diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
index 798eb1d6a9..81a3d864c2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
@@ -378,9 +378,8 @@ namespace MWGui
     {
         mDynamicToolTipBox->setVisible(true);
         
-        // TODO: apply alpha to "owned" background
         if((mShowOwned == 1 || mShowOwned == 3) && isFocusObject && checkOwned())
-            mDynamicToolTipBox->changeWidgetSkin("HUD_Box_NoTransp_Owned");
+            mDynamicToolTipBox->changeWidgetSkin(MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->isGuiMode() ? "HUD_Box_NoTransp_Owned" : "HUD_Box_Owned");
         else
             mDynamicToolTipBox->changeWidgetSkin(MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->isGuiMode() ? "HUD_Box_NoTransp" : "HUD_Box");
 
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_hud_box.skin.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_hud_box.skin.xml
index 33199d6aeb..e53493bb1d 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_hud_box.skin.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_hud_box.skin.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@
 
         <!-- The interior of the box -->
 
+        <Child type="Widget" skin="DialogBG_NoTransp_Owned" offset="0 0 40 40" align="Stretch" name="Client"/>
+
+        <!-- Borders -->
+
+        <Child type="Widget" skin="MW_Box" offset="0 0 40 40" align="Left Stretch" name="Client"/>
+
+    </Resource>
+
+    <Resource type="ResourceSkin" name="HUD_Box_Owned" size="40 40">
+
+        <!-- The interior of the box -->
+
         <Child type="Widget" skin="DialogBG_Owned" offset="0 0 40 40" align="Stretch" name="Client"/>
 
         <!-- Borders -->
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_windows.skin.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_windows.skin.xml
index 00e6f91487..a272ae84a0 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_windows.skin.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_windows.skin.xml
@@ -158,13 +158,20 @@
     </Resource>
     
     <!-- Defines a owned background -->
-    <Resource type="ResourceSkin" name="DialogBG_Owned" size="8 8" texture="white">
+    <Resource type="ResourceSkin" name="DialogBG_NoTransp_Owned" size="8 8" texture="white">
         <Property key="Colour" value="#{setting=GUI,color background owned}"/> 
         <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 8 8">
             <State name="normal" offset="0 0 8 8"/>
         </BasisSkin>
     </Resource>
 
+    <Resource type="ResourceSkin" name="DialogBG_Owned" size="8 8" texture="transparent">
+        <Property key="Colour" value="#{setting=GUI,color background owned}"/>
+        <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 8 8">
+            <State name="normal" offset="0 0 8 8"/>
+        </BasisSkin>
+    </Resource>
+
     <!-- These define the dialog borders -->
     <Resource type="ResourceSkin" name="DB_B" size="512 4" texture="textures\menu_thick_border_bottom.dds">
         <BasisSkin type="TileRect" offset="0 0 512 4" align="Stretch">