diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/layouts.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/layouts.cpp
index 2268cf1fc..884c3578d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/layouts.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/layouts.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include "../mwmechanics/mechanicsmanager.hpp"
 #include "../mwgui/window_manager.hpp"
 
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <iterator>
 #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
 
 using namespace MWGui;
@@ -77,11 +79,23 @@ void StatsWindow::setValue (const std::string& id, const MWMechanics::Stat<float
     }
 }
 
-void StatsWindow::configureSkills (const std::set<int>& major, const std::set<int>& minor, const std::set<int>& misc)
+void StatsWindow::configureSkills (const std::vector<int>& major, const std::vector<int>& minor)
 {
     majorSkills = major;
     minorSkills = minor;
-    miscSkills = misc;
+
+    // Update misc skills with the remaining skills not in major or minor
+    std::set<int> skillSet;
+    std::copy(major.begin(), major.end(), std::inserter(skillSet, skillSet.begin()));
+    std::copy(minor.begin(), minor.end(), std::inserter(skillSet, skillSet.begin()));
+    boost::array<ESM::Skill::SkillEnum, ESM::Skill::Length>::const_iterator end = ESM::Skill::skillIds.end();
+    miscSkills.clear();
+    for (boost::array<ESM::Skill::SkillEnum, ESM::Skill::Length>::const_iterator it = ESM::Skill::skillIds.begin(); it != end; ++it)
+    {
+        int skill = *it;
+        if (skillSet.find(skill) == skillSet.end())
+            miscSkills.push_back(skill);
+    }
 }
 
 void StatsWindow::setFactions (const std::vector<Faction>& factions)
@@ -145,7 +159,7 @@ void StatsWindow::addItem(const std::string text, MyGUI::IntCoord &coord1, MyGUI
     coord2.top += lineHeight;
 }
 
-void StatsWindow::addSkills(const std::set<int> &skills, const std::string &titleId, const std::string &titleDefault, MyGUI::IntCoord &coord1, MyGUI::IntCoord &coord2)
+void StatsWindow::addSkills(const SkillList &skills, const std::string &titleId, const std::string &titleDefault, MyGUI::IntCoord &coord1, MyGUI::IntCoord &coord2)
 {
     WindowManager *wm = environment.mWindowManager;
     MWMechanics::MechanicsManager *mm = environment.mMechanicsManager;
@@ -159,8 +173,8 @@ void StatsWindow::addSkills(const std::set<int> &skills, const std::string &titl
 
     addGroup(wm->getGameSettingString(titleId, titleDefault), coord1, coord2);
 
-    std::set<int>::const_iterator end = skills.end();
-    for (std::set<int>::const_iterator it = skills.begin(); it != end; ++it)
+    SkillList::const_iterator end = skills.end();
+    for (SkillList::const_iterator it = skills.begin(); it != end; ++it)
     {
         int skillId = *it;
         if (skillId < 0 || skillId > ESM::Skill::Length) // Skip unknown skill indexes
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/layouts.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/layouts.hpp
index b6f7e5dd1..bc45536d4 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/layouts.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/layouts.hpp
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ namespace MWGui
     typedef std::pair<std::string, int> Faction;
     typedef std::vector<Faction> FactionList;
 
+    typedef std::vector<int> SkillList;
+
     void setBar(const std::string& name, const std::string& tname, int val, int max)
     {
       MyGUI::ProgressPtr pt;
@@ -306,7 +308,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
     void setValue (const std::string& id, const MWMechanics::Stat<float>& value);
 
