diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
index 741f7564f..4de198b64 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ bool OMW::Engine::frameRenderingQueued (const Ogre::FrameEvent& evt)
             MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->update(frametime);
 
         // global scripts
-        if (MWBase::Environment::get().getStateManager()->isGameRunning())
+        if (MWBase::Environment::get().getStateManager()->getState()==
+            MWBase::StateManager::State_Running)
         {
             MWBase::Environment::get().getScriptManager()->getGlobalScripts().run();
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/statemanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/statemanager.hpp
index 076e66b8c..4fd1a297d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/statemanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/statemanager.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@ namespace MWBase
     /// \brief Interface for game state manager (implemented in MWState)
     class StateManager
     {
+        public:
+
+            enum State
+            {
+                State_NoGame,
+                State_Ended,
+                State_Running
+            };
+
         private:
 
             StateManager (const StateManager&);
@@ -24,7 +33,7 @@ namespace MWBase
 
             virtual bool hasQuitRequest() const = 0;
 
-            virtual bool isGameRunning() const = 0;
+            virtual State getState() const = 0;
 
             virtual void newGame (bool bypass = false) = 0;
             ///< Start a new game.
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp
index a226b166d..c4cd45c8e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "../mwbase/windowmanager.hpp"
 
 MWState::StateManager::StateManager()
-: mQuitRequest (false), mRunning (false)
+: mQuitRequest (false), mState (State_NoGame)
 {
 
 }
@@ -23,18 +23,18 @@ bool MWState::StateManager::hasQuitRequest() const
     return mQuitRequest;
 }
 
-bool MWState::StateManager::isGameRunning() const
+MWState::StateManager::State MWState::StateManager::getState() const
 {
-    return mRunning;
+    return mState;
 }
 
 void MWState::StateManager::newGame (bool bypass)
 {
-    if (mRunning)
+    if (mState!=State_NoGame)
     {
         MWBase::Environment::get().getDialogueManager()->clear();
         MWBase::Environment::get().getJournal()->clear();
-        mRunning = false;
+        mState = State_NoGame;
     }
 
     if (!bypass)
@@ -44,5 +44,5 @@ void MWState::StateManager::newGame (bool bypass)
         MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->setNewGame (true);
     }
 
-    mRunning = true;
+    mState = State_Running;
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.hpp
index 9f8096a4a..078a899b2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.hpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace MWState
     class StateManager : public MWBase::StateManager
     {
             bool mQuitRequest;
-            bool mRunning;
+            State mState;
 
         public:
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace MWState
 
             virtual bool hasQuitRequest() const;
 
-            virtual bool isGameRunning() const;
+            virtual State getState() const;
 
             virtual void newGame (bool bypass = false);
             ///< Start a new game.