diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.cpp
index d563eacc8..48f9ee42c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <components/widgets/imagebutton.hpp>
 #include <components/settings/settings.hpp>
+#include <components/vfs/manager.hpp>
 
 #include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/windowmanager.hpp"
@@ -29,8 +30,9 @@
 namespace MWGui
 {
 
-    MainMenu::MainMenu(int w, int h)
+    MainMenu::MainMenu(int w, int h, const VFS::Manager* vfs)
         : Layout("openmw_mainmenu.layout")
+        , mVFS(vfs)
         , mButtonBox(0), mWidth (w), mHeight (h)
         , mSaveGameDialog(NULL)
         , mBackground(NULL)
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         std::string output = sstream.str();
         mVersionText->setCaption(output);
 
-        mHasAnimatedMenu = 0;//(Ogre::ResourceGroupManager::getSingleton().resourceExistsInAnyGroup("video\\menu_background.bik"));
+        mHasAnimatedMenu = mVFS->exists("video/menu_background.bik");
 
         updateMenu();
     }
@@ -174,6 +176,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
                 mVideo = mVideoBackground->createWidget<VideoWidget>("ImageBox", 0,0,1,1,
                     MyGUI::Align::Stretch, "Menu");
+                mVideo->setVFS(mVFS);
 
                 mVideo->playVideo("video\\menu_background.bik");
             }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.hpp
index 9089ed1d5..d01f67fbd 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mainmenu.hpp
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ namespace Gui
     class ImageButton;
 }
 
+namespace VFS
+{
+    class Manager;
+}
+
 namespace MWGui
 {
 
@@ -24,7 +29,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         public:
 
-            MainMenu(int w, int h);
+            MainMenu(int w, int h, const VFS::Manager* vfs);
             ~MainMenu();
 
             void onResChange(int w, int h);
@@ -34,6 +39,7 @@ namespace MWGui
             void update(float dt);
 
         private:
+            const VFS::Manager* mVFS;
 
             MyGUI::Widget* mButtonBox;
             MyGUI::TextBox* mVersionText;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index 3755de07e..9d9ba329b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         mDragAndDrop = new DragAndDrop();
 
         mRecharge = new Recharge();
-        mMenu = new MainMenu(w,h);
+        mMenu = new MainMenu(w, h, mResourceSystem->getVFS());
         mMap = new MapWindow(mCustomMarkers, mDragAndDrop, "");
         trackWindow(mMap, "map");
         mStatsWindow = new StatsWindow(mDragAndDrop);