diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/statswindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/statswindow.cpp
index 2a07a16241..edc85e8dfb 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/statswindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/statswindow.cpp
@@ -403,9 +403,24 @@ namespace MWGui
                 mSkillWidgets[mSkillWidgets.size()-1-i]->setUserString("Caption_SkillDescription", skill->mDescription);
                 mSkillWidgets[mSkillWidgets.size()-1-i]->setUserString("Caption_SkillAttribute", "#{sGoverningAttribute}: #{" + attr->mName + "}");
                 mSkillWidgets[mSkillWidgets.size()-1-i]->setUserString("ImageTexture_SkillImage", icon);
-                mSkillWidgets[mSkillWidgets.size()-1-i]->setUserString("Caption_SkillProgressText", boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(progressPercent)+"/100");
-                mSkillWidgets[mSkillWidgets.size()-1-i]->setUserString("Range_SkillProgress", "100");
-                mSkillWidgets[mSkillWidgets.size()-1-i]->setUserString("RangePosition_SkillProgress", boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(progressPercent));
+                if (base < 100)
+                {
+                    mSkillWidgets[mSkillWidgets.size()-1-i]->setUserString("Visible_SkillMaxed", "false");
+                    mSkillWidgets[mSkillWidgets.size()-1-i]->setUserString("UserData^Hidden_SkillMaxed", "true");
+
+                    mSkillWidgets[mSkillWidgets.size()-1-i]->setUserString("Visible_SkillProgressVBox", "true");
+                    mSkillWidgets[mSkillWidgets.size()-1-i]->setUserString("UserData^Hidden_SkillProgressVBox", "false");
+
+                    mSkillWidgets[mSkillWidgets.size()-1-i]->setUserString("Caption_SkillProgressText", boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(progressPercent)+"/100");
+                    mSkillWidgets[mSkillWidgets.size()-1-i]->setUserString("Range_SkillProgress", "100");
+                    mSkillWidgets[mSkillWidgets.size()-1-i]->setUserString("RangePosition_SkillProgress", boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(progressPercent));
+                } else {
+                    mSkillWidgets[mSkillWidgets.size()-1-i]->setUserString("Visible_SkillMaxed", "true");
+                    mSkillWidgets[mSkillWidgets.size()-1-i]->setUserString("UserData^Hidden_SkillMaxed", "false");
+
+                    mSkillWidgets[mSkillWidgets.size()-1-i]->setUserString("Visible_SkillProgressVBox", "false");
+                    mSkillWidgets[mSkillWidgets.size()-1-i]->setUserString("UserData^Hidden_SkillProgressVBox", "true");
+                }
             }
 
             mSkillWidgetMap[skillId] = widget;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
index 2cd86c7b79..154d33d528 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
@@ -238,12 +238,23 @@ namespace MWGui
                         size_t underscorePos = it->first.find("_");
                         if (underscorePos == std::string::npos)
                             continue;
-                        std::string propertyKey = it->first.substr(0, underscorePos);
+                        std::string key = it->first.substr(0, underscorePos);
                         std::string widgetName = it->first.substr(underscorePos+1, it->first.size()-(underscorePos+1));
 
+                        std::string type = "Property";
+                        size_t caretPos = key.find("^");
+                        if (caretPos != std::string::npos)
+                        {
+                            type = key.substr(0, caretPos);
+                            key.erase(key.begin(), key.begin() + caretPos + 1);
+                        }
+
                         MyGUI::Widget* w;
                         getWidget(w, widgetName);
-                        w->setProperty(propertyKey, it->second);
+                        if (type == "Property")
+                            w->setProperty(key, it->second);
+                        else if (type == "UserData")
+                            w->setUserString(key, it->second);
                     }
 
                     tooltipSize = tooltip->getSize();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/widgets.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/widgets.cpp
index de48a9d3e8..41714a9bbd 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/widgets.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/widgets.cpp
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ namespace MWGui
             align();
         }
 
-        void Box::_setPropertyImpl(const std::string& _key, const std::string& _value)
+        bool Box::_setPropertyImpl(const std::string& _key, const std::string& _value)
         {
             if (_key == "Spacing")
                 mSpacing = MyGUI::utility::parseValue<int>(_value);
@@ -678,6 +678,10 @@ namespace MWGui
                 mPadding = MyGUI::utility::parseValue<int>(_value);
             else if (_key == "AutoResize")
                 mAutoResize = MyGUI::utility::parseValue<bool>(_value);
+            else
+                return false;
+
+            return true;
         }
 
         void HBox::align ()
@@ -756,7 +760,8 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         void HBox::setPropertyOverride(const std::string& _key, const std::string& _value)
         {
-            Box::_setPropertyImpl (_key, _value);
+            if (!Box::_setPropertyImpl (_key, _value))
+                MyGUI::Widget::setPropertyOverride(_key, _value);
         }
 
         void HBox::setSize (const MyGUI::IntSize& _value)
@@ -892,7 +897,8 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         void VBox::setPropertyOverride(const std::string& _key, const std::string& _value)
         {
-            Box::_setPropertyImpl (_key, _value);
+            if (!Box::_setPropertyImpl (_key, _value))
+                MyGUI::Widget::setPropertyOverride(_key, _value);
         }
 
         void VBox::setSize (const MyGUI::IntSize& _value)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/widgets.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/widgets.hpp
index adc56f423f..dad49eb45a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/widgets.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/widgets.hpp
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         protected:
             virtual void align() = 0;
 
-            virtual void _setPropertyImpl(const std::string& _key, const std::string& _value);
+            virtual bool _setPropertyImpl(const std::string& _key, const std::string& _value);
 
             int mSpacing; // how much space to put between elements
 
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_tooltips.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_tooltips.layout
index 3f4fec59f3..d761d90b7e 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_tooltips.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_tooltips.layout
@@ -134,15 +134,21 @@
                 <Property key="TextAlign" value="Left Top"/>
             </Widget>
 
-            <Widget type="AutoSizedTextBox" skin="NormalText" position="8 48 284 18" align="Left Bottom">
-                <Property key="Caption" value="#{sSkillProgress}"/>
+            <Widget type="AutoSizedTextBox" skin="SandText" position="8 48 284 18" align="Left Bottom" name="SkillMaxed">
+                <Property key="Caption" value="#{sSkillMaxReached}"/>
                 <Property key="TextAlign" value="Center"/>
             </Widget>
-
-            <Widget type="ProgressBar" skin="MW_Progress_Red" position="50 70 200 20" align="HCenter Bottom" name="SkillProgress">
-                <Widget type="TextBox" skin="ProgressText" position="0 0 200 20" align="Stretch" name="SkillProgressText">
+            <Widget type="VBox" name="SkillProgressVBox">
+                <Widget type="AutoSizedTextBox" skin="NormalText" position="8 48 284 18" align="Left Bottom">
+                    <Property key="Caption" value="#{sSkillProgress}"/>
                     <Property key="TextAlign" value="Center"/>
                 </Widget>
+
+                <Widget type="ProgressBar" skin="MW_Progress_Red" position="50 70 200 20" align="HCenter Bottom" name="SkillProgress">
+                    <Widget type="TextBox" skin="ProgressText" position="0 0 200 20" align="Stretch" name="SkillProgressText">
+                        <Property key="TextAlign" value="Center"/>
+                    </Widget>
+                </Widget>
             </Widget>
         </Widget>