diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mode.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mode.hpp
index db851e067..19be8157e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mode.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mode.hpp
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ namespace MWGui
       GM_LoadingWallpaper,
       GM_Jail,
 
-      GM_QuickKeysMenu
+      GM_QuickKeysMenu,
+      GM_TES3MPPipe
     };
 
   // Windows shown in inventory mode
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index 09b72ad3d..1742c9d1e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include <components/sdlutil/sdlcursormanager.hpp>
 
 #include <components/misc/resourcehelpers.hpp>
+#include <apps/openmw/mwmp/Main.hpp>
 
 #include "../mwbase/inputmanager.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/statemanager.hpp"
@@ -676,6 +677,9 @@ namespace MWGui
                     mToolTips->setVisible(false);
                     setCursorVisible(mMessageBoxManager && mMessageBoxManager->isInteractiveMessageBox());
                     break;
+                case GM_TES3MPPipe:
+                    mwmp::Main::get().getGUIController()->WM_UpdateVisible(mode);
+                    break;
                 default:
                     // Unsupported mode, switch back to game
                     break;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/GUIController.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/GUIController.cpp
index bc8b832e8..653227e1e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/GUIController.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/GUIController.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ void mwmp::GUIController::ShowInputBox(const BasePlayer::GUIMessageBox &guiMessa
     MWBase::WindowManager *windowManager = MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager();
 
     windowManager->removeDialog(mInputBox);
+    windowManager->pushGuiMode(MWGui::GM_TES3MPPipe);
     mInputBox = 0;
     mInputBox = new MWGui::TextInputDialog();
     mInputBox->setTextLabel(guiMessageBox.label);
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ void mwmp::GUIController::OnInputBoxDone(MWGui::WindowBase *parWindow)
 
     MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->removeDialog(mInputBox);
     mInputBox = 0;
+    MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->popGuiMode();
 }
 
 bool mwmp::GUIController::pressedKey(int key)
@@ -154,4 +156,15 @@ void mwmp::GUIController::update(float dt)
 
 }
 
+void mwmp::GUIController::WM_UpdateVisible(MWGui::GuiMode mode)
+{
+    switch(mode)
+    {
+        case MWGui::GM_TES3MPPipe:
+            break;
+        default:
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/GUIController.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/GUIController.hpp
index 73a806bda..1e79ea0e1 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/GUIController.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/GUIController.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <components/settings/settings.hpp>
 #include <apps/openmw/mwgui/textinput.hpp>
+#include <apps/openmw/mwgui/mode.hpp>
 #include <components/openmw-mp/Base/BasePlayer.hpp>
 #include "GUIChat.hpp"
 
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ namespace mwmp
 
         void update(float dt);
 
+        void WM_UpdateVisible(MWGui::GuiMode mode);
     private:
         GUIChat *mChat;
         int keySay;