diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journal.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journal.cpp
index 545e2f3ee..8f84edabc 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journal.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journal.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 #include "journal.hpp"
 
+#include "../mwworld/environment.hpp"
 
 #include <iostream>
 namespace MWDialogue
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ namespace MWDialogue
 
     void Journal::addEntry (const std::string& id, int index)
     {
+        mJournal.push_back (JournalEntry::makeFromQuest (id, index, *mEnvironment.mWorld));
         std::cout << "journal: " << id << " at " << index << std::endl;
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.cpp
index 8e3aeb93b..6cfee7cf4 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 #include <components/esm_store/store.hpp>
 
+#include "../mwworld/world.hpp"
+
 namespace MWDialogue
 {
     JournalEntry::JournalEntry() {}
@@ -24,4 +26,20 @@ namespace MWDialogue
 
         throw std::runtime_error ("unknown info ID " + mInfoId + " for topic " + mTopic);
     }
+
+    JournalEntry JournalEntry::makeFromQuest (const std::string& topic, int index,
+        const MWWorld::World& world)
+    {
+        const ESM::Dialogue *dialogue = world.getStore().dialogs.find (topic);
+
+        for (std::vector<ESM::DialInfo>::const_iterator iter (dialogue->mInfo.begin());
+            iter!=dialogue->mInfo.end(); ++iter)
+            if (iter->data.disposition==index) /// \todo cleanup info structure
+            {
+                int day = world.getGlobalVariable ("dayspassed").mLong;
+                return JournalEntry (day, topic, iter->id);
+            }
+
+        throw std::runtime_error ("unknown journal index for topic " + topic);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.hpp
index 8506b9dbc..f19e9c52c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.hpp
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ namespace ESMS
     struct ESMStore;
 }
 
+namespace MWWorld
+{
+    class World;
+}
+
 namespace MWDialogue
 {
     /// \brief a quest or dialogue entry with a timestamp
@@ -22,6 +27,9 @@ namespace MWDialogue
         JournalEntry (int day, const std::string& topic, const std::string& infoId);
 
         std::string getText (const ESMS::ESMStore& store) const;
+
+        static JournalEntry makeFromQuest (const std::string& topic, int index,
+            const MWWorld::World& world);
     };
 
 }