diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/map_window.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/map_window.cpp
index 6f7f0eaab..52b108f85 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/map_window.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/map_window.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include <OgreTextureManager.h>
 #include <OgreSceneNode.h>
 
+#include <MyGUI_Gui.h>
+
 #include "../mwbase/windowmanager.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/world.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
@@ -13,6 +15,8 @@
 
 #include "../mwrender/globalmap.hpp"
 
+#include "widgets.hpp"
+
 using namespace MWGui;
 
 LocalMapBase::LocalMapBase()
@@ -96,6 +100,7 @@ void LocalMapBase::applyFogOfWar()
                : "");
         }
     }
+    notifyMapChanged ();
 }
 
 void LocalMapBase::onMarkerFocused (MyGUI::Widget* w1, MyGUI::Widget* w2)
@@ -425,3 +430,17 @@ void MapWindow::notifyPlayerUpdate ()
 {
     globalMapUpdatePlayer ();
 }
+
+void MapWindow::notifyMapChanged ()
+{
+    // workaround to prevent the map from drawing on top of the button
+    MyGUI::IntCoord oldCoord = mButton->getCoord ();
+    MyGUI::Gui::getInstance().destroyWidget (mButton);
+    mButton = mMainWidget->createWidget<MWGui::Widgets::AutoSizedButton>("MW_Button",
+         oldCoord, MyGUI::Align::Bottom | MyGUI::Align::Right);
+    mButton->setProperty ("ExpandDirection", "Left");
+
+    mButton->eventMouseButtonClick += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &MapWindow::onWorldButtonClicked);
+    mButton->setCaptionWithReplacing( mGlobal ? "#{sLocal}" :
+            "#{sWorld}");
+}
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/map_window.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/map_window.hpp
index 4e2dd6756..39770a7a2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/map_window.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/map_window.hpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         void onMarkerUnfocused(MyGUI::Widget* w1, MyGUI::Widget* w2);
 
         virtual void notifyPlayerUpdate() {}
+        virtual void notifyMapChanged() {}
 
         OEngine::GUI::Layout* mLayout;
 
@@ -99,6 +100,8 @@ namespace MWGui
         virtual void onPinToggled();
 
         virtual void notifyPlayerUpdate();
+        virtual void notifyMapChanged();
+
     };
 }
 #endif