diff --git a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/PlayerControllerAi.java b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/PlayerControllerAi.java
index 1f4e66b3198..8737419409d 100644
--- a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/PlayerControllerAi.java
+++ b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/PlayerControllerAi.java
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ public class PlayerControllerAi extends PlayerController {
 
     @Override
     public List<SpellAbility> chooseSpellAbilitiesForEffect(List<SpellAbility> spells, SpellAbility sa, String title,
-            int num, Map<String, Object> params) {
+            int num, Map<String, Object> params, boolean generic) {
         List<SpellAbility> remaining = Lists.newArrayList(spells);
         List<SpellAbility> selecteds = Lists.newArrayList();
         SpellAbility selected;
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/effects/ChooseGenericEffect.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/effects/ChooseGenericEffect.java
index f5f59dfb4e5..48538869aae 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/effects/ChooseGenericEffect.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/effects/ChooseGenericEffect.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class ChooseGenericEffect extends SpellAbilityEffect {
             if (sa.hasParam("AtRandom")) {
                 Aggregates.random(abilities, amount, chosenSAs);
             } else {
-                chosenSAs = p.getController().chooseSpellAbilitiesForEffect(abilities, sa, "Choose", amount, ImmutableMap.of());
+                chosenSAs = p.getController().chooseSpellAbilitiesForEffect(abilities, sa, "Choose", amount, ImmutableMap.of(), true);
             }
 
             if (!chosenSAs.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerController.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerController.java
index 2fb8eaf7d5f..6c3e345a52e 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerController.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/player/PlayerController.java
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public abstract class PlayerController {
     public final <T extends GameEntity> T chooseSingleEntityForEffect(FCollectionView<T> optionList, SpellAbility sa, String title, boolean isOptional, Map<String, Object> params) { return chooseSingleEntityForEffect(optionList, null, sa, title, isOptional, null, params); } 
     public abstract <T extends GameEntity> T chooseSingleEntityForEffect(FCollectionView<T> optionList, DelayedReveal delayedReveal, SpellAbility sa, String title, boolean isOptional, Player relatedPlayer, Map<String, Object> params);
 
-    public abstract List<SpellAbility> chooseSpellAbilitiesForEffect(List<SpellAbility> spells, SpellAbility sa, String title, int num, Map<String, Object> params);
+    public abstract List<SpellAbility> chooseSpellAbilitiesForEffect(List<SpellAbility> spells, SpellAbility sa, String title, int num, Map<String, Object> params, boolean generic);
 
     public abstract SpellAbility chooseSingleSpellForEffect(List<SpellAbility> spells, SpellAbility sa, String title,
             Map<String, Object> params);
diff --git a/forge-gui-desktop/src/test/java/forge/gamesimulationtests/util/PlayerControllerForTests.java b/forge-gui-desktop/src/test/java/forge/gamesimulationtests/util/PlayerControllerForTests.java
index b4d0ef9dc7f..3b6b6860b1d 100644
--- a/forge-gui-desktop/src/test/java/forge/gamesimulationtests/util/PlayerControllerForTests.java
+++ b/forge-gui-desktop/src/test/java/forge/gamesimulationtests/util/PlayerControllerForTests.java
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ public class PlayerControllerForTests extends PlayerController {
 
 	@Override
 	public List<SpellAbility> chooseSpellAbilitiesForEffect(List<SpellAbility> spells, SpellAbility sa, String title,
-			int num, Map<String, Object> params) {
+			int num, Map<String, Object> params, boolean generic) {
 		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
 		return null;
 	}
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/player/PlayerControllerHuman.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/player/PlayerControllerHuman.java
index 784840224a1..2ae685e6b9b 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/player/PlayerControllerHuman.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/player/PlayerControllerHuman.java
@@ -619,12 +619,14 @@ public class PlayerControllerHuman extends PlayerController implements IGameCont
     }
 
     @Override
-    public List<SpellAbility> chooseSpellAbilitiesForEffect(List<SpellAbility> spells, SpellAbility sa, String title, int num, Map<String, Object> params) {
+    public List<SpellAbility> chooseSpellAbilitiesForEffect(List<SpellAbility> spells, SpellAbility sa, String title, int num, Map<String, Object> params, boolean generic) {
         List<SpellAbility> result = Lists.newArrayList();
         // create a mapping between a spell's view and the spell itself
         Map<SpellAbilityView, SpellAbility> spellViewCache = SpellAbilityView.getMap(spells);
 
-        List<SpellAbilityView> chosen = getGui().many(title, "", num, Lists.newArrayList(spellViewCache.keySet()), sa.getHostCard().getView());
+        //override generic
+        List<SpellAbilityView> chosen = generic ? getGui().getChoices(title, num, num, Lists.newArrayList(spellViewCache.keySet()))
+        : getGui().many(title, "", num, Lists.newArrayList(spellViewCache.keySet()), sa.getHostCard().getView());
 
         for(SpellAbilityView view : chosen) {
             if (spellViewCache.containsKey(view)) {