diff --git a/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt
index 3399b9ddd..0607f67ee 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ opencs_units (view/world
     table tablesubview scriptsubview util regionmapsubview tablebottombox creator genericcreator
     cellcreator referenceablecreator referencecreator scenesubview
     infocreator scriptedit dialoguesubview previewsubview regionmap dragrecordtable nestedtable
-    dialoguespinbox
+    dialoguespinbox recordbuttonbar
     )
 
 opencs_units_noqt (view/world
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/dialoguesubview.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/dialoguesubview.cpp
index 99650834e..a2f25df44 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/dialoguesubview.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/dialoguesubview.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include "util.hpp"
 #include "tablebottombox.hpp"
 #include "nestedtable.hpp"
+#include "recordbuttonbar.hpp"
 /*
 ==============================NotEditableSubDelegate==========================================
 */
@@ -712,69 +713,16 @@ CSVWorld::DialogueSubView::DialogueSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id,
     connect(mBottom, SIGNAL(requestFocus(const std::string&)), this, SLOT(requestFocus(const std::string&)));
 
     // buttons
-    QHBoxLayout *buttonsLayout = new QHBoxLayout;
-    QToolButton* prevButton = new QToolButton (this);
-    prevButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/go-previous.png"));
-    prevButton->setToolTip ("Switch to previous record");
-    QToolButton* nextButton = new QToolButton (this);
-    nextButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/go-next.png"));
-    nextButton->setToolTip ("Switch to next record");
-    buttonsLayout->addWidget(prevButton, 0);
-    buttonsLayout->addWidget(nextButton, 1);
-    buttonsLayout->addStretch(2);
-
-    QToolButton* cloneButton = new QToolButton (this);
-    cloneButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/edit-clone.png"));
-    cloneButton->setToolTip ("Clone record");
-    QToolButton* addButton = new QToolButton (this);
-    addButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/add.png"));
-    addButton->setToolTip ("Add new record");
-    QToolButton* deleteButton = new QToolButton (this);
-    deleteButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/edit-delete.png"));
-    deleteButton->setToolTip ("Delete record");
-    QToolButton* revertButton = new QToolButton (this);
-    revertButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/edit-undo.png"));
-    revertButton->setToolTip ("Revert record");
-
-    if (getTable().getFeatures() & CSMWorld::IdTable::Feature_Preview)
-    {
-        QToolButton* previewButton = new QToolButton (this);
-        previewButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/edit-preview.png"));
-        previewButton->setToolTip ("Open a preview of this record");
-        buttonsLayout->addWidget(previewButton);
-        connect(previewButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(showPreview()));
-    }
-
-    if (getTable().getFeatures() & CSMWorld::IdTable::Feature_View)
-    {
-        QToolButton* viewButton = new QToolButton (this);
-        viewButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/cell.png"));
-        viewButton->setToolTip ("Open a scene view of the cell this record is located in");
-        buttonsLayout->addWidget(viewButton);
-        connect(viewButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(viewRecord()));
-    }
-
-    buttonsLayout->addWidget(cloneButton);
-    buttonsLayout->addWidget(addButton);
-    buttonsLayout->addWidget(deleteButton);
-    buttonsLayout->addWidget(revertButton);
-
-    connect(nextButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(nextId()));
-    connect(prevButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(prevId()));
-    connect(cloneButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(cloneRequest()));
-    connect(revertButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), &getCommandDispatcher(), SLOT(executeRevert()));
-    connect(deleteButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), &getCommandDispatcher(), SLOT(executeDelete()));
-
-    connect(addButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), mBottom, SLOT(createRequest()));
-
-    if(!mBottom->canCreateAndDelete())
-    {
-        cloneButton->setDisabled (true);
-        addButton->setDisabled (true);
-        deleteButton->setDisabled (true);
-    }
-
-    getMainLayout().addLayout (buttonsLayout);    
+    RecordButtonBar *buttons = new RecordButtonBar (getTable(), mBottom,
+        &getCommandDispatcher(), this);
+        
+    getMainLayout().addWidget (buttons);
+
+    connect (buttons, SIGNAL(nextId()), this, SLOT(nextId()));
+    connect (buttons, SIGNAL (prevId()), this, SLOT(prevId()));
+    connect (buttons, SIGNAL (cloneRequest()), this, SLOT(cloneRequest()));
+    connect (buttons, SIGNAL (showPreview()), this, SLOT(showPreview()));
+    connect (buttons, SIGNAL (viewRecord()), this, SLOT(viewRecord()));
 }
 
