diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
index 3306ea5c2..039df2269 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ void ToolTips::onFrame(float frameDuration)
                 MWWorld::Ptr item = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld ()->getCharacterPreviewItemSelected (realX, realY);
 
                 mFocusObject = item;
-                tooltipSize = getToolTipViaPtr(false);
+                if (!mFocusObject.isEmpty ())
+                    tooltipSize = getToolTipViaPtr(false);
             }
             else if (type == "Spell")
             {
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_inventory_window.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_inventory_window.layout
index 86dee558f..3a60916f7 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_inventory_window.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_inventory_window.layout
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
                 </Widget>
                 <Widget type="TextBox" skin="ProgressText" position="0 150 212 24" align="HCenter Bottom" name="ArmorRating">
                     <Property key="Caption" value="Armor Rating"/>
+                    <Property key="NeedMouse" value="false"/>
                 </Widget>
             </Widget>