diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
index b1c1311bc..426300149 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
@@ -709,6 +709,9 @@ void OMW::Engine::go()
         {
             mViewer->eventTraversal();
             mViewer->updateTraversal();
+
+            mEnvironment.getWorld()->updateWindowManager();
+
             mViewer->renderingTraversals();
         }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
index 691891486..5e76d82eb 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
@@ -358,6 +358,8 @@ namespace MWBase
 
             virtual void update (float duration, bool paused) = 0;
 
+            virtual void updateWindowManager () = 0;
+
             virtual MWWorld::Ptr placeObject (const MWWorld::ConstPtr& object, float cursorX, float cursorY, int amount) = 0;
             ///< copy and place an object into the gameworld at the specified cursor position
             /// @param object
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 6c9cdb394..c6d37b34c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -1624,16 +1624,14 @@ namespace MWWorld
         if (!paused)
             doPhysics (duration);
 
+        updatePlayer(paused);
+
         mPhysics->debugDraw();
 
         mWorldScene->update (duration, paused);
 
-        updateWindowManager ();
-
         updateSoundListener();
 
-        updatePlayer(paused);
-
         mSpellPreloadTimer -= duration;
         if (mSpellPreloadTimer <= 0.f)
         {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
index 6fa7d897a..a15dcaf3d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ namespace MWWorld
             Ptr copyObjectToCell(const ConstPtr &ptr, CellStore* cell, ESM::Position pos, int count, bool adjustPos);
 
             void updateSoundListener();
-            void updateWindowManager ();
             void updatePlayer(bool paused);
 
             void preloadSpells();
@@ -461,6 +460,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
             virtual void update (float duration, bool paused);
 
+            virtual void updateWindowManager ();
+
             virtual MWWorld::Ptr placeObject (const MWWorld::ConstPtr& object, float cursorX, float cursorY, int amount);
             ///< copy and place an object into the gameworld at the specified cursor position
             /// @param object