diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GSSettingsDlg.cpp b/plugins/GSdx/GSSettingsDlg.cpp
index b6bccc52a8..6de373635d 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GSSettingsDlg.cpp
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GSSettingsDlg.cpp
@@ -427,67 +427,70 @@ void GSHacksDlg::OnInit()
 	SendMessage(GetDlgItem(m_hWnd, IDC_SKIPDRAWHACK), UDM_SETPOS, 0, MAKELPARAM(theApp.GetConfig("UserHacks_SkipDraw", 0), 0));
 
 
-    // Hacks descriptions
-    SetWindowText(GetDlgItem(m_hWnd, IDC_HACK_DESCRIPTION), ""); // Blank it
-
-    sprintf(Hack[HK_MSAA].description, "Multisample Anti-Aliasing\n\nEnables hardware Anti-Aliasing. Needs lots of memory."
-                                       " The Z-24 modes might need to have LogarithmicZ to compensate for the bits lost (DX9 mode).");
-    sprintf(Hack[HK_SKIPDRAW].description, "Skipdraw\n\nSkips drawing n surfaces completely. "
-                                       "Use it, for example, to try and get rid of messed up post processing effects."
-                                       " Try values between 1 and 100.");
-    sprintf(Hack[HK_ALPHA].description, "Alpha Hack\n\nDifferent alpha handling. Works around some shadow problems.");
-    sprintf(Hack[HK_OFFSET].description, "Halfpixel\n\nMight fix some misaligned fog, bloom, or blend effect.");
-    sprintf(Hack[HK_SPRITE].description, "Sprite Hack\n\nHelps getting rid of black inner lines in some filtered sprites."
-                                        " Half option should be the preferred one, for Mana Khemia and ArTonelico for example."
-                                        " Full should be used for Tales of Destiny.");
-    sprintf(Hack[HK_WILD].description, "WildArms\n\nLowers the GS precission to avoid gaps between pixels when"
-                                       " upscaling. Full option fixes the text on WildArms games, while Half option might improve portraits"
-                                       " in ArTonelico for example.");
-
-    SetNotHover(-1);
+	// Hacks descriptions
+	SetWindowText(GetDlgItem(m_hWnd, IDC_HACK_DESCRIPTION), ""); // Blank it
 }
 
 void GSHacksDlg::UpdateControls()
 {}
 
-void GSHacksDlg::SetNotHover(int skip)
-{
-    for(int i=0; i<HK_SIZE; i++)
-    {
-        if(skip == i) continue;
-        Hack[i].isHovered = false;
-    }
-}
-
 bool GSHacksDlg::OnMessage(UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 {	    
-    switch(message)
+	switch(message)
 	{
-    case WM_MOUSEMOVE:
-    {        
-        POINTS pos = MAKEPOINTS(lParam);
+	case WM_SETCURSOR:
+	{
+		const char *helpstr = "";
 
-        if(pos.x >= 20 && pos.x <= 120)
-        {
-            int isHovering = -1;
-            
-            if(pos.y >= 28 && pos.y <= 52) isHovering = HK_MSAA;
-            else if(pos.y >= 54 && pos.y <= 82) isHovering = HK_SKIPDRAW;
-            else if(pos.y >= 84 && pos.y <= 106) isHovering = HK_ALPHA;
-            else if(pos.y >= 112 && pos.y <= 134) isHovering = HK_OFFSET;
-            else if(pos.y >= 140 && pos.y <= 164) isHovering = HK_SPRITE;
-            else if (pos.y >= 168 && pos.y <= 190) isHovering = HK_WILD;
+		POINT pos;
+		GetCursorPos(&pos);
+		ScreenToClient(m_hWnd, &pos);
 
-            if(isHovering > -1 && !Hack[isHovering].isHovered)
-            {
-                Hack[isHovering].isHovered = true;
-                SetWindowText(GetDlgItem(m_hWnd, IDC_HACK_DESCRIPTION), Hack[isHovering].description);
-                SetNotHover(isHovering);
-            }
-        }
+		HWND hoveredwnd = ChildWindowFromPointEx(m_hWnd, pos, CWP_SKIPINVISIBLE | CWP_SKIPTRANSPARENT);
 
+		if (hoveredwnd != hovered_window)
+			hovered_window = hoveredwnd;
+		else
+			break;
 
