diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/merchantrepair.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/merchantrepair.cpp
index 499383d5f..e85681c04 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/merchantrepair.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/merchantrepair.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void MerchantRepair::startRepair(const MWWorld::Ptr &actor)
 
 
             MyGUI::Button* button =
-                mList->createWidget<MyGUI::Button>("SandTextButton",
+                mList->createWidget<MyGUI::Button>(price <= playerGold ? "SandTextButton" : "SandTextButtonDisabled", // can't use setEnabled since that removes tooltip
                     0,
                     currentY,
                     0,
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ void MerchantRepair::startRepair(const MWWorld::Ptr &actor)
 
             currentY += 18;
 
-            button->setEnabled(price<=playerGold);
             button->setUserString("Price", boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(price));
             button->setUserData(*iter);
             button->setCaptionWithReplacing(name);
@@ -124,6 +123,10 @@ void MerchantRepair::onRepairButtonClick(MyGUI::Widget *sender)
 {
     MWWorld::Ptr player = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayerPtr();
 
+    int price = boost::lexical_cast<int>(sender->getUserString("Price"));
+    if (price > player.getClass().getContainerStore(player).count(MWWorld::ContainerStore::sGoldId))
+        return;
+
     // repair
     MWWorld::Ptr item = *sender->getUserData<MWWorld::Ptr>();
     item.getCellRef().setCharge(item.getClass().getItemMaxHealth(item));
@@ -132,7 +135,6 @@ void MerchantRepair::onRepairButtonClick(MyGUI::Widget *sender)
 
     MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->playSound("Repair",1,1);
 
-    int price = boost::lexical_cast<int>(sender->getUserString("Price"));
 
     player.getClass().getContainerStore(player).remove(MWWorld::ContainerStore::sGoldId, price, player);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellbuyingwindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellbuyingwindow.cpp
index dd6339b4c..38b1bce7b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellbuyingwindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellbuyingwindow.cpp
@@ -54,14 +54,13 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         MyGUI::Button* toAdd =
             mSpellsView->createWidget<MyGUI::Button>(
-                "SandTextButton",
+                price <= playerGold ? "SandTextButton" : "SandTextButtonDisabled", // can't use setEnabled since that removes tooltip
                 0,
                 mCurrentY,
                 200,
                 sLineHeight,
                 MyGUI::Align::Default
             );
-        toAdd->setEnabled(price<=playerGold);
 
         mCurrentY += sLineHeight;
 
@@ -140,6 +139,9 @@ namespace MWGui
         int price = *_sender->getUserData<int>();
 
         MWWorld::Ptr player = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayerPtr();
+        if (price > player.getClass().getContainerStore(player).count(MWWorld::ContainerStore::sGoldId))
+            return;
+
         MWMechanics::CreatureStats& stats = player.getClass().getCreatureStats(player);
         MWMechanics::Spells& spells = stats.getSpells();
         spells.add (mSpellsWidgetMap.find(_sender)->second);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/trainingwindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/trainingwindow.cpp
index f67376c93..6ff5ae35f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/trainingwindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/trainingwindow.cpp
@@ -93,10 +93,9 @@ namespace MWGui
             int price = MWBase::Environment::get().getMechanicsManager()->getBarterOffer
                     (mPtr,pcStats.getSkill (skills[i].first).getBase() * gmst.find("iTrainingMod")->getInt (),true);
 
-            MyGUI::Button* button = mTrainingOptions->createWidget<MyGUI::Button>("SandTextButton",
+            MyGUI::Button* button = mTrainingOptions->createWidget<MyGUI::Button>(price <= playerGold ? "SandTextButton" : "SandTextButtonDisabled", // can't use setEnabled since that removes tooltip
                 MyGUI::IntCoord(5, 5+i*18, mTrainingOptions->getWidth()-10, 18), MyGUI::Align::Default);
 
-            button->setEnabled(price <= playerGold);
             button->setUserData(skills[i].first);
             button->eventMouseButtonClick += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &TrainingWindow::onTrainingSelected);
 
@@ -133,6 +132,9 @@ namespace MWGui
         int price = pcStats.getSkill (skillId).getBase() * store.get<ESM::GameSetting>().find("iTrainingMod")->getInt ();
         price = MWBase::Environment::get().getMechanicsManager()->getBarterOffer(mPtr,price,true);
 
+        if (price > player.getClass().getContainerStore(player).count(MWWorld::ContainerStore::sGoldId))
+            return;
+
         MWMechanics::NpcStats& npcStats = mPtr.getClass().getNpcStats (mPtr);
         if (npcStats.getSkill (skillId).getBase () <= pcStats.getSkill (skillId).getBase ())
         {
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_text.skin.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_text.skin.xml
index bae094ef6..fe01d3417 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_text.skin.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_text.skin.xml
@@ -100,6 +100,14 @@ color_misc=0,205,205 # ????
         </BasisSkin>
     </Resource>
 
+    <Resource type="ResourceSkin" name="SandTextButtonDisabled" size="16 16">
+        <Property key="FontName" value="Default"/>
+        <Property key="TextAlign" value="Left Bottom"/>
+        <BasisSkin type="SimpleText" offset="0 0 16 16" align="Stretch">
+            <State name="normal" colour="#{fontcolour=disabled}" shift="0"/>
+        </BasisSkin>
+    </Resource>
+
     <Resource type="ResourceSkin" name="SpellTextUnequipped" size="16 16">
         <Property key="FontName" value="Default"/>
         <Property key="TextAlign" value="Left Bottom"/>