diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7fd1e4d26..fa84ec10a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
     Bug #4999: Drop instruction behaves differently from vanilla
     Bug #5001: Possible data race in the Animation::setAlpha()
     Bug #5004: Werewolves shield their eyes during storm
+    Bug #5012: "Take all" on owned container generates a messagebox per item
     Bug #5018: Spell tooltips don't support purely negative magnitudes
     Bug #5025: Data race in the ICO::setMaximumNumOfObjectsToCompilePerFrame()
     Bug #5028: Offered price caps are not trading-specific
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp
index bad80d6bd..a6d0d1223 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp
@@ -100,9 +100,12 @@ namespace MWBase
             ///< Say some text, without an actor ref
             /// \param filename name of a sound file in "Sound/" in the data directory.
 
-            virtual bool sayDone(const MWWorld::ConstPtr &reference=MWWorld::ConstPtr()) const = 0;
+            virtual bool sayActive(const MWWorld::ConstPtr &reference=MWWorld::ConstPtr()) const = 0;
             ///< Is actor not speaking?
 
+            virtual bool sayDone(const MWWorld::ConstPtr &reference=MWWorld::ConstPtr()) const = 0;
+            ///< For scripting backward compatibility
+
             virtual void stopSay(const MWWorld::ConstPtr &reference=MWWorld::ConstPtr()) = 0;
             ///< Stop an actor speaking
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.cpp
index c075d3cac..21bc067d7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.cpp
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ namespace MWDialogue
     void DialogueManager::say(const MWWorld::Ptr &actor, const std::string &topic)
     {
         MWBase::SoundManager *sndMgr = MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager();
-        if(!sndMgr->sayDone(actor))
+        if(sndMgr->sayActive(actor))
         {
             // Actor is already saying something.
             return;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index 4a17dea7b..02bedee86 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ namespace MWGui
       , mHudEnabled(true)
       , mCursorVisible(true)
       , mCursorActive(false)
+      , mPlayerBounty(-1)
       , mPlayerName()
       , mPlayerRaceId()
       , mPlayerAttributes()
@@ -1025,6 +1026,18 @@ namespace MWGui
         if (!gameRunning)
             return;
 
+        // We should display message about crime only once per frame, even if there are several crimes.
+        // Otherwise we will get message spam when stealing several items via Take All button.
+        const MWWorld::Ptr player = MWMechanics::getPlayer();
+        int currentBounty = player.getClass().getNpcStats(player).getBounty();
+        if (currentBounty != mPlayerBounty)
+        {
+            if (mPlayerBounty >= 0 && currentBounty > mPlayerBounty)
+                messageBox("#{sCrimeMessage}");
+
+            mPlayerBounty = currentBounty;
+        }
+
         mDragAndDrop->onFrame();
 
         mHud->onFrame(frameDuration);
@@ -1773,6 +1786,8 @@ namespace MWGui
 
     void WindowManager::clear()
     {
+        mPlayerBounty = -1;
+
         for (WindowBase* window : mWindows)
             window->clear();
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
index e7fc8109d..0b4307ec4 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -462,6 +462,8 @@ namespace MWGui
     bool mCursorVisible;
     bool mCursorActive;
 
+    int mPlayerBounty;
+
     void setCursorVisible(bool visible);
 
     /// \todo get rid of this stuff. Move it to the respective UI element classes, if needed.
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
index ff59ba4b9..8cab2f00b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
 
     void Actors::playIdleDialogue(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor)
     {
-        if (!actor.getClass().isActor() || actor == getPlayer() || !MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->sayDone(actor))
+        if (!actor.getClass().isActor() || actor == getPlayer() || MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->sayActive(actor))
             return;
 
         const CreatureStats &stats = actor.getClass().getCreatureStats(actor);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp
index c39487493..7547f086b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -1452,7 +1452,6 @@ namespace MWMechanics
 
         if (reported)
         {
-            MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->messageBox("#{sCrimeMessage}");
             player.getClass().getNpcStats(player).setBounty(player.getClass().getNpcStats(player).getBounty()
                                                       + arg);
 
@@ -1923,7 +1922,6 @@ namespace MWMechanics
                 {
                     npcStats.setBounty(npcStats.getBounty()+
                                        gmst.find("iWereWolfBounty")->mValue.getInteger());
-                    windowManager->messageBox("#{sCrimeMessage}");
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
index 09c2c8e1c..d56ac9bd0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ void HeadAnimationTime::update(float dt)
     if (!mEnabled)
         return;
 
-    if (MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->sayDone(mReference))
+    if (!MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->sayActive(mReference))
     {
         mBlinkTimer += dt;
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
index aa1686f7c..cef791c85 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -566,6 +566,27 @@ namespace MWSound
         return true;
     }
 
+    bool SoundManager::sayActive(const MWWorld::ConstPtr &ptr) const
+    {
+        SaySoundMap::const_iterator snditer = mSaySoundsQueue.find(ptr);
+        if(snditer != mSaySoundsQueue.end())
+        {
+            if(mOutput->isStreamPlaying(snditer->second))
+                return true;
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        snditer = mActiveSaySounds.find(ptr);
+        if(snditer != mActiveSaySounds.end())
+        {
+            if(mOutput->isStreamPlaying(snditer->second))
+                return true;
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
     void SoundManager::stopSay(const MWWorld::ConstPtr &ptr)
     {
         SaySoundMap::iterator snditer = mSaySoundsQueue.find(ptr);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp
index d0b98ffe4..786e3a5a7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -179,9 +179,12 @@ namespace MWSound
         ///< Say some text, without an actor ref
         /// \param filename name of a sound file in "Sound/" in the data directory.
 
-        virtual bool sayDone(const MWWorld::ConstPtr &reference=MWWorld::ConstPtr()) const;
+        virtual bool sayActive(const MWWorld::ConstPtr &reference=MWWorld::ConstPtr()) const;
         ///< Is actor not speaking?
 
+        virtual bool sayDone(const MWWorld::ConstPtr &reference=MWWorld::ConstPtr()) const;
+        ///< For scripting backward compatibility
+
         virtual void stopSay(const MWWorld::ConstPtr &reference=MWWorld::ConstPtr());
         ///< Stop an actor speaking