diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.cpp
index 66ccfd50f..52714fd22 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.cpp
@@ -297,6 +297,8 @@ void ContainerBase::drawItems()
     MyGUI::IntSize size = MyGUI::IntSize(std::max(mItemView->getSize().width, x+42), mItemView->getSize().height);
     mItemView->setCanvasSize(size);
     mContainerWidget->setSize(size);
+
+    notifyContentChanged();
 }
 
 std::string ContainerBase::getCountString(const int count)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.hpp
index a19f9e91f..d93cdd187 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/container.hpp
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         void Update();
         void drawItems();
 
+        virtual void notifyContentChanged() { }
 
     protected:
         MyGUI::ScrollView* mItemView;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/hud.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/hud.cpp
index 90adb80d5..d327653f0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/hud.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/hud.cpp
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ void HUD::onWorldClicked(MyGUI::Widget* _sender)
 
         // remove object from the container it was coming from
         object.getRefData().setCount(0);
+        mDragAndDrop->mDraggedFrom->notifyContentChanged();
 
         mDragAndDrop->mIsOnDragAndDrop = false;
         MyGUI::Gui::getInstance().destroyWidget(mDragAndDrop->mDraggedWidget);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
index 5e33d4600..8eb4b7bb1 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
@@ -95,9 +95,12 @@ namespace MWGui
 
     void InventoryWindow::openInventory()
     {
-        openContainer(MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayer().getPlayer());
+        MWWorld::Ptr player = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayer().getPlayer();
+        openContainer(player);
 
         onWindowResize(static_cast<MyGUI::Window*>(mMainWidget));
+
+        updateEncumbranceBar();
     }
 
     void InventoryWindow::onWindowResize(MyGUI::Window* _sender)
@@ -236,4 +239,20 @@ namespace MWGui
             }
         }
     }
+
+    void InventoryWindow::updateEncumbranceBar()
+    {
+        MWWorld::Ptr player = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayer().getPlayer();
+
+        float capacity = MWWorld::Class::get(player).getCapacity(player);
+        float encumbrance = MWWorld::Class::get(player).getEncumbrance(player);
+        mEncumbranceBar->setProgressRange(capacity);
+        mEncumbranceBar->setProgressPosition(encumbrance);
+        mEncumbranceText->setCaption( boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(int(encumbrance)) + "/" + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(int(capacity)) );
+    }
+
+    void InventoryWindow::notifyContentChanged()
+    {
+        updateEncumbranceBar();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.hpp
index 18dc913fc..c1a36bd56 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.hpp
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ namespace MWGui
 
             void openInventory();
 
+            virtual void notifyContentChanged();
+
         protected:
             MyGUI::Widget* mAvatar;
             MyGUI::TextBox* mArmorRating;
@@ -50,6 +52,8 @@ namespace MWGui
             void onAvatarClicked(MyGUI::Widget* _sender);
             void onPinToggled();
 
+            void updateEncumbranceBar();
+
             virtual bool isInventory() { return true; }
             virtual std::vector<MWWorld::Ptr> getEquippedItems();
             virtual void _unequipItem(MWWorld::Ptr item);