diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
index a118152ed..f02432ba8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
@@ -362,14 +362,9 @@ void OMW::Engine::prepareEngine (Settings::Manager & settings)
     // Create sound system
     mEnvironment.setSoundManager (new MWSound::SoundManager(mUseSound));
 
-    // TODO: play pre-load intro videos. Need to find a way to have them receive input.
-    // Make videoplayer a MyGUI widget?
-    /*
-    {
-        MWRender::VideoPlayer player(mOgre->getScene(), mOgre->getWindow());
-        player.playVideo("mw_logo.bik", 1);
-    }
-    */
+    std::string logo = mFallbackMap["Movies_Company_Logo"];
+    if (!logo.empty())
+        window->playVideo(logo, 1);
 
     // Create the world
     mEnvironment.setWorld( new MWWorld::World (*mOgre, mFileCollections, mContentFiles,
@@ -453,10 +448,9 @@ void OMW::Engine::go()
             // Is there an ini setting for this filename or something?
             MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->streamMusic("Special/morrowind title.mp3");
 
-            // TODO: there are other intro videos, too. They need to be imported from Morrowind.ini.
-            // Unfortunately those must play BEFORE any loading is done, which will currently not work.
-            // The videoplayer is created by World, so all content files must be loaded first...
-            MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->playVideo("mw_logo.bik", true);
+            std::string logo = mFallbackMap["Movies_Morrowind_Logo"];
+            if (!logo.empty())
+                MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->playVideo(logo, true);
         }
         catch (...) {}
     }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/inputmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/inputmanager.hpp
index 42922a5b3..d44da4974 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/inputmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/inputmanager.hpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace MWBase
 
             virtual ~InputManager() {}
 
-            virtual void update(float dt, bool loading) = 0;
+            virtual void update(float dt, bool disableControls, bool disableEvents=false) = 0;
 
             virtual void changeInputMode(bool guiMode) = 0;
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.cpp
index 37e29591b..b3f70a5ab 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/loadingscreen.cpp
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ namespace MWGui
             }
             mSceneMgr->setSpecialCaseRenderQueueMode(Ogre::SceneManager::SCRQM_EXCLUDE);
 
-            MWBase::Environment::get().getInputManager()->update(0, true);
+            MWBase::Environment::get().getInputManager()->update(0, true, true);
 
             // First, swap buffers from last draw, then, queue an update of the
             // window contents, but don't swap buffers (which would have
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index ca8459fa1..1e019aaa9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         while (mVideoWidget->update())
         {
-            MWBase::Environment::get().getInputManager()->update(0, false);
+            MWBase::Environment::get().getInputManager()->update(0, true, false);
 
             mRendering->getWindow()->update();
         }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
index 840a3f71a..e2d4f8cb2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -96,12 +96,12 @@ namespace MWInput
         : mOgre(ogre)
         , mPlayer(NULL)
         , mEngine(engine)
-        , mMouseLookEnabled(true)
+        , mMouseLookEnabled(false)
         , mMouseX(ogre.getWindow()->getWidth ()/2.f)
         , mMouseY(ogre.getWindow()->getHeight ()/2.f)
         , mMouseWheel(0)
         , mDragDrop(false)
-        , mGuiCursorEnabled(false)
+        , mGuiCursorEnabled(true)
         , mUserFile(userFile)
         , mUserFileExists(userFileExists)
         , mInvertY (Settings::Manager::getBool("invert y axis", "Input"))
@@ -256,18 +256,21 @@ namespace MWInput
         }
     }
 
-    void InputManager::update(float dt, bool loading)
+    void InputManager::update(float dt, bool disableControls, bool disableEvents)
     {
         mInputManager->setMouseVisible(MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getCursorVisible());
 
-        mInputManager->capture(loading);
+        mInputManager->capture(disableEvents);
         // inject some fake mouse movement to force updating MyGUI's widget states
         MyGUI::InputManager::getInstance().injectMouseMove( int(mMouseX), int(mMouseY), mMouseWheel);
 
         // update values of channels (as a result of pressed keys)
-        if (!loading)
+        if (!disableControls)
             mInputBinder->update(dt);
 
+        if (disableControls)
+            return;
+
         bool grab = !MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->containsMode(MWGui::GM_MainMenu)
              && MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getMode() != MWGui::GM_Console;
 
@@ -288,9 +291,6 @@ namespace MWInput
             mInputManager->warpMouse(mMouseX, mMouseY);
         }
 
-        if (loading)
-            return;
-
         // Disable movement in Gui mode
         if (MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->isGuiMode()
             || MWBase::Environment::get().getStateManager()->getState() != MWBase::StateManager::State_Running)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.hpp
index 2eab03a34..87fbda25c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ namespace MWInput
         /// Clear all savegame-specific data
         virtual void clear();
 
-        virtual void update(float dt, bool loading);
+        virtual void update(float dt, bool disableControls, bool disableEvents=false);
 
         void setPlayer (MWWorld::Player* player) { mPlayer = player; }
 
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_layers.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_layers.xml
index 6f7736994..e66f3fc01 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_layers.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_layers.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@
     <Layer name="Popup" overlapped="true" peek="true"/>
     <Layer name="DragAndDrop" overlapped="false" peek="false"/>
     <Layer name="LoadingScreen" overlapped="false" peek="true"/>
-    <Layer name="Overlay" overlapped="false" peek="false"/>
+    <Layer name="Overlay" overlapped="false" peek="true"/>
     <Layer name="Pointer" overlapped="false" peek="false"/>
 </MyGUI>