diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.cpp
index 9a0671478..9df80476e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ void MessageBoxManager::onFrame (float frameDuration)
     if(mInterMessageBoxe != NULL && mInterMessageBoxe->mMarkedToDelete) {
         delete mInterMessageBoxe;
         mInterMessageBoxe = NULL;
+        mWindowManager->popGuiMode();
     }
 }