diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/statswatcher.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/statswatcher.hpp
index 41ab4fd25..353779d87 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/statswatcher.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/statswatcher.hpp
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         void watchActor(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr);
         MWWorld::Ptr getWatchedActor() const { return mWatched; }
+
+        void forceUpdate() { mWatchedStatsEmpty = true; }
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index 8e4ea4e54..54c09e00f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -495,6 +495,8 @@ namespace MWGui
         }
         else
             allow(GW_ALL);
+
+        mStatsWatcher->forceUpdate();
     }
 
     WindowManager::~WindowManager()