diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/birth.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/birth.cpp
index c53a68cf44..53e5c022d2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/birth.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/birth.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ bool sortBirthSigns(const std::pair<std::string, const ESM::BirthSign*>& left, c
 }
 
 BirthDialog::BirthDialog(MWBase::WindowManager& parWindowManager)
-  : WindowBase("openmw_chargen_birth.layout", parWindowManager)
+  : WindowModal("openmw_chargen_birth.layout", parWindowManager)
 {
     // Centre dialog
     center();
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void BirthDialog::setNextButtonShow(bool shown)
 
 void BirthDialog::open()
 {
-    WindowBase::open();
+    WindowModal::open();
     updateBirths();
     updateSpells();
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/birth.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/birth.hpp
index f16f92325b..ad1c0b40f5 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/birth.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/birth.hpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 namespace MWGui
 {
-    class BirthDialog : public WindowBase
+    class BirthDialog : public WindowModal
     {
     public:
         BirthDialog(MWBase::WindowManager& parWindowManager);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.cpp
index 2eed21a528..f3bac898b2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ using namespace MWGui;
 /* GenerateClassResultDialog */
 
 GenerateClassResultDialog::GenerateClassResultDialog(MWBase::WindowManager& parWindowManager)
-  : WindowBase("openmw_chargen_generate_class_result.layout", parWindowManager)
+  : WindowModal("openmw_chargen_generate_class_result.layout", parWindowManager)
 {
     // Centre dialog
     center();
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void GenerateClassResultDialog::onBackClicked(MyGUI::Widget* _sender)
 /* PickClassDialog */
 
 PickClassDialog::PickClassDialog(MWBase::WindowManager& parWindowManager)
-  : WindowBase("openmw_chargen_class.layout", parWindowManager)
+  : WindowModal("openmw_chargen_class.layout", parWindowManager)
 {
     // Centre dialog
     center();
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ void PickClassDialog::setNextButtonShow(bool shown)
 
 void PickClassDialog::open()
 {
+    WindowModal::open ();
     updateClasses();
     updateStats();
 }
@@ -276,7 +277,7 @@ void InfoBoxDialog::layoutVertically(MyGUI::WidgetPtr widget, int margin)
 }
 
 InfoBoxDialog::InfoBoxDialog(MWBase::WindowManager& parWindowManager)
-    : WindowBase("openmw_infobox.layout", parWindowManager)
+    : WindowModal("openmw_infobox.layout", parWindowManager)
     , mCurrentButton(-1)
 {
     getWidget(mTextBox, "TextBox");
@@ -327,6 +328,7 @@ void InfoBoxDialog::setButtons(ButtonList &buttons)
 
 void InfoBoxDialog::open()
 {
+    WindowModal::open();
     // Fix layout
     layoutVertically(mTextBox, 4);
     layoutVertically(mButtonBar, 6);
@@ -373,7 +375,7 @@ ClassChoiceDialog::ClassChoiceDialog(MWBase::WindowManager& parWindowManager)
 /* CreateClassDialog */
 
 CreateClassDialog::CreateClassDialog(MWBase::WindowManager& parWindowManager)
-  : WindowBase("openmw_chargen_create_class.layout", parWindowManager)
+  : WindowModal("openmw_chargen_create_class.layout", parWindowManager)
   , mSpecDialog(nullptr)
   , mAttribDialog(nullptr)
   , mSkillDialog(nullptr)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.hpp
index c7699b3083..2662d94ccf 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 namespace MWGui
 {
-    class InfoBoxDialog : public WindowBase
+    class InfoBoxDialog : public WindowModal
     {
     public:
         InfoBoxDialog(MWBase::WindowManager& parWindowManager);
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         ClassChoiceDialog(MWBase::WindowManager& parWindowManager);
     };
 
-    class GenerateClassResultDialog : public WindowBase
+    class GenerateClassResultDialog : public WindowModal
     {
     public:
         GenerateClassResultDialog(MWBase::WindowManager& parWindowManager);
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         std::string mCurrentClassId;
     };
 
