diff --git a/src/frontend/hud.cpp b/src/frontend/hud.cpp
index 4750f808..4326d8cd 100644
--- a/src/frontend/hud.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/hud.cpp
@@ -441,7 +441,16 @@ void Hud::openInventory(glm::ivec3 block, UiDocument* doc, std::shared_ptr<Inven
  * @param doc element layout document
  */
 void Hud::openPermanent(UiDocument* doc) {
-    remove(doc->getRoot());
+    auto root = doc->getRoot();
+    remove(root);
+
+    auto invview = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<InventoryView>(root);
+    if (invview) {
+        auto level = frontend->getLevel();
+        auto player = level->player;
+        auto inventory = player->getInventory();
+        invview->bind(inventory, frontend, interaction.get());
+    }
     add(HudElement(hud_element_mode::permanent, doc, doc->getRoot(), false));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libhud.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libhud.cpp
index 773a96f6..f709ed90 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libhud.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libhud.cpp
@@ -23,12 +23,16 @@ namespace scripting {
 }
 
 int l_hud_open_inventory(lua_State* L) {
-    scripting::hud->openInventory();
+    if (!scripting::hud->isInventoryOpen()) {
+        scripting::hud->openInventory();
+    }
     return 0;
 }
 
 int l_hud_close_inventory(lua_State* L) {
-    scripting::hud->closeInventory();
+    if (scripting::hud->isInventoryOpen()) {
+        scripting::hud->closeInventory();
+    }
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -77,10 +81,6 @@ UiDocument* require_layout(lua_State* L, const char* name) {
 
 int l_hud_open_permanent(lua_State* L) {
     auto layout = require_layout(L, lua_tostring(L, 1));
-    auto invview = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<InventoryView>(layout->getRoot());
-    if (invview) {
-        luaL_error(L, "layout must not contain 'inventory' element");
-    }
     scripting::hud->openPermanent(layout);
     return 0;
 }