diff --git a/src/gui/widget/hintboxext.cpp b/src/gui/widget/hintboxext.cpp
index da3c7e344..3959e9c2f 100644
--- a/src/gui/widget/hintboxext.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widget/hintboxext.cpp
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 
-#define HINTBOXEXT_MAX_HEIGHT 420
-
 CHintBoxExt::CHintBoxExt(const neutrino_locale_t Caption, const char * const Text, const int Width, const char * const Icon)
 {
 	m_message = strdup(Text);
@@ -61,6 +59,7 @@ CHintBoxExt::CHintBoxExt(const neutrino_locale_t Caption, const char * const Tex
 		m_lines.push_back(oneLine);
 		begin = strtok(NULL, "\n");
 	}
+	m_bbheight = 0;
 	init(Caption, Width, Icon);
 }
 
@@ -69,6 +68,7 @@ CHintBoxExt::CHintBoxExt(const neutrino_locale_t Caption, ContentLines& lines, c
 {
 	m_message = NULL;
 	m_lines = lines;
+	m_bbheight = 0;
 	init(Caption, Width, Icon);
 }
 
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ void CHintBoxExt::init(const neutrino_locale_t Caption, const int Width, const c
 	int line = 0;
 	int maxWidth = m_width > 0 ? m_width : 0;
 	int maxOverallHeight = 0;
+	int screenheight = CFrameBuffer::getInstance()->getScreenHeight() * 9 / 10 - m_bbheight;
+	m_startEntryOfPage.clear();
 	m_startEntryOfPage.push_back(0);
 	for (ContentLines::iterator it = m_lines.begin(); it!=m_lines.end(); it++)
 	{
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ void CHintBoxExt::init(const neutrino_locale_t Caption, const int Width, const c
                 if (lineWidth > maxWidth)
 			maxWidth = lineWidth;
 		m_height += maxHeight;
-		if (m_height > HINTBOXEXT_MAX_HEIGHT || pagebreak) {
+		if (m_height > screenheight || pagebreak) {
 			if (m_height-maxHeight > maxOverallHeight)
 				maxOverallHeight = m_height - maxHeight;
 			m_height = m_theight + m_fheight + maxHeight;
@@ -216,11 +218,10 @@ void CHintBoxExt::paint(bool toround)
 		return;
 	}
 
-        CFrameBuffer* frameBuffer = CFrameBuffer::getInstance();
-        m_window = new CFBWindow(frameBuffer->getScreenX() + ((frameBuffer->getScreenWidth() - m_width ) >> 1),
-                               frameBuffer->getScreenY() + ((frameBuffer->getScreenHeight() - m_height) >> 2),
-                               m_width + SHADOW_OFFSET,
-                               m_height + SHADOW_OFFSET);
+	m_window = new CFBWindow(getScreenStartX(m_width + SHADOW_OFFSET),
+				 getScreenStartY(m_height + SHADOW_OFFSET) / 2,
+				 m_width + SHADOW_OFFSET,
+				 m_height + SHADOW_OFFSET);
 
 	refresh(toround);
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/widget/hintboxext.h b/src/gui/widget/hintboxext.h
index 64dc907c9..2472d17f6 100644
--- a/src/gui/widget/hintboxext.h
+++ b/src/gui/widget/hintboxext.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class CHintBoxExt
 
 	int                      m_width;
 	int                      m_height;
+	int                      m_bbheight; /* a button bar at the bottom? */
 	int                      textStartX;
 
 	int                      m_fheight;
diff --git a/src/gui/widget/messagebox.cpp b/src/gui/widget/messagebox.cpp
index 9e8bddfbf..c845161a7 100644
--- a/src/gui/widget/messagebox.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widget/messagebox.cpp
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ void CMessageBox::Init(const CMessageBox::result_ Default, const uint32_t ShowBu
 	}
 	fh                     = g_Font[SNeutrinoSettings::FONT_TYPE_INFOBAR_SMALL]->getHeight();
 	b_height               = std::max(fh, ih) + 8 + (RADIUS_LARGE / 2);
-	bb_height              = b_height + fh/2 + ButtonSpacing;
-	m_height               += bb_height;
+	m_bbheight             = b_height + fh/2 + ButtonSpacing;
 	result                 = Default;
 	b_width                = getButtonWidth();
 	if (ShowButtons        & CMessageBox::mbBtnAlignCenter1)
@@ -101,10 +100,14 @@ void CMessageBox::Init(const CMessageBox::result_ Default, const uint32_t ShowBu
 	ButtonDistance = ButtonSpacing;
 	bb_width = b_width * ButtonCount + ButtonDistance * (ButtonCount - 1);
 	if(bb_width > m_width)
-		m_width = bb_width;
+		m_width = bb_width; /* FIXME: what if bigger than screen area? */
 	else
 		if (mbBtnAlign == CMessageBox::mbBtnAlignCenter1)
 			ButtonDistance = (m_width - b_width * ButtonCount) / (ButtonCount + 1);
+
+	/* this is ugly: re-init (CHintBoxExt) to recalculate the number of lines and pages */
+	init(m_caption, m_width, m_iconfile == "" ? NULL : m_iconfile.c_str());
+	m_height += m_bbheight;
 }
 
 void CMessageBox::returnDefaultValueOnTimeout(bool returnDefault)
@@ -138,9 +141,9 @@ void CMessageBox::paintButtons()
 	else if (mbBtnAlign == CMessageBox::mbBtnAlignRight)
 		xpos = m_width - bb_width - ButtonSpacing;
 
-	int ypos = (m_height - bb_height) + fh/2;
+	int ypos = (m_height - m_bbheight) + fh/2;
 
-	m_window->paintBoxRel(0, m_height - bb_height, m_width, bb_height, COL_MENUCONTENT_PLUS_0, RADIUS_LARGE, CORNER_BOTTOM);
+	m_window->paintBoxRel(0, m_height - m_bbheight, m_width, m_bbheight, COL_MENUCONTENT_PLUS_0, RADIUS_LARGE, CORNER_BOTTOM);
 
 	i = 0;
 	if (showbuttons & mbYes) {
diff --git a/src/gui/widget/messagebox.h b/src/gui/widget/messagebox.h
index 67e063e0a..ea8a65e26 100644
--- a/src/gui/widget/messagebox.h
+++ b/src/gui/widget/messagebox.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class CMessageBox : public CHintBoxExt
 	int  mbBtnAlign;
 	int  ButtonSpacing, ButtonDistance;
 	int  fh, i_maxw;
-	int  b_height, b_width, bb_height, bb_width;
+	int  b_height, b_width, bb_width;
 	int ButtonCount;
 
 	void paintButtons();