diff --git a/include/svx/dialogs.hrc b/include/svx/dialogs.hrc
index 53660a87d64a..95c0691fed61 100644
--- a/include/svx/dialogs.hrc
+++ b/include/svx/dialogs.hrc
@@ -218,8 +218,6 @@
 #define RID_SVXIMG_NOTCHECKED               (RID_SVX_START + 243)
 #define RID_SVXIMG_CHECKED                  (RID_SVX_START + 244)
 
-#define RID_SVXDLG_TEXTCONTROL_CHARATTR     (RID_SVX_START + 286)
-
 #define RID_SVXDLG_LINK_WARNING             (RID_SVX_START + 313)
 #define RID_SIDEBAR_TEXT_PANEL              (RID_SVX_START + 314)
 #define RID_POPUPPANEL_TEXTPAGE_UNDERLINE   (RID_SVX_START + 315)
diff --git a/svx/UIConfig_svx.mk b/svx/UIConfig_svx.mk
index 9faa773b1642..b3a0ed72cf28 100644
--- a/svx/UIConfig_svx.mk
+++ b/svx/UIConfig_svx.mk
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ $(eval $(call gb_UIConfig_add_uifiles,svx,\
 	svx/uiconfig/ui/sidebarparagraph \
 	svx/uiconfig/ui/sidebarpossize \
 	svx/uiconfig/ui/sidebartextpanel \
+	svx/uiconfig/ui/textcontrolchardialog \
 	svx/uiconfig/ui/textcontrolparadialog \
 ))
 
diff --git a/svx/source/form/fmtextcontroldialogs.cxx b/svx/source/form/fmtextcontroldialogs.cxx
index 92a5402b4432..c7eba1eb748e 100644
--- a/svx/source/form/fmtextcontroldialogs.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/form/fmtextcontroldialogs.cxx
@@ -39,42 +39,36 @@ namespace svx
     //====================================================================
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
     TextControlCharAttribDialog::TextControlCharAttribDialog( Window* pParent, const SfxItemSet& _rCoreSet, const SvxFontListItem& _rFontList )
-        :SfxTabDialog( pParent, SVX_RES( RID_SVXDLG_TEXTCONTROL_CHARATTR ), &_rCoreSet )
-        ,m_aFontList( _rFontList )
+        : SfxTabDialog( pParent, "TextControlCharacterPropertiesDialog",
+            "svx/ui/textcontrolchardialog.ui", &_rCoreSet )
+        , m_aFontList(_rFontList)
+        , m_nCharNamePageId(0)
+        , m_nCharEffectsPageId(0)
+        , m_nCharPositionPageId(0)
     {
-        FreeResource();
-
-        AddTabPage( RID_SVXPAGE_CHAR_NAME);
-        AddTabPage( RID_SVXPAGE_CHAR_EFFECTS);
-        AddTabPage( RID_SVXPAGE_CHAR_POSITION);
+        m_nCharNamePageId = AddTabPage("font", RID_SVXPAGE_CHAR_NAME);
+        m_nCharEffectsPageId = AddTabPage("fonteffects", RID_SVXPAGE_CHAR_EFFECTS);
+        m_nCharPositionPageId = AddTabPage("position", RID_SVXPAGE_CHAR_POSITION);
     }
 
-    //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-    TextControlCharAttribDialog::~TextControlCharAttribDialog()
-    {
-    }
-
-    //--------------------------------------------------------------------
     void TextControlCharAttribDialog::PageCreated( sal_uInt16 _nId, SfxTabPage& _rPage )
     {
         SfxAllItemSet aSet(*(GetInputSetImpl()->GetPool()));
 
-        switch( _nId )
+        if (_nId == m_nCharNamePageId)
         {
-            case RID_SVXPAGE_CHAR_NAME:
-                aSet.Put (m_aFontList);
-                _rPage.PageCreated(aSet);
-                break;
-
-            case RID_SVXPAGE_CHAR_EFFECTS:
-                aSet.Put (SfxUInt16Item(SID_DISABLE_CTL,DISABLE_CASEMAP));
-                _rPage.PageCreated(aSet);
-                break;
-
-            case RID_SVXPAGE_CHAR_POSITION:
-                aSet.Put( SfxUInt32Item(SID_FLAG_TYPE, SVX_PREVIEW_CHARACTER) );
-                _rPage.PageCreated(aSet);
-                break;
+            aSet.Put (m_aFontList);
+            _rPage.PageCreated(aSet);
+        }
+        else if (_nId == m_nCharEffectsPageId)
+        {
+            aSet.Put (SfxUInt16Item(SID_DISABLE_CTL,DISABLE_CASEMAP));
+            _rPage.PageCreated(aSet);
+        }
+        else if (_nId == m_nCharPositionPageId)
+        {
+            aSet.Put( SfxUInt32Item(SID_FLAG_TYPE, SVX_PREVIEW_CHARACTER) );
+            _rPage.PageCreated(aSet);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/svx/source/form/formshell.src b/svx/source/form/formshell.src
index 965e91f94b9b..339cb17aae9d 100644
--- a/svx/source/form/formshell.src
+++ b/svx/source/form/formshell.src
@@ -150,36 +150,4 @@ Menu RID_FM_TEXTATTRIBUTE_MENU
     };
 };
 
