diff --git a/fs_edit_general.lua b/fs_edit_general.lua
index f50fba8..01e8116 100644
--- a/fs_edit_general.lua
+++ b/fs_edit_general.lua
@@ -1410,7 +1410,8 @@ yl_speak_up.get_fs_edit_option_related = function(player, table_click_result,
 					data.on_failure,
 					"1.2,5.8;18.0,2.0;d_text",
 					", but with the following *modified* text",
-					":]")
+					":]",
+					"button_effect_on_failure_text_change")
 		end
 		formspec = formspec..
 			"label[0.2,3.3;If the *previous* effect failed,]"..
@@ -1651,15 +1652,17 @@ yl_speak_up.set_on_action_failure_dialog = function(pname, data, instruction)
 				dialog,
 				data,
 				sorted_dialog_list[ nr - 1],
-				"1.2,10.2.0;18.0,1.8;d_text",
+				"1.2,10.2;18.0,1.8;d_text",
 				"label[13.8,9.9;and show the following *modified* text:]",
-				"")
+				"",
+				"button_action_on_failure_text_change")
 	end
 	return on_failure_dialog
 end
 
 
-yl_speak_up.show_colored_dialog_text = function(dialog, data, d_id, hypertext_pos, alternate_text, postfix)
+yl_speak_up.show_colored_dialog_text = function(dialog, data, d_id, hypertext_pos,
+		alternate_text, postfix, button_name)
 	if(not(data)) then
 		return ""
 	end
@@ -1697,9 +1700,23 @@ yl_speak_up.show_colored_dialog_text = function(dialog, data, d_id, hypertext_po
 		-- pname
 		"<style color=#FF8800>$PLAYER_NAME$</style>")
 
+	local edit_button = ""
+	-- if there is the possibility that an alternate text may be displayed: allow to edit it
+	-- and calculate the position of the button from the hypertext_pos position and size
+	if(button_name and button_name ~= "") then
+		local parts = string.split(hypertext_pos, ";")
+		local start = string.split(parts[1], ",")
+		local size  = string.split(parts[2], ",")
+		edit_button = "button_exit["..
+			tostring(tonumber(start[1]) + tonumber(size[1]) - 3.5)..","..
+			tostring(tonumber(start[2]) + tonumber(size[2]) - 0.9)..";"..
+			"3.0,0.7;"..button_name..";Edit this text]"
+	end
 	return add_info_alternate_text..
 		postfix..
 		"hypertext["..hypertext_pos..";<global background=#"..color.."><normal>"..
 			minetest.formspec_escape(text or "?")..
-			"\n</normal>]"
+			"\n</normal>]"..
+		-- display the edit button *inside*/on top of the hypertext field
+		edit_button
 end
diff --git a/fs_edit_options_dialog.lua b/fs_edit_options_dialog.lua
index edf0747..206bc3f 100644
--- a/fs_edit_options_dialog.lua
+++ b/fs_edit_options_dialog.lua
@@ -331,7 +331,8 @@ yl_speak_up.get_fs_edit_option_dialog = function(player, n_id, d_id, o_id, calle
 					action_data.a_on_failure,
 					"1.2,0.7;19.6,2.5;d_text_next",
 					"with the *modified* text",
-					":]")..
+					":]",
+					"button_edit_action_failed_dialog")..
 				"container_end[]"
 		else
 			action_text = action_text..
@@ -388,7 +389,8 @@ yl_speak_up.get_fs_edit_option_dialog = function(player, n_id, d_id, o_id, calle
 				target_dialog,
 				"1.2,0.7;19.6,2.5;d_text",
 				"label[13.5,0.4;with the following *modified* text:]",
-				"")..
+				"",
+				"button_edit_action_success_dialog")..
 				"container_end[]"
 	end
 	action_text = action_text.."container_end[]"
@@ -416,7 +418,8 @@ yl_speak_up.get_fs_edit_option_dialog = function(player, n_id, d_id, o_id, calle
 			d_id,
 			"1.2,0.3;20.2,2.5;d_text",
 			"", -- no modifications possible at this step
-			"")..
+			"",
+			"").. -- no edit button here as this text cannot be changed here
 		"tooltip[1.2,0.3;20.2,3.0;This is what the NPC says to the player.]"..
 		"container_end[]"..