diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/birth.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/birth.cpp
index 9c8e07f3ea..7f58309ba0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/birth.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/birth.cpp
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         getWidget(mBirthList, "BirthsignList");
         mBirthList->setScrollVisible(true);
-        mBirthList->eventListSelectAccept += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &BirthDialog::onSelectBirth);
-        mBirthList->eventListMouseItemActivate += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &BirthDialog::onSelectBirth);
+        mBirthList->eventListSelectAccept += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &BirthDialog::onAccept);
         mBirthList->eventListChangePosition += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &BirthDialog::onSelectBirth);
 
         MyGUI::Button* backButton;
@@ -97,6 +96,14 @@ namespace MWGui
         eventDone(this);
     }
 
+    void BirthDialog::onAccept(MyGUI::ListBox *_sender, size_t _index)
+    {
+        onSelectBirth(_sender, _index);
+        if(mBirthList->getIndexSelected() == MyGUI::ITEM_NONE)
+            return;
+        eventDone(this);
+    }
+
     void BirthDialog::onBackClicked(MyGUI::Widget* _sender)
     {
         eventBack();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/birth.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/birth.hpp
index cc958ddcaa..20a64c78ce 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/birth.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/birth.hpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ namespace MWGui
     protected:
         void onSelectBirth(MyGUI::ListBox* _sender, size_t _index);
 
+        void onAccept(MyGUI::ListBox* _sender, size_t index);
         void onOkClicked(MyGUI::Widget* _sender);
         void onBackClicked(MyGUI::Widget* _sender);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.cpp
index 1e1aebd953..1c8cc78403 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.cpp
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         getWidget(mClassList, "ClassList");
         mClassList->setScrollVisible(true);
-        mClassList->eventListSelectAccept += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &PickClassDialog::onSelectClass);
-        mClassList->eventListMouseItemActivate += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &PickClassDialog::onSelectClass);
+        mClassList->eventListSelectAccept += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &PickClassDialog::onAccept);
         mClassList->eventListChangePosition += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &PickClassDialog::onSelectClass);
 
         getWidget(mClassImage, "ClassImage");
@@ -152,6 +151,14 @@ namespace MWGui
         eventBack();
     }
 
+    void PickClassDialog::onAccept(MyGUI::ListBox* _sender, size_t _index)
+    {
+        onSelectClass(_sender, _index);
+        if(mClassList->getIndexSelected() == MyGUI::ITEM_NONE)
+            return;
+        eventDone(this);
+    }
+
     void PickClassDialog::onSelectClass(MyGUI::ListBox* _sender, size_t _index)
     {
         if (_index == MyGUI::ITEM_NONE)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.hpp
index e74370a4cd..f78f7541b2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.hpp
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
     protected:
         void onSelectClass(MyGUI::ListBox* _sender, size_t _index);
+        void onAccept(MyGUI::ListBox* _sender, size_t _index);
 
         void onOkClicked(MyGUI::Widget* _sender);
         void onBackClicked(MyGUI::Widget* _sender);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/race.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/race.cpp
index 299b34b517..3dff1b7e41 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/race.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/race.cpp
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         setText("RaceT", MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getGameSettingString("sRaceMenu5", "Race"));
         getWidget(mRaceList, "RaceList");
         mRaceList->setScrollVisible(true);
-        mRaceList->eventListSelectAccept += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &RaceDialog::onSelectRace);
-        mRaceList->eventListMouseItemActivate += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &RaceDialog::onSelectRace);
+        mRaceList->eventListSelectAccept += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &RaceDialog::onAccept);
         mRaceList->eventListChangePosition += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &RaceDialog::onSelectRace);
 
         setText("SkillsT", MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getGameSettingString("sBonusSkillTitle", "Skill Bonus"));
@@ -241,6 +240,14 @@ namespace MWGui
         updateSpellPowers();
     }
 
+    void RaceDialog::onAccept(MyGUI::ListBox *_sender, size_t _index)
+    {
+        onSelectRace(_sender, _index);
+        if(mRaceList->getIndexSelected() == MyGUI::ITEM_NONE)
+            return;
+        eventDone(this);
+    }
+
     void RaceDialog::getBodyParts (int part, std::vector<std::string>& out)
     {
         out.clear();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/race.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/race.hpp
index 914ae80964..340dcfa27b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/race.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/race.hpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         void onSelectNextHair(MyGUI::Widget* _sender);
 
         void onSelectRace(MyGUI::ListBox* _sender, size_t _index);
+        void onAccept(MyGUI::ListBox* _sender, size_t _index);
 
         void onOkClicked(MyGUI::Widget* _sender);
         void onBackClicked(MyGUI::Widget* _sender);