diff --git a/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
index 2107b74fe2..68e3949ba3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ add_openmw_dir (mwgui
     itemmodel containeritemmodel inventoryitemmodel sortfilteritemmodel itemview
     tradeitemmodel companionitemmodel pickpocketitemmodel controllers savegamedialog
     recharge mode videowidget backgroundimage itemwidget screenfader debugwindow spellmodel spellview
-    draganddrop timeadvancer jailscreen itemchargeview keyboardnavigation
+    draganddrop timeadvancer jailscreen itemchargeview keyboardnavigation textcolours
     )
 
 add_openmw_dir (mwdialogue
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/textcolours.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/textcolours.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..77afa5e265
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/textcolours.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#include "textcolours.hpp"
+
+#include <MyGUI_LanguageManager.h>
+
+#include <string>
+
+namespace MWGui
+{
+    MyGUI::Colour getTextColour(const std::string& type)
+    {
+        return MyGUI::Colour::parse(MyGUI::LanguageManager::getInstance().replaceTags("#{fontcolour=" + type + "}"));
+    }
+
+    void TextColours::loadColours()
+    {
+        header = getTextColour("header");
+        normal = getTextColour("normal");
+        notify = getTextColour("notify");
+
+        link = getTextColour("link");
+        linkOver = getTextColour("link_over");
+        linkPressed = getTextColour("link_pressed");
+
+        answer = getTextColour("answer");
+        answerOver = getTextColour("answer_over");
+        answerPressed = getTextColour("answer_pressed");
+
+        journalLink = getTextColour("journal_link");
+        journalLinkOver = getTextColour("journal_link_over");
+        journalLinkPressed = getTextColour("journal_link_pressed");
+
+        journalTopic = getTextColour("journal_topic");
+        journalTopicOver = getTextColour("journal_topic_over");
+        journalTopicPressed = getTextColour("journal_topic_pressed");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/textcolours.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/textcolours.hpp
index 3fa55654bf..83bc1d3f5a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/textcolours.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/textcolours.hpp
@@ -5,14 +5,12 @@
 
 namespace MWGui
 {
-
     struct TextColours
     {
         MyGUI::Colour header;
         MyGUI::Colour normal;
         MyGUI::Colour notify;
 
-
         MyGUI::Colour link;
         MyGUI::Colour linkOver;
         MyGUI::Colour linkPressed;
@@ -28,6 +26,9 @@ namespace MWGui
         MyGUI::Colour journalTopic;
         MyGUI::Colour journalTopicOver;
         MyGUI::Colour journalTopicPressed;
+
+    public:
+        void loadColours();
     };
 
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index 7bae74dfc8..98bebe8891 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -117,19 +117,8 @@
 #include "keyboardnavigation.hpp"
 #include "resourceskin.hpp"
 
-namespace
-{
-
-    MyGUI::Colour getTextColour(const std::string& type)
-    {
-        return MyGUI::Colour::parse(MyGUI::LanguageManager::getInstance().replaceTags("#{fontcolour=" + type + "}"));
-    }
-
-}
-
 namespace MWGui
 {
-
     WindowManager::WindowManager(
             SDL_Window* window, osgViewer::Viewer* viewer, osg::Group* guiRoot, Resource::ResourceSystem* resourceSystem, SceneUtil::WorkQueue* workQueue,
             const std::string& logpath, const std::string& resourcePath, bool consoleOnlyScripts, Translation::Storage& translationDataStorage,
@@ -392,26 +381,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         int w = MyGUI::RenderManager::getInstance().getViewSize().width;
         int h = MyGUI::RenderManager::getInstance().getViewSize().height;
 
-        mTextColours.header = getTextColour("header");
-        mTextColours.normal = getTextColour("normal");
-        mTextColours.notify = getTextColour("notify");
-
-        mTextColours.link = getTextColour("link");
-        mTextColours.linkOver = getTextColour("link_over");
-        mTextColours.linkPressed = getTextColour("link_pressed");
-
-        mTextColours.answer = getTextColour("answer");
-        mTextColours.answerOver = getTextColour("answer_over");
-        mTextColours.answerPressed = getTextColour("answer_pressed");
-
-        mTextColours.journalLink = getTextColour("journal_link");
-        mTextColours.journalLinkOver = getTextColour("journal_link_over");
-        mTextColours.journalLinkPressed = getTextColour("journal_link_pressed");
-
-        mTextColours.journalTopic = getTextColour("journal_topic");
-        mTextColours.journalTopicOver = getTextColour("journal_topic_over");
-        mTextColours.journalTopicPressed = getTextColour("journal_topic_pressed");
-
+        mTextColours.loadColours();
 
         mDragAndDrop = new DragAndDrop();