diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/alchemywindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/alchemywindow.cpp
index 50d209524..9c26bfabe 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/alchemywindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/alchemywindow.cpp
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ namespace MWGui
                 {
                     ESM::ENAMstruct effect;
                     effect.effectID = mEffects[i].mEffectID;
+                    effect.area = 0;
                     effect.range = ESM::RT_Self;
                     effect.skill = mEffects[i].mSkill;
                     effect.attribute = mEffects[i].mAttribute;
@@ -167,10 +168,51 @@ namespace MWGui
             int random = rand() % names.size();
             newPotion.model = "m\\misc_potion_" + names[random ] + "_01.nif";
             newPotion.icon = "m\\tx_potion_" + names[random ] + "_01.dds";
-            std::pair<std::string, const ESM::Potion*> result = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->createRecord(newPotion);
+
+            // check if a similiar potion record exists already
+            bool found = false;
+            std::string objectId;
+            typedef std::map<std::string, ESM::Potion> PotionMap;
+            PotionMap potions = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().potions.list;
+            for (PotionMap::const_iterator it = potions.begin(); it != potions.end(); ++it)
+            {
+                if (found) break;
+
+                if (it->second.data.value == newPotion.data.value
+                    && it->second.data.weight == newPotion.data.weight
+                    && it->second.name == newPotion.name
+                    && it->second.effects.list.size() == newPotion.effects.list.size())
+                {
+                    // check effects
+                    for (unsigned int i=0; i < it->second.effects.list.size(); ++i)
+                    {
+                        const ESM::ENAMstruct& a = it->second.effects.list[i];
+                        const ESM::ENAMstruct& b = newPotion.effects.list[i];
+                        if (a.effectID == b.effectID
+                            && a.area == b.area
+                            && a.range == b.range
+                            && a.skill == b.skill
+                            && a.attribute == b.attribute
+                            && a.magnMin == b.magnMin
+                            && a.magnMax == b.magnMax
+                            && a.duration == b.duration)
+                        {
+                            found = true;
+                            objectId = it->first;
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (!found)
+            {
+                std::pair<std::string, const ESM::Potion*> result = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->createRecord(newPotion);
+                objectId = result.first;
+            }
 
             // create a reference and add it to player inventory
-            MWWorld::ManualRef ref(MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore(), result.first);
+            MWWorld::ManualRef ref(MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore(), objectId);
             MWWorld::ContainerStore& store = MWWorld::Class::get(mPtr).getContainerStore(mPtr);
             ref.getPtr().getRefData().setCount(1);
             store.add(ref.getPtr());
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_alchemy_window_layout.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_alchemy_window_layout.xml
index 8eb5e1265..2590f9db2 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_alchemy_window_layout.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_alchemy_window_layout.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
 <MyGUI type="Layout">
-    <Widget type="Window" skin="MW_Dialog" layer="Windows" position="0 0 600 500" name="_Main">
+    <Widget type="Window" skin="MW_Dialog" layer="Windows" position="0 0 560 410" name="_Main">
 
         <Widget type="TextBox" skin="SandText" position="8 8 60 24">
             <Property key="Caption" value="#{sName}"/>
@@ -10,73 +10,73 @@
 
         <Widget type="EditBox" skin="MW_TextEdit" position="76 8 250 24" name="NameEdit"/>
 
-        <Widget type="TextBox" skin="SandText" position="8 40 140 24">
+        <Widget type="TextBox" skin="SandText" position="270 40 140 24">
             <Property key="Caption" value="#{sApparatus}"/>
             <Property key="TextAlign" value="Left"/>
         </Widget>
 
         <!-- Apparatus bar -->
-        <Widget type="Widget" skin="" position="8 66 230 50">
+        <Widget type="Widget" skin="" position="270 66 230 50">
             <Widget type="Widget" skin="MW_Box" position="0 0 50 50">
-                <Widget type="ImageBox" skin="ImageBox" position="4 4 42 42" name="Apparatus1"/>
+                <Widget type="ImageBox" skin="ImageBox" position="9 9 32 32" name="Apparatus1"/>
             </Widget>
 
             <Widget type="Widget" skin="MW_Box" position="60 0 50 50">
-                <Widget type="ImageBox" skin="ImageBox" position="4 4 42 42" name="Apparatus2"/>
+                <Widget type="ImageBox" skin="ImageBox" position="9 9 32 32" name="Apparatus2"/>
             </Widget>
 
