diff --git a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/view_text_formated.h b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/view_text_formated.h
index 0e5d0d616..dc30682ef 100644
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/view_text_formated.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/view_text_formated.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		CViewTextFormated (const TCtorParam &param) : CViewText(param)
 		{}
 		std::string getProperty( const std::string &name ) const;
+		void setProperty( const std::string &name, const std::string &value );
 		virtual bool parse(xmlNodePtr cur, CInterfaceGroup * parentGroup);
 		virtual void checkCoords();
 		const  ucstring &getFormatString() const { return _FormatString; }
diff --git a/code/nel/src/gui/view_text_formated.cpp b/code/nel/src/gui/view_text_formated.cpp
index 6fdc3e5d1..ac7f36b7f 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/view_text_formated.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/view_text_formated.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,17 @@ namespace NLGUI
 			return CViewText::getProperty( name );
 	}
 
+	void CViewTextFormated::setProperty( const std::string &name, const std::string &value )
+	{
+		if( name == "format" )
+		{
+			setFormatString( value );
+			return;
+		}
+		else
+			CViewText::setProperty( name, value );
+	}
+
 	// ****************************************************************************
 	bool CViewTextFormated::parse(xmlNodePtr cur,CInterfaceGroup * parentGroup)
 	{