diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
index 243ec3ccf..190768f26 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ namespace MWBase
 
             virtual void showCrosshair(bool show) = 0;
             virtual bool getSubtitlesEnabled() = 0;
-            virtual bool toggleGui() = 0;
+            virtual bool toggleHud() = 0;
 
             virtual void disallowMouse() = 0;
             virtual void allowMouse() = 0;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index 31a072fd1..2c58336da 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ namespace MWGui
       , mHitFaderEnabled(Settings::Manager::getBool ("hit fader", "GUI"))
       , mWerewolfOverlayEnabled(Settings::Manager::getBool ("werewolf overlay", "GUI"))
       , mHudEnabled(true)
-      , mGuiEnabled(true)
       , mCursorVisible(true)
       , mPlayerName()
       , mPlayerRaceId()
@@ -450,7 +449,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         mInputBlocker = MyGUI::Gui::getInstance().createWidget<MyGUI::Widget>("",0,0,w,h,MyGUI::Align::Stretch,"InputBlocker");
 
-        mHud->setVisible(mHudEnabled);
+        mHud->setVisible(true);
 
         mCharGen = new CharacterCreation(mViewer->getSceneData()->asGroup(), mResourceSystem);
 
@@ -598,8 +597,8 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         bool loading = (getMode() == GM_Loading || getMode() == GM_LoadingWallpaper);
 
-        mHud->setVisible(mHudEnabled && mGuiEnabled && !loading);
-        mToolTips->setVisible(mGuiEnabled && !loading);
+        mHud->setVisible(mHudEnabled && !loading);
+        mToolTips->setVisible(mHudEnabled && !loading);
 
         bool gameMode = !isGuiMode();
 
@@ -1477,11 +1476,11 @@ namespace MWGui
         return mSubtitlesEnabled;
     }
 
-    bool WindowManager::toggleGui()
+    bool WindowManager::toggleHud()
     {
-        mGuiEnabled = !mGuiEnabled;
+        mHudEnabled = !mHudEnabled;
         updateVisible();
-        return mGuiEnabled;
+        return mHudEnabled;
     }
 
     bool WindowManager::getRestEnabled()
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
index 9fa921a4c..17707d2c3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -260,8 +260,8 @@ namespace MWGui
     virtual void showCrosshair(bool show);
     virtual bool getSubtitlesEnabled();
 
-    /// Turn visibility of *all* GUI elements on or off (HUD and all windows, except the console)
-    virtual bool toggleGui();
+    /// Turn visibility of HUD on or off
+    virtual bool toggleHud();
 
     virtual void disallowMouse();
     virtual void allowMouse();
@@ -468,7 +468,6 @@ namespace MWGui
     bool mHitFaderEnabled;
     bool mWerewolfOverlayEnabled;
     bool mHudEnabled;
-    bool mGuiEnabled;
     bool mCursorVisible;
 
     void setCursorVisible(bool visible);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
index cf42db04b..cd17c5175 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ namespace MWInput
                 showQuickKeysMenu();
                 break;
             case A_ToggleHUD:
-                MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->toggleGui();
+                MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->toggleHud();
                 break;
             case A_ToggleDebug:
                 MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->toggleDebugWindow();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/guiextensions.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/guiextensions.cpp
index 254da56d6..6f2c146b1 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/guiextensions.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/guiextensions.cpp
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ namespace MWScript
         public:
             virtual void execute(Interpreter::Runtime &runtime)
             {
-                bool state = MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->toggleGui();
+                bool state = MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->toggleHud();
                 runtime.getContext().report(state ? "GUI -> On" : "GUI -> Off");
 
                 if (!state)