diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/overlaysystem.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/overlaysystem.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64f95975e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/overlaysystem.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#ifndef OPENCS_VIEW_OVERLAYSYSTEM_H
+#define OPENCS_VIEW_OVERLAYSYSTEM_H
+
+#include <OgreOverlaySystem.h>
+
+namespace CSVRender
+{
+    class OverlaySystem
+    {
+            Ogre::OverlaySystem *mOverlaySystem;
+
+            OverlaySystem() {
+                mOverlaySystem = new Ogre::OverlaySystem();
+            }
+
+            ~OverlaySystem() {
+                delete mOverlaySystem;
+            }
+
+            OverlaySystem(OverlaySystem const&);
+            void operator=(OverlaySystem const&);
+
+        public:
+
+            static OverlaySystem &instance() {
+                static OverlaySystem mInstance;
+                return mInstance;
+            }
+
+            Ogre::OverlaySystem *get() {
+                return mOverlaySystem;
+            }
+    };
+}
+
+#endif // OPENCS_VIEW_OVERLAYSYSTEM_H
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/scenewidget.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/scenewidget.cpp
index 5e5a929ec7..2c0893ce01 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/scenewidget.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/scenewidget.cpp
@@ -11,18 +11,16 @@
 #include <OgreCamera.h>
 #include <OgreSceneNode.h>
 #include <OgreViewport.h>
-#include <OgreOverlaySystem.h>
 
 #include "../widget/scenetoolmode.hpp"
 #include "../../model/settings/usersettings.hpp"
 
 #include "navigation.hpp"
 #include "lighting.hpp"
+#include "overlaysystem.hpp"
 
 namespace CSVRender
 {
-    Ogre::OverlaySystem *SceneWidget::mOverlaySystem = NULL;
-
     SceneWidget::SceneWidget(QWidget *parent)
         : QWidget(parent)
         , mCamera(NULL)
@@ -62,8 +60,7 @@ namespace CSVRender
 
         setLighting (&mLightingDay);
 
-        if(!mOverlaySystem)
-            mOverlaySystem = new Ogre::OverlaySystem();
+        mOverlaySystem = OverlaySystem::instance().get();
         mSceneMgr->addRenderQueueListener(mOverlaySystem);
 
         QTimer *timer = new QTimer (this);
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/scenewidget.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/scenewidget.hpp
index f53e935f41..1adbf3f173 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/scenewidget.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/scenewidget.hpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ namespace CSVRender
             Ogre::SceneManager* mSceneMgr;
             Ogre::RenderWindow* mWindow;
             Ogre::Viewport *mViewport;
-            static Ogre::OverlaySystem *mOverlaySystem;
+            Ogre::OverlaySystem *mOverlaySystem;
 
             Navigation *mNavigation;
             Lighting *mLighting;