diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
index 429163136..8ea9e5cef 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ namespace MWBase
             virtual bool getRestEnabled() = 0;
 
             virtual bool getPlayerSleeping() = 0;
+            virtual void wakeUpPlayer() = 0;
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/waitdialog.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/waitdialog.cpp
index 3210f1db9..380fb8dd5 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/waitdialog.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/waitdialog.cpp
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ namespace MWGui
     {
         MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld ()->getFader ()->fadeIn(0.2);
         mProgressBar.setVisible (false);
-        mWindowManager.popGuiMode ();
+        mWindowManager.removeGuiMode (GM_Rest);
         mWaiting = false;
 
         MWWorld::Ptr player = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayer().getPlayer();
@@ -215,4 +215,11 @@ namespace MWGui
         }
     }
 
+    void WaitDialog::wakeUp ()
+    {
+        mSleeping = false;
+        mWaiting = false;
+        stopWaiting();
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/waitdialog.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/waitdialog.hpp
index 4a401c0c6..6af565c6e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/waitdialog.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/waitdialog.hpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         void bedActivated() { setCanRest(true); }
 
         bool getSleeping() { return mWaiting && mSleeping; }
+        void wakeUp();
 
     protected:
         MyGUI::TextBox* mDateTimeText;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index 5a04a90c0..de8def126 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -956,6 +956,11 @@ bool WindowManager::getPlayerSleeping ()
     return mWaitDialog->getSleeping();
 }
 
+void WindowManager::wakeUpPlayer()
+{
+    mWaitDialog->wakeUp();
+}
+
 void WindowManager::addVisitedLocation(const std::string& name, int x, int y)
 {
     mMap->addVisitedLocation (name, x, y);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
index d7773e261..e30e110d3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ namespace MWGui
     virtual bool getRestEnabled() { return mRestAllowed; }
 
     virtual bool getPlayerSleeping();
+    virtual void wakeUpPlayer();
 
   private:
     OEngine::GUI::MyGUIManager *mGuiManager;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/docs/vmformat.txt b/apps/openmw/mwscript/docs/vmformat.txt
index a4a9e99fd..584a29926 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/docs/vmformat.txt
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/docs/vmformat.txt
@@ -205,5 +205,6 @@ op 0x200019e: PlaceAtMe Explicit
 op 0x200019f: GetPcSleep
 op 0x20001a0: ShowMap
 op 0x20001a1: FillMap
-opcodes 0x20001a2-0x3ffffff unused
+op 0x20001a2: WakeUpPc
+opcodes 0x20001a3-0x3ffffff unused
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
index a869f882b..674548cd6 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ namespace MWScript
             }
         };
 
+        class OpWakeUpPc : public Interpreter::Opcode0
+        {
+        public:
+
+            virtual void execute (Interpreter::Runtime& runtime)
+            {
+                MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager ()->wakeUpPlayer();
+            }
+        };
+
         class OpXBox : public Interpreter::Opcode0
         {
             public:
@@ -261,6 +271,7 @@ namespace MWScript
         const int opcodeDontSaveObject = 0x2000153;
         const int opcodeToggleVanityMode = 0x2000174;
         const int opcodeGetPcSleep = 0x200019f;
+        const int opcodeWakeUpPc = 0x20001a2;
 
         void registerExtensions (Compiler::Extensions& extensions)
         {
@@ -286,6 +297,7 @@ namespace MWScript
             extensions.registerInstruction ("togglevanitymode", "", opcodeToggleVanityMode);
             extensions.registerInstruction ("tvm", "", opcodeToggleVanityMode);
             extensions.registerFunction ("getpcsleep", 'l', "", opcodeGetPcSleep);
+            extensions.registerInstruction ("wakeuppc", "", opcodeWakeUpPc);
         }
 
         void installOpcodes (Interpreter::Interpreter& interpreter)
@@ -307,6 +319,7 @@ namespace MWScript
             interpreter.installSegment5 (opcodeDontSaveObject, new OpDontSaveObject);
             interpreter.installSegment5 (opcodeToggleVanityMode, new OpToggleVanityMode);
             interpreter.installSegment5 (opcodeGetPcSleep, new OpGetPcSleep);
+            interpreter.installSegment5 (opcodeWakeUpPc, new OpWakeUpPc);
         }
     }
 }