 void CSVWorld::DialogueSubView::cloneRequest()
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/recordbuttonbar.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/recordbuttonbar.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f5395317
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/recordbuttonbar.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+
+#include "recordbuttonbar.hpp"
+
+#include <QHBoxLayout>
+#include <QToolButton>
+
+#include "../../model/world/idtable.hpp"
+#include "../../model/world/commanddispatcher.hpp"
+
+#include "../world/tablebottombox.hpp"
+
+CSVWorld::RecordButtonBar::RecordButtonBar (CSMWorld::IdTable& table, TableBottomBox *bottomBox,
+    CSMWorld::CommandDispatcher *commandDispatcher, QWidget *parent)
+: QWidget (parent), mTable (table), mBottom (bottomBox), mCommandDispatcher (commandDispatcher)
+{
+    QHBoxLayout *buttonsLayout = new QHBoxLayout;
+    buttonsLayout->setContentsMargins (0, 0, 0, 0);
+
+    // left section
+    QToolButton* prevButton = new QToolButton (this);
+    prevButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/go-previous.png"));
+    prevButton->setToolTip ("Switch to previous record");
+    buttonsLayout->addWidget (prevButton, 0);
+    
+    QToolButton* nextButton = new QToolButton (this);
+    nextButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/go-next.png"));
+    nextButton->setToolTip ("Switch to next record");
+    buttonsLayout->addWidget (nextButton, 1);
+    
+    buttonsLayout->addStretch(2);
+
+    // optional buttons of the right section
+    if (mTable.getFeatures() & CSMWorld::IdTable::Feature_Preview)
+    {
+        QToolButton* previewButton = new QToolButton (this);
+        previewButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/edit-preview.png"));
+        previewButton->setToolTip ("Open a preview of this record");
+        buttonsLayout->addWidget(previewButton);
+        connect (previewButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SIGNAL (showPreview()));
+    }
+
+    if (mTable.getFeatures() & CSMWorld::IdTable::Feature_View)
+    {
+        QToolButton* viewButton = new QToolButton (this);
+        viewButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/cell.png"));
+        viewButton->setToolTip ("Open a scene view of the cell this record is located in");
+        buttonsLayout->addWidget(viewButton);
+        connect (viewButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SIGNAL (viewRecord()));
+    }
+
+    // right section
+    QToolButton* cloneButton = new QToolButton (this);
+    cloneButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/edit-clone.png"));
+    cloneButton->setToolTip ("Clone record");
+    buttonsLayout->addWidget(cloneButton);
+    
+    QToolButton* addButton = new QToolButton (this);
+    addButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/add.png"));
+    addButton->setToolTip ("Add new record");
+    buttonsLayout->addWidget(addButton);
+    
+    QToolButton* deleteButton = new QToolButton (this);
+    deleteButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/edit-delete.png"));
+    deleteButton->setToolTip ("Delete record");
+    buttonsLayout->addWidget(deleteButton);
+    
+    QToolButton* revertButton = new QToolButton (this);
+    revertButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/edit-undo.png"));
+    revertButton->setToolTip ("Revert record");
+    buttonsLayout->addWidget(revertButton);
+    
+    setLayout (buttonsLayout);
+
+    // disabling and connections
+    if(!mBottom || !mBottom->canCreateAndDelete())
+    {
+        cloneButton->setDisabled (true);
+        addButton->setDisabled (true);
+        deleteButton->setDisabled (true);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        connect (addButton, SIGNAL (clicked()), mBottom, SLOT (createRequest()));
+        connect (cloneButton, SIGNAL (clicked()), this, SIGNAL (cloneRequest()));
+    }
+
+    connect (nextButton, SIGNAL (clicked()), this, SIGNAL (nextId()));
+    connect (prevButton, SIGNAL (clicked()), this, SIGNAL (prevId()));
+
+    if (!mCommandDispatcher)
+    {
+        revertButton->setDisabled (true);
+        deleteButton->setDisabled (true);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        connect (revertButton, SIGNAL (clicked()), mCommandDispatcher, SLOT (executeRevert()));
+        connect (deleteButton, SIGNAL (clicked()), mCommandDispatcher, SLOT (executeDelete()));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/recordbuttonbar.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/recordbuttonbar.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..28e59407f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/recordbuttonbar.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#ifndef CSV_WORLD_RECORDBUTTONBAR_H
+#define CSV_WORLD_RECORDBUTTONBAR_H
+
+#include <QWidget>
+
+namespace CSMWorld
+{
+    class IdTable;
+    class CommandDispatcher;
+}
+
+namespace CSVWorld
+{
+    class TableBottomBox;
+
+    /// \brief Button bar for use in dialogue-type subviews
+    ///
+    /// Contains the following buttons:
+    /// - next/prev
+    /// - clone
+    /// - add
+    /// - delete
+    /// - revert
+    /// - preview (optional)
+    /// - view (optional)
+    class RecordButtonBar : public QWidget
+    {
+            Q_OBJECT
+
+            CSMWorld::IdTable& mTable;
+            TableBottomBox *mBottom;
+            CSMWorld::CommandDispatcher *mCommandDispatcher;
+
+        public:
+
+            RecordButtonBar (CSMWorld::IdTable& table, TableBottomBox *bottomBox = 0,
+                CSMWorld::CommandDispatcher *commandDispatcher = 0, QWidget *parent = 0);
+
+        signals:
+
+            void showPreview();
+
+            void viewRecord();
+
+            void nextId();
+
+            void prevId();
+
+            void cloneRequest();
+
+    };
+}
+
+#endif