diff --git a/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
index bb62c0044..492c3869b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ set(GAMEGUI_HEADER
     mwgui/dialogue_history.hpp
     mwgui/window_base.hpp
     mwgui/stats_window.hpp
+    mwgui/messagebox.hpp
 )
 set(GAMEGUI
     mwgui/window_manager.cpp
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.cpp
index 76b35eab3..28aae874f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,28 @@ void MessageBoxManager::onFrame (float frameDuration)
         it->current += frameDuration;
         if(it->current >= it->max)
         {
-            removeMessageBox(it->messageBox);
+            it->messageBox->mMarkedToDelete = true;
+            
+            if(*mMessageBoxes.begin() == it->messageBox) // if this box is the last one
+            {
+                // collect all with mMarkedToDelete and delete them.
+                // and place the other messageboxes on the right position
+                int height = 0;
+                std::vector<MessageBox*>::iterator it2 = mMessageBoxes.begin();
+                while(it2 != mMessageBoxes.end())
+                {
+                    if((*it2)->mMarkedToDelete)
+                    {
+                        delete (*it2);
+                        it2 = mMessageBoxes.erase(it2);
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        (*it2)->update(height);
+                        height += (*it2)->getHeight();
+                        it2++;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
             it = mTimers.erase(it);
         }
         else
@@ -35,23 +56,19 @@ void MessageBoxManager::createMessageBox (const std::string& message)
     
     removeMessageBox(message.length()*mMessageBoxSpeed, box);
     
-    mMessageBoxes.insert(mMessageBoxes.begin(), box);
-    int height = box->getHeight();
+    mMessageBoxes.push_back(box);
     std::vector<MessageBox*>::iterator it;
     
-    int i = 0;
-    for(it = mMessageBoxes.begin()+1; it != mMessageBoxes.end(); ++it)
+    if(mMessageBoxes.size() > 3) {
+        delete *mMessageBoxes.begin();
+        mMessageBoxes.erase(mMessageBoxes.begin());
+    }
+    
+    int height = 0;
+    for(it = mMessageBoxes.begin(); it != mMessageBoxes.end(); ++it)
     {
-        if(i == 2) {
-            delete (*it);
-            mMessageBoxes.erase(it);
-            break;
-        }
-        else {
-            (*it)->update(height);
-            height += (*it)->getHeight();
-            i++;
-        }
+        (*it)->update(height);
+        height += (*it)->getHeight();
     }
 }
 
@@ -112,6 +129,7 @@ MessageBox::MessageBox(MessageBoxManager& parMessageBoxManager, const std::strin
     mFixedWidth = 300;
     mBottomPadding = 20;
     mNextBoxPadding = 20;
+    mMarkedToDelete = false;
     
     getWidget(mMessageWidget, "message");
     
@@ -132,10 +150,8 @@ MessageBox::MessageBox(MessageBoxManager& parMessageBoxManager, const std::strin
     size.height = mHeight = textSize.height + 20; // this is the padding between the text and the box
     
     mMainWidget->setSize(size);
-    size.width -= 5; // this is to center the text (see messagebox_layout.xml, Widget type="Edit" position="-2 -3 0 0")
+    size.width -= 15; // this is to center the text (see messagebox_layout.xml, Widget type="Edit" position="-2 -3 0 0")
     mMessageWidget->setSize(size);
-    
-    update(0);
 }
 
 void MessageBox::update (int height)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.hpp
index 37c4db77a..fe58a31c8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.hpp
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ namespace MWGui
             int getHeight ();
             void update (int height);
             
+            bool mMarkedToDelete;
+            
         protected:
             MessageBoxManager& mMessageBoxManager;
             int mHeight;
diff --git a/extern/mygui_3.0.1/openmw_resources/openmw_messagebox_layout.xml b/extern/mygui_3.0.1/openmw_resources/openmw_messagebox_layout.xml
index aa1e00258..fb4235ff1 100644
--- a/extern/mygui_3.0.1/openmw_resources/openmw_messagebox_layout.xml
+++ b/extern/mygui_3.0.1/openmw_resources/openmw_messagebox_layout.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         <Widget type="StaticText" skin="StaticText" position="4 4 4 4" name="message" />
     </Widget-->
     <Widget type="Window" skin="MW_Dialog" layer="Windows" position="0 0 0 0" name="_Main">
-        <Widget type="Edit" skin="MW_TextEditClient" position="-2 -3 0 0" name="message"  align="ALIGN_LEFT ALIGN_TOP STRETCH">
+        <Widget type="Edit" skin="MW_TextEditClient" position="5 -5 0 0" name="message"  align="ALIGN_LEFT ALIGN_TOP STRETCH">
             <Property key="Edit_Static" value="true"/>
             <Property key="Edit_WordWrap" value="true"/>
             <Property key="Text_FontHeight" value="18"/>