diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 88a48d60c..36ea55a65 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
     Bug #5069: Blocking creatures' attacks doesn't degrade shields
     Bug #5074: Paralyzed actors greet the player
     Bug #5075: Enchanting cast style can be changed if there's no object
+    Bug #5078: DisablePlayerLooking is broken
     Bug #5082: Scrolling with controller in GUI mode is broken
     Bug #5089: Swimming/Underwater creatures only swim around ground level
     Bug #5092: NPCs with enchanted weapons play sound when out of charges
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
index 256c8b1d5..63f69ab65 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
@@ -407,7 +407,6 @@ namespace MWBase
             virtual void togglePreviewMode(bool enable) = 0;
             virtual bool toggleVanityMode(bool enable) = 0;
             virtual void allowVanityMode(bool allow) = 0;
-            virtual void togglePlayerLooking(bool enable) = 0;
             virtual void changeVanityModeScale(float factor) = 0;
             virtual bool vanityRotateCamera(float * rot) = 0;
             virtual void setCameraDistance(float dist, bool adjust = false, bool override = true)=0;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
index efe85a3bb..18da9c32a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ namespace MWInput
                 rot[2] = xAxis * (dt * 100.0f) * 10.0f * mCameraSensitivity * (1.0f/256.f) * (mInvertX ? -1 : 1);
 
                 // Only actually turn player when we're not in vanity mode
-                if(!MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->vanityRotateCamera(rot))
+                if(!MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->vanityRotateCamera(rot) && mControlSwitch["playerlooking"])
                 {
                     mPlayer->yaw(rot[2]);
                     mPlayer->pitch(rot[0]);
@@ -832,9 +832,6 @@ namespace MWInput
 
     void InputManager::toggleControlSwitch (const std::string& sw, bool value)
     {
-        if (mControlSwitch[sw] == value) {
-            return;
-        }
         /// \note 7 switches at all, if-else is relevant
         if (sw == "playercontrols" && !value) {
             mPlayer->setLeftRight(0);
@@ -846,8 +843,8 @@ namespace MWInput
             mPlayer->setUpDown(0);
         } else if (sw == "vanitymode") {
             MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->allowVanityMode(value);
-        } else if (sw == "playerlooking") {
-            MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->togglePlayerLooking(value);
+        } else if (sw == "playerlooking" && !value) {
+            MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->rotateObject(mPlayer->getPlayer(), 0.f, 0.f, 0.f);
         }
         mControlSwitch[sw] = value;
     }
@@ -981,7 +978,7 @@ namespace MWInput
             rot[2] = -x;
 
             // Only actually turn player when we're not in vanity mode
-            if(!MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->vanityRotateCamera(rot))
+            if(!MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->vanityRotateCamera(rot) && mControlSwitch["playerlooking"])
             {
                 mPlayer->yaw(x);
                 mPlayer->pitch(y);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.cpp
index 74f2ba911..e0818101d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ namespace MWRender
       mAnimation(nullptr),
       mFirstPersonView(true),
       mPreviewMode(false),
-      mFreeLook(true),
       mNearest(30.f),
       mFurthest(800.f),
       mIsNearest(false),
@@ -393,11 +392,6 @@ namespace MWRender
         camera = focal + offset;
     }
 
-    void Camera::togglePlayerLooking(bool enable)
-    {
-        mFreeLook = enable;
-    }
-
     bool Camera::isVanityOrPreviewModeEnabled()
     {
         return mPreviewMode || mVanity.enabled;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.hpp
index db5ad25f0..573cf936f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.hpp
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ namespace MWRender
 
         bool mFirstPersonView;
         bool mPreviewMode;
-        bool mFreeLook;
         float mNearest;
         float mFurthest;
         bool mIsNearest;
@@ -119,8 +118,6 @@ namespace MWRender
         /// Stores focal and camera world positions in passed arguments
         void getPosition(osg::Vec3f &focal, osg::Vec3f &camera);
 
-        void togglePlayerLooking(bool enable);
-
         bool isVanityOrPreviewModeEnabled();
 
         bool isNearest();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index 0d9cbd9b0..c361ddf03 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -1353,11 +1353,6 @@ namespace MWRender
         mCamera->allowVanityMode(allow);
     }
 
-    void RenderingManager::togglePlayerLooking(bool enable)
-    {
-        mCamera->togglePlayerLooking(enable);
-    }
-
     void RenderingManager::changeVanityModeScale(float factor)
     {
         if(mCamera->isVanityOrPreviewModeEnabled())
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
index 7fb436863..49da50be3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ namespace MWRender
         void togglePreviewMode(bool enable);
         bool toggleVanityMode(bool enable);
         void allowVanityMode(bool allow);
-        void togglePlayerLooking(bool enable);
         void changeVanityModeScale(float factor);
 
         /// temporarily override the field of view with given value.
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index ef65ec162..5babc57be 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -2398,11 +2398,6 @@ namespace MWWorld
         mRendering->allowVanityMode(allow);
     }
 
-    void World::togglePlayerLooking(bool enable)
-    {
-        mRendering->togglePlayerLooking(enable);
-    }
-
     void World::changeVanityModeScale(float factor)
     {
         mRendering->changeVanityModeScale(factor);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
index 0284d8fee..0f090bf8d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
@@ -528,8 +528,6 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
             void allowVanityMode(bool allow) override;
 
-            void togglePlayerLooking(bool enable) override;
-
             void changeVanityModeScale(float factor) override;
 
             bool vanityRotateCamera(float * rot) override;