diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/doc/document.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/doc/document.cpp
index d6776e564..1f73770eb 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/doc/document.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/doc/document.cpp
@@ -2375,6 +2375,8 @@ bool CSMDoc::Document::isBlacklisted (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id)
 void CSMDoc::Document::startRunning (const std::string& profile,
     const std::string& startupInstruction)
 {
+    mRunner.configure (getData().getDebugProfiles().getRecord (profile).get());
+
     int state = getState();
 
     if (state & State_Modified)
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/doc/runner.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/doc/runner.cpp
index ce34f2b71..8b26668a7 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/doc/runner.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/doc/runner.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ CSMDoc::Runner::Runner() : mRunning (false)
 {
     connect (&mProcess, SIGNAL (finished (int, QProcess::ExitStatus)),
         this, SLOT (finished (int, QProcess::ExitStatus)));
+
+    mProfile.blank();
 }
 
 CSMDoc::Runner::~Runner()
@@ -33,7 +35,15 @@ void CSMDoc::Runner::start (bool delayed)
         path.prepend(QString("./"));
 #endif
 
-        mProcess.start (path);
+        QStringList arguments;
+        arguments << "--skip-menu";
+
+        if (mProfile.mFlags & ESM::DebugProfile::Flag_BypassNewGame)
+            arguments << "--new-game=0";
+        else
+            arguments << "--new-game=1";
+
+        mProcess.start (path, arguments);
     }
 
     mRunning = true;
@@ -56,6 +66,11 @@ bool CSMDoc::Runner::isRunning() const
     return mRunning;
 }
 
+void CSMDoc::Runner::configure (const ESM::DebugProfile& profile)
+{
+    mProfile = profile;
+}
+
 void CSMDoc::Runner::finished (int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus exitStatus)
 {
     mRunning = false;
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/doc/runner.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/doc/runner.hpp
index 7d1bbd505..00092d0fe 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/doc/runner.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/doc/runner.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QProcess>
 
+#include <components/esm/debugprofile.hpp>
+
 namespace CSMDoc
 {
     class Runner : public QObject
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@ namespace CSMDoc
 
             QProcess mProcess;
             bool mRunning;
+            ESM::DebugProfile mProfile;
 
         public:
 
@@ -29,6 +32,8 @@ namespace CSMDoc
             /// is not necessarily identical to the moment the child process is started.
             bool isRunning() const;
 
+            void configure (const ESM::DebugProfile& profile);
+
         signals:
 
             void runStateChanged();