diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.cpp
index 37de30c961..3f7f954f6d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.cpp
@@ -345,32 +345,6 @@ namespace MWDialogue
 
                 return true;
 
-            case '4'://journal
-                if(select.mType==ESM::VT_Int)
-                {
-                    if(!selectCompare<int,int>(comp,MWBase::Environment::get().getJournal()->getJournalIndex(toLower(name)),select.mI)) return false;
-                }
-                else
-                    throw std::runtime_error (
-                    "unsupported variable type in dialogue info select");
-
-                return true;
-
-            case '5'://item
-                {
-                MWWorld::Ptr player = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayer().getPlayer();
-                MWWorld::ContainerStore& store = MWWorld::Class::get (player).getContainerStore (player);
-
-                int sum = 0;
-
-                for (MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator iter (store.begin()); iter!=store.end(); ++iter)
-                    if (toLower(iter->getCellRef().mRefID) == toLower(name))
-                        sum += iter->getRefData().getCount();
-                if(!selectCompare<int,int>(comp,sum,select.mI)) return false;
-                }
-
-                return true;
-
             case '6': // dead
 
                  return selectCompare<int,int> (comp,
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/filter.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/filter.cpp
index bded2aaec6..eca7752e6e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/filter.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/filter.cpp
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 
 #include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/world.hpp"
+#include "../mwbase/journal.hpp"
 
 #include "../mwworld/class.hpp"
 #include "../mwworld/player.hpp"
+#include "../mwworld/containerstore.hpp"
 
 #include "../mwmechanics/npcstats.hpp"
 
@@ -148,6 +150,26 @@ int MWDialogue::Filter::getSelectStructInteger (const SelectWrapper& select) con
 {
     switch (select.getFunction())
     {
+        case SelectWrapper::Function_Journal:
+        
+            return MWBase::Environment::get().getJournal()->getJournalIndex (select.getName());
+        
+        case SelectWrapper::Function_Item: 
+        {        
+            MWWorld::Ptr player = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayer().getPlayer();
+            MWWorld::ContainerStore& store = MWWorld::Class::get (player).getContainerStore (player);
+
+            int sum = 0;
+
+            std::string name = select.getName();
+
+            for (MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator iter (store.begin()); iter!=store.end(); ++iter)
+                if (toLower(iter->getCellRef().mRefID) == name)
+                    sum += iter->getRefData().getCount();
+                    
+            return sum;
+        }
+        
         default:
 
             throw std::runtime_error ("unknown integer select function");
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/selectwrapper.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/selectwrapper.cpp
index 5efb93ed5f..8cd739d6a2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/selectwrapper.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/selectwrapper.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,23 @@
 
 #include "selectwrapper.hpp"
 
+#include <cctype>
+
 #include <stdexcept>
+#include <algorithm>
 
 namespace
 {
+    std::string toLower (const std::string& name)
+    {
+        std::string lowerCase;
+
+        std::transform (name.begin(), name.end(), std::back_inserter (lowerCase),
+            (int(*)(int)) std::tolower);
+
+        return lowerCase;
+    }
+
     template<typename T1, typename T2>
     bool selectCompareImp (char comp, T1 value1, T2 value2)
     {
@@ -43,12 +56,53 @@ MWDialogue::SelectWrapper::SelectWrapper (const ESM::DialInfo::SelectStruct& sel
 
 MWDialogue::SelectWrapper::Function MWDialogue::SelectWrapper::getFunction() const
 {
+    char type = mSelect.mSelectRule[1];
+
+    switch (type)
+    {
+        case '4': return Function_Journal;
+        case '5': return Function_Item;
+    }
+
     return Function_None;
 }
 
 MWDialogue::SelectWrapper::Type MWDialogue::SelectWrapper::getType() const
 {
-    return Type_None;
+    static const Function integerFunctions[] =
+    {
+        Function_Journal, Function_Item,
+        Function_None // end marker
+    };
+    
+    static const Function numericFunctions[] =
+    {
+        Function_None // end marker
+    };    
+    
+    static const Function booleanFunctions[] =
+    {
+        Function_None // end marker
+    };   
+    
+    Function function = getFunction();
+    
+    if (function==Function_None)
+        return Type_None;
+        
+    for (int i=0; integerFunctions[i]!=Function_None; ++i)
+        if (integerFunctions[i]==function)
+            return Type_Integer;
+    
+    for (int i=0; numericFunctions[i]!=Function_None; ++i)
+        if (numericFunctions[i]==function)
+            return Type_Numeric;
+
+    for (int i=0; booleanFunctions[i]!=Function_None; ++i)
+        if (booleanFunctions[i]==function)
+            return Type_Boolean;
+    
+    throw std::runtime_error ("failed to determine type of select function");
 }
 
 bool MWDialogue::SelectWrapper::IsInverted() const
@@ -72,3 +126,8 @@ bool MWDialogue::SelectWrapper::selectCompare (bool value) const
 {
     return selectCompareImp (mSelect, static_cast<int> (value))!=IsInverted(); // logic XOR
 }
+
+std::string MWDialogue::SelectWrapper::getName() const
+{
+    return toLower (mSelect.mSelectRule.substr (5));
+}
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/selectwrapper.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/selectwrapper.hpp
index f1ac252097..1ba39128e6 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/selectwrapper.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/selectwrapper.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ namespace MWDialogue
         
             enum Function
             {
-                Function_None
+                Function_None,
+                Function_Journal,
+                Function_Item
             };
             
             enum Type
@@ -39,6 +41,9 @@ namespace MWDialogue
             bool selectCompare (float value) const;
             
             bool selectCompare (bool value) const;
+            
+            std::string getName() const;
+            ///< Return case-smashed name.
     };
 }