diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
index 58fa221e6..c2b02452a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
@@ -338,6 +338,9 @@ namespace MWBase
             /// Darken the screen by \a factor (1.0 = no darkening). Works independently from screen fading.
             virtual void setScreenFactor (float factor) = 0;
 
+            virtual void activateHitOverlay() = 0;
+            virtual void setWerewolfOverlay(bool set) = 0;
+
             virtual void toggleDebugWindow() = 0;
     };
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp
index 5d5b8a689..b4c1ad13a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp
@@ -778,6 +778,9 @@ namespace MWClass
                 sndMgr->playSound3D(ptr, "Health Damage", 1.0f, 1.0f);
             float health = getCreatureStats(ptr).getHealth().getCurrent() - damage;
             setActorHealth(ptr, health, attacker);
+
+            if (ptr.getRefData().getHandle() == "player")
+                MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->activateHitOverlay();
         }
         else
         {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/screenfader.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/screenfader.cpp
index c27737285..1adfdef05 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/screenfader.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/screenfader.cpp
@@ -3,43 +3,86 @@
 namespace MWGui
 {
 
-    ScreenFader::ScreenFader()
+    FadeOp::FadeOp(ScreenFader * fader, float time, float targetAlpha)
+        : mFader(fader),
+          mRemainingTime(time),
+          mTargetTime(time),
+          mTargetAlpha(targetAlpha),
+          mStartAlpha(0.f),
+          mRunning(false)
+    {
+    }
+
+    bool FadeOp::isRunning()
+    {
+        return mRunning;
+    }
+
+    void FadeOp::start()
+    {
+        if (mRunning)
+            return;
+
+        mRemainingTime = mTargetTime;
+        mStartAlpha = mFader->getCurrentAlpha();
+        mRunning = true;
+    }
+
+    void FadeOp::update(float dt)
+    {
+        if (!mRunning)
+            return;
+
+        if (mRemainingTime <= 0 || mStartAlpha == mTargetAlpha)
+        {
+            finish();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        float currentAlpha = mFader->getCurrentAlpha();
+        if (mStartAlpha > mTargetAlpha)
+        {
+            currentAlpha -= dt/mTargetTime * (mStartAlpha-mTargetAlpha);
+            if (currentAlpha < mTargetAlpha)
+                currentAlpha = mTargetAlpha;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            currentAlpha += dt/mTargetTime * (mTargetAlpha-mStartAlpha);
+            if (currentAlpha > mTargetAlpha)
+                currentAlpha = mTargetAlpha;
+        }
+
+        mFader->notifyAlphaChanged(currentAlpha);
+
+        mRemainingTime -= dt;
+    }
+
+    void FadeOp::finish()
+    {
+        mRunning = false;
+        mFader->notifyOperationFinished();
+    }
+
+    ScreenFader::ScreenFader(const std::string & texturePath)
         : WindowBase("openmw_screen_fader.layout")
-        , mMode(FadingMode_In)
-        , mRemainingTime(0.f)
-        , mTargetTime(0.f)
-        , mTargetAlpha(0.f)
         , mCurrentAlpha(0.f)
-        , mStartAlpha(0.f)
         , mFactor(1.f)
+        , mRepeat(false)
     {
         mMainWidget->setSize(MyGUI::RenderManager::getInstance().getViewSize());
-
+        mMainWidget->setProperty("ImageTexture", texturePath);
         setVisible(false);
     }
 
     void ScreenFader::update(float dt)
     {
-        if (mRemainingTime > 0)
+        if (!mQueue.empty())
         {
-            if (mMode == FadingMode_In)
-            {
-                mCurrentAlpha -= dt/mTargetTime * (mStartAlpha-mTargetAlpha);
-                if (mCurrentAlpha < mTargetAlpha) mCurrentAlpha = mTargetAlpha;
-            }
-            else if (mMode == FadingMode_Out)
-            {
-                mCurrentAlpha += dt/mTargetTime * (mTargetAlpha-mStartAlpha);
-                if (mCurrentAlpha > mTargetAlpha) mCurrentAlpha = mTargetAlpha;
-            }
-
-            mRemainingTime -= dt;
+            if (!mQueue.front()->isRunning())
+                mQueue.front()->start();
+            mQueue.front()->update(dt);
         }
-
-        if (1.f-((1.f-mCurrentAlpha) * mFactor) == 0.f)
-            mMainWidget->setVisible(false);
-        else
-            applyAlpha();
     }
 
