diff --git a/src/gui/Dialog.cxx b/src/gui/Dialog.cxx
index 1b43e9f89..9c3873241 100644
--- a/src/gui/Dialog.cxx
+++ b/src/gui/Dialog.cxx
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ Dialog::Dialog(OSystem& instance, DialogContainer& parent, const GUI::Font& font
     _tabID(0),
     _flags(Widget::FLAG_ENABLED | Widget::FLAG_BORDER | Widget::FLAG_CLEARBG),
     _max_w(0),
-    _max_h(0)
+    _max_h(0),
+    _layer(0)
 {
   setTitle(title);
   setDirty();
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ void Dialog::open()
   // dialogs cause drawing to occur within loadConfig()
   if (_surface == nullptr)
     _surface = instance().frameBuffer().allocateSurface(_w, _h);
-  parent().addDialog(this);
+  _layer = parent().addDialog(this);
 
   center();
 
@@ -164,11 +165,12 @@ void Dialog::positionAt(uInt32 pos)
 {
   const Common::Size& screen = instance().frameBuffer().screenSize();
   const Common::Rect& dst = _surface->dstRect();
-
-  int top = std::min(screen.h - dst.height(), screen.h >> 5);
-  int btm = std::min(screen.h - dst.height(), screen.h - dst.height() - (screen.h >> 5));
-  int left = std::min(screen.w - dst.width(), screen.w >> 5);
-  int right = std::min(screen.w - dst.width(), screen.w - dst.width() - (screen.w >> 5));
+  // shift stacked dialogs
+  uInt32 gap = (screen.w >> 6) * _layer;
+  int top = std::min(screen.h - dst.height(), gap);
+  int btm = std::min(screen.h - dst.height(), screen.h - dst.height() - gap);
+  int left = std::min(screen.w - dst.width(), gap);
+  int right = std::min(screen.w - dst.width(), screen.w - dst.width() - gap);
 
   switch (pos)
   {
diff --git a/src/gui/Dialog.hxx b/src/gui/Dialog.hxx
index e14124e0e..94f50a9b1 100644
--- a/src/gui/Dialog.hxx
+++ b/src/gui/Dialog.hxx
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ class Dialog : public GuiObject
     bool    _processCancel;
     string  _title;
     int     _th;
+    int     _layer;
 
     Common::FixedStack<shared_ptr<FBSurface>> mySurfaceStack;
 
diff --git a/src/gui/DialogContainer.cxx b/src/gui/DialogContainer.cxx
index a3ba894a7..16bdf681b 100644
--- a/src/gui/DialogContainer.cxx
+++ b/src/gui/DialogContainer.cxx
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ bool DialogContainer::needsRedraw() const
 }
 
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-void DialogContainer::addDialog(Dialog* d)
+int DialogContainer::addDialog(Dialog* d)
 {
   const Common::Rect& r = myOSystem.frameBuffer().imageRect();
   if(uInt32(d->getWidth()) > r.width() || uInt32(d->getHeight()) > r.height())
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ void DialogContainer::addDialog(Dialog* d)
     d->setDirty();
     myDialogStack.push(d);
   }
+  return myDialogStack.size();
 }
 
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
diff --git a/src/gui/DialogContainer.hxx b/src/gui/DialogContainer.hxx
index 84ad9235f..acb2aa8db 100644
--- a/src/gui/DialogContainer.hxx
+++ b/src/gui/DialogContainer.hxx
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class DialogContainer
     /**
       Add a dialog box to the stack.
     */
-    void addDialog(Dialog* d);
+    int addDialog(Dialog* d);
 
     /**
       Remove the topmost dialog box from the stack.