diff --git a/Laptop/DynamicDialogueWidget.cpp b/Laptop/DynamicDialogueWidget.cpp
index bb15a9b9..0b3e5e2f 100644
--- a/Laptop/DynamicDialogueWidget.cpp
+++ b/Laptop/DynamicDialogueWidget.cpp
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ void DelayBoxDestruction( UINT32 aVal )
 	}
 }
 
-void DelayBoxDestructionBy( UINT32 aVal )
+void DelayBoxDestructionBy( INT32 aVal )
 {
 	// now find this box in the list
 	for ( UINT8 i = 0; i < MYBOX_NUMBER; ++i )
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ IMPDialogueChooseBox::Display( )
 	if ( !IsDisplayed( ) )
 		return;
 
-	//  we draw a line that shwos us how much time we have for the decision
+	//  we draw a line that shows us how much time we have for the decision
 	UINT32 totaltime = max( 0, musEndTime - musCreationTime );
 
 	if ( totaltime )
diff --git a/Laptop/DynamicDialogueWidget.h b/Laptop/DynamicDialogueWidget.h
index b58a34b2..dcbb05de 100644
--- a/Laptop/DynamicDialogueWidget.h
+++ b/Laptop/DynamicDialogueWidget.h
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ BOOLEAN RemoveDDBox( UINT8 aID );
 
 void RefreshBoxes( );
 void DelayBoxDestruction( UINT32 aVal );
-void DelayBoxDestructionBy( UINT32 aVal );
+void DelayBoxDestructionBy( INT32 aVal );
 
 
 class IMPDialogueChooseBox : public WidgetBase
diff --git a/Tactical/Turn Based Input.cpp b/Tactical/Turn Based Input.cpp
index ad89e17c..7e6d9c07 100644
--- a/Tactical/Turn Based Input.cpp	
+++ b/Tactical/Turn Based Input.cpp	
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@
 
 #include "DisplayCover.h"				// added by Sevenfm
 #include "InterfaceItemImages.h"		// added by Sevenfm
+#include "DynamicDialogueWidget.h"		// added by Flugente for DelayBoxDestructionBy(...)
 
 //forward declarations of common classes to eliminate includes
 class OBJECTTYPE;
@@ -1720,6 +1721,10 @@ void GetKeyboardInput( UINT32 *puiNewEvent )
 				DeleteTalkingMenu();
 				EndMeanwhile();
 			}
+
+			// Flugente: speed up dynamic dialogue boxes
+			// Note that this will behave oddly on the morning of January 1st 1970 :-)
+			DelayBoxDestructionBy( - gGameExternalOptions.usDynamicDialogueTimeOffset );
 		}
 #endif