-    } break;
+		switch (GetDlgCtrlID(hoveredwnd))
+		{
+			case IDC_SKIPDRAWHACK:
+			case IDC_SKIPDRAWHACKEDIT:
+			case IDC_STATIC_SKIPDRAW:
+				helpstr = "Skipdraw\n\nSkips drawing n surfaces completely. "
+						  "Use it, for example, to try and get rid of messed up post processing effects."
+						  " Try values between 1 and 100.";
+				break;
+			case IDC_ALPHAHACK:
+				helpstr = "Alpha Hack\n\nDifferent alpha handling. Works around some shadow problems.";
+				break;
+			case IDC_OFFSETHACK:
+				helpstr = "Halfpixel\n\nMight fix some misaligned fog, bloom, or blend effect.";
+				break;
+			case IDC_SPRITEHACK:
+				helpstr = "Sprite Hack\n\nHelps getting rid of black inner lines in some filtered sprites."
+						  " Half option should be the preferred one, for Mana Khemia and ArTonelico for example."
+						  " Full should be used for Tales of Destiny.";
+				break;
+			case IDC_WILDHACK:
+				helpstr = "WildArms\n\nLowers the GS precission to avoid gaps between pixels when"
+						  " upscaling. Full option fixes the text on WildArms games, while Half option might improve portraits"
+						  " in ArTonelico for example.";
+				break;
+			case IDC_MSAACB:
+			case IDC_STATIC_MSAA:
+				helpstr = "Multisample Anti-Aliasing\n\nEnables hardware Anti-Aliasing. Needs lots of memory."
+						  " The Z-24 modes might need to have LogarithmicZ to compensate for the bits lost (DX9 mode).";
+				break;
+			default:
+				helpstr = "";
+				break;
+		}
+
+		SetWindowText(GetDlgItem(m_hWnd, IDC_HACK_DESCRIPTION), helpstr);
+
+	} break;
 
 	case WM_COMMAND:
 	{
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GSSettingsDlg.h b/plugins/GSdx/GSSettingsDlg.h
index 76eb3729e7..b287c077e0 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GSSettingsDlg.h
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GSSettingsDlg.h
@@ -47,25 +47,9 @@ class GSHacksDlg : public GSDialog
 	
 	bool isdx9;
 
-    enum
-    {
-        HK_MSAA,
-        HK_SKIPDRAW,
-        HK_ALPHA,
-        HK_OFFSET,
-        HK_SPRITE,
-        HK_WILD,
-        HK_SIZE
-    };
-
-    struct
-    {
-        bool isHovered;
-        char description[1024];
-    } Hack[HK_SIZE];
+	HWND hovered_window;
 
 	void UpdateControls();
-    void SetNotHover(int i);
 
 protected:
 	void OnInit();
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GSdx.rc b/plugins/GSdx/GSdx.rc
index c542348150..3bbfaad9d0 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GSdx.rc
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GSdx.rc
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ FONT 8, "MS Shell Dlg", 400, 0, 0x1
 BEGIN
     DEFPUSHBUTTON   "OK",IDOK,258,182,50,14
     GROUPBOX        "Hack",IDC_STATIC,7,7,76,165
-    GROUPBOX        "Description",IDC_STATIC,85,7,223,165
-    LTEXT           "MSAA",IDC_STATIC,14,20,20,8
-    LTEXT           "Skipdraw",IDC_STATIC,14,37,30,8
+    GROUPBOX        "Description",IDC_STATIC,85,7,223,165,0,WS_EX_TRANSPARENT
+    LTEXT           "MSAA",IDC_STATIC_MSAA,14,20,20,8
+    LTEXT           "Skipdraw",IDC_STATIC_SKIPDRAW,14,37,30,8
     EDITTEXT        IDC_SKIPDRAWHACKEDIT,45,35,24,14,ES_RIGHT | ES_AUTOHSCROLL
     CONTROL         "",IDC_SKIPDRAWHACK,"msctls_updown32",UDS_SETBUDDYINT | UDS_AUTOBUDDY | UDS_ARROWKEYS,68,35,10,14
     CONTROL         "Alpha",IDC_ALPHAHACK,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | WS_TABSTOP,14,54,34,10
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/resource.h b/plugins/GSdx/resource.h
index eea77d33f1..3cf1d4c3ef 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/resource.h
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/resource.h
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@
 #define IDC_HACKSBUTTON                 2071
 #define IDC_WILDHACK                    2072
 #define IDC_HACK_DESCRIPTION            2073
+#define IDC_STATIC_MSAA                 2074
+#define IDC_STATIC_SKIPDRAW             2075
 #define IDC_COLORSPACE                  3000
 #define IDR_CONVERT_FX                  10000
 #define IDR_TFX_FX                      10001
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@
 #ifndef APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS
 #define _APS_NEXT_RESOURCE_VALUE        10012
 #define _APS_NEXT_COMMAND_VALUE         32771
-#define _APS_NEXT_CONTROL_VALUE         2074
+#define _APS_NEXT_CONTROL_VALUE         2076
 #define _APS_NEXT_SYMED_VALUE           5000
 #endif
 #endif