diff --git a/AUTHORS.md b/AUTHORS.md
index 7774b5afa2..2bd96e3a16 100644
--- a/AUTHORS.md
+++ b/AUTHORS.md
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ Programmers
     jeaye
     Jeffrey Haines (Jyby)
     Jengerer
+    Jiří Kuneš (kunesj)
     Joel Graff (graffy)
     John Blomberg (fstp)
     Jordan Ayers
@@ -59,7 +60,6 @@ Programmers
     Julien Voisin (jvoisin/ap0)
     Karl-Felix Glatzer (k1ll)
     Kevin Poitra (PuppyKevin)
-    kunesj
     Lars Söderberg (Lazaroth)
     lazydev
     Leon Saunders (emoose)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/hud.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/hud.cpp
index 7307e6f871..1acbea6d7d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/hud.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/hud.cpp
@@ -520,15 +520,13 @@ namespace MWGui
     
     void HUD::setCrosshairOwned(bool owned)
     {
-        MyGUI::Colour red = MyGUI::Colour(1.0, 0, 0);
-        MyGUI::Colour white = MyGUI::Colour(1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
         if(owned)
         {
-            mCrosshair->setColour(red);
+            mCrosshair->changeWidgetSkin("HUD_Crosshair_Owned");
         }
         else
         {
-            mCrosshair->setColour(white);
+            mCrosshair->changeWidgetSkin("HUD_Crosshair");
         }
     }
     
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
index 22d5d14f7c..dbf27ad91d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         , mLastMouseY(0)
         , mEnabled(true)
         , mFullHelp(false)
+        , mShowOwned(0)
     {
         getWidget(mDynamicToolTipBox, "DynamicToolTipBox");
 
@@ -55,6 +56,8 @@ namespace MWGui
         {
             mMainWidget->getChildAt(i)->setVisible(false);
         }
+        
+        mShowOwned = Settings::Manager::getInt("show owned", "Game");
     }
 
     void ToolTips::setEnabled(bool enabled)
@@ -369,6 +372,18 @@ namespace MWGui
     MyGUI::IntSize ToolTips::createToolTip(const MWGui::ToolTipInfo& info)
     {
         mDynamicToolTipBox->setVisible(true);
+        
+        if(mShowOwned == 1 || mShowOwned == 3)
+        {
+            if(checkOwned())
+            {
+                mDynamicToolTipBox->changeWidgetSkin("HUD_Box_NoTransp_Owned");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                mDynamicToolTipBox->changeWidgetSkin("HUD_Box_NoTransp");
+            }
+        }
 
         std::string caption = info.caption;
         std::string image = info.icon;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.hpp
index bd4a81c32c..b2f172076f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/tooltips.hpp
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ namespace MWGui
         bool mEnabled;
 
         bool mFullHelp;
+        
+        int mShowOwned;
     };
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index 31eef5c016..4552c42f21 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ namespace MWGui
       , mRestAllowed(true)
       , mFPS(0.0f)
       , mFallbackMap(fallbackMap)
-      , mShowOwned(false)
+      , mShowOwned(0)
       , mVersionDescription(versionDescription)
     {
         float uiScale = Settings::Manager::getFloat("scaling factor", "GUI");
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         MyGUI::ClipboardManager::getInstance().eventClipboardChanged += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &WindowManager::onClipboardChanged);
         MyGUI::ClipboardManager::getInstance().eventClipboardRequested += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &WindowManager::onClipboardRequested);
 
-        mShowOwned = Settings::Manager::getBool("show owned", "Game");
+        mShowOwned = Settings::Manager::getInt("show owned", "Game");
     }
 
     void WindowManager::initUI()
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ namespace MWGui
     {
         mToolTips->setFocusObject(focus);
 
-        if(mShowOwned && mHud)
+        if(mHud && (mShowOwned == 2 || mShowOwned == 3))
         {
             bool owned = mToolTips->checkOwned();
             mHud->setCrosshairOwned(owned);
@@ -1094,11 +1094,22 @@ namespace MWGui
     void WindowManager::onRetrieveTag(const MyGUI::UString& _tag, MyGUI::UString& _result)
     {
         std::string tag(_tag);
+        
+        std::string MyGuiPrefix = "setting=";
+        size_t MyGuiPrefixLength = MyGuiPrefix.length();
 
         std::string tokenToFind = "sCell=";
         size_t tokenLength = tokenToFind.length();
-
-        if (tag.compare(0, tokenLength, tokenToFind) == 0)
+        
+        if(tag.compare(0, MyGuiPrefixLength, MyGuiPrefix) == 0)
+        {
+            tag = tag.substr(MyGuiPrefixLength, tag.length());
+            std::string settingSection = tag.substr(0, tag.find(","));
+            std::string settingTag = tag.substr(tag.find(",")+1, tag.length());
+            
+            _result = Settings::Manager::getString(settingTag, settingSection);            
+        }
+        else if (tag.compare(0, tokenLength, tokenToFind) == 0)
         {
             _result = mTranslationDataStorage.translateCellName(tag.substr(tokenLength));
         }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
index 7dae502094..336a2a19a6 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
     std::map<std::string, std::string> mFallbackMap;
     
