diff --git a/src/console_gui.cpp b/src/console_gui.cpp
index baa5373228..d068338204 100644
--- a/src/console_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/console_gui.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ struct IConsoleWindow : Window
 	IConsoleWindow(const WindowDesc *desc) : Window(desc)
 	{
 		_iconsole_mode = ICONSOLE_OPENED;
-		SetBit(_no_scroll, SCROLL_CON); // override cursor arrows; the gamefield will not scroll
+		_no_scroll++; // override cursor arrows; the gamefield will not scroll
 
 		this->height = _screen.height / 3;
 		this->width  = _screen.width;
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ struct IConsoleWindow : Window
 	~IConsoleWindow()
 	{
 		_iconsole_mode = ICONSOLE_CLOSED;
-		ClrBit(_no_scroll, SCROLL_CON);
+		_no_scroll--;
 	}
 
 	virtual void OnPaint()
diff --git a/src/misc_gui.cpp b/src/misc_gui.cpp
index 57ead63b2b..ac1f24d165 100644
--- a/src/misc_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/misc_gui.cpp
@@ -1068,7 +1068,6 @@ struct QueryStringWindow : public QueryStringBaseWindow
 	QueryStringWindow(uint16 size, const WindowDesc *desc, Window *parent) : QueryStringBaseWindow(size, desc)
 	{
 		this->parent = parent;
-		SetBit(_no_scroll, SCROLL_EDIT);
 
 		this->FindWindowPlacementAndResize(desc);
 	}
@@ -1142,7 +1141,6 @@ struct QueryStringWindow : public QueryStringBaseWindow
 			this->parent = NULL; // so parent doesn't try to delete us again
 			parent->OnQueryTextFinished(NULL);
 		}
-		ClrBit(_no_scroll, SCROLL_EDIT);
 	}
 };
 
@@ -1443,7 +1441,6 @@ struct SaveLoadWindow : public QueryStringBaseWindow {
 		};
 
 		SetObjectToPlace(SPR_CURSOR_ZZZ, PAL_NONE, VHM_NONE, WC_MAIN_WINDOW, 0);
-		SetBit(_no_scroll, SCROLL_SAVE);
 
 		/* Use an array to define what will be the current file type being handled
 		 * by current file mode */
@@ -1505,7 +1502,6 @@ struct SaveLoadWindow : public QueryStringBaseWindow {
 			if (_pause_game >= 0) DoCommandP(0, 0, 0, NULL, CMD_PAUSE);
 		}
 		FiosFreeSavegameList();
-		ClrBit(_no_scroll, SCROLL_SAVE);
 	}
 
 	virtual void OnPaint()
diff --git a/src/network/network_chat_gui.cpp b/src/network/network_chat_gui.cpp
index c2ce73a84c..02aec095a6 100644
--- a/src/network/network_chat_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/network/network_chat_gui.cpp
@@ -277,7 +277,6 @@ struct NetworkChatWindow : public QueryStringBaseWindow {
 		InitializeTextBuffer(&this->text, this->edit_str_buf, this->edit_str_size, 0);
 
 		InvalidateWindowData(WC_NEWS_WINDOW, 0, this->height);
-		SetBit(_no_scroll, SCROLL_CHAT); // do not scroll the game with the arrow-keys
 
 		_chat_tab_completion_active = false;
 
@@ -287,7 +286,6 @@ struct NetworkChatWindow : public QueryStringBaseWindow {
 	~NetworkChatWindow ()
 	{
 		InvalidateWindowData(WC_NEWS_WINDOW, 0, 0);
-		ClrBit(_no_scroll, SCROLL_CHAT);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/osk_gui.cpp b/src/osk_gui.cpp
index ad75776302..1dfce4cfbc 100644
--- a/src/osk_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/osk_gui.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ struct OskWindow : public Window {
 		/* make a copy in case we need to reset later */
 		this->orig_str_buf = strdup(this->qs->text.buf);
 
-		SetBit(_no_scroll, SCROLL_EDIT);
 		/* Not needed by default. */
 		this->DisableWidget(OSK_WIDGET_SPECIAL);
 
diff --git a/src/signs_gui.cpp b/src/signs_gui.cpp
index e57c4bfaf5..07ab6904b2 100644
--- a/src/signs_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/signs_gui.cpp
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ struct SignWindow : QueryStringBaseWindow, SignList {
 
 	SignWindow(const WindowDesc *desc, const Sign *si) : QueryStringBaseWindow(MAX_LENGTH_SIGN_NAME_BYTES, desc)
 	{
-		SetBit(_no_scroll, SCROLL_EDIT);
 		this->caption = STR_280B_EDIT_SIGN_TEXT;
 		this->afilter = CS_ALPHANUMERAL;
 		this->LowerWidget(QUERY_EDIT_SIGN_WIDGET_TEXT);
@@ -208,11 +207,6 @@ struct SignWindow : QueryStringBaseWindow, SignList {
 		this->FindWindowPlacementAndResize(desc);
 	}
 
-	~SignWindow()
-	{
-		ClrBit(_no_scroll, SCROLL_EDIT);
-	}
-
 	void UpdateSignEditWindow(const Sign *si)
 	{
 		char *last_of = &this->edit_str_buf[this->edit_str_size - 1]; // points to terminating '\0'
diff --git a/src/window.cpp b/src/window.cpp
index f12cd573f7..f28d4dbdd1 100644
--- a/src/window.cpp
+++ b/src/window.cpp
@@ -461,7 +461,13 @@ Window::~Window()
 	if (this->viewport != NULL) DeleteWindowViewport(this);
 
 	this->SetDirty();
-	free(this->widget);
+
+	if (this->widget != NULL) {
+		for (const Widget *wi = this->widget; wi->type != WWT_LAST; wi++) {
+			if (wi->type == WWT_EDITBOX) _no_scroll--;
+		}
+		free(this->widget);
+	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -690,6 +696,10 @@ static void AssignWidgetToWindow(Window *w, const Widget *widget)
 		w->widget = MallocT<Widget>(index);
 		memcpy(w->widget, widget, sizeof(*w->widget) * index);
 		w->widget_count = index - 1;
+
+		for (const Widget *wi = w->widget; wi->type != WWT_LAST; wi++) {
+			if (wi->type == WWT_EDITBOX) _no_scroll++;
+		}
 	} else {
 		w->widget = NULL;
 		w->widget_count = 0;
diff --git a/src/window_gui.h b/src/window_gui.h
index 0a3755380c..0fbd4c1a58 100644
--- a/src/window_gui.h
+++ b/src/window_gui.h
@@ -544,18 +544,9 @@ extern Window **_last_z_window;
 #define FOR_ALL_WINDOWS(wz) for (wz = _z_windows; wz != _last_z_window; wz++)
 
 /**
- * In certain windows you navigate with the arrow keys. Do not scroll the
- * gameview when here. Bitencoded variable that only allows scrolling if all
- * elements are zero
+ * Disable scrolling of the main viewport when an input-window is active.
+ * This contains the count of windows with a textbox in them.
  */
-enum {
-	SCROLL_CON  = 0,
-	SCROLL_EDIT = 1,
-	SCROLL_SAVE = 2,
-	SCROLL_CHAT = 4,
-};
-
-/** Disable scrolling of the main viewport when an input-window is active. */
 extern byte _no_scroll;
 
 extern Point _cursorpos_drag_start;