     void ScreenFader::applyAlpha()
@@ -50,62 +93,73 @@ namespace MWGui
 
     void ScreenFader::fadeIn(float time)
     {
-        if (time<0.f) return;
-        if (time==0.f)
-        {
-            mCurrentAlpha = 0.f;
-            applyAlpha();
-            return;
-        }
-
-        mStartAlpha = mCurrentAlpha;
-        mTargetAlpha = 0.f;
-        mMode = FadingMode_In;
-        mTargetTime = time;
-        mRemainingTime = time;
+        queue(time, 0.f);
     }
 
     void ScreenFader::fadeOut(const float time)
     {
-        if (time<0.f) return;
-        if (time==0.f)
-        {
-            mCurrentAlpha = 1.f;
-            applyAlpha();
-            return;
-        }
-
-        mStartAlpha = mCurrentAlpha;
-        mTargetAlpha = 1.f;
-        mMode = FadingMode_Out;
-        mTargetTime = time;
-        mRemainingTime = time;
+        queue(time, 1.f);
     }
 
     void ScreenFader::fadeTo(const int percent, const float time)
     {
-        if (time<0.f) return;
-        if (time==0.f)
+        queue(time, percent/100.f);
+    }
+
+    void ScreenFader::setFactor(float factor)
+    {
+        mFactor = factor;
+    }
+
+    void ScreenFader::setRepeat(bool repeat)
+    {
+        mRepeat = repeat;
+    }
+
+    void ScreenFader::queue(float time, float targetAlpha)
+    {
+        if (time < 0.f)
+            return;
+
+        if (time == 0.f)
         {
-            mCurrentAlpha = percent/100.f;
+            mCurrentAlpha = targetAlpha;
             applyAlpha();
             return;
         }
 
-        mStartAlpha = mCurrentAlpha;
-        mTargetAlpha = percent/100.f;
+        mQueue.push_back(FadeOp::Ptr(new FadeOp(this, time, targetAlpha)));
+    }
+
+    void ScreenFader::clearQueue()
+    {
+        mQueue.clear();
+    }
+
+    void ScreenFader::notifyAlphaChanged(float alpha)
+    {
+        if (mCurrentAlpha == alpha)
+            return;
 
-        if (mTargetAlpha == mStartAlpha) return;
-        else if (mTargetAlpha > mStartAlpha) mMode = FadingMode_Out;
-        else mMode = FadingMode_In;
+        mCurrentAlpha = alpha;
 
-        mTargetTime = time;
-        mRemainingTime = time;
+        if (1.f-((1.f-mCurrentAlpha) * mFactor) == 0.f)
+            mMainWidget->setVisible(false);
+        else
+            applyAlpha();
     }
 
-    void ScreenFader::setFactor(float factor)
+    void ScreenFader::notifyOperationFinished()
     {
-        mFactor = factor;
+        FadeOp::Ptr op = mQueue.front();
+        mQueue.pop_front();
+
+        if (mRepeat)
+            mQueue.push_back(op);
     }
 
+    float ScreenFader::getCurrentAlpha()
+    {
+        return mCurrentAlpha;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/screenfader.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/screenfader.hpp
index 975006a85..07b6992ba 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/screenfader.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/screenfader.hpp
@@ -1,15 +1,42 @@
 #ifndef OPENMW_MWGUI_SCREENFADER_H
 #define OPENMW_MWGUI_SCREENFADER_H
 
