diff --git a/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
index 803c74325..06a142f0a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ add_openmw_dir (mwgui
     )
 
 add_openmw_dir (mwdialogue
-    dialoguemanagerimp journalimp journalentry quest topic filter selectwrapper hypertextparser keywordsearch
+    dialoguemanagerimp journalimp journalentry quest topic filter selectwrapper hypertextparser keywordsearch scripttest
     )
 
 add_openmw_dir (mwscript
diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
index d7b23c096..1b350d752 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 
 #include "mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.hpp"
 #include "mwdialogue/journalimp.hpp"
+#include "mwdialogue/scripttest.hpp"
 
 #include "mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.hpp"
 
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ OMW::Engine::Engine(Files::ConfigurationManager& configurationManager)
   , mSkipMenu (false)
   , mUseSound (true)
   , mCompileAll (false)
+  , mCompileAllDialogue (false)
   , mWarningsMode (1)
   , mScriptContext (0)
   , mFSStrict (false)
@@ -425,7 +427,6 @@ void OMW::Engine::prepareEngine (Settings::Manager & settings)
     if (mCompileAll)
     {
         std::pair<int, int> result = MWBase::Environment::get().getScriptManager()->compileAll();
-
         if (result.first)
             std::cout
                 << "compiled " << result.second << " of " << result.first << " scripts ("
@@ -433,6 +434,16 @@ void OMW::Engine::prepareEngine (Settings::Manager & settings)
                 << "%)"
                 << std::endl;
     }
+    if (mCompileAllDialogue)
+    {
+        std::pair<int, int> result = MWDialogue::ScriptTest::compileAll(&mExtensions);
+        if (result.first)
+            std::cout
+                << "compiled " << result.second << " of " << result.first << " dialogue script/actor combinations a("
+                << 100*static_cast<double> (result.second)/result.first
+                << "%)"
+                << std::endl;
+    }
 }
 
 // Initialise and enter main loop.
@@ -535,6 +546,11 @@ void OMW::Engine::setCompileAll (bool all)
     mCompileAll = all;
 }
 
+void OMW::Engine::setCompileAllDialogue (bool all)
+{
+    mCompileAllDialogue = all;
+}
+
 void OMW::Engine::setSoundUsage(bool soundUsage)
 {
     mUseSound = soundUsage;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.hpp b/apps/openmw/engine.hpp
index 0ee5a09c5..6cf31cba8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.hpp
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ namespace OMW
             bool mSkipMenu;
             bool mUseSound;
             bool mCompileAll;
+            bool mCompileAllDialogue;
             int mWarningsMode;
             std::string mFocusName;
             std::map<std::string,std::string> mFallbackMap;
@@ -178,6 +179,9 @@ namespace OMW
             /// Compile all scripts (excludign dialogue scripts) at startup?
             void setCompileAll (bool all);
 
+            /// Compile all dialogue scripts at startup?
+            void setCompileAllDialogue (bool all);
+
             /// Font encoding
             void setEncoding(const ToUTF8::FromType& encoding);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/main.cpp b/apps/openmw/main.cpp
index 744780b25..9382e2516 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/main.cpp
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ bool parseOptions (int argc, char** argv, OMW::Engine& engine, Files::Configurat
         ("script-all", bpo::value<bool>()->implicit_value(true)
             ->default_value(false), "compile all scripts (excluding dialogue scripts) at startup")
 
+        ("script-all-dialogue", bpo::value<bool>()->implicit_value(true)
+            ->default_value(false), "compile all dialogue scripts at startup")
+
         ("script-console", bpo::value<bool>()->implicit_value(true)
             ->default_value(false), "enable console-only script functionality")
 
@@ -264,6 +267,7 @@ bool parseOptions (int argc, char** argv, OMW::Engine& engine, Files::Configurat
 
