diff --git a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/group_editbox.h b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/group_editbox.h
index 7ea2ab529..771bdc482 100644
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/group_editbox.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/group_editbox.h
@@ -283,6 +283,10 @@ namespace NLGUI
 
 		sint32	_ViewTextDeltaX;
 
+		CViewText* getVT() const{ return _ViewText; }
+
+		void createViewText();
+
 	private:
 		void setupDisplayText();
 		void makeTopWindow();
diff --git a/code/nel/src/gui/group_editbox.cpp b/code/nel/src/gui/group_editbox.cpp
index 049222210..0dd4ffbda 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/group_editbox.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/group_editbox.cpp
@@ -1536,40 +1536,43 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		CInterfaceGroup::clearViews();
 	}
 
+	// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	void CGroupEditBox::createViewText()
+	{
+		nlwarning("Interface: CGroupEditBox: text 'edit_text' missing or bad type");
+		nlwarning( "Trying to create a new 'edit_text' for %s", getId().c_str() );
+		_ViewText = dynamic_cast< CViewText* >( CInterfaceFactory::createClass( "text" ) );
+		if( _ViewText == NULL )
+		{
+			nlwarning( "Failed to create new 'edit_text' for %s", getId().c_str() );
+			return;
+		}
+
+		_ViewText->setParent( this );
+		_ViewText->setIdRecurse( "edit_text" );
+		_ViewText->setHardText( "" );
+		_ViewText->setPosRef( Hotspot_ML );
+		_ViewText->setParentPosRef( Hotspot_ML );
+		addView( _ViewText );
+
+		sint32 w,h;
+		w = std::max( sint32( _ViewText->getFontWidth() * _ViewText->getText().size() ), getW() );
+		h = std::max( sint32(  _ViewText->getFontHeight() ), getH() );
+					
+		setH( h );
+		setW( w );
+	}
+
 	// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	void CGroupEditBox::setup()
 	{
 		// bind to the controls
-		_ViewText = dynamic_cast<CViewText *>(CInterfaceGroup::getView("edit_text"));
+		if( _ViewText == NULL )
+			_ViewText = dynamic_cast<CViewText *>(CInterfaceGroup::getView("edit_text"));
 
 		if(_ViewText == NULL)
-		{
-			nlwarning("Interface: CGroupEditBox: text 'edit_text' missing or bad type");
-			if( editorMode )
-			{
-				nlwarning( "Trying to create a new 'edit_text' for %s", getId().c_str() );
-				_ViewText = dynamic_cast< CViewText* >( CInterfaceFactory::createClass( "text" ) );
-				if( _ViewText != NULL )
-				{
-					_ViewText->setParent( this );
-					_ViewText->setIdRecurse( "edit_text" );
-					_ViewText->setHardText( "" );
-					_ViewText->setPosRef( Hotspot_TL );
-					_ViewText->setParentPosRef( Hotspot_TL );
-					addView( _ViewText );
-
-					sint32 w,h;
-					w = std::max( sint32( _ViewText->getFontWidth() * _ViewText->getText().size() ), getW() );
-					h = std::max( sint32(  _ViewText->getFontHeight() ), getH() );
-					
-					setH( h );
-					setW( w );
-					
-				}
-				else
-					nlwarning( "Failed to create new 'edit_text' for %s", getId().c_str() );
-			}
-		}
+			createViewText();
 
 		_ViewText->setEditorSelectable( false );
 
diff --git a/code/nel/src/gui/group_editbox_decor.cpp b/code/nel/src/gui/group_editbox_decor.cpp
index 899ea660c..a5a2c8239 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/group_editbox_decor.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/group_editbox_decor.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "stdpch.h"
 #include "nel/gui/group_editbox_decor.h"
 #include "nel/gui/view_bitmap.h"
+#include "nel/gui/view_text.h"
 
 namespace NLGUI
 {
@@ -162,6 +163,10 @@ namespace NLGUI
 	{
 		_Pvt = new EBDPrivate();
 		_Pvt->setup( this );
+
+		createViewText();
+		getVT()->setSerializable( false );
+		getVT()->setEditorSelectable( false );
 	}
 
 	CGroupEditBoxDecor::~CGroupEditBoxDecor()
@@ -352,6 +357,9 @@ namespace NLGUI
 
 	void CGroupEditBoxDecor::updateCoords()
 	{
+		sint32 tw = _Pvt->_Textures[ EBDPrivate::L ]->getWReal();
+		getVT()->setX( tw + 1 );
+
 		CGroupEditBox::updateCoords();
 		_Pvt->updateCoords();
 	}