diff --git a/src/gui/widget/hintbox.cpp b/src/gui/widget/hintbox.cpp
index 087d205ca..62ecf334c 100644
--- a/src/gui/widget/hintbox.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widget/hintbox.cpp
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ void CHintBox::init(	const std::string& Text,
 	y_hint_obj 	= CC_CENTERED;
 
 	//initialize timeout bar and its timer
+	enable_timeout_bar = false;
 	timeout_pb 	= NULL;
 	timeout_pb_timer= NULL;
 
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ CHintBox::~CHintBox()
 
 void CHintBox::enableTimeOutBar(bool enable)
 {
-	if(!enable){
+	if(!enable_timeout_bar){
 		if(timeout_pb_timer){
 			delete timeout_pb_timer; timeout_pb_timer = NULL;
 		}
@@ -217,24 +218,28 @@ void CHintBox::enableTimeOutBar(bool enable)
 		}
 		return;
 	}
+	else
 
-	if(timeout_pb){
-		timeout_pb->setValues(timeout_pb->getValue()+1, 10*timeout);
-		timeout_pb->paint0();
-	}else{
-		timeout_pb = new CProgressBar();
-		timeout_pb->setType(CProgressBar::PB_TIMESCALE);
-		timeout_pb->setDimensionsAll(ccw_body->getRealXPos(), ccw_body->getRealYPos(), ccw_body->getWidth(), TIMEOUT_BAR_HEIGHT);
-		timeout_pb->setValues(timeout/10, timeout);
-		if (!timeout_pb_timer) {
-			timeout_pb_timer = new CComponentsTimer(100);
-			const string tn = cc_item_type.name + ":timeout_bar:";
-			timeout_pb_timer->setThreadName(tn);
+	if (enable_timeout_bar && enable)
+	{
+		if(timeout_pb){
+			timeout_pb->setValues(timeout_pb->getValue()+1, 10*timeout);
+			timeout_pb->paint0();
+		}else{
+			timeout_pb = new CProgressBar();
+			timeout_pb->setType(CProgressBar::PB_TIMESCALE);
+			timeout_pb->setDimensionsAll(ccw_body->getRealXPos(), ccw_body->getRealYPos(), ccw_body->getWidth(), TIMEOUT_BAR_HEIGHT);
+			timeout_pb->setValues(timeout/10, timeout);
+			if (!timeout_pb_timer) {
+				timeout_pb_timer = new CComponentsTimer(100);
+				const string tn = cc_item_type.name + ":timeout_bar:";
+				timeout_pb_timer->setThreadName(tn);
+			}
+			sl_tbar_on_timer.disconnect();
+			sl_tbar_on_timer = sigc::mem_fun0(this, &CHintBox::showTimeOutBar);
+			timeout_pb_timer->OnTimer.connect(sl_tbar_on_timer);
+			timeout_pb_timer->startTimer();
 		}
-		sl_tbar_on_timer.disconnect();
-		sl_tbar_on_timer = sigc::mem_fun0(this, &CHintBox::showTimeOutBar);
-		timeout_pb_timer->OnTimer.connect(sl_tbar_on_timer);
-		timeout_pb_timer->startTimer();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/widget/hintbox.h b/src/gui/widget/hintbox.h
index b6a3f656a..4ddcfb1fe 100644
--- a/src/gui/widget/hintbox.h
+++ b/src/gui/widget/hintbox.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class CHintBox : public CComponentsWindow
 		int w_indentation;
 		bool enable_txt_scroll;
 		sigc::slot0<void> sl_tbar_on_timer;
+		bool enable_timeout_bar;
 
 		Font* hb_font;
 
@@ -208,8 +209,9 @@ class CHintBox : public CComponentsWindow
 		* Timeout is enabled with parameter1 = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT (-1) or any other value > 0
 		* To disable timeout use NO_TIMEOUT (0)
 		* @param[in]	Timeout as int as seconds
+		* @param[in]	enable_Timeout_Bar as bool, default = true
 		*/
-		virtual void setTimeOut(const int& Timeout){timeout = Timeout;}
+		virtual void setTimeOut(const int& Timeout, const bool& enable_Timeout_Bar = true){timeout = Timeout; enable_timeout_bar = enable_Timeout_Bar;}
 
 		/**
 		* enable/disable visualized timeout as progressbar under titlebar