diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
index 22d5d14f7..e901714a5 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
@@ -369,6 +369,15 @@ namespace MWGui
     MyGUI::IntSize ToolTips::createToolTip(const MWGui::ToolTipInfo& info)
     {
         mDynamicToolTipBox->setVisible(true);
+        
+        if(checkOwned())
+        {
+            mDynamicToolTipBox->changeWidgetSkin("HUD_Box_NoTransp_R");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            mDynamicToolTipBox->changeWidgetSkin("HUD_Box_NoTransp");
+        }
 
         std::string caption = info.caption;
         std::string image = info.icon;
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_hud_box.skin.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_hud_box.skin.xml
index 4e6349768..7019351bd 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_hud_box.skin.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_hud_box.skin.xml
@@ -31,5 +31,17 @@
         <Child type="Widget" skin="MW_Box" offset="0 0 40 40" align="Left Stretch" name="Client"/>
 
     </Resource>
+    
+    <Resource type="ResourceSkin" name="HUD_Box_NoTransp_R" size="40 40">
+
+        <!-- The interior of the box -->
+
+        <Child type="Widget" skin="DialogBG_R" offset="0 0 40 40" align="Stretch" name="Client"/>
+
+        <!-- Borders -->
+
+        <Child type="Widget" skin="MW_Box" offset="0 0 40 40" align="Left Stretch" name="Client"/>
+
+    </Resource>
 
 </MyGUI>
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_windows.skin.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_windows.skin.xml
index e74038391..29299dc06 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_windows.skin.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_windows.skin.xml
@@ -128,6 +128,14 @@
             <State name="normal" offset="0 0 8 8"/>
         </BasisSkin>
     </Resource>
+    
+    <!-- Defines a red background -->
+    <Resource type="ResourceSkin" name="DialogBG_R" size="8 8" texture="white">
+        <Property key="Colour" value="0.3 0 0 1"/>
+        <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 8 8">
+            <State name="normal" offset="0 0 8 8"/>
+        </BasisSkin>
+    </Resource>
 
     <!-- These define the dialog borders -->
     <Resource type="ResourceSkin" name="DB_B" size="512 4" texture="textures\menu_thick_border_bottom.dds">