diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/journal.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/journal.hpp
index 81b4ba0b4..56d9601fc 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/journal.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/journal.hpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace MWBase
             virtual int getJournalIndex (const std::string& id) const = 0;
             ///< Get the journal index.
 
-            virtual void addTopic (const std::string& topicId, const std::string& infoId) = 0;
+            virtual void addTopic (const std::string& topicId, const std::string& infoId, const std::string& actorName) = 0;
 
             virtual TEntryIter begin() const = 0;
             ///< Iterator pointing to the begin of the main journal.
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.cpp
index 7fbebb9d7..845c3c07b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.cpp
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ namespace MWDialogue
 
             MWScript::InterpreterContext interpreterContext(&mActor.getRefData().getLocals(),mActor);
             win->addResponse (Interpreter::fixDefinesDialog(info->mResponse, interpreterContext), title);
-            MWBase::Environment::get().getJournal()->addTopic (topic, info->mId);
+            MWBase::Environment::get().getJournal()->addTopic (topic, info->mId, mActor.getClass().getName(mActor));
 
             executeScript (info->mResultScript);
 
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ namespace MWDialogue
 
                     MWScript::InterpreterContext interpreterContext(&mActor.getRefData().getLocals(),mActor);
                     MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getDialogueWindow()->addResponse (Interpreter::fixDefinesDialog(text, interpreterContext));
-                    MWBase::Environment::get().getJournal()->addTopic (mLastTopic, info->mId);
+                    MWBase::Environment::get().getJournal()->addTopic (mLastTopic, info->mId, mActor.getClass().getName(mActor));
                     executeScript (info->mResultScript);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.cpp
index 7828d18ad..9463e4c45 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace MWDialogue
         throw std::runtime_error ("unknown info ID " + mInfoId + " for topic " + topic);
     }
 
-    Entry::Entry (const ESM::JournalEntry& record) : mInfoId (record.mInfo), mText (record.mText) {}
+    Entry::Entry (const ESM::JournalEntry& record) : mInfoId (record.mInfo), mText (record.mText), mActorName(record.mActorName) {}
 
     std::string Entry::getText() const
     {
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ namespace MWDialogue
     {
         entry.mInfo = mInfoId;
         entry.mText = mText;
+        entry.mActorName = mActorName;
     }
 
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ namespace MWDialogue
     {}
 
     JournalEntry::JournalEntry (const ESM::JournalEntry& record)
-    : Entry (record), mTopic (record.mTopic)
+        : Entry (record), mTopic (record.mTopic)
     {}
 
     void JournalEntry::write (ESM::JournalEntry& entry) const
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.hpp
index 18d022aab..a77ba4f7c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalentry.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace MWDialogue
     {
         std::string mInfoId;
         std::string mText;
+        std::string mActorName; // optional
 
         Entry();
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalimp.cpp
index f24a93356..26383b3a7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalimp.cpp
@@ -103,11 +103,13 @@ namespace MWDialogue
         quest.setIndex (index);
     }
 
-    void Journal::addTopic (const std::string& topicId, const std::string& infoId)
+    void Journal::addTopic (const std::string& topicId, const std::string& infoId, const std::string& actorName)
     {
         Topic& topic = getTopic (topicId);
 
-        topic.addEntry (JournalEntry (topicId, infoId));
+        JournalEntry entry(topicId, infoId);
+        entry.mActorName = actorName;
+        topic.addEntry (entry);
     }
 
     int Journal::getJournalIndex (const std::string& id) const
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalimp.hpp
index 86091a12d..1b4803ba2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/journalimp.hpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace MWDialogue
             virtual int getJournalIndex (const std::string& id) const;
             ///< Get the journal index.
 
-            virtual void addTopic (const std::string& topicId, const std::string& infoId);
+            virtual void addTopic (const std::string& topicId, const std::string& infoId, const std::string& actorName);
 
             virtual TEntryIter begin() const;
             ///< Iterator pointing to the begin of the main journal.
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalviewmodel.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalviewmodel.cpp
index 3464f283d..a0d67b025 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalviewmodel.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalviewmodel.cpp
@@ -311,8 +311,6 @@ struct JournalViewModelImpl : JournalViewModel
     {
         MWDialogue::Topic const & mTopic;
 
-        mutable std::string source_buffer;
-
         TopicEntryImpl (JournalViewModelImpl const * model, MWDialogue::Topic const & topic, iterator_t itr) :
             BaseEntry (model, itr), mTopic (topic)
         {}
@@ -324,9 +322,7 @@ struct JournalViewModelImpl : JournalViewModel
 
         Utf8Span source () const
         {
-            if (source_buffer.empty ())
-                source_buffer = "someone";
-            return toUtf8Span (source_buffer);
+            return toUtf8Span (itr->mActorName);
         }
 
     };
diff --git a/components/esm/journalentry.cpp b/components/esm/journalentry.cpp
index 514bf3597..445213de4 100644
--- a/components/esm/journalentry.cpp
+++ b/components/esm/journalentry.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ void ESM::JournalEntry::load (ESMReader &esm)
         esm.getHNT (mMonth, "JEMO");
         esm.getHNT (mDayOfMonth, "JEDM");
     }
+    else if (mType==Type_Topic)
+        mActorName = esm.getHNOString("ACT_");
 }
 
 void ESM::JournalEntry::save (ESMWriter &esm) const
@@ -32,4 +34,6 @@ void ESM::JournalEntry::save (ESMWriter &esm) const
         esm.writeHNT ("JEMO", mMonth);
         esm.writeHNT ("JEDM", mDayOfMonth);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    else if (mType==Type_Topic)
+        esm.writeHNString ("ACT_", mActorName);
+}
diff --git a/components/esm/journalentry.hpp b/components/esm/journalentry.hpp
index 94808dde6..76901a4b6 100644
--- a/components/esm/journalentry.hpp
+++ b/components/esm/journalentry.hpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ namespace ESM
         std::string mTopic;
         std::string mInfo;
         std::string mText;
+        std::string mActorName; // Could also be Actor ID to allow switching of localisation, but since mText is plaintext anyway...
         int mDay; // time stamp
         int mMonth;
         int mDayOfMonth;