diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
index d9061ebc9e..c68fd0fbc7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
@@ -132,6 +132,14 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         if (Settings::gui().mControllerMenus)
         {
+            // Show L1 and R1 buttons next to tabs
+            MyGUI::Widget* image;
+            getWidget(image, "BtnL1Image");
+            image->setUserString("Hidden", "false");
+
+            getWidget(image, "BtnR1Image");
+            image->setUserString("Hidden", "false");
+
             mControllerButtons.r3 = "#{sInfo}";
         }
 
@@ -1036,6 +1044,14 @@ namespace MWGui
             updatePreviewSize();
         }
 
+        // Show L1 and R1 buttons next to tabs
+        MyGUI::Widget* image;
+        getWidget(image, "BtnL1Image");
+        image->setVisible(active);
+
+        getWidget(image, "BtnR1Image");
+        image->setVisible(active);
+
         mItemView->setActiveControllerWindow(active);
         WindowBase::setActiveControllerWindow(active);
     }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/tradewindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/tradewindow.cpp
index 379c18f59d..ca0924396e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/tradewindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/tradewindow.cpp
@@ -169,11 +169,22 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         setCoord(400, 0, 400, 300);
 
-        mControllerButtons.a = "#{sBuy}";
-        mControllerButtons.b = "#{sCancel}";
-        mControllerButtons.x = "#{sOffer}";
-        mControllerButtons.r3 = "#{sInfo}";
-        mControllerButtons.l2 = "#{sInventory}";
+        if (Settings::gui().mControllerMenus)
+        {
+            // Show L1 and R1 buttons next to tabs
+            MyGUI::Widget* image;
+            getWidget(image, "BtnL1Image");
+            image->setUserString("Hidden", "false");
+
+            getWidget(image, "BtnR1Image");
+            image->setUserString("Hidden", "false");
+
+            mControllerButtons.a = "#{sBuy}";
+            mControllerButtons.b = "#{sCancel}";
+            mControllerButtons.x = "#{sOffer}";
+            mControllerButtons.r3 = "#{sInfo}";
+            mControllerButtons.l2 = "#{sInventory}";
+        }
     }
 
     void TradeWindow::setPtr(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor)
@@ -734,6 +745,14 @@ namespace MWGui
 
     void TradeWindow::setActiveControllerWindow(bool active)
     {
+        // Show L1 and R1 buttons next to tabs
+        MyGUI::Widget* image;
+        getWidget(image, "BtnL1Image");
+        image->setVisible(active);
+
+        getWidget(image, "BtnR1Image");
+        image->setVisible(active);
+
         mItemView->setActiveControllerWindow(active);
         WindowBase::setActiveControllerWindow(active);
     }
diff --git a/files/data/mygui/openmw_inventory_window.layout b/files/data/mygui/openmw_inventory_window.layout
index a555c94031..c8b3a6857b 100644
--- a/files/data/mygui/openmw_inventory_window.layout
+++ b/files/data/mygui/openmw_inventory_window.layout
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@
 
             <!-- Categories -->
             <Widget type="HBox" position="0 6 350 28" align="Left Top HStretch" name="Categories">
+                <Widget type="ImageBox" skin="ImageBox" position="0 0 24 24" name="BtnL1Image">
+                    <Property key="ImageTexture" value="textures\omw_steam_button_l1.dds"/>
+                    <Property key="Colour" value="#ccb589"/>
+                    <Property key="Alpha" value="0.7"/>
+                    <UserString key="Hidden" value="true"/>
+                </Widget>
                 <Widget type="AutoSizedButton" skin="MW_Button" position="0 0 60 24" name="AllButton">
                     <Property key="Caption" value="#{sAllTab}"/>
                     <Property key="NeedKey" value="false"/>
@@ -50,6 +56,12 @@
                     <Property key="Caption" value="#{sMiscTab}"/>
                     <Property key="NeedKey" value="false"/>
                 </Widget>
+                <Widget type="ImageBox" skin="ImageBox" position="0 0 24 24" name="BtnR1Image">
+                    <Property key="ImageTexture" value="textures\omw_steam_button_r1.dds"/>
+                    <Property key="Colour" value="#ccb589"/>
+                    <Property key="Alpha" value="0.7"/>
+                    <UserString key="Hidden" value="true"/>
+                </Widget>
                 <!-- Search box-->
                 <Widget type="EditBox" skin="MW_TextBoxEditWithBorder" position="0 0 0 23" name="FilterEdit">
                     <UserString key="HStretch" value="true"/>
diff --git a/files/data/mygui/openmw_trade_window.layout b/files/data/mygui/openmw_trade_window.layout
index 49ccf25ba2..c514155981 100644
--- a/files/data/mygui/openmw_trade_window.layout
+++ b/files/data/mygui/openmw_trade_window.layout
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
 
         <!-- Categories -->
         <Widget type="HBox" position="8 8 566 24" align="Left Top HStretch" name="Categories">
+            <Widget type="ImageBox" skin="ImageBox" position="0 0 24 24" name="BtnL1Image">
+                <Property key="ImageTexture" value="textures\omw_steam_button_l1.dds"/>
+                <Property key="Colour" value="#ccb589"/>
+                <Property key="Alpha" value="0.7"/>
+                <UserString key="Hidden" value="true"/>
+            </Widget>
             <Widget type="AutoSizedButton" skin="MW_Button" name="AllButton">
                 <Property key="Caption" value="#{sAllTab}"/>
                 <Property key="NeedKey" value="false"/>
@@ -27,6 +33,12 @@
                 <Property key="Caption" value="#{sMiscTab}"/>
                 <Property key="NeedKey" value="false"/>
             </Widget>
+            <Widget type="ImageBox" skin="ImageBox" position="0 0 24 24" name="BtnR1Image">
+                <Property key="ImageTexture" value="textures\omw_steam_button_r1.dds"/>
+                <Property key="Colour" value="#ccb589"/>
+                <Property key="Alpha" value="0.7"/>
+                <UserString key="Hidden" value="true"/>
+            </Widget>
             <!-- Search box-->
             <Widget type="EditBox" skin="MW_TextBoxEditWithBorder" position="0 0 0 23" name="FilterEdit">
                 <UserString key="HStretch" value="true"/>