diff --git a/src/help_gui.cpp b/src/help_gui.cpp
index ab41674aaf..8345430ed8 100644
--- a/src/help_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/help_gui.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ static std::optional<std::string> FindGameManualFilePath(std::string_view filena
 struct GameManualTextfileWindow : public TextfileWindow {
 	GameManualTextfileWindow(std::string_view filename) : TextfileWindow(TFT_GAME_MANUAL)
 	{
+		this->ConstructWindow();
+
 		/* Mark the content of these files as trusted. */
 		this->trusted = true;
 
diff --git a/src/network/network_content_gui.cpp b/src/network/network_content_gui.cpp
index 35831a2437..c73499bd30 100644
--- a/src/network/network_content_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/network/network_content_gui.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ struct ContentTextfileWindow : public TextfileWindow {
 
 	ContentTextfileWindow(TextfileType file_type, const ContentInfo *ci) : TextfileWindow(file_type), ci(ci)
 	{
+		this->ConstructWindow();
+
 		const char *textfile = this->ci->GetTextfile(file_type);
 		this->LoadTextfile(textfile, GetContentInfoSubDir(this->ci->type));
 	}
diff --git a/src/network/network_gui.cpp b/src/network/network_gui.cpp
index b5258d05b5..f2f544742d 100644
--- a/src/network/network_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/network/network_gui.cpp
@@ -2571,6 +2571,8 @@ struct SurveyResultTextfileWindow : public TextfileWindow {
 
 	SurveyResultTextfileWindow(TextfileType file_type) : TextfileWindow(file_type)
 	{
+		this->ConstructWindow();
+
 		auto result = _survey.CreatePayload(NetworkSurveyHandler::Reason::PREVIEW, true);
 		this->LoadText(result);
 		this->InvalidateData();
diff --git a/src/newgrf_gui.cpp b/src/newgrf_gui.cpp
index be41129dd8..0bcb8f2de8 100644
--- a/src/newgrf_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/newgrf_gui.cpp
@@ -573,6 +573,8 @@ struct NewGRFTextfileWindow : public TextfileWindow {
 
 	NewGRFTextfileWindow(TextfileType file_type, const GRFConfig *c) : TextfileWindow(file_type), grf_config(c)
 	{
+		this->ConstructWindow();
+
 		const char *textfile = this->grf_config->GetTextfile(file_type);
 		this->LoadTextfile(textfile, NEWGRF_DIR);
 	}
diff --git a/src/script/script_gui.cpp b/src/script/script_gui.cpp
index 0912dae969..7a0f192cfb 100644
--- a/src/script/script_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/script/script_gui.cpp
@@ -649,6 +649,7 @@ struct ScriptTextfileWindow : public TextfileWindow {
 
 	ScriptTextfileWindow(TextfileType file_type, CompanyID slot) : TextfileWindow(file_type), slot(slot)
 	{
+		this->ConstructWindow();
 		this->OnInvalidateData();
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/settings_gui.cpp b/src/settings_gui.cpp
index b37e806415..1dc102b3b8 100644
--- a/src/settings_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/settings_gui.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ struct BaseSetTextfileWindow : public TextfileWindow {
 
 	BaseSetTextfileWindow(TextfileType file_type, const TBaseSet *baseset, StringID content_type) : TextfileWindow(file_type), baseset(baseset), content_type(content_type)
 	{
+		this->ConstructWindow();
+
 		const char *textfile = this->baseset->GetTextfile(file_type);
 		this->LoadTextfile(textfile, BASESET_DIR);
 	}
diff --git a/src/textfile_gui.cpp b/src/textfile_gui.cpp
index b1280f0562..211f2dfa7d 100644
--- a/src/textfile_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/textfile_gui.cpp
@@ -84,13 +84,19 @@ static WindowDesc _textfile_desc(__FILE__, __LINE__,
 );
 
 TextfileWindow::TextfileWindow(TextfileType file_type) : Window(&_textfile_desc), file_type(file_type)
+{
+	/* Init of nested tree is deferred.
+	 * TextfileWindow::ConstructWindow must be called by the inheriting window. */
+}
+
+void TextfileWindow::ConstructWindow()
 {
 	this->CreateNestedTree();
 	this->vscroll = this->GetScrollbar(WID_TF_VSCROLLBAR);
 	this->hscroll = this->GetScrollbar(WID_TF_HSCROLLBAR);
-	this->GetWidget<NWidgetCore>(WID_TF_CAPTION)->SetDataTip(STR_TEXTFILE_README_CAPTION + file_type, STR_TOOLTIP_WINDOW_TITLE_DRAG_THIS);
+	this->GetWidget<NWidgetCore>(WID_TF_CAPTION)->SetDataTip(STR_TEXTFILE_README_CAPTION + this->file_type, STR_TOOLTIP_WINDOW_TITLE_DRAG_THIS);
 	this->GetWidget<NWidgetStacked>(WID_TF_SEL_JUMPLIST)->SetDisplayedPlane(SZSP_HORIZONTAL);
-	this->FinishInitNested(file_type);
+	this->FinishInitNested(this->file_type);
 
 	this->DisableWidget(WID_TF_NAVBACK);
 	this->DisableWidget(WID_TF_NAVFORWARD);
diff --git a/src/textfile_gui.h b/src/textfile_gui.h
index 181c3eb99a..57cc16760e 100644
--- a/src/textfile_gui.h
+++ b/src/textfile_gui.h
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ struct TextfileWindow : public Window, MissingGlyphSearcher {
 	Scrollbar *vscroll;              ///< Vertical scrollbar.
 	Scrollbar *hscroll;              ///< Horizontal scrollbar.
 
-	TextfileWindow(TextfileType file_type);
-
 	void UpdateWidgetSize(WidgetID widget, Dimension *size, [[maybe_unused]] const Dimension &padding, [[maybe_unused]] Dimension *fill, [[maybe_unused]] Dimension *resize) override;
 	void OnClick([[maybe_unused]] Point pt, WidgetID widget, [[maybe_unused]] int click_count) override;
 	void DrawWidget(const Rect &r, WidgetID widget) const override;
@@ -54,6 +52,9 @@ struct TextfileWindow : public Window, MissingGlyphSearcher {
 	}
 
 protected:
+	TextfileWindow(TextfileType file_type);
+	void ConstructWindow();
+
 	struct Line {
 		int top{0};                  ///< Top scroll position in visual lines.
 		int bottom{0};               ///< Bottom scroll position in visual lines.