-      void configureSkills (const std::set<int>& major, const std::set<int>& minor, const std::set<int>& misc);
+      void configureSkills (const SkillList& major, const SkillList& minor);
       void setFactions (const std::vector<Faction>& factions);
       void setBirthSign (const std::string &signId);
       void setReputation (int reputation) { this->reputation = reputation; }
@@ -321,7 +323,7 @@ namespace MWGui
           CS_Super
       };
       void setStyledText(MyGUI::WidgetPtr widget, ColorStyle style, const std::string &value);
-      void addSkills(const std::set<int> &skills, const std::string &titleId, const std::string &titleDefault, MyGUI::IntCoord &coord1, MyGUI::IntCoord &coord2);
+      void addSkills(const SkillList &skills, const std::string &titleId, const std::string &titleDefault, MyGUI::IntCoord &coord1, MyGUI::IntCoord &coord2);
       void addSeparator(MyGUI::IntCoord &coord1, MyGUI::IntCoord &coord2);
       void addGroup(const std::string &label, MyGUI::IntCoord &coord1, MyGUI::IntCoord &coord2);
       MyGUI::WidgetPtr addValueItem(const std::string text, const std::string &value, ColorStyle style, MyGUI::IntCoord &coord1, MyGUI::IntCoord &coord2);
@@ -331,7 +333,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
       MWWorld::Environment& environment;
       MyGUI::WidgetPtr skillAreaWidget;
-      std::set<int> majorSkills, minorSkills, miscSkills;
+      SkillList majorSkills, minorSkills, miscSkills;
       std::map<int, MWMechanics::Stat<float> > skillValues;
       std::map<int, MyGUI::WidgetPtr> skillWidgetMap;
       std::map<std::string, MyGUI::WidgetPtr> factionWidgetMap;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.cpp
index 50fa9eabd..2dae461c6 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.cpp
@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@ void WindowManager::setValue (const std::string& id, int value)
     stats->setValue (id, value);
 }
 
-void WindowManager::configureSkills (const std::set<int>& major, const std::set<int>& minor, const std::set<int>& misc)
+void WindowManager::configureSkills (const SkillList& major, const SkillList& minor)
 {
-    stats->configureSkills (major, minor, misc);
+    stats->configureSkills (major, minor);
 }
 
 void WindowManager::setFactions (const FactionList& factions)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.hpp
index 06305834d..3d8bcf6f1 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/window_manager.hpp
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
     typedef std::pair<std::string, int> Faction;
     typedef std::vector<Faction> FactionList;
+    typedef std::vector<int> SkillList;
 
     void setValue (const std::string& id, const MWMechanics::Stat<int>& value);
     ///< Set value for the given ID.
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ namespace MWGui
     void setValue (const std::string& id, int value);
     ///< set value for the given ID.
 
-    void configureSkills (const std::set<int>& major, const std::set<int>& minor, const std::set<int>& misc);
+    void configureSkills (const SkillList& major, const SkillList& minor);
     ///< configure skill groups, each set contains the skill ID for that group.
 
     void setFactions (const FactionList& factions);
diff --git a/components/esm/loadskil.hpp b/components/esm/loadskil.hpp
index 27959c4ef..24535c6c3 100644
--- a/components/esm/loadskil.hpp
+++ b/components/esm/loadskil.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef _ESM_SKIL_H
 #define _ESM_SKIL_H
 
+#include <boost/array.hpp>
+
 #include "esm_reader.hpp"
 #include "defs.hpp"
 
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ struct Skill
         Length
     };
   static const std::string sSkillNameIds[Length];
+  static const boost::array<SkillEnum, Length> skillIds;
 
   void load(ESMReader &esm)
     {
diff --git a/components/esm/skill.cpp b/components/esm/skill.cpp
index 021248ab9..05c8c103a 100644
--- a/components/esm/skill.cpp
+++ b/components/esm/skill.cpp
@@ -31,4 +31,33 @@ namespace ESM
         "sSkillSpeechcraft",
         "sSkillHandtohand",
     };
+    const boost::array<Skill::SkillEnum, Skill::Length> Skill::skillIds = {{
+        Block,
+        Armorer,
+        MediumArmor,
+        HeavyArmor,
+        BluntWeapon,
+        LongBlade,
+        Axe,
+        Spear,
+        Athletics,
+        Enchant,
+        Destruction,
+        Alteration,
+        Illusion,
+        Conjuration,
+        Mysticism,
+        Restoration,
+        Alchemy,
+        Unarmored,
+        Security,
+        Sneak,
+        Acrobatics,
+        LightArmor,
+        ShortBlade,
+        Marksman,
+        Mercantile,
+        Speechcraft,
+        HandToHand
+    }};
 }