diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.cpp
index 5bd8ceb5ae..4907a247ff 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ namespace MWGui
         if(stat)
             mStaticMessageBox = box;
 
+        box->setVisible(mVisible);
+
         mMessageBoxes.push_back(box);
 
         if(mMessageBoxes.size() > 3) {
@@ -167,8 +169,12 @@ namespace MWGui
         return pressed;
     }
 
-
-
+    void MessageBoxManager::setVisible(bool value)
+    {
+        mVisible = value;
+        for (MessageBox* messageBox : mMessageBoxes)
+            messageBox->setVisible(value);
+    }
 
     MessageBox::MessageBox(MessageBoxManager& parMessageBoxManager, const std::string& message)
       : Layout("openmw_messagebox.layout")
@@ -201,7 +207,10 @@ namespace MWGui
         return mMainWidget->getHeight()+mNextBoxPadding;
     }
 
-
+    void MessageBox::setVisible(bool value)
+    {
+        mMainWidget->setVisible(value);
+    }
 
     InteractiveMessageBox::InteractiveMessageBox(MessageBoxManager& parMessageBoxManager, const std::string& message, const std::vector<std::string>& buttons)
         : WindowModal(MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->isGuiMode() ? "openmw_interactive_messagebox_notransp.layout" : "openmw_interactive_messagebox.layout")
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.hpp
index aeb1b83002..26d26bac56 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.hpp
@@ -47,12 +47,15 @@ namespace MWGui
 
             void onButtonPressed(int button) { eventButtonPressed(button); eventButtonPressed.clear(); }
 
+            void setVisible(bool value);
+
         private:
             std::vector<MessageBox*> mMessageBoxes;
             InteractiveMessageBox* mInterMessageBoxe;
             MessageBox* mStaticMessageBox;
             float mMessageBoxSpeed;
             int mLastButtonPressed;
+            bool mVisible = true;
     };
 
     class MessageBox : public Layout
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ namespace MWGui
             void setMessage (const std::string& message);
             int getHeight ();
             void update (int height);
+            void setVisible(bool value);
 
             float mCurrentTime;
             float mMaxTime;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index eebcf4b094..544a0927e7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -1499,6 +1499,7 @@ namespace MWGui
     {
         mHudEnabled = !mHudEnabled;
         updateVisible();
+        mMessageBoxManager->setVisible(mHudEnabled);
         return mHudEnabled;
     }