diff --git a/src/gui/widget/hintbox.cpp b/src/gui/widget/hintbox.cpp
index e8a8aee00..a75bd1c56 100644
--- a/src/gui/widget/hintbox.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widget/hintbox.cpp
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ void CHintBox::init(const std::string& Text, const int& Width, const std::string
 	lines = 0;
 	timeout		= HINTBOX_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
 	w_indentation	= indent;
+	hb_text_mode	= text_mode;
 
 	//set required window width and basic height
 	width 		= max(HINTBOX_MIN_WIDTH, Width);
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ void CHintBox::init(const std::string& Text, const int& Width, const std::string
 	timeout_pb_timer= NULL;
 
 	if (!Text.empty())
-		addHintItem(Text, text_mode, Picon);
+		addHintItem(Text, hb_text_mode, Picon);
 }
 
 CHintBox::~CHintBox()
diff --git a/src/gui/widget/hintbox.h b/src/gui/widget/hintbox.h
index e8a08fde3..80f89fa50 100644
--- a/src/gui/widget/hintbox.h
+++ b/src/gui/widget/hintbox.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class CHintBox : public CComponentsWindow
 		int y_hint_obj;
 		int h_hint_obj;
 		int w_indentation;
+		int hb_text_mode;
 
 		///global count of lines
 		uint lines;