diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
index 43a01b271e..d7d215d023 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <cassert>
 
 #include <iostream>
+#include <utility>
 
 #include <components/misc/fileops.hpp>
 #include <components/bsa/bsa_archive.hpp>
@@ -68,6 +69,15 @@ bool OMW::Engine::frameStarted(const Ogre::FrameEvent& evt)
     // update actors
     mEnvironment.mMechanicsManager->update();
 
+    if (focusFrameCounter++ == focusUpdateFrame)
+    {
+        std::pair<std::string, float> handle = mEnvironment.mWorld->getMWScene()->getFacedHandle();
+        
+        std::cout << "Object: " << handle.first << ", distance: " << handle.second << std::endl;
+
+        focusFrameCounter = 0;
+    }
+
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -230,6 +240,8 @@ void OMW::Engine::go()
     MWInput::MWInputManager input(mOgre, mEnvironment.mWorld->getPlayerPos(),
                                   *mEnvironment.mWindowManager, mDebug);
 
+    focusFrameCounter = 0;
+    
     std::cout << "\nPress Q/ESC or close window to exit.\n";
 
     mOgre.getRoot()->addFrameListener (this);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.hpp b/apps/openmw/engine.hpp
index 9923f49906..412c4fa736 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.hpp
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ namespace OMW
             Compiler::Context *mScriptContext;
             OEngine::GUI::MyGUIManager *mGuiManager;
 
+            int focusFrameCounter;
+            static const int focusUpdateFrame = 10;
+
             // not implemented
             Engine (const Engine&);
             Engine& operator= (const Engine&);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/mwscene.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/mwscene.cpp
index 7ba75193a2..15163d7a28 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/mwscene.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/mwscene.cpp
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ MWScene::MWScene(OEngine::Render::OgreRenderer &_rend)
   mRaySceneQuery = rend.getScene()->createRayQuery(Ray());
 }
 
-void MWScene::getFacedHandle(std::string& handle, float& distance)
+std::pair<std::string, float> MWScene::getFacedHandle()
 {
-    handle = "";
-    distance = -1;
+    std::string handle = "";
+    float distance = -1;
 
     //get a ray pointing to the center of the viewport
     Ray centerRay = getCamera()->getCameraToViewportRay(
@@ -74,11 +74,10 @@ void MWScene::getFacedHandle(std::string& handle, float& distance)
 
     if ( nearest != result.end() )
     {
-        std::cout << "Nearest MovableObject: " << nearest->movable->getParentSceneNode()->getName()
-        << " Distance: " << nearest->distance << std::endl;
-
         handle = nearest->movable->getParentSceneNode()->getName();
         distance = nearest->distance;
     }
+
+    return std::pair<std::string, float>(handle, distance);
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/mwscene.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/mwscene.hpp
index fcd63df395..ce04efc92e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/mwscene.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/mwscene.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef _GAME_RENDER_MWSCENE_H
 #define _GAME_RENDER_MWSCENE_H
 
+#include <utility>
 #include <openengine/ogre/renderer.hpp>
 
 namespace Ogre
@@ -39,7 +40,10 @@ namespace MWRender
     Ogre::RaySceneQuery *getRaySceneQuery() { return mRaySceneQuery; }
 
     //gets the handle of the object the player is looking at
-    void getFacedHandle(std::string& handle, float& distance);
+    //pair<name, distance>
+    //name is empty and distance = -1 if there is no object which
+    //can be faced
+    std::pair<std::string, float> getFacedHandle();
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.hpp
index 953fe93e43..88267abe8b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.hpp
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
                 const std::string& dataDir, bool newGame, Environment& environment);
                 
             ~World();
+
+            MWRender::MWScene* getMWScene() { return &mScene; }
             
             MWRender::PlayerPos& getPlayerPos();