diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
index 2d4c0e2ca..77d740b6f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ namespace MWBase
             virtual std::string correctIconPath(const std::string& path) = 0;
             virtual std::string correctBookartPath(const std::string& path, int width, int height) = 0;
             virtual std::string correctTexturePath(const std::string& path) = 0;
+            virtual bool textureExists(const std::string& path) = 0;
 
             virtual void removeCell(MWWorld::CellStore* cell) = 0;
             virtual void writeFog(MWWorld::CellStore* cell) = 0;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.cpp
index 51d5e45fb..ab7290e87 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ namespace MWGui
     void GenerateClassResultDialog::setClassId(const std::string &classId)
     {
         mCurrentClassId = classId;
-        mClassImage->setImageTexture(std::string("textures\\levelup\\") + mCurrentClassId + ".dds");
+
+        setClassImage(mClassImage, mCurrentClassId);
+
         mClassName->setCaption(MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().get<ESM::Class>().find(mCurrentClassId)->mName);
 
         center();
@@ -257,7 +259,7 @@ namespace MWGui
             ToolTips::createSkillToolTip(mMajorSkill[i], klass->mData.mSkills[i][1]);
         }
 
-        mClassImage->setImageTexture(std::string("textures\\levelup\\") + mCurrentClassId + ".dds");
+        setClassImage(mClassImage, mCurrentClassId);
     }
 
     /* InfoBoxDialog */
@@ -903,4 +905,15 @@ namespace MWGui
         eventDone(this);
     }
 
+    void setClassImage(MyGUI::ImageBox* imageBox, const std::string &classId)
+    {
+        std::string classImage = std::string("textures\\levelup\\") + classId + ".dds";
+        if (!MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->textureExists(classImage))
+        {
+            std::cout << "No class image for " << classId << ", falling back to default" << std::endl;
+            classImage = "textures\\levelup\\warrior.dds";
+        }
+        imageBox->setImageTexture(classImage);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.hpp
index e36a9a98b..8206d6b03 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.hpp
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 namespace MWGui
 {
+    void setClassImage(MyGUI::ImageBox* imageBox, const std::string& classId);
+
     class InfoBoxDialog : public WindowModal
     {
     public:
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/levelupdialog.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/levelupdialog.cpp
index 4e8d0a02c..fb9952ba7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/levelupdialog.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/levelupdialog.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #include "../mwmechanics/npcstats.hpp"
 #include "../mwmechanics/actorutil.hpp"
 
+#include "class.hpp"
+
 namespace MWGui
 {
     const unsigned int LevelupDialog::sMaxCoins = 3;
@@ -154,7 +156,7 @@ namespace MWGui
                 cls = &*it;
         }
 
-        mClassImage->setImageTexture ("textures\\levelup\\" + cls->mId + ".dds");
+        setClassImage(mClassImage, cls->mId);
 
         int level = creatureStats.getLevel ()+1;
         mLevelText->setCaptionWithReplacing("#{sLevelUpMenu1} " + MyGUI::utility::toString(level));
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index 1b2c45520..54fd31acd 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -2002,6 +2002,12 @@ namespace MWGui
         return Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctTexturePath(path, mResourceSystem->getVFS());
     }
 
+    bool WindowManager::textureExists(const std::string &path)
+    {
+        std::string corrected = Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctTexturePath(path, mResourceSystem->getVFS());
+        return mResourceSystem->getVFS()->exists(corrected);
+    }
+
     void WindowManager::createCursors()
     {
         MyGUI::ResourceManager::EnumeratorPtr enumerator = MyGUI::ResourceManager::getInstance().getEnumerator();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
index 3cdba8a87..17a2e3855 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ namespace MWGui
     virtual std::string correctIconPath(const std::string& path);
     virtual std::string correctBookartPath(const std::string& path, int width, int height);
     virtual std::string correctTexturePath(const std::string& path);
+    virtual bool textureExists(const std::string& path);
 
     void removeCell(MWWorld::CellStore* cell);
     void writeFog(MWWorld::CellStore* cell);