diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/layouts.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/layouts.hpp
index c330afadb..ae43848ad 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/layouts.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/layouts.hpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace MWGui
   class HUD : public OEngine::GUI::Layout
   {
   public:
-    HUD(int width, int height)
+    HUD(int width, int height, bool fpsSwitch)
       : Layout("openmw_hud_layout.xml")
     {
       setCoord(0,0, width, height);
@@ -59,8 +59,12 @@ namespace MWGui
       getWidget(compass, "Compass");
 
       getWidget(crosshair, "Crosshair");
+
+      getWidget(fpsbox, "FPSBox");
       getWidget(fpscounter, "FPSCounter");
 
+      fpsbox->setVisible(fpsSwitch);
+
       compass->setImageTexture("textures\\compass.dds");
       crosshair->setImageTexture("textures\\target.dds");
 
@@ -153,6 +157,8 @@ namespace MWGui
     MyGUI::StaticImagePtr compass;
 
     MyGUI::StaticImagePtr crosshair;
+
+    MyGUI::WidgetPtr fpsbox;
     MyGUI::StaticTextPtr fpscounter;
   };
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.cpp
index fa5200bf5..4e33a002b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ WindowManager::WindowManager(MyGUI::Gui *_gui, MWWorld::Environment& environment
   int w = gui->getViewSize().width;
   int h = gui->getViewSize().height;
 
-  hud = new HUD(w,h);
+  hud = new HUD(w,h, showFPSCounter);
   menu = new MainMenu(w,h);
   map = new MapWindow();
   stats = new StatsWindow (environment);
diff --git a/extern/mygui_3.0.1/openmw_resources/openmw_hud_layout.xml b/extern/mygui_3.0.1/openmw_resources/openmw_hud_layout.xml
index 9d62b3aa4..8dc3cebab 100644
--- a/extern/mygui_3.0.1/openmw_resources/openmw_hud_layout.xml
+++ b/extern/mygui_3.0.1/openmw_resources/openmw_hud_layout.xml
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@
         <Widget type="StaticImage" skin="StaticImage" position="0 0 32
             32" align="Center Center" name="Crosshair"/>
 
-        <!-- FPSCounter -->
+        <!-- FPSCounter box -->
 
-        <Widget type="StaticText" skin="SandText" position="269 173 30 30" align="Right Bottom"
-            name="FPSCounter">
-		<Property key="Widget_AlignText" value="ALIGN_RIGHT ALIGN_BOTTOM"/>
-	</Widget>
+        <Widget type="Widget" skin="HUD_Box" position="12 12 28 21" align="Left Top"
+            name="FPSBox">
+            <Widget type="StaticText" skin="NumFPS" position="3 3 21 17" name="FPSCounter"/>
+        </Widget>
 
     </Widget>
 </MyGUI>
diff --git a/extern/mygui_3.0.1/openmw_resources/openmw_text.skin.xml b/extern/mygui_3.0.1/openmw_resources/openmw_text.skin.xml
index 66bf6cd10..bdaaaa0d5 100644
--- a/extern/mygui_3.0.1/openmw_resources/openmw_text.skin.xml
+++ b/extern/mygui_3.0.1/openmw_resources/openmw_text.skin.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@
         <BasisSkin type="SimpleText" offset = "0 0 16 16" align = "ALIGN_STRETCH"/>
     </Skin>
 
+    <Skin name = "NumFPS" size = "16 16">
+        <Property key="FontName" value = "MyGUI_CoreFont.18" />
+        <Property key="FontHeight" value = "18" />
+        <Property key="AlignText" value = "ALIGN_RIGHT ALIGN_BOTTOM" />
+        <Property key="Colour" value = "1 1 1" />
+        <BasisSkin type="SimpleText" offset = "0 0 16 16" align = "ALIGN_STRETCH"/>
+    </Skin>
+
     <Skin name = "SandText" size = "16 16">
         <Property key="FontName" value = "MyGUI_CoreFont.18" />
         <Property key="FontHeight" value = "18" />