diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.cpp
index c4334250d..17de1f504 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.cpp
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 
 using namespace MWGui;
 
-MessageBoxManager::MessageBoxManager (WindowManager *windowManager, MyGUI::Gui *_gui)
+MessageBoxManager::MessageBoxManager (WindowManager *windowManager)
 {
     mWindowManager = windowManager;
-    gui = _gui;
     // defines
     mMessageBoxSpeed = 0.1;
     mInterMessageBoxe = NULL;
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ bool MessageBoxManager::createInteractiveMessageBox (const std::string& message,
     std::copy (buttons.begin(), buttons.end(), std::ostream_iterator<std::string> (std::cout, ", "));
     std::cout << std::endl;
     
-    mInterMessageBoxe = new InteractiveMessageBox(*this, gui, message, buttons);
+    mInterMessageBoxe = new InteractiveMessageBox(*this, message, buttons);
     
     return true;
 }
@@ -184,11 +183,12 @@ int MessageBox::getHeight ()
 
 
 
-InteractiveMessageBox::InteractiveMessageBox(MessageBoxManager& parMessageBoxManager, MyGUI::Gui *_gui, const std::string& message, const std::vector<std::string>& buttons)
+InteractiveMessageBox::InteractiveMessageBox(MessageBoxManager& parMessageBoxManager, const std::string& message, const std::vector<std::string>& buttons)
   : Layout("openmw_interactive_messagebox_layout.xml")
   , mMessageBoxManager(parMessageBoxManager)
-  , mGUI(_gui)
 {
+    mTextButtonPadding = 10;
+    
     getWidget(mMessageWidget, "message");
     getWidget(mButtonsWidget, "buttons");
     
@@ -207,13 +207,19 @@ InteractiveMessageBox::InteractiveMessageBox(MessageBoxManager& parMessageBoxMan
     size.height = textSize.height;
     mMessageWidget->setSize(size);
     
+    MyGUI::IntCoord coord(10, textSize.height+mTextButtonPadding, 100, 50);
+    
     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");
+        MyGUI::ButtonPtr button = mButtonsWidget->createWidget<MyGUI::Button>(
+            MyGUI::WidgetStyle::Child,
+            std::string("MW_Button"),
+            coord,
+            MyGUI::Align::Default);
         button->setCaption(*it);
-        //mButtons.push_back(button);
+        mButtons.push_back(button);
     }
     
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.hpp
index 5e31cb346..f7c7197fa 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.hpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace MWGui
     class MessageBoxManager
     {
         public:
-            MessageBoxManager (WindowManager* windowManager, MyGUI::Gui *_gui);
+            MessageBoxManager (WindowManager* windowManager);
             void onFrame (float frameDuration);
             void createMessageBox (const std::string& message);
             bool createInteractiveMessageBox (const std::string& message, const std::vector<std::string>& buttons);
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ namespace MWGui
             std::vector<MessageBox*> mMessageBoxes;
             InteractiveMessageBox* mInterMessageBoxe;
             std::vector<MessageBoxManagerTimer> mTimers;
-            MyGUI::Gui *gui;
             float mMessageBoxSpeed;
     };
     
@@ -67,14 +66,15 @@ namespace MWGui
     class InteractiveMessageBox : public OEngine::GUI::Layout
     {
         public:
-            InteractiveMessageBox (MessageBoxManager& parMessageBoxManager, MyGUI::Gui *_gui, const std::string& message, const std::vector<std::string>& buttons);
+            InteractiveMessageBox (MessageBoxManager& parMessageBoxManager, const std::string& message, const std::vector<std::string>& buttons);
             
-        protected:
+        private:
             MessageBoxManager& mMessageBoxManager;
             MyGUI::EditPtr mMessageWidget;
             MyGUI::WidgetPtr mButtonsWidget;
-            MyGUI::Gui *mGUI;
-            //std::vector<MyGUI::Button> mButtons;
+            std::vector<MyGUI::ButtonPtr> mButtons;
+
+            int mTextButtonPadding;
     };
 
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.cpp
index 55d0c93cf..b5a6e36a6 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, (MyGUI::Gui*)gui);
+    mMessageBoxManager = new MessageBoxManager(this);
 
     // The HUD is always on
     hud->setVisible(true);
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 bba5d631c..40c0787b8 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
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
             <Property key="TextColour" value = "0.7 0.7 0.7" />
         </Widget>
         <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 type="Button" skin="MW_Button" position="0 0 30 18" name="somefunnybutton"/ -->
         </Widget>
     </Widget>
 </MyGUI>