-TabDialog RID_SVXDLG_TEXTCONTROL_CHARATTR
-{
-    OutputSize = TRUE;
-    SVLook = TRUE;
-    Moveable = TRUE;
-
-    Text [ en-US ] = "Character";
-
-    TabControl 1
-    {
-        OutputSize = TRUE;
-        PageList =
-        {
-            PageItem
-            {
-                Identifier = RID_SVXPAGE_CHAR_NAME;
-                Text [ en-US ] = "Font";
-            };
-            PageItem
-            {
-                Identifier = RID_SVXPAGE_CHAR_EFFECTS;
-                Text [ en-US ] = "Font Effects";
-            };
-            PageItem
-            {
-                Identifier = RID_SVXPAGE_CHAR_POSITION;
-                Text [ en-US ] = "Position";
-            };
-        };
-    };
-};
-
 /* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/svx/source/inc/fmtextcontroldialogs.hxx b/svx/source/inc/fmtextcontroldialogs.hxx
index 9f20a54691ef..81e78bb1d187 100644
--- a/svx/source/inc/fmtextcontroldialogs.hxx
+++ b/svx/source/inc/fmtextcontroldialogs.hxx
@@ -36,10 +36,12 @@ namespace svx
     {
     private:
         SvxFontListItem m_aFontList;
+        sal_uInt16 m_nCharNamePageId;
+        sal_uInt16 m_nCharEffectsPageId;
+        sal_uInt16 m_nCharPositionPageId;
 
     public:
         TextControlCharAttribDialog( Window* pParent, const SfxItemSet& _rCoreSet, const SvxFontListItem& _rFontList );
-        ~TextControlCharAttribDialog();
 
     protected:
         virtual void PageCreated( sal_uInt16 _nId, SfxTabPage& _rPage );
diff --git a/svx/uiconfig/ui/textcontrolchardialog.ui b/svx/uiconfig/ui/textcontrolchardialog.ui
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..26ecee9833c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/svx/uiconfig/ui/textcontrolchardialog.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<interface>
+  <!-- interface-requires gtk+ 3.0 -->
+  <object class="GtkDialog" id="TextControlCharacterPropertiesDialog">
+    <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+    <property name="border_width">6</property>
+    <property name="title" translatable="yes">Character</property>
+    <property name="type_hint">dialog</property>
+    <child internal-child="vbox">
+      <object class="GtkBox" id="dialog-vbox1">
+        <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+        <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
+        <property name="spacing">12</property>
+        <child internal-child="action_area">
+          <object class="GtkButtonBox" id="dialog-action_area1">
+            <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+            <property name="layout_style">end</property>
+            <child>
+              <object class="GtkButton" id="ok">
+                <property name="label">gtk-ok</property>
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                <property name="can_default">True</property>
+                <property name="has_default">True</property>
+                <property name="receives_default">True</property>
+                <property name="use_stock">True</property>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="expand">False</property>
+                <property name="fill">True</property>
+                <property name="position">0</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <object class="GtkButton" id="cancel">
+                <property name="label">gtk-cancel</property>
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                <property name="receives_default">True</property>
+                <property name="use_stock">True</property>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="expand">False</property>
+                <property name="fill">True</property>
+                <property name="position">1</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <object class="GtkButton" id="help">
+                <property name="label">gtk-help</property>
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                <property name="receives_default">True</property>
+                <property name="use_stock">True</property>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="expand">False</property>
+                <property name="fill">True</property>
+                <property name="position">2</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <object class="GtkButton" id="reset">
+                <property name="label">gtk-revert-to-saved</property>
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                <property name="receives_default">True</property>
+                <property name="use_stock">True</property>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="expand">False</property>
+                <property name="fill">True</property>
+                <property name="position">3</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+          </object>
+          <packing>
+            <property name="expand">False</property>
+            <property name="fill">True</property>
+            <property name="pack_type">end</property>
+            <property name="position">0</property>
+          </packing>
+        </child>
+        <child>
+          <object class="GtkNotebook" id="tabcontrol">
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+            <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+            <property name="hexpand">True</property>
+            <property name="vexpand">True</property>
+            <child>
+              <placeholder/>
+            </child>
+            <child type="tab">
+              <object class="GtkLabel" id="font">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Font</property>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="tab_fill">False</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <placeholder/>
+            </child>
+            <child type="tab">
+              <object class="GtkLabel" id="fonteffects">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Font Effects</property>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="position">1</property>
+                <property name="tab_fill">False</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <placeholder/>
+            </child>
+            <child type="tab">
+              <object class="GtkLabel" id="position">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Position</property>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="position">2</property>
+                <property name="tab_fill">False</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+          </object>
+          <packing>
+            <property name="expand">False</property>
+            <property name="fill">True</property>
+            <property name="position">1</property>
+          </packing>
+        </child>
+      </object>
+    </child>
+    <action-widgets>
+      <action-widget response="0">ok</action-widget>
+      <action-widget response="0">cancel</action-widget>
+      <action-widget response="0">help</action-widget>
+      <action-widget response="0">reset</action-widget>
+    </action-widgets>
+  </object>
+</interface>