-    bool mShowOwned;
+    int mShowOwned;
 
     std::string mVersionDescription;
 
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ namespace MWGui
      * Called when MyGUI tries to retrieve a tag's value. Tags must be denoted in #{tag} notation and will be replaced upon setting a user visible text/property.
      * Supported syntax:
      * #{GMSTName}: retrieves String value of the GMST called GMSTName
+     * #{setting=CATEGORY_NAME,SETTING_NAME}: retrieves String value of SETTING_NAME under category CATEGORY_NAME from settings.cfg
      * #{sCell=CellID}: retrieves translated name of the given CellID (used only by some Morrowind localisations, in others cell ID is == cell name)
      * #{fontcolour=FontColourName}: retrieves the value of the fallback setting "FontColor_color_<FontColourName>" from openmw.cfg,
      *                              in the format "r g b a", float values in range 0-1. Useful for "Colour" and "TextColour" properties in skins.
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_hud.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_hud.layout
index dd114097e5..97b0184696 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_hud.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_hud.layout
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@
         </Widget>
 
         <!-- Crosshair -->
-        <Widget type="ImageBox" skin="ImageBox" position="0 0 32 32" align="Center Center" name="Crosshair">
-            <Property key="ImageTexture" value="textures\target.dds"/>
+        <Widget type="ImageBox" skin="HUD_Crosshair" position="0 0 32 32" align="Center Center" name="Crosshair">
         </Widget>
 
         <!-- Basic FPSCounter box -->
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_hud_box.skin.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_hud_box.skin.xml
index 4e63497680..33199d6aeb 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_hud_box.skin.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_hud_box.skin.xml
@@ -31,5 +31,32 @@
         <Child type="Widget" skin="MW_Box" offset="0 0 40 40" align="Left Stretch" name="Client"/>
 
     </Resource>
+    
+    <Resource type="ResourceSkin" name="HUD_Box_NoTransp_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 -->
+
+        <Child type="Widget" skin="MW_Box" offset="0 0 40 40" align="Left Stretch" name="Client"/>
+
+    </Resource>
+    
+    <!-- Defines crosshair color -->
+    <Resource type="ResourceSkin" name="HUD_Crosshair" size="32 32" texture="textures\target.dds">
+        <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 32 32">
+            <State name="normal" offset="0 0 32 32"/>
+        </BasisSkin>
+    </Resource>
+    
+    <!-- Defines owned crosshair color -->
+    <Resource type="ResourceSkin" name="HUD_Crosshair_Owned" size="32 32" texture="textures\target.dds">
+        <Property key="Colour" value="#{setting=GUI,color crosshair owned}"/>
+        <BasisSkin type="MainSkin" offset="0 0 32 32">
+            <State name="normal" offset="0 0 32 32"/>
+        </BasisSkin>
+    </Resource>
 
 </MyGUI>
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_windows.skin.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_windows.skin.xml
index e740383914..682d89ebcc 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_windows.skin.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_windows.skin.xml
@@ -128,6 +128,14 @@
             <State name="normal" offset="0 0 8 8"/>
         </BasisSkin>
     </Resource>
+    
+    <!-- Defines a owned background -->
+    <Resource type="ResourceSkin" name="DialogBG_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>
 
     <!-- These define the dialog borders -->
     <Resource type="ResourceSkin" name="DB_B" size="512 4" texture="textures\menu_thick_border_bottom.dds">
diff --git a/files/settings-default.cfg b/files/settings-default.cfg
index 4ec0c2480f..dcb9b8893e 100644
--- a/files/settings-default.cfg
+++ b/files/settings-default.cfg
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ werewolf overlay = true
 
 stretch menu background = false
 
+# colour definitions (red green blue alpha)
+color background owned = 0.15 0 0 1
+color crosshair owned = 1 0.15 0.15 1
+
 [General]
 # Camera field of view
 field of view = 55
@@ -162,8 +166,12 @@ best attack = false
 
 difficulty = 0
 
-# change crosshair color when pointing on owned object
-show owned = false
+# Change crosshair/toolTip color when pointing on owned object
+#0: nothing changed
+#1: tint toolTip
+#2: tint crosshair
+#3: both
+show owned = 0
 
 [Saves]
 character =