diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/inputprocessor.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/inputprocessor.hpp
index 112d10c750..fe6de5450e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/inputprocessor.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/inputprocessor.hpp
@@ -3,18 +3,17 @@
 
 #include <SDL_events.h>
 
-#include <components/lua/luastate.hpp>
-#include <components/lua/scriptscontainer.hpp>
 #include <components/sdlutil/events.hpp>
 
 #include "../mwbase/luamanager.hpp"
 
 namespace MWLua
 {
+    template <class Container>
     class InputProcessor
     {
     public:
-        InputProcessor(LuaUtil::ScriptsContainer* scriptsContainer)
+        InputProcessor(Container* scriptsContainer)
             : mScriptsContainer(scriptsContainer)
         {
             mScriptsContainer->registerEngineHandlers({ &mKeyPressHandlers, &mKeyReleaseHandlers,
@@ -58,15 +57,15 @@ namespace MWLua
         }
 
     private:
-        LuaUtil::ScriptsContainer* mScriptsContainer;
-        LuaUtil::ScriptsContainer::EngineHandlerList mKeyPressHandlers{ "onKeyPress" };
-        LuaUtil::ScriptsContainer::EngineHandlerList mKeyReleaseHandlers{ "onKeyRelease" };
-        LuaUtil::ScriptsContainer::EngineHandlerList mControllerButtonPressHandlers{ "onControllerButtonPress" };
-        LuaUtil::ScriptsContainer::EngineHandlerList mControllerButtonReleaseHandlers{ "onControllerButtonRelease" };
-        LuaUtil::ScriptsContainer::EngineHandlerList mActionHandlers{ "onInputAction" };
-        LuaUtil::ScriptsContainer::EngineHandlerList mTouchpadPressed{ "onTouchPress" };
-        LuaUtil::ScriptsContainer::EngineHandlerList mTouchpadReleased{ "onTouchRelease" };
-        LuaUtil::ScriptsContainer::EngineHandlerList mTouchpadMoved{ "onTouchMove" };
+        Container* mScriptsContainer;
+        Container::EngineHandlerList mKeyPressHandlers{ "onKeyPress" };
+        Container::EngineHandlerList mKeyReleaseHandlers{ "onKeyRelease" };
+        Container::EngineHandlerList mControllerButtonPressHandlers{ "onControllerButtonPress" };
+        Container::EngineHandlerList mControllerButtonReleaseHandlers{ "onControllerButtonRelease" };
+        Container::EngineHandlerList mActionHandlers{ "onInputAction" };
+        Container::EngineHandlerList mTouchpadPressed{ "onTouchPress" };
+        Container::EngineHandlerList mTouchpadReleased{ "onTouchRelease" };
+        Container::EngineHandlerList mTouchpadMoved{ "onTouchMove" };
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/menuscripts.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/menuscripts.hpp
index befa76a3b2..8721224413 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/menuscripts.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/menuscripts.hpp
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ namespace MWLua
         void uiModeChanged() { callEngineHandlers(mUiModeChanged); }
 
     private:
-        MWLua::InputProcessor mInputProcessor;
+        friend class MWLua::InputProcessor<MenuScripts>;
+        MWLua::InputProcessor<MenuScripts> mInputProcessor;
         EngineHandlerList mOnFrameHandlers{ "onFrame" };
         EngineHandlerList mStateChanged{ "onStateChanged" };
         EngineHandlerList mConsoleCommandHandlers{ "onConsoleCommand" };
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/playerscripts.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/playerscripts.hpp
index bc3bee15ca..ea7baccb76 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/playerscripts.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/playerscripts.hpp
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ namespace MWLua
         }
 
     private:
-        InputProcessor mInputProcessor;
+        friend class MWLua::InputProcessor<PlayerScripts>;
+        InputProcessor<PlayerScripts> mInputProcessor;
         EngineHandlerList mConsoleCommandHandlers{ "onConsoleCommand" };
         EngineHandlerList mOnFrameHandlers{ "onFrame" };
         EngineHandlerList mQuestUpdate{ "onQuestUpdate" };
diff --git a/components/lua/scriptscontainer.hpp b/components/lua/scriptscontainer.hpp
index b3fb0bd376..631b1e58a8 100644
--- a/components/lua/scriptscontainer.hpp
+++ b/components/lua/scriptscontainer.hpp
@@ -157,8 +157,7 @@ namespace LuaUtil
         void collectStats(std::vector<ScriptStats>& stats) const;
         static int64_t getInstanceCount() { return sInstanceCount; }
 
-    public: // TODO: public to be available to MWLua::InputProcessor. Consider other ways of reusing engine handlers
-            // between containers
+    protected:
         struct Handler
         {
             int mScriptId;
@@ -199,7 +198,6 @@ namespace LuaUtil
         // a public function (see how ScriptsContainer::update is implemented) that calls `callEngineHandlers`.
         void registerEngineHandlers(std::initializer_list<EngineHandlerList*> handlers);
 
-    protected:
         const std::string mNamePrefix;
         LuaUtil::LuaState& mLua;