diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/screenfader.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/screenfader.cpp
index c44bcc3f1..be0346e88 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/screenfader.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/screenfader.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "screenfader.hpp"
 
 #include <MyGUI_RenderManager.h>
+#include <MyGUI_ImageBox.h>
 
 namespace MWGui
 {
@@ -66,20 +67,25 @@ namespace MWGui
         mFader->notifyOperationFinished();
     }
 
-    ScreenFader::ScreenFader(const std::string & texturePath, const std::string& layout)
+    ScreenFader::ScreenFader(const std::string & texturePath, const std::string& layout, const MyGUI::FloatCoord& texCoordOverride)
         : WindowBase(layout)
         , mCurrentAlpha(0.f)
         , mFactor(1.f)
         , mRepeat(false)
     {
         mMainWidget->setSize(MyGUI::RenderManager::getInstance().getViewSize());
-        setTexture(texturePath);
         setVisible(false);
-    }
 
-    void ScreenFader::setTexture(const std::string & texturePath)
-    {
-        mMainWidget->setProperty("ImageTexture", texturePath);
+        MyGUI::ImageBox* imageBox = mMainWidget->castType<MyGUI::ImageBox>(false);
+        if (imageBox)
+        {
+            imageBox->setImageTexture(texturePath);
+            const MyGUI::IntSize imageSize = imageBox->getImageSize();
+            imageBox->setImageCoord(MyGUI::IntCoord(texCoordOverride.left * imageSize.width,
+                                                    texCoordOverride.top * imageSize.height,
+                                                    texCoordOverride.width * imageSize.width,
+                                                    texCoordOverride.height * imageSize.height));
+        }
     }
 
     void ScreenFader::update(float dt)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/screenfader.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/screenfader.hpp
index d25f5fdc4..f87fd8443 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/screenfader.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/screenfader.hpp
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ namespace MWGui
     class ScreenFader : public WindowBase
     {
     public:
-        ScreenFader(const std::string & texturePath, const std::string& layout = "openmw_screen_fader.layout");
-
-        void setTexture(const std::string & texturePath);
+        ScreenFader(const std::string & texturePath, const std::string& layout = "openmw_screen_fader.layout", const MyGUI::FloatCoord& texCoordOverride = MyGUI::FloatCoord(0,0,1,1));
 
         void update(float dt);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index ccbae3ef3..31522913e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -330,12 +330,18 @@ namespace MWGui
         if (mResourceSystem->getVFS()->exists(werewolfFaderTex))
             mWerewolfFader = new ScreenFader(werewolfFaderTex);
         mBlindnessFader = new ScreenFader("black");
-        std::string hitFaderTexture = "textures\\bm_player_hit_01.dds";
+
         // fall back to player_hit_01.dds if bm_player_hit_01.dds is not available
-        // TODO: check if non-BM versions actually use player_hit_01.dds
+        std::string hitFaderTexture = "textures\\bm_player_hit_01.dds";
+        const std::string hitFaderLayout = "openmw_screen_fader_hit.layout";
+        MyGUI::FloatCoord hitFaderCoord (0,0,1,1);
         if(!mResourceSystem->getVFS()->exists(hitFaderTexture))
+        {
             hitFaderTexture = "textures\\player_hit_01.dds";
-        mHitFader = new ScreenFader(hitFaderTexture, "openmw_screen_fader_hit.layout");
+            hitFaderCoord = MyGUI::FloatCoord(0.2, 0.25, 0.6, 0.5);
+        }
+        mHitFader = new ScreenFader(hitFaderTexture, hitFaderLayout, hitFaderCoord);
+
         mScreenFader = new ScreenFader("black");
 
         mDebugWindow = new DebugWindow();