diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_operators.c b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_operators.c
index b46f5f34271..b7c41052510 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_operators.c
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_operators.c
@@ -940,7 +940,6 @@ static uiBlock *wm_block_create_dialog(bContext *C, ARegion *ar, void *userData)
 	wmOperator *op= data->op;
 	uiBlock *block;
 	uiLayout *layout;
-	uiBut *btn;
 	uiStyle *style= U.uistyles.first;
 
 	block = uiBeginBlock(C, ar, "operator dialog", UI_EMBOSS);
@@ -956,9 +955,18 @@ static uiBlock *wm_block_create_dialog(bContext *C, ARegion *ar, void *userData)
 	/* clear so the OK button is left alone */
 	uiBlockSetFunc(block, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
-	/* Create OK button, the callback of which will execute op */
-	btn= uiDefBut(block, BUT, 0, "OK", 0, 0, 0, 20, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, "");
-	uiButSetFunc(btn, dialog_exec_cb, op, block);
+	/* new column so as not to interfear with custom layouts [#26436] */
+	{
+		uiBlock *col_block;
+		uiLayout *col;
+		uiBut *btn;
+
+		col= uiLayoutColumn(layout, FALSE);
+		col_block= uiLayoutGetBlock(col);
+		/* Create OK button, the callback of which will execute op */
+		btn= uiDefBut(col_block, BUT, 0, "OK", 0, -30, 0, 20, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, "");
+		uiButSetFunc(btn, dialog_exec_cb, op, col_block);
+	}
 
 	/* center around the mouse */
 	uiPopupBoundsBlock(block, 4.0f, data->width/-2, data->height/2);