diff --git a/components/widgets/box.cpp b/components/widgets/box.cpp
index eeddc22dd..a7bd573f4 100644
--- a/components/widgets/box.cpp
+++ b/components/widgets/box.cpp
@@ -238,6 +238,14 @@ namespace Gui
         align();
     }
 
+    void HBox::initialiseOverride()
+    {
+        Base::initialiseOverride();
+        MyGUI::Widget* client = 0;
+        assignWidget(client, "Client");
+        setWidgetClient(client);
+    }
+
     void HBox::onWidgetCreated(MyGUI::Widget* _widget)
     {
         align();
@@ -385,6 +393,14 @@ namespace Gui
         align();
     }
 
+    void VBox::initialiseOverride()
+    {
+        Base::initialiseOverride();
+        MyGUI::Widget* client = 0;
+        assignWidget(client, "Client");
+        setWidgetClient(client);
+    }
+
     MyGUI::IntSize VBox::getRequestedSize ()
     {
         MyGUI::IntSize size(0,0);
diff --git a/components/widgets/box.hpp b/components/widgets/box.hpp
index 70f73ce42..467d4b82d 100644
--- a/components/widgets/box.hpp
+++ b/components/widgets/box.hpp
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ namespace Gui
         virtual void setCoord (const MyGUI::IntCoord &_value);
 
     protected:
+        virtual void initialiseOverride();
+
         virtual void align();
         virtual MyGUI::IntSize getRequestedSize();
 
@@ -116,6 +118,8 @@ namespace Gui
         virtual void setCoord (const MyGUI::IntCoord &_value);
 
     protected:
+        virtual void initialiseOverride();
+
         virtual void align();
         virtual MyGUI::IntSize getRequestedSize();