diff --git a/apps/lang/english.lang b/apps/lang/english.lang
index b64ab859ec..b4abf68913 100644
--- a/apps/lang/english.lang
+++ b/apps/lang/english.lang
@@ -13395,20 +13395,37 @@
   </voice>
 </phrase>
 <phrase>
-  id: LANG_SET_HOTKEY
+  id: LANG_SET_HOTKEY_QUESTION
   desc: hotkey splash
   user: core
   <source>
     *: none
-    hotkey: "Set Hotkey: %s"
+    hotkey: "Set Hotkey: %s?"
   </source>
   <dest>
     *: none
-    hotkey: "Set Hotkey: %s"
+    hotkey: "Set Hotkey: %s?"
   </dest>
   <voice>
     *: none
-    hotkey: "Set Hotkey: %s"
+    hotkey: "Set Hotkey?"
+  </voice>
+</phrase>
+<phrase>
+  id: LANG_HOTKEY_ASSIGNED
+  desc: Confirmation after the hotkey has been assigned
+  user: core
+  <source>
+    *: none
+    hotkey: "Assigned hotkey: %s"
+  </source>
+  <dest>
+    *: none
+    hotkey: "Assigned hotkey: %s"
+  </dest>
+  <voice>
+    *: none
+    hotkey: "Assigned hotkey"
   </voice>
 </phrase>
 <phrase>
diff --git a/apps/onplay.c b/apps/onplay.c
index 5a28c53cd4..246b8af6b1 100644
--- a/apps/onplay.c
+++ b/apps/onplay.c
@@ -1319,16 +1319,16 @@ static void set_hotkey(bool is_wps)
     if (!match_found || (this_hk == *hk_func)) return;
     
     char line1_buf[100];
-    char line2_buf[101];
+    char line2_buf[100];
     char *line1 = line1_buf;
     char *line2 = line2_buf;
     char **line1_ptr = &line1;
     char **line2_ptr = &line2;
-    const struct text_message     message={(const char **)line2_ptr, 1};
-    const struct text_message yes_message={(const char **)line1_ptr, 1};
+    const struct text_message     message={(const char **)line1_ptr, 1};
+    const struct text_message yes_message={(const char **)line2_ptr, 1};
     
-    snprintf(line1, 100, str(LANG_SET_HOTKEY), str(this_id));
-    strcat(strcpy(line2, line1), "?");
+    snprintf(line1, sizeof(line1_buf), str(LANG_SET_HOTKEY_QUESTION), str(this_id));
+    snprintf(line2, sizeof(line2_buf), str(LANG_HOTKEY_ASSIGNED), str(this_id));
 
     /* confirm the hotkey setting change */
     if(gui_syncyesno_run(&message, &yes_message, NULL)==YESNO_YES)
@@ -1338,7 +1338,6 @@ static void set_hotkey(bool is_wps)
         *hk_desc = this_id;
         
         settings_save();
-        splash(HZ*2, line1);
     }
 }
 #endif /* HOTKEY */