diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/journal.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/journal.hpp
index 738014ba6..cd8792890 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/journal.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/journal.hpp
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ namespace MWBase
 
             virtual ~Journal() {}
 
-            virtual void addEntry (const std::string& id, int index) = 0;
+            virtual void addEntry (const std::string& id, int index, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor) = 0;
             ///< Add a journal entry.
+            /// @param actor Used as context for replacing of escape sequences (%name, etc).
 
             virtual void setJournalIndex (const std::string& id, int index) = 0;
             ///< Set the journal index without adding an entry.
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.cpp
index 2f5f02b01..9f74d0733 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.cpp
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ namespace MWDialogue
     {}
 
     StampedJournalEntry::StampedJournalEntry (const std::string& topic, const std::string& infoId,
-        int day, int month, int dayOfMonth)
-    : JournalEntry (topic, infoId, MWWorld::Ptr()), mDay (day), mMonth (month), mDayOfMonth (dayOfMonth)
+        int day, int month, int dayOfMonth, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor)
+    : JournalEntry (topic, infoId, actor), mDay (day), mMonth (month), mDayOfMonth (dayOfMonth)
     {}
 
     StampedJournalEntry::StampedJournalEntry (const ESM::JournalEntry& record)
@@ -119,12 +119,12 @@ namespace MWDialogue
         entry.mDayOfMonth = mDayOfMonth;
     }
 
-    StampedJournalEntry StampedJournalEntry::makeFromQuest (const std::string& topic, int index)
+    StampedJournalEntry StampedJournalEntry::makeFromQuest (const std::string& topic, int index, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor)
     {
         int day = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getGlobalInt ("dayspassed");
         int month = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getGlobalInt ("month");
         int dayOfMonth = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getGlobalInt ("day");
 
-        return StampedJournalEntry (topic, idFromIndex (topic, index), day, month, dayOfMonth);
+        return StampedJournalEntry (topic, idFromIndex (topic, index), day, month, dayOfMonth, actor);
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.hpp
index 3ae3efcc8..8711ab53a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.hpp
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ namespace MWDialogue
         StampedJournalEntry();
 
         StampedJournalEntry (const std::string& topic, const std::string& infoId,
-            int day, int month, int dayOfMonth);
+            int day, int month, int dayOfMonth, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor);
 
         StampedJournalEntry (const ESM::JournalEntry& record);
 
         void write (ESM::JournalEntry& entry) const;
 
-        static StampedJournalEntry makeFromQuest (const std::string& topic, int index);
+        static StampedJournalEntry makeFromQuest (const std::string& topic, int index, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor);
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalimp.cpp
index e6ffe22ab..8ea72e3ba 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalimp.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ namespace MWDialogue
         mTopics.clear();
     }
 
-    void Journal::addEntry (const std::string& id, int index)
+    void Journal::addEntry (const std::string& id, int index, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor)
     {
         // bail out of we already have heard this...
         std::string infoId = JournalEntry::idFromIndex (id, index);
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ namespace MWDialogue
             if (i->mTopic == id && i->mInfoId == infoId)
                 return;
 
-        StampedJournalEntry entry = StampedJournalEntry::makeFromQuest (id, index);
+        StampedJournalEntry entry = StampedJournalEntry::makeFromQuest (id, index, actor);
 
         mJournal.push_back (entry);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalimp.hpp
index 7f26a5bb9..c3e940629 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalimp.hpp
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ namespace MWDialogue
 
             virtual void clear();
 
-            virtual void addEntry (const std::string& id, int index);
+            virtual void addEntry (const std::string& id, int index, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor);
             ///< Add a journal entry.
+            /// @param actor Used as context for replacing of escape sequences (%name, etc).
 
             virtual void setJournalIndex (const std::string& id, int index);
             ///< Set the journal index without adding an entry.
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/dialogueextensions.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/dialogueextensions.cpp
index c305fb81f..fcb7e8f3b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/dialogueextensions.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/dialogueextensions.cpp
@@ -22,12 +22,17 @@ namespace MWScript
 {
     namespace Dialogue
     {
+        template <class R>
         class OpJournal : public Interpreter::Opcode0
         {
             public:
 
                 virtual void execute (Interpreter::Runtime& runtime)
                 {
+                    MWWorld::Ptr ptr = R()(runtime, false); // required=false
+                    if (ptr.isEmpty())
+                        ptr = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayerPtr();
+
                     std::string quest = runtime.getStringLiteral (runtime[0].mInteger);
                     runtime.pop();
 
@@ -37,7 +42,7 @@ namespace MWScript
                     // Invoking Journal with a non-existing index is allowed, and triggers no errors. Seriously? :(
                     try
                     {
-                        MWBase::Environment::get().getJournal()->addEntry (quest, index);
+                        MWBase::Environment::get().getJournal()->addEntry (quest, index, ptr);
                     }
                     catch (...)
                     {
@@ -270,7 +275,7 @@ namespace MWScript
 
         void installOpcodes (Interpreter::Interpreter& interpreter)
         {
-            interpreter.installSegment5 (Compiler::Dialogue::opcodeJournal, new OpJournal);
+            interpreter.installSegment5 (Compiler::Dialogue::opcodeJournal, new OpJournal<ImplicitRef>);
             interpreter.installSegment5 (Compiler::Dialogue::opcodeSetJournalIndex, new OpSetJournalIndex);
             interpreter.installSegment5 (Compiler::Dialogue::opcodeGetJournalIndex, new OpGetJournalIndex);
             interpreter.installSegment5 (Compiler::Dialogue::opcodeAddTopic, new OpAddTopic);