diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp
index 7c09c3220..7d83539e0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ MWGui::JournalWindow::JournalWindow (WindowManager& parWindowManager)
 
     getWidget(mLeftTextWidget, "LeftText");
     getWidget(mRightTextWidget, "RightText");
+    getWidget(mPrevBtn, "PrevPageBTN");
+    mPrevBtn->eventMouseButtonClick = MyGUI::newDelegate(this,&MWGui::JournalWindow::notifyPrevPage);
+    getWidget(mNextBtn, "NextPageBTN");
+    mNextBtn->eventMouseButtonClick = MyGUI::newDelegate(this,&MWGui::JournalWindow::notifyNextPage);
     //MyGUI::ItemBox* list = new MyGUI::ItemBox();
     //list->addItem("qaq","aqzazaz");
     //mScrollerWidget->addChildItem(list);
@@ -107,11 +111,9 @@ MWGui::JournalWindow::JournalWindow (WindowManager& parWindowManager)
 
 void MWGui::JournalWindow::open()
 {
+    mPageNumber = 0;
     if(mWindowManager.getEnvironment().mJournal->begin()!=mWindowManager.getEnvironment().mJournal->end())
     {
-        std::vector<std::string> leftPages;
-        std::vector<std::string> rightPages;
-
         book journal;
         journal.endLine = 0;
 
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ void MWGui::JournalWindow::open()
         {
             std::string a = it->getText(mWindowManager.getEnvironment().mWorld->getStore());
             std::cout << a;
-            journal = formatText(a,journal,10,20);
+            journal = formatText(a,journal,10,17);
             journal.endLine = journal.endLine +1;
             journal.pages.back() = journal.pages.back() + std::string("\n");
         }
@@ -140,8 +142,9 @@ void MWGui::JournalWindow::open()
         }
         if(!left) rightPages.push_back("");
 
-        displayLeftText(leftPages.back());
-        displayRightText(rightPages.back());
+        mPageNumber = leftPages.size()-1;
+        displayLeftText(leftPages[mPageNumber]);
+        displayRightText(rightPages[mPageNumber]);
 
     }
     else
@@ -165,4 +168,27 @@ void MWGui::JournalWindow::displayRightText(std::string text)
 {
     mRightTextWidget->eraseText(0,mRightTextWidget->getTextLength());
     mRightTextWidget->addText(text);
+}
+
+
+void MWGui::JournalWindow::notifyNextPage(MyGUI::WidgetPtr _sender)
+{
+    std::cout << mPageNumber;
+    if(mPageNumber < int(leftPages.size())-1)
+    {
+        mPageNumber = mPageNumber + 1;
+        displayLeftText(leftPages[mPageNumber]);
+        displayRightText(rightPages[mPageNumber]);
+    }
+}
+
+void MWGui::JournalWindow::notifyPrevPage(MyGUI::WidgetPtr _sender)
+{
+    std::cout << mPageNumber;
+    if(mPageNumber > 0)
+    {
+        mPageNumber = mPageNumber - 1;
+        displayLeftText(leftPages[mPageNumber]);
+        displayRightText(rightPages[mPageNumber]);
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.hpp
index 67450d8e9..e66448763 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ namespace MWGui
             void displayLeftText(std::string text);
             void displayRightText(std::string text);
 
+
+            /**
+            *Called when next/prev button is used.
+            */
+            void notifyNextPage(MyGUI::WidgetPtr _sender);
+            void notifyPrevPage(MyGUI::WidgetPtr _sender);
+
             static const int lineHeight;
 
             MyGUI::WidgetPtr skillAreaWidget, skillClientWidget;
@@ -38,6 +45,11 @@ namespace MWGui
             int lastPos, clientHeight;
             MyGUI::EditPtr mLeftTextWidget;
             MyGUI::EditPtr mRightTextWidget;
+            MyGUI::ButtonPtr mPrevBtn;
+            MyGUI::ButtonPtr mNextBtn;
+            std::vector<std::string> leftPages;
+            std::vector<std::string> rightPages;
+            int mPageNumber; //store the number of the current left page
     };
 
 }
diff --git a/extern/mygui_3.0.1/openmw_resources/openmw_journal_layout.xml b/extern/mygui_3.0.1/openmw_resources/openmw_journal_layout.xml
index 1d9a11dd8..dc2116ee0 100644
--- a/extern/mygui_3.0.1/openmw_resources/openmw_journal_layout.xml
+++ b/extern/mygui_3.0.1/openmw_resources/openmw_journal_layout.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
-
 <MyGUI type="Layout">
 
 <Widget type="Window" skin="" layer="Windows" align="Left|Top" position="00 200 512 256" name="_Main">
@@ -9,8 +8,14 @@
 <Property key="Image_Texture" value="textures\tx_menubook.dds"/>
 <!--Property key="Image_Texture" value="mwgui.png"/-->
 
-    <Widget type="Edit" skin="MW_ConsoleLog" position_real="0.22 0.186667 0.31 0.613333" name = "LeftText"/>
-    <Widget type="Edit" skin="MW_ConsoleLog" position_real="0.58 0.2 0.3 0.6" name = "RightText"/>
+<Widget type="Button" skin="Next_btn" position="370 220 64 32" name="NextPageBTN">
+</Widget>
+
+<Widget type="Button" skin="Prev_btn" position="80 220 128 32" name="PrevPageBTN">
+</Widget>
+
+    <Widget type="Edit" skin="MW_BookPage" position_real="0.15 0.1 0.3 0.8" name = "LeftText"/>
+    <Widget type="Edit" skin="MW_BookPage" position_real="0.55 0.1 0.3 0.8" name = "RightText"/>
 </Widget>
 </Widget>
 
diff --git a/extern/mygui_3.0.1/openmw_resources/openmw_journal_skin.xml b/extern/mygui_3.0.1/openmw_resources/openmw_journal_skin.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6cb1bca7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extern/mygui_3.0.1/openmw_resources/openmw_journal_skin.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<MyGUI type="Skin">
+<Skin name="Next_btn" size="64 32" texture="textures\tx_menubook_next_idle.dds">
+<BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 64 32" align="ALIGN_VSTRETCH">
+<State name="normal" offset="0 0 64 32"/>
+</BasisSkin>
+</Skin>
+
+<Skin name="Prev_btn" size="128 32" texture="textures\tx_menubook_prev_idle.dds">
+<BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 128 32" align="ALIGN_VSTRETCH">
+<State name="normal" offset="0 0 128 32"/>
+</BasisSkin>
+</Skin>
+
+    <Skin name = "MW_BookClient" size = "10 10">
+        <Property key="FontName" value = "MonoFont" />
+        <Property key="AlignText" value = "Left Top" />
+        <Property key="Colour" value = "0000FF" />
+        <!--Property key="Pointer" value = "beam" /-->
+        <BasisSkin type="EditText" offset = "0 0 10 10" align = "Stretch"/>
+    </Skin>
+	
+    <Skin name="MW_BookPage" size="0 0 50 50">
+        <Property key="WordWrap" value = "true" />
+        <Child type="Widget" skin="MW_BookClient" offset="0 0 35 10" align = "ALIGN_STRETCH" name = "Client"/>
+        <!--Child type="VScroll" skin="VScroll" offset = "35 0 15 50" align = "Right VStretch" name = "VScroll"/-->
+    </Skin>
+</MyGUI>