diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
index 14674e4503..0b2e85f3e1 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ namespace MWBase
 
         virtual void pushGuiMode(MWGui::GuiMode mode, const MWWorld::Ptr& arg) = 0;
         virtual void pushGuiMode(MWGui::GuiMode mode) = 0;
-        virtual void popGuiMode() = 0;
+        virtual void popGuiMode(bool forceExit = false) = 0;
 
         virtual void removeGuiMode(MWGui::GuiMode mode) = 0;
         ///< can be anywhere in the stack
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index 012c19275c..64bb0c66ca 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         return mViewer->getCamera()->getCullMask();
     }
 
-    void WindowManager::popGuiMode()
+    void WindowManager::popGuiMode(bool forceExit)
     {
         if (mDragAndDrop && mDragAndDrop->mIsOnDragAndDrop)
         {
@@ -1316,6 +1316,12 @@ namespace MWGui
         if (!mGuiModes.empty())
         {
             const GuiMode mode = mGuiModes.back();
+            if (forceExit)
+            {
+                GuiModeState& state = mGuiModeStates[mode];
+                for (const auto& window : state.mWindows)
+                    window->exit();
+            }
             mKeyboardNavigation->saveFocus(mode);
             mGuiModes.pop_back();
             mGuiModeStates[mode].update(false);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
index 6f880efd7e..f7c778e10a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         void pushGuiMode(GuiMode mode, const MWWorld::Ptr& arg) override;
         void pushGuiMode(GuiMode mode) override;
-        void popGuiMode() override;
+        void popGuiMode(bool forceExit = false) override;
         void removeGuiMode(GuiMode mode) override; ///< can be anywhere in the stack
 
         void goToJail(int days) override;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/uibindings.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/uibindings.cpp
index 6bbda4c762..4ac9940b92 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/uibindings.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/uibindings.cpp
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ namespace MWLua
                           // TODO: Maybe disallow opening/closing special modes (main menu, settings, loading screen)
                           // from player scripts. Add new Lua context "menu" that can do it.
                           for (unsigned i = stack.size() - common; i > 0; i--)
-                              windowManager->popGuiMode();
+                              windowManager->popGuiMode(true);
                           if (common == newStack.size() && !newStack.empty() && arg.has_value())
                               windowManager->pushGuiMode(newStack.back(), ptr);
                           for (unsigned i = common; i < newStack.size(); ++i)