diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.hpp
index 3802d21afb..5bb0192337 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.hpp
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ namespace MWGui
             void Update();
 
             virtual ~ContainerWindow();
+
         protected:
-        private:
         MWWorld::Environment& mEnvironment;
         std::vector<MyGUI::WidgetPtr> containerWidgets;
         MyGUI::WidgetPtr containerWidget;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
index 7f3884bc17..188cc3796f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 #include "inventorywindow.hpp"
+#include <iterator>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include "window_manager.hpp"
+#include "widgets.hpp"
 
+#include "../mwworld/environment.hpp"
+#include "../mwworld/manualref.hpp"
+#include <cmath>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <iterator>
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <iostream>
+#include "../mwclass/container.hpp"
+#include "../mwworld/containerstore.hpp"
+#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
+#include "../mwworld/class.hpp"
+#include "../mwworld/world.hpp"
+#include "../mwworld/player.hpp"
 namespace MWGui
 {
 
@@ -8,4 +26,9 @@ namespace MWGui
     {
     }
 
+    void InventoryWindow::openInventory()
+    {
+        open(mEnvironment.mWorld->getPlayer().getPlayer());
+    }
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.hpp
index ce177014a1..bf9be43757 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.hpp
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ namespace MWGui
     {
         public:
             InventoryWindow(WindowManager& parWindowManager,MWWorld::Environment& environment);
+
+            void openInventory();
     };
 }
 #endif // Inventory_H
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.cpp
index 065141963e..c15f7077dd 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.cpp
@@ -222,11 +222,13 @@ void WindowManager::updateVisible()
             map   -> setVisible( (eff & GW_Map) != 0 );
             stats -> setVisible( (eff & GW_Stats) != 0 );
             mInventoryWindow->setVisible(true);
+            mInventoryWindow->openInventory();
             break;
         }
         case GM_Container:
             containerWindow->setVisible(true);
             mInventoryWindow->setVisible(true);
+            mInventoryWindow->openInventory();
             break;
         case GM_Dialogue:
             dialogueWindow->open();