     // scripts
     engine.setCompileAll(variables["script-all"].as<bool>());
+    engine.setCompileAllDialogue(variables["script-all-dialogue"].as<bool>());
     engine.setScriptsVerbosity(variables["script-verbose"].as<bool>());
     engine.setScriptConsoleMode (variables["script-console"].as<bool>());
     engine.setStartupScript (variables["script-run"].as<std::string>());
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.cpp
index eff54fbc0..196df0039 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 namespace MWDialogue
 {
     DialogueManager::DialogueManager (const Compiler::Extensions& extensions, bool scriptVerbose, Translation::Storage& translationDataStorage) :
-      mCompilerContext (MWScript::CompilerContext::Type_Dialgoue),
+      mCompilerContext (MWScript::CompilerContext::Type_Dialogue),
         mErrorStream(std::cout.rdbuf()),mErrorHandler(mErrorStream)
       , mTemporaryDispositionChange(0.f)
       , mPermanentDispositionChange(0.f), mScriptVerbose (scriptVerbose)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/filter.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/filter.cpp
index 629d99cc2..af8a5754f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/filter.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/filter.cpp
@@ -603,6 +603,17 @@ const ESM::DialInfo* MWDialogue::Filter::search (const ESM::Dialogue& dialogue,
         return suitableInfos[0];
 }
 
+std::vector<const ESM::DialInfo *> MWDialogue::Filter::listAll (const ESM::Dialogue& dialogue) const
+{
+    std::vector<const ESM::DialInfo *> infos;
+    for (ESM::Dialogue::InfoContainer::const_iterator iter = dialogue.mInfo.begin(); iter!=dialogue.mInfo.end(); ++iter)
+    {
+        if (testActor (*iter))
+            infos.push_back(&*iter);
+    }
+    return infos;
+}
+
 std::vector<const ESM::DialInfo *> MWDialogue::Filter::list (const ESM::Dialogue& dialogue,
     bool fallbackToInfoRefusal, bool searchAll, bool invertDisposition) const
 {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/filter.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/filter.hpp
index 7e7f2b6f5..d41b7aa1e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/filter.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/filter.hpp
@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@ namespace MWDialogue
 
             std::vector<const ESM::DialInfo *> list (const ESM::Dialogue& dialogue,
                 bool fallbackToInfoRefusal, bool searchAll, bool invertDisposition=false) const;
-            ///< \note If fallbackToInfoRefusal is used, the returned DialInfo might not be from the supplied ESM::Dialogue.
+            ///< List all infos that could be used on the given actor, using the current runtime state of the actor.
+            /// \note If fallbackToInfoRefusal is used, the returned DialInfo might not be from the supplied ESM::Dialogue.
+
+            std::vector<const ESM::DialInfo *> listAll (const ESM::Dialogue& dialogue) const;
+            ///< List all infos that could possibly be used on the given actor, ignoring runtime state filters and ignoring player filters.
 