-    class PickClassDialog : public WindowBase
+    class PickClassDialog : public WindowModal
     {
     public:
         PickClassDialog(MWBase::WindowManager& parWindowManager);
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         MyGUI::EditPtr mTextEdit;
     };
 
-    class CreateClassDialog : public WindowBase
+    class CreateClassDialog : public WindowModal
     {
     public:
         CreateClassDialog(MWBase::WindowManager& parWindowManager);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/race.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/race.cpp
index 054cce7b85..699c687ff6 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/race.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/race.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ using namespace MWGui;
 using namespace Widgets;
 
 RaceDialog::RaceDialog(MWBase::WindowManager& parWindowManager)
-  : WindowBase("openmw_chargen_race.layout", parWindowManager)
+  : WindowModal("openmw_chargen_race.layout", parWindowManager)
   , mGenderIndex(0)
   , mFaceIndex(0)
   , mHairIndex(0)
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ void RaceDialog::setNextButtonShow(bool shown)
 
 void RaceDialog::open()
 {
+    WindowModal::open();
+
     updateRaces();
     updateSkills();
     updateSpellPowers();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/race.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/race.hpp
index e0dc3306a8..6195569065 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/race.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/race.hpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
 namespace MWGui
 {
-    class RaceDialog : public WindowBase
+    class RaceDialog : public WindowModal
     {
     public:
         RaceDialog(MWBase::WindowManager& parWindowManager);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/review.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/review.cpp
index 45adb53832..50dc26e428 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/review.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/review.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ using namespace Widgets;
 const int ReviewDialog::sLineHeight = 18;
 
 ReviewDialog::ReviewDialog(MWBase::WindowManager& parWindowManager)
-    : WindowBase("openmw_chargen_review.layout", parWindowManager)
+    : WindowModal("openmw_chargen_review.layout", parWindowManager)
     , mLastPos(0)
 {
     // Centre dialog
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ ReviewDialog::ReviewDialog(MWBase::WindowManager& parWindowManager)
 
 void ReviewDialog::open()
 {
+    WindowModal::open();
     updateSkillArea();
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/review.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/review.hpp
index 2b0740234e..aac609a646 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/review.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/review.hpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Layout is defined by resources/mygui/openmw_chargen_review.layout.
 
 namespace MWGui
 {
-    class ReviewDialog : public WindowBase
+    class ReviewDialog : public WindowModal
     {
     public:
         enum Dialogs {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/text_input.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/text_input.cpp
index 3dbe751659..c193948330 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/text_input.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/text_input.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 using namespace MWGui;
 
 TextInputDialog::TextInputDialog(MWBase::WindowManager& parWindowManager)
-  : WindowBase("openmw_text_input.layout", parWindowManager)
+  : WindowModal("openmw_text_input.layout", parWindowManager)
 {
     // Centre dialog
     center();
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ void TextInputDialog::setTextLabel(const std::string &label)
 
 void TextInputDialog::open()
 {
+    WindowModal::open();
     // Make sure the edit box has focus
     MyGUI::InputManager::getInstance().setKeyFocusWidget(mTextEdit);
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/text_input.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/text_input.hpp
index 8483103691..6499902815 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/text_input.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/text_input.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
 namespace MWGui
 {
-    class TextInputDialog : public WindowBase
+    class TextInputDialog : public WindowModal
     {
     public:
         TextInputDialog(MWBase::WindowManager& parWindowManager);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
index f1f88b9aec..0ce664c9bf 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -521,6 +521,9 @@ namespace MWInput
 
     void InputManager::toggleMainMenu()
     {
+        if (MyGUI::InputManager::getInstance ().isModalAny())
+            return;
+
         if (mWindows.isGuiMode () && (mWindows.getMode () == MWGui::GM_MainMenu || mWindows.getMode () == MWGui::GM_Settings))
             mWindows.popGuiMode();
         else if (mWindows.isGuiMode () && mWindows.getMode () == MWGui::GM_Video)
@@ -599,6 +602,9 @@ namespace MWInput
 
     void InputManager::toggleConsole()
     {
+        if (MyGUI::InputManager::getInstance ().isModalAny())
+            return;
+
         bool gameMode = !mWindows.isGuiMode();
 
         // Switch to console mode no matter what mode we are currently