diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
index 93cc8e44a2..cd28bb47e7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ namespace MWBase
 
             virtual bool isGuiMode() const = 0;
 
+            virtual bool isConsoleMode() const = 0;
+
             virtual void toggleVisible (MWGui::GuiWindow wnd) = 0;
 
             /// Disallow all inventory mode windows
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
index 8eb0336a79..6a2550e4f5 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
@@ -81,8 +81,33 @@ void ToolTips::onFrame(float frameDuration)
     {
         const MyGUI::IntPoint& mousePos = InputManager::getInstance().getMousePosition();
 
-        if (mWindowManager->getWorldMouseOver() && ((mWindowManager->getMode() == GM_Console)
-            || (mWindowManager->getMode() == GM_Container)
+        if (mWindowManager->getWorldMouseOver() && (mWindowManager->getMode() == GM_Console))
+        {
+            MWWorld::Ptr object = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getFacedObject();
+            if (!object.isEmpty())
+            {
+                setCoord(0, 0, 300, 300);
+                mDynamicToolTipBox->setVisible(true);
+                ToolTipInfo info;
+                info.caption=object.getCellRef().mRefID;
+                info.icon="";
+                IntSize tooltipSize = createToolTip(info);
+                IntPoint tooltipPosition = InputManager::getInstance().getMousePosition() + IntPoint(0, 24);
+
+                if ((tooltipPosition.left + tooltipSize.width) > viewSize.width)
+                {
+                    tooltipPosition.left = viewSize.width - tooltipSize.width;
+                }
+                if ((tooltipPosition.top + tooltipSize.height) > viewSize.height)
+                {
+                    tooltipPosition.top = viewSize.height - tooltipSize.height;
+                }
+
+                setCoord(tooltipPosition.left, tooltipPosition.top, tooltipSize.width, tooltipSize.height);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (mWindowManager->getWorldMouseOver() && ((mWindowManager->getMode() == GM_Container)
             || (mWindowManager->getMode() == GM_Inventory)))
         {
             mFocusObject = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getFacedObject();
@@ -90,7 +115,7 @@ void ToolTips::onFrame(float frameDuration)
             if (mFocusObject.isEmpty ())
                 return;
 
-            MyGUI::IntSize tooltipSize = getToolTipViaPtr(true);
+            IntSize tooltipSize = getToolTipViaPtr(true);
 
             IntPoint tooltipPosition = InputManager::getInstance().getMousePosition() + IntPoint(0, 24);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index 3da739e260..b7d6ed1c9b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -1020,6 +1020,13 @@ bool WindowManager::isGuiMode() const
     return !mGuiModes.empty();
 }
 
+bool WindowManager::isConsoleMode() const
+{
+    if (mGuiModes.back()==GM_Console)
+        return true;
+    return false;
+}
+
 MWGui::GuiMode WindowManager::getMode() const
 {
     if (mGuiModes.empty())
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
index 122b10cc39..a7baf5207e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ namespace MWGui
 
     virtual bool isGuiMode() const;
 
+    virtual bool isConsoleMode() const;
+
     virtual void toggleVisible(GuiWindow wnd);
 
     // Disallow all inventory mode windows
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 0a874513c3..73bb10a48f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -671,11 +671,12 @@ namespace MWWorld
             return MWWorld::Ptr ();
 
         MWWorld::Ptr object = searchPtrViaHandle (result.second);
-
         float ActivationDistance;
 
         if (object.getTypeName ().find("NPC") != std::string::npos)
             ActivationDistance = getNpcActivationDistance ();
+        else if (MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->isConsoleMode())
+            ActivationDistance = getObjectActivationDistance ()*50;
         else
             ActivationDistance = getObjectActivationDistance ();
 
@@ -1010,6 +1011,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
             float x, y;
             MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getMousePosition(x, y);
             results = mPhysics->getFacedHandles(x, y, getMaxActivationDistance ());
+            if (MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->isConsoleMode())
+                results = mPhysics->getFacedHandles(x, y, getMaxActivationDistance ()*50);
         }
         else
         {