             const ESM::DialInfo* search (const ESM::Dialogue& dialogue, const bool fallbackToInfoRefusal) const;
             ///< Get a matching response for the requested dialogue.
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/scripttest.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/scripttest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a8de21ef9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/scripttest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+#include "scripttest.hpp"
+
+#include "../mwworld/manualref.hpp"
+#include "../mwworld/class.hpp"
+
+#include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
+#include "../mwbase/world.hpp"
+#include "../mwbase/scriptmanager.hpp"
+
+#include "../mwscript/compilercontext.hpp"
+
+#include <components/compiler/exception.hpp>
+#include <components/compiler/streamerrorhandler.hpp>
+#include <components/compiler/scanner.hpp>
+#include <components/compiler/locals.hpp>
+#include <components/compiler/output.hpp>
+#include <components/compiler/scriptparser.hpp>
+
+#include "filter.hpp"
+
+namespace
+{
+
+void test(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor, int &compiled, int &total, const Compiler::Extensions* extensions)
+{
+    MWDialogue::Filter filter(actor, 0, false);
+
+    MWScript::CompilerContext compilerContext(MWScript::CompilerContext::Type_Dialogue);
+    compilerContext.setExtensions(extensions);
+    std::ostream errorStream(std::cout.rdbuf());
+    Compiler::StreamErrorHandler errorHandler(errorStream);
+
+    const MWWorld::Store<ESM::Dialogue>& dialogues = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().get<ESM::Dialogue>();
+    for (MWWorld::Store<ESM::Dialogue>::iterator it = dialogues.begin(); it != dialogues.end(); ++it)
+    {
+        std::vector<const ESM::DialInfo*> infos = filter.listAll(*it);
+
+        for (std::vector<const ESM::DialInfo*>::iterator it = infos.begin(); it != infos.end(); ++it)
+        {
+            const ESM::DialInfo* info = *it;
+            if (!info->mResultScript.empty())
+            {
+                bool success = true;
+                ++total;
+                try
+                {
+                    errorHandler.reset();
+
+                    std::istringstream input (info->mResultScript + "\n");
+
+                    Compiler::Scanner scanner (errorHandler, input, extensions);
+
+                    Compiler::Locals locals;
+
+                    std::string actorScript = actor.getClass().getScript(actor);
+
+                    if (!actorScript.empty())
+                    {
+                        // grab local variables from actor's script, if available.
+                        locals = MWBase::Environment::get().getScriptManager()->getLocals (actorScript);
+                    }
+
+                    Compiler::ScriptParser parser(errorHandler, compilerContext, locals, false);
+
+                    scanner.scan (parser);
+
+                    if (!errorHandler.isGood())
+                        success = false;
+
+                    ++compiled;
+                }
+                catch (const Compiler::SourceException& /* error */)
+                {
+                    // error has already been reported via error handler
+                    success = false;
+                }
+                catch (const std::exception& error)
+                {
+                    std::cerr << std::string ("Dialogue error: An exception has been thrown: ") + error.what() << std::endl;
+                    success = false;
+                }
+
+                if (!success)
+                {
+                    std::cerr
+                        << "compiling failed (dialogue script)" << std::endl
+                        << info->mResultScript
+                        << std::endl << std::endl;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+}
+
+namespace MWDialogue
+{
+
+namespace ScriptTest
+{
+
+    std::pair<int, int> compileAll(const Compiler::Extensions *extensions)
+    {
+        int compiled = 0, total = 0;
+        const MWWorld::Store<ESM::NPC>& npcs = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().get<ESM::NPC>();
+        for (MWWorld::Store<ESM::NPC>::iterator it = npcs.begin(); it != npcs.end(); ++it)
+        {
+            MWWorld::ManualRef ref(MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore(), it->mId);
+            test(ref.getPtr(), compiled, total, extensions);
+        }
+
+        const MWWorld::Store<ESM::Creature>& creatures = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().get<ESM::Creature>();
+        for (MWWorld::Store<ESM::Creature>::iterator it = creatures.begin(); it != creatures.end(); ++it)
+        {
+            MWWorld::ManualRef ref(MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore(), it->mId);
+            test(ref.getPtr(), compiled, total, extensions);
+        }
+        return std::make_pair(total, compiled);
+    }
+
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/scripttest.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/scripttest.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ed94c76a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/scripttest.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#ifndef OPENMW_MWDIALOGUE_SCRIPTTEST_H
+#define OPENMW_MWDIALOGUE_SCRIPTTEST_H
+
+#include <components/compiler/extensions.hpp>
+
+namespace MWDialogue
+{
+
+namespace ScriptTest
+{
+
+/// Attempt to compile all dialogue scripts, use for verification purposes
+/// @return A pair containing <total number of scripts, number of successfully compiled scripts>
+std::pair<int, int> compileAll(const Compiler::Extensions* extensions);
+
+}
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/compilercontext.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/compilercontext.hpp
index 95719ab69..010926f45 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/compilercontext.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/compilercontext.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace MWScript
             enum Type
             {
                 Type_Full, // global, local, targetted
-                Type_Dialgoue,
+                Type_Dialogue,
                 Type_Console
             };