diff --git a/src/hasp/hasp_attribute.cpp b/src/hasp/hasp_attribute.cpp
index 5fd52039..8f786a69 100644
--- a/src/hasp/hasp_attribute.cpp
+++ b/src/hasp/hasp_attribute.cpp
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ static hasp_attribute_type_t attribute_common_text(lv_obj_t* obj, const char* at
 #if LV_USE_WIN != 0
         {LV_HASP_WINDOW, ATTR_TEXT, lv_win_set_title, lv_win_get_title},
 #endif
-        {LV_HASP_MSGBOX, ATTR_TEXT, lv_msgbox_set_text, lv_msgbox_get_text}
+        {LV_HASP_MSGBOX, ATTR_TEXT, my_msgbox_set_text, lv_msgbox_get_text}
     };
 
     for(int i = 0; i < sizeof(list) / sizeof(list[0]); i++) {
diff --git a/src/hasp/hasp_attribute_helper.h b/src/hasp/hasp_attribute_helper.h
index 6a87c3a5..35663d05 100644
--- a/src/hasp/hasp_attribute_helper.h
+++ b/src/hasp/hasp_attribute_helper.h
@@ -183,6 +183,53 @@ static void my_label_set_text(lv_obj_t* label, const char* text)
     lv_label_set_text(label, text);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Resize the button holder to fit
+ * @param mbox pointer to message box object
+ */
+static void my_mbox_realign(lv_obj_t * mbox)
+{
+    lv_msgbox_ext_t * ext = (lv_msgbox_ext_t*) lv_obj_get_ext_attr(mbox);
+
+    lv_coord_t w = lv_obj_get_width_fit(mbox);
+
+    if(ext->text) {
+        lv_obj_set_width(ext->text, w);
+    }
+
+    if(ext->btnm) {
+        lv_style_int_t bg_top = lv_obj_get_style_pad_top(mbox, LV_MSGBOX_PART_BTN_BG);
+        lv_style_int_t bg_bottom = lv_obj_get_style_pad_bottom(mbox, LV_MSGBOX_PART_BTN_BG);
+        lv_style_int_t bg_inner = lv_obj_get_style_pad_inner(mbox, LV_MSGBOX_PART_BTN_BG);
+        lv_style_int_t btn_top = lv_obj_get_style_pad_top(mbox, LV_MSGBOX_PART_BTN);
+        lv_style_int_t btn_bottom = lv_obj_get_style_pad_bottom(mbox, LV_MSGBOX_PART_BTN);
+        const lv_font_t * font = lv_obj_get_style_text_font(mbox, LV_MSGBOX_PART_BTN);
+
+        uint16_t btnm_lines = 1;
+        const char ** btnm_map = lv_btnmatrix_get_map_array(ext->btnm);
+        uint16_t i;
+        for(i = 0; btnm_map[i][0] != '\0'; i++) {
+            if(btnm_map[i][0] == '\n') btnm_lines++;
+        }
+
+        lv_coord_t font_h = lv_font_get_line_height(font);
+        lv_coord_t btn_h = font_h + btn_top + btn_bottom;
+        lv_obj_set_size(ext->btnm, w, btn_h * btnm_lines + bg_inner * (btnm_lines - 1) + bg_top + bg_bottom);
+    }
+}
+
+/* allows for static text label */
+void my_msgbox_set_text(lv_obj_t * mbox, const char * txt)
+{
+    LV_ASSERT_OBJ(mbox, LV_OBJX_NAME);
+    LV_ASSERT_STR(txt);
+
+    lv_msgbox_ext_t * ext = (lv_msgbox_ext_t*)lv_obj_get_ext_attr(mbox);
+    my_label_set_text(ext->text, txt);
+
+    my_mbox_realign(mbox);
+}
+
 // OK
 static const char* my_btn_get_text(const lv_obj_t* obj)
 {