diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/atcstationcomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/atcstationcomponent.cpp
index e8207efe2..c9c3345db 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/atcstationcomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/atcstationcomponent.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
     namespace Components
     {
         CAtcStationComponent::CAtcStationComponent(QWidget *parent) :
-            QFrame(parent),
+            COverlayMessagesFrame(parent),
             CIdentifiable(this),
             ui(new Ui::CAtcStationComponent)
         {
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             CUpperCaseValidator *ucv = new CUpperCaseValidator(ui->le_AtcStationsOnlineMetar);
             ui->le_AtcStationsOnlineMetar->setValidator(ucv);
 
-            this->deferredActivate(this);
+            this->activateTextMessages(true);
 
             // some icons
             ui->tb_AtcStationsAtisReload->setIcon(CIcons::atis());
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
 
         void CAtcStationComponent::showOverlayInlineTextMessage()
         {
-            CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea::showOverlayInlineTextMessage(TextMessagesCom1);
+            COverlayMessagesFrame::showOverlayInlineTextMessage(TextMessagesCom1);
         }
 
         void CAtcStationComponent::onDetailsToggled(bool checked)
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/atcstationcomponent.h b/src/blackgui/components/atcstationcomponent.h
index cf7cfd300..9e2756b27 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/atcstationcomponent.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/atcstationcomponent.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "blackgui/components/enablefordockwidgetinfoarea.h"
 #include "blackgui/settings/viewupdatesettings.h"
 #include "blackgui/settings/atcstationssettings.h"
+#include "blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.h"
 #include "blackgui/blackguiexport.h"
 #include "blackcore/network.h"
 #include "blackmisc/aviation/atcstation.h"
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
     {
         //! ATC stations component
         class BLACKGUI_EXPORT CAtcStationComponent :
-            public QFrame,
+            public COverlayMessagesFrame,
             public CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea,
             public BlackMisc::CIdentifiable
         {
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/cockpitcomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/cockpitcomponent.cpp
index ac770f37f..b27700bb4 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/cockpitcomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/cockpitcomponent.cpp
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ namespace BlackGui
     namespace Components
     {
         CCockpitComponent::CCockpitComponent(QWidget *parent) :
-            QFrame(parent),
+            COverlayMessagesFrame(parent),
             CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea(),
             ui(new Ui::CCockpitComponent)
         {
             ui->setupUi(this);
             m_minHeightInfoArea = ui->comp_CockpitInfoArea->minimumHeight();
-            this->deferredActivate(this);
+            this->activateTextMessages(true);
 
             connect(ui->wip_CockpitComPanelShowHideBar, &CShowHideBar::toggleShowHide, this, &CCockpitComponent::onToggleShowHideDetails);
             connect(ui->comp_CockpitComComponent, &CCockpitComComponent::requestCom1TextMessage, this, &CCockpitComponent::onRequestTextMessageCom1);
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
         void CCockpitComponent::mouseDoubleClickEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
         {
             if (event) { this->showOverlayInlineTextMessage(TextMessagesAll); }
-            QWidget::mouseDoubleClickEvent(event);
+            COverlayMessagesFrame::mouseDoubleClickEvent(event);
         }
 
         void CCockpitComponent::onRequestTextMessageCom1()
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/cockpitcomponent.h b/src/blackgui/components/cockpitcomponent.h
index 283fa9f5e..5826f06f3 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/cockpitcomponent.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/cockpitcomponent.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #define BLACKGUI_COMPONENTS_COCKPITCOMPONENT_H
 
 #include "blackgui/components/enablefordockwidgetinfoarea.h"
+#include "blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.h"
 #include "blackgui/blackguiexport.h"
 
 #include <QFrame>
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
     {
         //! Cockpit component: COM unit, show / hide bar, voice rooms
         class BLACKGUI_EXPORT CCockpitComponent :
-            public QFrame,
+            public COverlayMessagesFrame,
             public CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea
         {
             Q_OBJECT
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/enablefordockwidgetinfoarea.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/enablefordockwidgetinfoarea.cpp
index aae267d2c..42f3ecc09 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/enablefordockwidgetinfoarea.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/enablefordockwidgetinfoarea.cpp
@@ -34,36 +34,6 @@ namespace BlackGui
             m_parentDockableInfoArea = parentInfoArea;
         }
 
-        void CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea::deferredActivate(QObject *relatedObject, int delayMs)
-        {
-            if (!relatedObject) { return; }
-            QPointer<QObject> myself(relatedObject);
-            QTimer::singleShot(delayMs, relatedObject, [ = ]
-            {
-                if (myself) { this->activateTextMessages(true); }
-            });
-        }
-
-        void CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea::initOverlayMessages(QSize inner)
-        {
-            if (m_parentDockableInfoArea) { m_parentDockableInfoArea->initOverlayMessages(inner); }
-        }
-
-        void CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea::activateTextMessages(bool activate)
-        {
-            if (m_parentDockableInfoArea) { m_parentDockableInfoArea->activateTextMessages(activate); }
-        }
-
-        void CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea::showOverlayInlineTextMessage(TextMessageTab tab)
-        {
-            if (m_parentDockableInfoArea) { m_parentDockableInfoArea->showOverlayInlineTextMessage(tab); }
-        }
-
-        void CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea::showOverlayInlineTextMessage(const CCallsign &callsign)
-        {
-            if (m_parentDockableInfoArea) { m_parentDockableInfoArea->showOverlayInlineTextMessage(callsign); }
-        }
-
         bool CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea::setParentDockWidgetInfoArea(CDockWidgetInfoArea *parentDockableWidget)
         {
             // sanity check
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/enablefordockwidgetinfoarea.h b/src/blackgui/components/enablefordockwidgetinfoarea.h
index 8d991a3f2..a7ac5a3fe 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/enablefordockwidgetinfoarea.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/enablefordockwidgetinfoarea.h
@@ -68,21 +68,6 @@ namespace BlackGui
             //! Destructor
             virtual ~CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea() {}
 
-            //! Deferred activation, as dockwidget is not directly initalized
-            void deferredActivate(QObject *relatedObject, int delayMs = 2500);
-
-            //! \copydoc BlackGui::COverlayMessages::initOverlayMessages
-            void initOverlayMessages(QSize inner = {});
-
-            //! \copydoc BlackGui::COverlayMessages::showKillButton
-            void activateTextMessages(bool activate);
-
-            //! \copydoc BlackGui::COverlayMessages::showOverlayImage
-            void showOverlayInlineTextMessage(Components::TextMessageTab tab);
-
-            //! \copydoc BlackGui::COverlayMessages::showOverlayImage
-            void showOverlayInlineTextMessage(const BlackMisc::Aviation::CCallsign &callsign);
-
         private:
             CDockWidgetInfoArea *m_parentDockableInfoArea = nullptr; //!< my parent dockable widget
             BlackMisc::CConnectionGuard m_connections;