diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
index 5385ab3881..c4b8d0a897 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -748,7 +748,8 @@ namespace MWInput
 
     void InputManager::showQuickKeysMenu()
     {
-        if (!MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->isGuiMode ())
+        if (!MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->isGuiMode ()
+                && MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getGlobalFloat ("chargenstate")==-1)
             MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->pushGuiMode (MWGui::GM_QuickKeysMenu);
         else if (MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getMode () == MWGui::GM_QuickKeysMenu)
             MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->removeGuiMode (MWGui::GM_QuickKeysMenu);