diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.cpp
index 1527bde4c..c4334250d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.cpp
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 
 using namespace MWGui;
 
-MessageBoxManager::MessageBoxManager (WindowManager *windowManager)
+MessageBoxManager::MessageBoxManager (WindowManager *windowManager, MyGUI::Gui *_gui)
 {
     mWindowManager = windowManager;
+    gui = _gui;
     // defines
     mMessageBoxSpeed = 0.1;
+    mInterMessageBoxe = NULL;
 }
 
 void MessageBoxManager::onFrame (float frameDuration)
@@ -72,23 +74,24 @@ void MessageBoxManager::createMessageBox (const std::string& message)
     }
 }
 
-void MessageBoxManager::createInteractiveMessageBox (const std::string& message, const std::vector<std::string>& buttons)
+bool MessageBoxManager::createInteractiveMessageBox (const std::string& message, const std::vector<std::string>& buttons)
 {
+    if(mInterMessageBoxe != NULL) {
+        std::cout << "there is a MessageBox already" << std::endl;
+        return false;
+    }
     std::cout << "interactive MessageBox: " << message << " - ";
     std::copy (buttons.begin(), buttons.end(), std::ostream_iterator<std::string> (std::cout, ", "));
     std::cout << std::endl;
     
-    InteractiveMessageBox *box = new InteractiveMessageBox(*this, message, buttons);
-    mInterMessageBoxes.push_back(box);
+    mInterMessageBoxe = new InteractiveMessageBox(*this, gui, message, buttons);
     
-    // delete all non-interactive MessageBox'es
-    std::vector<MessageBox*>::iterator it = mMessageBoxes.begin();
-    while(it != mMessageBoxes.end())
-    {
-        delete (*it);
-        it = mMessageBoxes.erase(it);
-    }
-    mMessageBoxes.clear();
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool MessageBoxManager::isInteractiveMessageBox ()
+{
+    return mInterMessageBoxe != NULL;
 }
 
 void MessageBoxManager::removeMessageBox (float time, MessageBox *msgbox)
@@ -181,15 +184,41 @@ int MessageBox::getHeight ()
 
 
 
-InteractiveMessageBox::InteractiveMessageBox(MessageBoxManager& parMessageBoxManager, const std::string& message, const std::vector<std::string>& buttons)
+InteractiveMessageBox::InteractiveMessageBox(MessageBoxManager& parMessageBoxManager, MyGUI::Gui *_gui, const std::string& message, const std::vector<std::string>& buttons)
   : Layout("openmw_interactive_messagebox_layout.xml")
   , mMessageBoxManager(parMessageBoxManager)
+  , mGUI(_gui)
 {
     getWidget(mMessageWidget, "message");
     getWidget(mButtonsWidget, "buttons");
     
     mMessageWidget->setOverflowToTheLeft(true);
     mMessageWidget->addText(message);
+    
+    MyGUI::IntSize textSize = mMessageWidget->_getTextSize();
+    std::cout << "textSize.width " << textSize.width << " textSize.height " << textSize.height << std::endl;
+
+    MyGUI::IntSize size;
+    size.width = 500; // 500 is fixed width
+    size.height = textSize.height + 100; // 100 is mButtonWidget high
+    
+    mMainWidget->setSize(size);
+    size.width = 480; // fixed width (500) - 2*padding (10)
+    size.height = textSize.height;
+    mMessageWidget->setSize(size);
+    
+    std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator it;
+    for(it = buttons.begin(); it != buttons.end(); ++it)
+    {
+        std::cout << "add button " << *it << std::endl;
+        MyGUI::ButtonPtr button = mGUI->createWidget<MyGUI::Button>("button1", 10, textSize.height, 480, 100, MyGUI::Align::Default, "buttons");
+        button->setCaption(*it);
+        //mButtons.push_back(button);
+    }
+    
 }
 
 
+
+
+
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.hpp
index e394b4c26..5e31cb346 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.hpp
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ namespace MWGui
     class MessageBoxManager
     {
         public:
-            MessageBoxManager (WindowManager* windowManager);
+            MessageBoxManager (WindowManager* windowManager, MyGUI::Gui *_gui);
             void onFrame (float frameDuration);
             void createMessageBox (const std::string& message);
-            void createInteractiveMessageBox (const std::string& message, const std::vector<std::string>& buttons);
+            bool createInteractiveMessageBox (const std::string& message, const std::vector<std::string>& buttons);
+            bool isInteractiveMessageBox ();
             
             void removeMessageBox (float time, MessageBox *msgbox);
             bool removeMessageBox (MessageBox *msgbox);
@@ -37,8 +38,9 @@ namespace MWGui
             
         private:
             std::vector<MessageBox*> mMessageBoxes;
-            std::vector<InteractiveMessageBox*> mInterMessageBoxes;
+            InteractiveMessageBox* mInterMessageBoxe;
             std::vector<MessageBoxManagerTimer> mTimers;
+            MyGUI::Gui *gui;
             float mMessageBoxSpeed;
     };
     
