diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
index 743577812..59407fbeb 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
@@ -353,6 +353,11 @@ namespace MWBase
             virtual void cycleSpell(bool next) = 0;
             /// Cycle to next or previous weapon
             virtual void cycleWeapon(bool next) = 0;
+
+            // In WindowManager for now since there isn't a VFS singleton
+            virtual std::string correctIconPath(const std::string& path) = 0;
+            virtual std::string correctBookartPath(const std::string& path, int width, int height) = 0;
+            virtual std::string correctTexturePath(const std::string& path) = 0;
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/birth.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/birth.cpp
index 475428f33..dd20999e0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/birth.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/birth.cpp
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         const ESM::BirthSign *birth =
             store.get<ESM::BirthSign>().find(mCurrentBirthId);
 
-        //mBirthImage->setImageTexture(Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctTexturePath(birth->mTexture));
+        mBirthImage->setImageTexture(MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->correctTexturePath(birth->mTexture));
 
         std::vector<std::string> abilities, powers, spells;
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/formatting.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/formatting.cpp
index d96255c85..461d8e32e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/formatting.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/formatting.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 #include <MyGUI_ImageBox.h>
 #include <MyGUI_FontManager.h>
 
+// correctBookartPath
+#include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
+#include "../mwbase/windowmanager.hpp"
+
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/replace.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/predicate.hpp>
 
@@ -463,7 +467,7 @@ namespace MWGui
                 MyGUI::IntCoord(left, pag.getCurrentTop(), width, mImageHeight), MyGUI::Align::Left | MyGUI::Align::Top,
                 parent->getName() + MyGUI::utility::toString(parent->getChildCount()));
 
-            std::string image;// = Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctBookartPath(src, width, mImageHeight);
+            std::string image = MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->correctBookartPath(src, width, mImageHeight);
             mImageBox->setImageTexture(image);
             mImageBox->setProperty("NeedMouse", "false");
         }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/hud.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/hud.cpp
index 2323d39e7..9c8fa48a1 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/hud.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/hud.cpp
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         std::string icon = effect->mIcon;
         int slashPos = icon.rfind('\\');
         icon.insert(slashPos+1, "b_");
-        //icon = Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctIconPath(icon);
+        icon = MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->correctIconPath(icon);
 
         mSpellImage->setItem(MWWorld::Ptr());
         mSpellImage->setIcon(icon);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/itemwidget.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/itemwidget.cpp
index 1da2ab879..645a72277 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/itemwidget.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/itemwidget.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 
 #include <components/misc/resourcehelpers.hpp>
 
+// correctIconPath
+#include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
+#include "../mwbase/windowmanager.hpp"
+
 #include "../mwworld/class.hpp"
 
 namespace
@@ -77,7 +81,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
     void ItemWidget::setIcon(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr)
     {
-        //setIcon(Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctIconPath(ptr.getClass().getInventoryIcon(ptr)));
+        setIcon(MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->correctIconPath(ptr.getClass().getInventoryIcon(ptr)));
     }
 
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/quickkeysmenu.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/quickkeysmenu.cpp
index 3fddbc84b..0c462c67d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/quickkeysmenu.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/quickkeysmenu.cpp
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         std::string path = effect->mIcon;
         int slashPos = path.rfind('\\');
         path.insert(slashPos+1, "b_");
-        //path = Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctIconPath(path);
+        path = MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->correctIconPath(path);
 
         button->setFrame("textures\\menu_icon_select_magic.dds", MyGUI::IntCoord(2, 2, 40, 40));
         button->setIcon(path);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellcreationdialog.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellcreationdialog.cpp
index 80806941c..e0a1493c2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellcreationdialog.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellcreationdialog.cpp
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
     void EditEffectDialog::setMagicEffect (const ESM::MagicEffect *effect)
     {
-        //mEffectImage->setImageTexture(Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctIconPath(effect->mIcon));
+        mEffectImage->setImageTexture(MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->correctIconPath(effect->mIcon));
 
         mEffectName->setCaptionWithReplacing("#{"+ESM::MagicEffect::effectIdToString  (effect->mIndex)+"}");
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellicons.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellicons.cpp
index 8770bab38..c26316626 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellicons.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellicons.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ namespace MWGui
                         ("ImageBox", MyGUI::IntCoord(w,2,16,16), MyGUI::Align::Default);
                     mWidgetMap[it->first] = image;
 
-                    //image->setImageTexture(Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctIconPath(effect->mIcon));
+                    image->setImageTexture(MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->correctIconPath(effect->mIcon));
 
                     std::string name = ESM::MagicEffect::effectIdToString (it->first);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
index 8b63ab541..f91c17370 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         const int imageCaptionHPadding = (caption != "" ? 8 : 0);
         const int imageCaptionVPadding = (caption != "" ? 4 : 0);
 
