delete mScriptManager;
     delete mScriptContext;
 }
@@ -250,6 +253,9 @@ void OMW::Engine::go()
     mEnvironment.mMechanicsManager = new MWMechanics::MechanicsManager (
         mEnvironment.mWorld->getStore(), *mEnvironment.mWindowManager);
 
+    // Create dialog system
+    mEnvironment.mDialogManager = new MWDialog::DialogManager (mEnvironment);
+
     // load cell
     ESM::Position pos;
     pos.pos[0] = pos.pos[1] = pos.pos[2] = 0;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialog/dialogmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialog/dialogmanager.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2dfaebb76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialog/dialogmanager.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+
+#include "dialogmanager.hpp"
+
+#include "../mwworld/class.hpp"
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+namespace MWDialog
+{
+    DialogManager::DialogManager (MWWorld::Environment& environment) : mEnvironment (environment) {}
+
+    void DialogManager::startDialog (const MWWorld::Ptr& actor)
+    {
+        std::cout << "talking with " << MWWorld::Class::get (actor).getName (actor) << std::endl;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialog/dialogmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialog/dialogmanager.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f4067c9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialog/dialogmanager.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#ifndef GAME_MMDIALOG_DIALOGMANAGER_H
+#define GAME_MWDIALOG_DIALOGMANAGER_H
+
+#include "../mwworld/ptr.hpp"
+
+namespace MWWorld
+{
+    class Environment;
+}
+
+namespace MWDialog
+{
+    class DialogManager
+    {
+            MWWorld::Environment& mEnvironment;
+
+        public:
+
+            DialogManager (MWWorld::Environment& environment);
+
+            void startDialog (const MWWorld::Ptr& actor);
+
+    };
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/environment.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/environment.hpp
index 0c6476d52..1887e619f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/environment.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/environment.hpp
@@ -21,17 +21,22 @@ namespace MWMechanics
     class MechanicsManager;
 }
 
+namespace MWDialog
+{
+    class DialogManager;
+}
+
 namespace MWWorld
 {
     class World;
 
     ///< Collection of script-accessable sub-systems
     class Environment
-    {   
+    {
     public:
         Environment()
         : mWorld (0), mSoundManager (0), mGlobalScripts (0), mWindowManager (0),
-          mMechanicsManager (0), mFrameDuration (0)
+          mMechanicsManager (0), mDialogManager (0), mFrameDuration (0)
         {}
 
         World *mWorld;
@@ -39,9 +44,9 @@ namespace MWWorld
         MWScript::GlobalScripts *mGlobalScripts;
         MWGui::WindowManager *mWindowManager;
         MWMechanics::MechanicsManager *mMechanicsManager;
+        MWDialog::DialogManager *mDialogManager;
         float mFrameDuration;
     };
 }
 
 #endif
-