+#include <deque>
+
+#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
+
 #include "windowbase.hpp"
 
 namespace MWGui
 {
+    class ScreenFader;
+
+    class FadeOp
+    {
+    public:
+        typedef boost::shared_ptr<FadeOp> Ptr;
+
+        FadeOp(ScreenFader * fader, float time, float targetAlpha);
+
+        bool isRunning();
+
+        void start();
+        void update(float dt);
+        void finish();
+
+    private:
+        ScreenFader * mFader;
+        float mRemainingTime;
+        float mTargetTime;
+        float mTargetAlpha;
+        float mStartAlpha;
+        bool mRunning;
+    };
 
     class ScreenFader : public WindowBase
     {
     public:
-        ScreenFader();
+        ScreenFader(const std::string & texturePath);
 
         void update(float dt);
 
@@ -18,27 +45,24 @@ namespace MWGui
         void fadeTo(const int percent, const float time);
 
         void setFactor (float factor);
+        void setRepeat(bool repeat);
 
-    private:
-        enum FadingMode
-        {
-            FadingMode_In,
-            FadingMode_Out
-        };
+        void queue(float time, float targetAlpha);
+        void clearQueue();
 
-        void applyAlpha();
+        void notifyAlphaChanged(float alpha);
+        void notifyOperationFinished();
+        float getCurrentAlpha();
 
-        FadingMode mMode;
+    private:
+        void applyAlpha();
 
-        float mRemainingTime;
-        float mTargetTime;
-        float mTargetAlpha;
         float mCurrentAlpha;
-        float mStartAlpha;
-
         float mFactor;
-    };
 
+        bool mRepeat; // repeat queued operations without removing them
+        std::deque<FadeOp::Ptr> mQueue;
+    };
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index 16295d3a5..ba880ddc9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ namespace MWGui
       , mCompanionWindow(NULL)
       , mVideoBackground(NULL)
       , mVideoWidget(NULL)
+      , mHitFader(NULL)
+      , mWerewolfFader(NULL)
       , mScreenFader(NULL)
       , mDebugWindow(NULL)
       , mTranslationDataStorage (translationDataStorage)
@@ -127,6 +129,8 @@ namespace MWGui
       , mInputBlocker(NULL)
       , mCrosshairEnabled(Settings::Manager::getBool ("crosshair", "HUD"))
       , mSubtitlesEnabled(Settings::Manager::getBool ("subtitles", "GUI"))
+      , mHitFaderEnabled(Settings::Manager::getBool ("hit fader", "GUI"))
+      , mWerewolfOverlayEnabled(Settings::Manager::getBool ("werewolf overlay", "GUI"))
       , mHudEnabled(true)
       , mGuiEnabled(true)
       , mCursorVisible(true)
@@ -267,7 +271,11 @@ namespace MWGui
         mSoulgemDialog = new SoulgemDialog(mMessageBoxManager);
         mCompanionWindow = new CompanionWindow(mDragAndDrop, mMessageBoxManager);
         trackWindow(mCompanionWindow, "companion");
-        mScreenFader = new ScreenFader();
+
+        mWerewolfFader = new ScreenFader("textures\\werewolfoverlay.dds");
+        mHitFader = new ScreenFader("textures\\player_hit_01.dds");
+        mScreenFader = new ScreenFader("black.png");
+
         mDebugWindow = new DebugWindow();
 
         mInputBlocker = MyGUI::Gui::getInstance().createWidget<MyGUI::Widget>("",0,0,w,h,MyGUI::Align::Stretch,"Overlay");
@@ -359,6 +367,8 @@ namespace MWGui
         delete mCursorManager;
         delete mRecharge;
         delete mCompanionWindow;
+        delete mHitFader;
+        delete mWerewolfFader;
         delete mScreenFader;
         delete mDebugWindow;
 
@@ -862,6 +872,8 @@ namespace MWGui
         mConsole->checkReferenceAvailable();
         mCompanionWindow->onFrame();
 
