diff --git a/src/dialogxml/widgets/container.cpp b/src/dialogxml/widgets/container.cpp
index 3fd91d4f..7483ec33 100644
--- a/src/dialogxml/widgets/container.cpp
+++ b/src/dialogxml/widgets/container.cpp
@@ -16,38 +16,49 @@
 #include "dialogxml/widgets/scrollbar.hpp"
 #include "replay.hpp"
 
-bool cContainer::parseChildControl(ticpp::Element& elem, std::map<std::string,cControl*>& controls, std::string& id) {
+bool cContainer::parseChildControl(ticpp::Element& elem, std::map<std::string,cControl*>& controls, std::string& id, std::string fname) {
+	ctrlIter inserted;
 	std::string tag = elem.Value();
 	if(tag == "field") {
 		auto field = parent->parse<cTextField>(elem);
-		controls.insert(field);
+		inserted = controls.insert(field).first;
 		parent->tabOrder.push_back(field);
 		id = field.first;
 	} else if(tag == "text") {
 		auto text = parent->parse<cTextMsg>(elem);
-		controls.insert(text);
+		inserted = controls.insert(text).first;
 		id = text.first;
 	} else if(tag == "pict") {
 		auto pict = parent->parse<cPict>(elem);
-		controls.insert(pict);
+		inserted = controls.insert(pict).first;
 		id = pict.first;
 	} else if(tag == "slider") {
 		auto slide = parent->parse<cScrollbar>(elem);
-		controls.insert(slide);
+		inserted = controls.insert(slide).first;
 		id = slide.first;
 	} else if(tag == "button") {
 		auto button = parent->parse<cButton>(elem);
-		controls.insert(button);
+		inserted = controls.insert(button).first;
 		id = button.first;
 	} else if(tag == "led") {
 		auto led = parent->parse<cLed>(elem);
-		controls.insert(led);
+		inserted = controls.insert(led).first;
 		id = led.first;
 	} else if(tag == "group") {
 		auto group = parent->parse<cLedGroup>(elem);
-		controls.insert(group);
+		inserted = controls.insert(group).first;
 		id = group.first;
 	} else return false;
+	if(prevCtrl.second) {
+		if(inserted->second->anchor == "$$prev$$" && prevCtrl.second->anchor == "$$next$$") {
+			throw xBadVal(tag, "anchor", "<circular dependency>", elem.Row(), elem.Column(), fname);
+		} else if(inserted->second->anchor == "$$prev$$") {
+			inserted->second->anchor = prevCtrl.first;
+		} else if(prevCtrl.second->anchor == "$$next$$") {
+			prevCtrl.second->anchor = inserted->first;
+		}
+	}
+	prevCtrl = *inserted;
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/dialogxml/widgets/container.hpp b/src/dialogxml/widgets/container.hpp
index 4b5a1f6a..fd1e1718 100644
--- a/src/dialogxml/widgets/container.hpp
+++ b/src/dialogxml/widgets/container.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 #include "control.hpp"
 
+typedef std::map<std::string,cControl*>::iterator ctrlIter;
+
 /// A superclass to represent a control that contains other controls.
 class cContainer : public cControl {
 	void callHandler(event_fcn<EVT_CLICK>::type onClick, cDialog& me, std::string id, eKeyMod mods) override;
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ protected:
 	/// @param controls The map into which the control will be inserted.
 	/// @param[out] The ID of the new control.
 	/// @return true if the element was a valid control, false otherwise.
-	bool parseChildControl(ticpp::Element& elem, std::map<std::string,cControl*>& controls, std::string& id);
+	bool parseChildControl(ticpp::Element& elem, std::map<std::string,cControl*>& controls, std::string& id, std::string fname);
 public:
 	/// Create a new container control attached to an arbitrary window, rather than a dialog.
 	/// @param t The type of the control.
@@ -49,6 +51,8 @@ public:
 	const cControl& operator[](std::string id) const {return const_cast<cContainer&>(*this).getChild(id);}
 	bool isContainer() const override {return true;}
 	bool handleClick(location where, cFramerateLimiter& fps_limiter) override;
+private:
+	std::pair<std::string,cControl*> prevCtrl{"", nullptr};
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/dialogxml/widgets/control.hpp b/src/dialogxml/widgets/control.hpp
index b8e63e9a..f0a1983b 100644
--- a/src/dialogxml/widgets/control.hpp
+++ b/src/dialogxml/widgets/control.hpp
@@ -459,7 +459,8 @@ protected:
 	/// Plays the proper sound for this control being clicked on
 	void playClickSound();
 private:
-	friend class cDialog; // TODO: This is only so it can access parseColour... hack!
+	friend class cDialog; // This is so it can access parseColour and anchor
+	friend class cContainer; // This is so it can access anchor
 	/// The control's current text.
 	std::string lbl;
 	eControlType type;
diff --git a/src/dialogxml/widgets/scrollpane.cpp b/src/dialogxml/widgets/scrollpane.cpp
index 46082084..bffaba68 100644
--- a/src/dialogxml/widgets/scrollpane.cpp
+++ b/src/dialogxml/widgets/scrollpane.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ bool cScrollPane::parseAttribute(ticpp::Attribute& attr, std::string tagName, st
 bool cScrollPane::parseContent(ticpp::Node& content, int n, std::string tagName, std::string fname, std::string& text) {
 	if(content.Type() == TiXmlNode::ELEMENT) {
 		std::string id;
-		return parseChildControl(dynamic_cast<ticpp::Element&>(content), contents, id);
+		return parseChildControl(dynamic_cast<ticpp::Element&>(content), contents, id, fname);
 	}
 	return cContainer::parseContent(content, n, tagName, fname, text);
 }
diff --git a/src/dialogxml/widgets/stack.cpp b/src/dialogxml/widgets/stack.cpp
index 6a51c47e..a0f99af5 100644
--- a/src/dialogxml/widgets/stack.cpp
+++ b/src/dialogxml/widgets/stack.cpp
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ bool cStack::parseContent(ticpp::Node& content, int n, std::string tagName, std:
 			Iterator<Element> iter;
 			for(iter = iter.begin(&elem); iter != iter.end(); iter++) {
 				if(iter->Type() == TiXmlNode::ELEMENT) {
-					if(!parseChildControl(*iter, controls, id)) return false;
+					if(!parseChildControl(*iter, controls, id, fname)) return false;
 					templates.back().push_back(id);
 				}
 			}
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ bool cStack::parseContent(ticpp::Node& content, int n, std::string tagName, std:
 				} else throw xBadAttr("page", name, attr->Row(), attr->Column(), fname);
 			}
 			return true;
-		} else return parseChildControl(elem, controls, id);
+		} else return parseChildControl(elem, controls, id, fname);
 	}
 	return cContainer::parseContent(content, n, tagName, fname, text);
 }