diff --git a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/interface_element.h b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/interface_element.h
index a8a04b454..0f9b271ce 100644
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/interface_element.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/interface_element.h
@@ -494,6 +494,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		void setPosParent( const std::string &id );
 		void getPosParent( std::string &id ) const;
 		void setSizeParent( const std::string &id );
+		void getSizeParent( std::string &id ) const;
 		
 		void setSerializable( bool b ){ serializable = b; }
 		bool IsSerializable() const{ return serializable; }
diff --git a/code/nel/src/gui/interface_element.cpp b/code/nel/src/gui/interface_element.cpp
index 0e7458f3a..a18b8e71d 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/interface_element.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/interface_element.cpp
@@ -154,7 +154,9 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		else
 		if( name == "sizeparent" )
 		{
-			return CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getParser()->getParentSizeAssociation( (CInterfaceElement*)this );
+			std::string sp;
+			getSizeParent( sp );
+			return sp;
 		}
 		else
 		if( name == "global_color" )
@@ -301,8 +303,8 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		getPosParent( pp );
 		xmlNewProp( node, BAD_CAST "posparent", BAD_CAST pp.c_str() );
 		xmlNewProp( node, BAD_CAST "sizeref", BAD_CAST getSizeRefAsString().c_str() );
-		xmlNewProp( node, BAD_CAST "sizeparent",
-			BAD_CAST CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getParser()->getParentSizeAssociation( (CInterfaceElement*)this ).c_str() );
+		getSizeParent( pp );
+		xmlNewProp( node, BAD_CAST "sizeparent", BAD_CAST pp.c_str() );
 
 		xmlNewProp( node, BAD_CAST "global_color", BAD_CAST toString( _ModulateGlobalColor ).c_str() );
 		xmlNewProp( node, BAD_CAST "render_layer", BAD_CAST toString( _RenderLayer ).c_str() );
@@ -1598,6 +1600,35 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		}
 	}
 
+	void CInterfaceElement::getSizeParent( std::string &id ) const
+	{
+		CInterfaceElement *p = getParentSize();
+
+		// If there's no parent set then the size parent is the parent
+		if( p == NULL )
+		{
+			id = "parent";
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// If the size parent is the same as the group parent, then the size parent is the parent ofc
+		if( p == getParent() )
+		{
+			id = "parent";
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// If the size parent is in the parent group, use the short Id
+		if( p->isInGroup( getParent() ) )
+		{
+			id = p->getShortId();
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Otherwise use the full Id
+		id = p->getId();
+	}
+
 	void CInterfaceElement::registerDeletionWatcher( IDeletionWatcher *watcher )
 	{
 		std::vector< IDeletionWatcher* >::iterator itr