diff --git a/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.cpp b/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.cpp
index 5261e72f7..f8d1f6b42 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ namespace BlackGui
         ui->tvp_StatusMessages->setForceColumnsToMaxSize(false); // problems with multiline entries, with T138 we need multiline messages
         ui->tvp_StatusMessages->menuAddItems(CStatusMessageView::MenuSave);
         ui->fr_Confirmation->setVisible(false);
+
+        ui->comp_OverlayTextMessage->showSettings(false);
+        ui->comp_OverlayTextMessage->showTextMessageEntry(true);
+        ui->comp_OverlayTextMessage->setAsUsedInOverlayMode();
+
         this->setDefaultConfirmationButton(QMessageBox::Cancel);
     }
 
@@ -145,7 +150,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
         return s.popup(textMessage, ownAircraft);
     }
 
-    void COverlayMessages::showOverlayMessages(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList &messages, bool appendOldMessages, int timeOutMs)
+    void COverlayMessages::showOverlayMessages(const CStatusMessageList &messages, bool appendOldMessages, int timeOutMs)
     {
         if (messages.isEmpty()) { return; }
         if (!sGui || sGui->isShuttingDown()) { return; }
@@ -212,7 +217,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
     void COverlayMessages::showOverlayTextMessage(const CTextMessage &textMessage, int timeOutMs)
     {
         if (textMessage.isEmpty()) { return; }
-        if (!displayTextMessage(textMessage)) { return; }
+        if (!this->displayTextMessage(textMessage)) { return; }
         if (!sGui || sGui->isShuttingDown()) { return; }
 
         if (this->hasPendingConfirmation())
@@ -240,6 +245,15 @@ namespace BlackGui
         this->display(timeOutMs);
     }
 
+    void COverlayMessages::showOverlayInlineTextMessage(Components::TextMessageTab tab)
+    {
+        ui->sw_StatusMessagesComponent->setCurrentWidget(ui->pg_OverlayTextMessage);
+        ui->comp_OverlayTextMessage->setTab(tab);
+        this->setHeader("Text message");
+        this->showKill(false);
+        this->display();
+    }
+
     void COverlayMessages::showOverlayImage(const CPixmap &image, int timeOutMs)
     {
         this->showOverlayImage(image.toPixmap(), timeOutMs);
diff --git a/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.h b/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.h
index eedae3df4..21ddcb088 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.h
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
 #ifndef BLACKGUI_OVERLAYMESSAGES_H
 #define BLACKGUI_OVERLAYMESSAGES_H
 
-#include "blackgui/blackguiexport.h"
+#include "blackgui/components/textmessagecomponenttab.h"
 #include "blackgui/settings/textmessagesettings.h"
+#include "blackgui/blackguiexport.h"
 #include "blackmisc/pixmap.h"
 #include "blackmisc/statusmessage.h"
 #include "blackmisc/statusmessagelist.h"
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@
 class QKeyEvent;
 class QPaintEvent;
 class QPixmap;
-class QWidget;
 
 namespace BlackMisc { namespace Network { class CTextMessage; } }
 namespace Ui { class COverlayMessages; }
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ namespace BlackGui
         //! Info message, based on text message
         void showOverlayTextMessage(const BlackMisc::Network::CTextMessage &textMessage, int timeOutMs = -1);
 
+        //! Inline text message
+        void showOverlayInlineTextMessage(BlackGui::Components::TextMessageTab tab);
+
         //! Image
         void showOverlayImage(const BlackMisc::CPixmap &image, int timeOutMs = -1);
 
diff --git a/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.ui b/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.ui
index adf9fab44..6523c47ec 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.ui
+++ b/src/blackgui/overlaymessages.ui
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
       <item>
        <widget class="QStackedWidget" name="sw_StatusMessagesComponent">
         <property name="currentIndex">
-         <number>4</number>
+         <number>5</number>
         </property>
         <widget class="QWidget" name="pg_StatusMessages">
          <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="vl_PgStatusMessages">
@@ -295,6 +295,32 @@
           </item>
          </layout>
         </widget>
+        <widget class="QWidget" name="pg_OverlayTextMessage">
+         <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="vl_OverlayTextMessage">
+          <property name="leftMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="topMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="rightMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="bottomMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="BlackGui::Components::CTextMessageComponent" name="comp_OverlayTextMessage">
+            <property name="frameShape">
+             <enum>QFrame::StyledPanel</enum>
+            </property>
+            <property name="frameShadow">
+             <enum>QFrame::Raised</enum>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+         </layout>
+        </widget>
        </widget>
       </item>
      </layout>
@@ -375,6 +401,12 @@
    <header>blackgui/components/statusmessageformsmall.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>BlackGui::Components::CTextMessageComponent</class>
+   <extends>QFrame</extends>
+   <header>blackgui/components/textmessagecomponent.h</header>
+   <container>1</container>
+  </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
  <tabstops>
   <tabstop>pb_Ok</tabstop>
diff --git a/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.h b/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.h
index 9b76ab66d..37ecc150d 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/overlaymessagesframe.h
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
 #ifndef BLACKGUI_OVERLAYMESSAGES_FRAME_H
 #define BLACKGUI_OVERLAYMESSAGES_FRAME_H
 
-#include "blackgui/blackguiexport.h"
+#include "blackgui/components/textmessagecomponenttab.h"
 #include "blackgui/overlaymessages.h"
 #include "blackgui/guiutility.h"
-#include "blackmisc/pixmap.h"
-#include "blackmisc/statusmessage.h"
-#include "blackmisc/statusmessagelist.h"
+#include "blackgui/blackguiexport.h"
 #include "blackmisc/network/textmessage.h"
+#include "blackmisc/pixmap.h"
+#include "blackmisc/statusmessagelist.h"
 #include "blackmisc/variant.h"
 
 #include <QFrame>
@@ -163,6 +163,14 @@ namespace BlackGui
             WIDGET::repaint();
         }
 
+        //! \copydoc BlackGui::COverlayMessages::showOverlayImage
+        void showOverlayInlineTextMessage(Components::TextMessageTab tab)
+        {
+            this->initInnerFrame();
+            m_overlayMessages->showOverlayInlineTextMessage(tab);
+            WIDGET::repaint();
+        }
+
     protected:
         COverlayMessages *m_overlayMessages = nullptr; //!< embedded QFrame with status messages