diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index c6b729332a..e463443b0c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 #include <components/l10n/manager.hpp>
 
 #include <components/lua_ui/util.hpp>
+#include <components/lua_ui/widget.hpp>
 
 #include <components/settings/values.hpp>
 
@@ -1676,7 +1677,10 @@ namespace MWGui
 
     void WindowManager::onKeyFocusChanged(MyGUI::Widget* widget)
     {
-        if (widget && widget->castType<MyGUI::EditBox>(false))
+        bool isEditBox = widget && widget->castType<MyGUI::EditBox>(false);
+        LuaUi::WidgetExtension* luaWidget = dynamic_cast<LuaUi::WidgetExtension*>(widget);
+        bool capturesInput = luaWidget ? luaWidget->isTextInput() : isEditBox;
+        if (widget && capturesInput)
             SDL_StartTextInput();
         else
             SDL_StopTextInput();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp
index e7f7fa9dde..df1e97b885 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ namespace MWLua
             = LuaUtil::LuaStorage::initPlayerPackage(mLua.sol(), &mGlobalStorage, &mPlayerStorage);
 
         mPlayerStorage.setActive(true);
+        mGlobalStorage.setActive(false);
 
         initConfiguration();
         mInitialized = true;
@@ -126,6 +127,8 @@ namespace MWLua
 
     void LuaManager::loadPermanentStorage(const std::filesystem::path& userConfigPath)
     {
+        mPlayerStorage.setActive(true);
+        mGlobalStorage.setActive(true);
         const auto globalPath = userConfigPath / "global_storage.bin";
         const auto playerPath = userConfigPath / "player_storage.bin";
         if (std::filesystem::exists(globalPath))
@@ -236,8 +239,9 @@ namespace MWLua
             = mPlayer.isEmpty() ? nullptr : dynamic_cast<PlayerScripts*>(mPlayer.getRefData().getLuaScripts());
         MWBase::WindowManager* windowManager = MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager();
 
-        for (const auto& event : mInputEvents)
+        for (const auto& event : mMenuInputEvents)
             mMenuScripts.processInputEvent(event);
+        mMenuInputEvents.clear();
         if (playerScripts && !windowManager->containsMode(MWGui::GM_MainMenu))
         {
             for (const auto& event : mInputEvents)
@@ -300,6 +304,7 @@ namespace MWLua
         mLuaEvents.clear();
         mEngineEvents.clear();
         mInputEvents.clear();
+        mMenuInputEvents.clear();
         mObjectLists.clear();
         mGlobalScripts.removeAllScripts();
         mGlobalScriptsStarted = false;
@@ -432,6 +437,7 @@ namespace MWLua
         {
             mInputEvents.push_back(event);
         }
+        mMenuInputEvents.push_back(event);
     }
 
     MWBase::LuaManager::ActorControls* LuaManager::getActorControls(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) const
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.hpp
index 56a30f24e0..8ae83308d4 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.hpp
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ namespace MWLua
         LuaEvents mLuaEvents{ mGlobalScripts, mMenuScripts };
         EngineEvents mEngineEvents{ mGlobalScripts };
         std::vector<MWBase::LuaManager::InputEvent> mInputEvents;
+        std::vector<MWBase::LuaManager::InputEvent> mMenuInputEvents;
 
         std::unique_ptr<LuaUtil::UserdataSerializer> mGlobalSerializer;
         std::unique_ptr<LuaUtil::UserdataSerializer> mLocalSerializer;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/menuscripts.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/menuscripts.hpp
index a010317f47..befa76a3b2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/menuscripts.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/menuscripts.hpp
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ namespace MWLua
         EngineHandlerList mConsoleCommandHandlers{ "onConsoleCommand" };
         EngineHandlerList mUiModeChanged{ "_onUiModeChanged" };
     };
-
 }
 
 #endif // MWLUA_GLOBALSCRIPTS_H
diff --git a/components/lua_ui/textedit.hpp b/components/lua_ui/textedit.hpp
index 3492a315bc..8f23b51746 100644
--- a/components/lua_ui/textedit.hpp
+++ b/components/lua_ui/textedit.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ namespace LuaUi
     {
         MYGUI_RTTI_DERIVED(LuaTextEdit)
 
+    public:
+        bool isTextInput() override { return mEditBox->getEditStatic(); }
+
     protected:
         void initialize() override;
         void deinitialize() override;
diff --git a/components/lua_ui/widget.hpp b/components/lua_ui/widget.hpp
index c72b64ae3b..591c885ce9 100644
--- a/components/lua_ui/widget.hpp
+++ b/components/lua_ui/widget.hpp
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ namespace LuaUi
         virtual MyGUI::IntPoint calculatePosition(const MyGUI::IntSize& size);
         MyGUI::IntCoord calculateCoord();
 
+        virtual bool isTextInput() { return false; }
+
     protected:
         virtual void initialize();
         void registerEvents(MyGUI::Widget* w);