@@ -65,12 +67,14 @@ namespace MWGui
     class InteractiveMessageBox : public OEngine::GUI::Layout
     {
         public:
-            InteractiveMessageBox (MessageBoxManager& parMessageBoxManager, const std::string& message, const std::vector<std::string>& buttons);
+            InteractiveMessageBox (MessageBoxManager& parMessageBoxManager, MyGUI::Gui *_gui, const std::string& message, const std::vector<std::string>& buttons);
             
         protected:
             MessageBoxManager& mMessageBoxManager;
             MyGUI::EditPtr mMessageWidget;
             MyGUI::WidgetPtr mButtonsWidget;
+            MyGUI::Gui *mGUI;
+            //std::vector<MyGUI::Button> mButtons;
     };
 
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mode.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mode.hpp
index 313b097cf..b0dc14029 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/mode.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/mode.hpp
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ namespace MWGui
       GM_ClassGenerate,
       GM_ClassPick,
       GM_ClassCreate,
-      GM_Review
+      GM_Review,
+      
+      // interactive MessageBox
+      GM_InterMessageBox
     };
 
   // Windows shown in inventory mode
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.cpp
index 8e9a14837..55d0c93cf 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ WindowManager::WindowManager(MyGUI::Gui *_gui, MWWorld::Environment& environment
     inventory = new InventoryWindow ();
 #endif
     console = new Console(w,h, environment, extensions);
-    mMessageBoxManager = new MessageBoxManager(this);
+    mMessageBoxManager = new MessageBoxManager(this, (MyGUI::Gui*)gui);
 
     // The HUD is always on
     hud->setVisible(true);
@@ -329,6 +329,14 @@ void WindowManager::updateVisible()
         dialogueWindow->open();
         return;
     }
+    
+    if(mode == GM_InterMessageBox)
+    {
+        if(!mMessageBoxManager->isInteractiveMessageBox()) {
+            setGuiMode(GM_Game);
+        }
+        return;
+    }
 
 
     // Unsupported mode, switch back to game
@@ -449,14 +457,6 @@ void WindowManager::removeDialog(OEngine::GUI::Layout*dialog)
 
 void WindowManager::messageBox (const std::string& message, const std::vector<std::string>& buttons)
 {
-    /*std::cout << "message box: " << message << std::endl;
-
-    if (!buttons.empty())
-    {
-        std::cout << "buttons: ";
-        std::copy (buttons.begin(), buttons.end(), std::ostream_iterator<std::string> (std::cout, ", "));
-        std::cout << std::endl;
-    }*/
     if (buttons.empty())
     {
         mMessageBoxManager->createMessageBox(message);
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@ void WindowManager::messageBox (const std::string& message, const std::vector<st
     else
     {
         mMessageBoxManager->createInteractiveMessageBox(message, buttons);
+        setGuiMode(GM_InterMessageBox);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/extern/mygui_3.0.1/openmw_resources/openmw_interactive_messagebox_layout.xml b/extern/mygui_3.0.1/openmw_resources/openmw_interactive_messagebox_layout.xml
index 4db91341e..bba5d631c 100644
--- a/extern/mygui_3.0.1/openmw_resources/openmw_interactive_messagebox_layout.xml
+++ b/extern/mygui_3.0.1/openmw_resources/openmw_interactive_messagebox_layout.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <MyGUI type="Layout">
-    <Widget type="Window" skin="MW_Dialog" layer="Windows" position="0 0 0 0" name="_Main">
-        <Widget type="Edit" skin="MW_TextEditClient" position="5 -5 0 0" align="ALIGN_LEFT ALIGN_TOP STRETCH" name="message">
+    <Widget type="Window" skin="MW_Dialog" layer="Windows" position="0 0 500 400" name="_Main">
+        <Widget type="Edit" skin="MW_TextEditClient" position="10 10 490 20" align="ALIGN_LEFT ALIGN_TOP STRETCH" name="message">
             <Property key="Edit_Static" value="true"/>
             <Property key="Edit_WordWrap" value="true"/>
             <Property key="Text_FontHeight" value="18"/>
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
             <Property key="FontName" value = "MyGUI_CoreFont.18" />
             <Property key="TextColour" value = "0.7 0.7 0.7" />
         </Widget>
-        <Widget type="Widget" skin="" position="0 0 0 0" align="ALIGN_STRETCH" name="buttons">
-            <!--buttons-->
+        <Widget type="Widget" skin="" position="0 0 500 400" align="ALIGN_STRETCH" name="buttons">
+            <Widget type="Button" skin="MW_Button" position="0 0 30 18" name="somefunnybutton"/>
         </Widget>
     </Widget>
 </MyGUI>