diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/settings.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/settings.cpp
index a8de70ed9..2268a6b0d 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/settings.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/settings.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ DBIPlatform gPlatform = dbipLinux32;
 QString gPlatformString;
 QUrl gUpdateURL;
 bool gIsElCapitan = false;
+bool gIsSnowLeopard = false;
 
 int gOtherOnline = 0;
 
@@ -195,6 +196,9 @@ void InitFromCommandLine(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 		gIsElCapitan = true;
 	}
 #else // OS_MAC_OLD
+	if (QSysInfo::macVersion() < QSysInfo::MV_10_7) {
+		gIsSnowLeopard = true;
+	}
 	gPlatform = dbipMacOld;
 #endif // OS_MAC_OLD
 #endif // Q_OS_MAC
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/settings.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/settings.h
index 51dab5e1b..9c024c932 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/settings.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/settings.h
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ DeclareSetting(int32, IntRetinaFactor);
 DeclareReadSetting(DBIPlatform, Platform);
 DeclareReadSetting(QString, PlatformString);
 DeclareReadSetting(bool, IsElCapitan);
+DeclareReadSetting(bool, IsSnowLeopard);
 DeclareReadSetting(QUrl, UpdateURL);
 
 DeclareSetting(int, OtherOnline);
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/ui/text/text.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/ui/text/text.cpp
index 3b655aa02..710277fe2 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/ui/text/text.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/ui/text/text.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ inline int32 countBlockHeight(const ITextBlock *b, const style::TextStyle *st) {
 
 } // namespace
 
+bool chIsBad(QChar ch) {
+#ifdef OS_MAC_OLD
+	if (cIsSnowLeopard() && (ch == 8207 || ch == 8206)) {
+		return true;
+	}
+#endif // OS_MAC_OLD
+	return (ch == 0) || (ch >= 8232 && ch < 8237) || (ch >= 65024 && ch < 65040 && ch != 65039) || (ch >= 127 && ch < 160 && ch != 156) || (cPlatform() == dbipMac && ch >= 0x0B00 && ch <= 0x0B7F && chIsDiac(ch) && cIsElCapitan()); // tmp hack see https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-48910
+}
+
 QString textcmdSkipBlock(ushort w, ushort h) {
 	static QString cmd(5, TextCommand);
 	cmd[1] = QChar(TextCommandSkipBlock);
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/ui/text/text.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/ui/text/text.h
index 99d8fb6e5..87a84c226 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/ui/text/text.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/ui/text/text.h
@@ -275,9 +275,9 @@ inline bool chIsSpace(QChar ch, bool rich = false) {
 inline bool chIsDiac(QChar ch) { // diac and variation selectors
 	return (ch.category() == QChar::Mark_NonSpacing) || (ch == 1652) || (ch >= 64606 && ch <= 64611);
 }
-inline bool chIsBad(QChar ch) {
-	return (ch == 0) || (ch >= 8232 && ch < 8237) || (ch >= 65024 && ch < 65040 && ch != 65039) || (ch >= 127 && ch < 160 && ch != 156) || (cPlatform() == dbipMac && ch >= 0x0B00 && ch <= 0x0B7F && chIsDiac(ch) && cIsElCapitan()); // tmp hack see https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-48910
-}
+
+bool chIsBad(QChar ch);
+
 inline bool chIsTrimmed(QChar ch, bool rich = false) {
 	return (!rich || ch != TextCommand) && (chIsSpace(ch) || chIsBad(ch));
 }
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/ui/twidget.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/ui/twidget.cpp
index 8e2eff83e..a78af59dd 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/ui/twidget.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/ui/twidget.cpp
@@ -133,8 +133,10 @@ void CreateWidgetStateRecursive(not_null<QWidget*> target) {
 	if (!target->testAttribute(Qt::WA_WState_Created)) {
 		if (!target->isWindow()) {
 			CreateWidgetStateRecursive(target->parentWidget());
+			WidgetCreator::Create(target);
+		} else if (!cIsSnowLeopard()) {
+			WidgetCreator::Create(target);
 		}
-		WidgetCreator::Create(target);
 	}
 }