             <Widget type="Widget" skin="MW_Box" position="120 0 50 50">
-                <Widget type="ImageBox" skin="ImageBox" position="4 4 42 42" name="Apparatus3"/>
+                <Widget type="ImageBox" skin="ImageBox" position="9 9 32 32" name="Apparatus3"/>
             </Widget>
 
             <Widget type="Widget" skin="MW_Box" position="180 0 50 50">
-                <Widget type="ImageBox" skin="ImageBox" position="4 4 42 42" name="Apparatus4"/>
+                <Widget type="ImageBox" skin="ImageBox" position="9 9 32 32" name="Apparatus4"/>
             </Widget>
         </Widget>
 
-        <Widget type="TextBox" skin="SandText" position="8 124 140 24">
+        <Widget type="TextBox" skin="SandText" position="8 40 140 24">
             <Property key="Caption" value="#{sIngredients}"/>
             <Property key="TextAlign" value="Left"/>
         </Widget>
 
         <!-- Used ingredients bar -->
-        <Widget type="Widget" skin="" position="8 150 230 50">
+        <Widget type="Widget" skin="" position="8 66 230 50">
             <Widget type="Widget" skin="MW_Box" position="0 0 50 50">
-                <Widget type="ImageBox" skin="ImageBox" position="4 4 42 42" name="Ingredient1"/>
+                <Widget type="ImageBox" skin="ImageBox" position="9 9 32 32" name="Ingredient1"/>
             </Widget>
 
             <Widget type="Widget" skin="MW_Box" position="60 0 50 50">
-                <Widget type="ImageBox" skin="ImageBox" position="4 4 42 42" name="Ingredient2"/>
+                <Widget type="ImageBox" skin="ImageBox" position="9 9 32 32" name="Ingredient2"/>
             </Widget>
 
             <Widget type="Widget" skin="MW_Box" position="120 0 50 50">
-                <Widget type="ImageBox" skin="ImageBox" position="4 4 42 42" name="Ingredient3"/>
+                <Widget type="ImageBox" skin="ImageBox" position="9 9 32 32" name="Ingredient3"/>
             </Widget>
 
             <Widget type="Widget" skin="MW_Box" position="180 0 50 50">
-                <Widget type="ImageBox" skin="ImageBox" position="4 4 42 42" name="Ingredient4"/>
+                <Widget type="ImageBox" skin="ImageBox" position="9 9 32 32" name="Ingredient4"/>
             </Widget>
         </Widget>
 
         <!-- Available ingredients -->
-        <Widget type="Widget" skin="MW_Box" position="8 206 300 218" name="box" align="Left Top Stretch">
-            <Widget type="ScrollView" skin="MW_ScrollViewH" position="4 4 292 210" name="ItemView" align="Left Top Stretch">
+        <Widget type="Widget" skin="MW_Box" position="8 126 247 238" name="box" align="Left Top Stretch">
+            <Widget type="ScrollView" skin="MW_ScrollViewH" position="4 4 239 220" name="ItemView" align="Left Top Stretch">
                 <Property key="CanvasAlign" value="Left Top"/>
-                <Widget type="Button" skin="" name="Items" position="0 0 292 210" name="Items" align="Left Top Stretch"/>
+                <Widget type="Button" skin="" name="Items" position="0 0 239 220" name="Items" align="Left Top Stretch"/>
             </Widget>
         </Widget>
 
         <!-- Created effects -->
-        <Widget type="TextBox" skin="SandText" position="314 38 200 24">
+        <Widget type="TextBox" skin="SandText" position="270 123 200 24">
             <Property key="Caption" value="#{sCreatedEffects}"/>
             <Property key="TextAlign" value="Left"/>
         </Widget>
-        <Widget type="Widget" skin="MW_Box" position="314 64 270 200">
-            <Widget type="Widget" skin="" position="4 4 262 192" name="CreatedEffects"/>
+        <Widget type="Widget" skin="MW_Box" position="270 149 270 214">
+            <Widget type="Widget" skin="" position="4 4 262 204" name="CreatedEffects"/>
         </Widget>
 
         <!-- Buttons -->
-        <Widget type="Widget" skin="" position="314 270 200 24">
+        <Widget type="Widget" skin="" position="270 370 270 24">
             <Widget type="Button" skin="MW_Button" position="0 0 60 24" name="CreateButton">
                 <Property key="Caption" value="#{sCreate}"/>
             </Widget>