diff --git a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/widget_manager.h b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/widget_manager.h
index 518c5be16..5d7644d61 100644
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/widget_manager.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/widget_manager.h
@@ -636,6 +636,8 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		bool _GroupSelection;
 		bool multiSelection;
 		uint32 _WidgetCount;
+
+		std::set<std::string> m_LoggedMissingElement;
 	};
 
 }
diff --git a/code/nel/src/gui/widget_manager.cpp b/code/nel/src/gui/widget_manager.cpp
index 95a63e5d4..5d48842a9 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/widget_manager.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/widget_manager.cpp
@@ -431,10 +431,23 @@ namespace NLGUI
 			CWidgetManager::SMasterGroup &rMG = _MasterGroups[nMasterGroup];
 			CInterfaceElement *pIEL = rMG.Group->getElement (sEltId);
 			if (pIEL != NULL)
+			{
+#if !FINAL_VERSION
+				if (m_LoggedMissingElement.find(sEltId) != m_LoggedMissingElement.end())
+				{
+					m_LoggedMissingElement.erase(sEltId);
+					nlwarning("Previously missing UI element with Id '%s' was now found!", sEltId.c_str());
+				}
+#endif
 				return pIEL;
+			}
 		}
 
-		nlwarning("Could not find UI element from Id '%s'", sEltId.c_str());
+		if (m_LoggedMissingElement.find(sEltId) == m_LoggedMissingElement.end())
+		{
+			m_LoggedMissingElement.insert(sEltId);
+			nlwarning("Could not find UI element from Id '%s'...", sEltId.c_str());
+		}
 		return NULL;
 	}