+        mHitFader->update(frameDuration);
+        mWerewolfFader->update(frameDuration);
         mScreenFader->update(frameDuration);
 
         mDebugWindow->onFrame(frameDuration);
@@ -1450,7 +1462,10 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         const MWWorld::Ptr player = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayerPtr();
         if (player.getClass().getNpcStats(player).isWerewolf())
+        {
+            setWerewolfOverlay(true);
             forceHide((GuiWindow)(MWGui::GW_Inventory | MWGui::GW_Magic));
+        }
     }
 
     // Remove this method for MyGUI 3.2.2
@@ -1718,16 +1733,19 @@ namespace MWGui
 
     void WindowManager::fadeScreenIn(const float time)
     {
+        mScreenFader->clearQueue();
         mScreenFader->fadeIn(time);
     }
 
     void WindowManager::fadeScreenOut(const float time)
     {
+        mScreenFader->clearQueue();
         mScreenFader->fadeOut(time);
     }
 
     void WindowManager::fadeScreenTo(const int percent, const float time)
     {
+        mScreenFader->clearQueue();
         mScreenFader->fadeTo(percent, time);
     }
 
@@ -1736,6 +1754,27 @@ namespace MWGui
         mScreenFader->setFactor(factor);
     }
 
+    void WindowManager::activateHitOverlay()
+    {
+        if (!mHitFaderEnabled)
+            return;
+
+        mHitFader->clearQueue();
+        mHitFader->fadeTo(50, 0.2f);
+        mHitFader->fadeTo(0, 0.2f);
+    }
+
+    void WindowManager::setWerewolfOverlay(bool set)
+    {
+        if (mWerewolfOverlayEnabled)
+            return;
+
+        if (set)
+            mWerewolfFader->fadeOut(1.0f);
+        else
+            mWerewolfFader->fadeIn(1.0f);
+    }
+
     void WindowManager::onClipboardChanged(const std::string &_type, const std::string &_data)
     {
         if (_type == "Text")
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
index 1dae77641..7be0c1165 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -334,6 +334,9 @@ namespace MWGui
     /// Darken the screen by \a factor (1.0 = no darkening). Works independently from screen fading.
     virtual void setScreenFactor (float factor);
 
+    virtual void activateHitOverlay();
+    virtual void setWerewolfOverlay(bool set);
+
     virtual void toggleDebugWindow();
 
   private:
@@ -388,6 +391,8 @@ namespace MWGui
     CompanionWindow* mCompanionWindow;
     MyGUI::ImageBox* mVideoBackground;
     VideoWidget* mVideoWidget;
+    ScreenFader* mWerewolfFader;
+    ScreenFader* mHitFader;
     ScreenFader* mScreenFader;
     DebugWindow* mDebugWindow;
 
@@ -400,6 +405,8 @@ namespace MWGui
 
     bool mCrosshairEnabled;
     bool mSubtitlesEnabled;
+    bool mHitFaderEnabled;
+    bool mWerewolfOverlayEnabled;
     bool mHudEnabled;
     bool mGuiEnabled;
     bool mCursorVisible;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 28a44d3ba..a905820f8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -2352,6 +2352,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
                 windowManager->unsetForceHide(MWGui::GW_Magic);
             }
 
+            windowManager->setWerewolfOverlay(werewolf);
+
             // Witnesses of the player's transformation will make them a globally known werewolf
             std::vector<MWWorld::Ptr> closeActors;
             MWBase::Environment::get().getMechanicsManager()->getActorsInRange(Ogre::Vector3(actor.getRefData().getPosition().pos),
diff --git a/files/settings-default.cfg b/files/settings-default.cfg
index 06d999189..12b52d3db 100644
--- a/files/settings-default.cfg
+++ b/files/settings-default.cfg
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ tooltip delay = 0
 
 subtitles = false
 
+hit fader = true
+werewolf overlay = true
+
 [General]
 # Camera field of view
 field of view = 55