diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
index 198a20d45..3c707d196 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ namespace MWBase
             virtual OEngine::Render::Fader* getFader() = 0;
             ///< \ŧodo remove this function. Rendering details should not be exposed.
 
+            virtual void newGame() = 0;
+
             virtual MWWorld::CellStore *getExterior (int x, int y) = 0;
 
             virtual MWWorld::CellStore *getInterior (const std::string& name) = 0;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.cpp
index e98b75e9b..b19f3de6d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.cpp
@@ -6,12 +6,15 @@
 #include "../mwbase/world.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/windowmanager.hpp"
 
+#include "confirmationdialog.hpp"
+
 namespace MWGui
 {
 
-    MainMenu::MainMenu(int w, int h)
+    MainMenu::MainMenu(MWBase::WindowManager& parWindowManager, int w, int h)
         : OEngine::GUI::Layout("openmw_mainmenu.layout")
         , mButtonBox(0)
+        , mDialog(parWindowManager)
     {
         onResChange(w,h);
     }
@@ -20,7 +23,7 @@ namespace MWGui
     {
         setCoord(0,0,w,h);
 
-        int height = 64 * 3;
+        int height = 64 * 4;
 
         if (mButtonBox)
             MyGUI::Gui::getInstance ().destroyWidget(mButtonBox);
@@ -33,12 +36,11 @@ namespace MWGui
         mReturn->eventMouseButtonClick += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &MainMenu::returnToGame);
         curH += 64;
 
-
-        /*
         mNewGame = mButtonBox->createWidget<MyGUI::Button> ("ButtonImage", MyGUI::IntCoord(0, curH, 128, 64), MyGUI::Align::Default);
+        mNewGame->eventMouseButtonClick += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &MainMenu::newGame);
         mNewGame->setImageResource ("Menu_NewGame");
         curH += 64;
-
+/*
         mLoadGame = mButtonBox->createWidget<MyGUI::Button> ("ButtonImage", MyGUI::IntCoord(0, curH, 128, 64), MyGUI::Align::Default);
         mLoadGame->setImageResource ("Menu_LoadGame");
         curH += 64;
@@ -81,4 +83,17 @@ namespace MWGui
         Ogre::Root::getSingleton ().queueEndRendering ();
     }
 
+    void MainMenu::newGame(MyGUI::Widget* sender)
+    {
+        mDialog.open ("#{sNotifyMessage54}");
+        mDialog.eventOkClicked.clear();
+        mDialog.eventCancelClicked.clear();
+        mDialog.eventOkClicked += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &MainMenu::newGameConfirmed);
+    }
+
+    void MainMenu::newGameConfirmed()
+    {
+        MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager ()->removeGuiMode (GM_MainMenu);
+        MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld ()->newGame();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.hpp
index fd583d187..ab48f29d9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.hpp
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 #include <openengine/gui/layout.hpp>
 
+#include "confirmationdialog.hpp"
+
 namespace MWGui
 {
 
     class MainMenu : public OEngine::GUI::Layout
     {
     public:
-        MainMenu(int w, int h);
+        MainMenu(MWBase::WindowManager& parWindowManager, int w, int h);
 
         void onResChange(int w, int h);
 
@@ -24,6 +26,10 @@ namespace MWGui
         void returnToGame(MyGUI::Widget* sender);
         void showOptions(MyGUI::Widget* sender);
         void exitGame(MyGUI::Widget* sender);
+        void newGame(MyGUI::Widget* sender);
+        void newGameConfirmed();
+
+        ConfirmationDialog mDialog;
     };
 
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index 373546aa8..627f8f339 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ WindowManager::WindowManager(
     mDragAndDrop->mDraggedWidget = 0;
     mDragAndDrop->mDragAndDropWidget = dragAndDropWidget;
 
-    mMenu = new MainMenu(w,h);
+    mMenu = new MainMenu(*this, w,h);
     mMap = new MapWindow(*this, cacheDir);
     mStatsWindow = new StatsWindow(*this);
     mConsole = new Console(w,h, consoleOnlyScripts);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 8eb121d37..f1fb67632 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
         const std::string& master, const boost::filesystem::path& resDir, const boost::filesystem::path& cacheDir, bool newGame,
         const std::string& encoding, std::map<std::string,std::string> fallbackMap)
     : mPlayer (0), mLocalScripts (mStore), mGlobalVariables (0),
-      mSky (true), mCells (mStore, mEsm),
+      mSky (true), mCells (mStore, mEsm), mNewGameStarted(false),
       mNumFacing(0)
     {
         mPhysics = new PhysicsSystem(renderer);
@@ -1015,6 +1015,12 @@ namespace MWWorld
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        if (mNewGameStarted)
+        {
+            playVideo ("mw_intro.bik");
+            mNewGameStarted = false;
+        }
     }
 
     bool World::isCellExterior() const
@@ -1296,4 +1302,11 @@ namespace MWWorld
     {
         mRendering->stopVideo();
     }
+
+    void World::newGame ()
+    {
+        // set new game mark
+        mGlobalVariables->setInt ("chargenstate", 1);
+        mNewGameStarted = true; // in order to play the intro video at the end of the next frame
+    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
index 1c1352913..a58e70d12 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
             MWWorld::Globals *mGlobalVariables;
             MWWorld::PhysicsSystem *mPhysics;
             bool mSky;
+            bool mNewGameStarted;
 
             Cells mCells;
 
@@ -102,6 +103,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
             virtual OEngine::Render::Fader* getFader();
             ///< \ŧodo remove this function. Rendering details should not be exposed.
 
+            virtual void newGame();
+
             virtual CellStore *getExterior (int x, int y);
 
             virtual CellStore *getInterior (const std::string& name);