-        std::string realImage;// = Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctIconPath(image);
+        std::string realImage = MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->correctIconPath(image);
 
         MyGUI::EditBox* captionWidget = mDynamicToolTipBox->createWidget<MyGUI::EditBox>("NormalText", MyGUI::IntCoord(0, 0, 300, 300), MyGUI::Align::Left | MyGUI::Align::Top, "ToolTipCaption");
         captionWidget->setProperty("Static", "true");
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         widget->setUserString("ToolTipType", "Layout");
         widget->setUserString("ToolTipLayout", "BirthSignToolTip");
-        widget->setUserString("ImageTexture_BirthSignImage", "");//Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctTexturePath(sign->mTexture));
+        widget->setUserString("ImageTexture_BirthSignImage", MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->correctTexturePath(sign->mTexture));
         std::string text;
 
         text += sign->mName;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/widgets.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/widgets.cpp
index 888955391..996cc528d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/widgets.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/widgets.cpp
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ namespace MWGui
             mTextWidget->setCaptionWithReplacing(spellLine);
             mRequestedWidth = mTextWidget->getTextSize().width + 24;
 
-            //mImageWidget->setImageTexture(Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctIconPath(magicEffect->mIcon));
+            mImageWidget->setImageTexture(MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->correctIconPath(magicEffect->mIcon));
         }
 
         MWSpellEffect::~MWSpellEffect()
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index 7ce8d6200..096838f81 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 #include <components/widgets/widgets.hpp>
 #include <components/widgets/tags.hpp>
 
+#include <components/misc/resourcehelpers.hpp>
+
 #include "../mwbase/inputmanager.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/statemanager.hpp"
 
@@ -102,7 +104,8 @@ namespace MWGui
             osgViewer::Viewer* viewer, osg::Group* guiRoot, Resource::ResourceSystem* resourceSystem
             , const std::string& logpath, const std::string& resourcePath, bool consoleOnlyScripts,
             Translation::Storage& translationDataStorage, ToUTF8::FromType encoding, bool exportFonts, const std::map<std::string, std::string>& fallbackMap)
-      : mViewer(viewer)
+      : mResourceSystem(resourceSystem)
+      , mViewer(viewer)
       , mConsoleOnlyScripts(consoleOnlyScripts)
       , mHud(NULL)
       , mMap(NULL)
@@ -1917,4 +1920,19 @@ namespace MWGui
         mScrollWindow->open(item, showTakeButton);
     }
 
+    std::string WindowManager::correctIconPath(const std::string& path)
+    {
+        return Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctIconPath(path, mResourceSystem->getVFS());
+    }
+
+    std::string WindowManager::correctBookartPath(const std::string& path, int width, int height)
+    {
+        return Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctBookartPath(path, width, height, mResourceSystem->getVFS());
+    }
+
+    std::string WindowManager::correctTexturePath(const std::string& path)
+    {
+        return Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctTexturePath(path, mResourceSystem->getVFS());
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
index 3a6f3b024..765a18156 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -358,7 +358,14 @@ namespace MWGui
     /// Cycle to next or previous weapon
     virtual void cycleWeapon(bool next);
 
+    // In WindowManager for now since there isn't a VFS singleton
+    virtual std::string correctIconPath(const std::string& path);
+    virtual std::string correctBookartPath(const std::string& path, int width, int height);
+    virtual std::string correctTexturePath(const std::string& path);
+
   private:
+    Resource::ResourceSystem* mResourceSystem;
+
     osgMyGUI::Platform* mGuiPlatform;
     osgViewer::Viewer* mViewer;
 
diff --git a/components/misc/resourcehelpers.hpp b/components/misc/resourcehelpers.hpp
index 1763f7777..fa50cce22 100644
--- a/components/misc/resourcehelpers.hpp
+++ b/components/misc/resourcehelpers.hpp
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ namespace VFS
 
 namespace Misc
 {
+    // Workarounds for messy resource handling in vanilla morrowind
+    // The below functions are provided on a opt-in basis, instead of built into the VFS,
+    // so we have the opportunity to use proper resource handling for content created in OpenMW-CS.
     namespace ResourceHelpers
     {
         bool changeExtensionToDds(std::string &path);
@@ -18,7 +21,7 @@ namespace Misc
         std::string correctIconPath(const std::string &resPath, const VFS::Manager* vfs);
         std::string correctBookartPath(const std::string &resPath, const VFS::Manager* vfs);
         std::string correctBookartPath(const std::string &resPath, int width, int height, const VFS::Manager* vfs);
-        /// Uses "xfoo.nif" instead of "foo.nif" if available
+        /// Use "xfoo.nif" instead of "foo.nif" if available
         std::string correctActorModelPath(const std::string &resPath, const VFS::Manager* vfs);
     }
 }