diff --git a/question/type/multianswer/edit_multianswer_form.php b/question/type/multianswer/edit_multianswer_form.php
index 6812cf9d99c..d779aa719cf 100644
--- a/question/type/multianswer/edit_multianswer_form.php
+++ b/question/type/multianswer/edit_multianswer_form.php
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ class qtype_multianswer_edit_form extends question_edit_form {
             $mform->addElement('hidden', 'confirm', 0);
         }
 
+        $this->add_interactive_settings();
     }
 
 
@@ -423,6 +424,7 @@ class qtype_multianswer_edit_form extends question_edit_form {
         if ($default_values != "") {
             $question = (object)((array)$question + $default_values);
         }
+        $question = $this->data_preprocessing_hints($question);
         parent::set_data($question);
     }
 
diff --git a/question/type/multianswer/questiontype.php b/question/type/multianswer/questiontype.php
index e2eda320657..e1748b439fc 100644
--- a/question/type/multianswer/questiontype.php
+++ b/question/type/multianswer/questiontype.php
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ class qtype_multianswer extends question_type {
             $question->options->questions[$sequence[$wrapped->id]] = $wrapped;
         }
 
+        $question->hints = $DB->get_records('question_hints',
+                array('questionid' => $question->id), 'id ASC');
+
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -164,6 +167,8 @@ class qtype_multianswer extends question_type {
                 $DB->insert_record('question_multianswer', $multianswer);
             }
         }
+
+        $this->save_hints($question);
     }
 
     public function save_question($authorizedquestion, $form) {