diff --git a/themes/default/css.php b/themes/default/css.php
index 10926924fa..79f09f339b 100644
--- a/themes/default/css.php
+++ b/themes/default/css.php
@@ -1335,66 +1335,9 @@ $default_login = ($_REQUEST['login'] == 'default') ? true : false;
 		padding: 4px 7px;
 		}
 
-/* RESPONSE MESSAGES *******************************************************/
+/* RESPONSE MESSAGE STACK *******************************************************/
 
 	#message_container {
-		z-index: 99998;
-		position: absolute;
-		top: -80px;
-		left: 0;
-		right: 0;
-		filter: alpha(opacity=0);
-		opacity: 0;
-		-moz-opacity:0;
-		-khtml-opacity: 0;
-		padding: 15px 0;
-	}
-
-	#message_text {
-		z-index: 99999;
-		position: absolute;
-		top: -80px;
-		left: 0;
-		right: 0;
-		filter: alpha(opacity=0);
-		opacity: 0;
-		-moz-opacity:0;
-		-khtml-opacity: 0;
-		margin: 0 auto;
-		vertical-align: middle;
-		padding: 15px 0;
-		text-align: center;
-		font-family: arial, san-serif;
-		font-size: 10pt;
-	}
-
-	.message_container_mood_default {
-		background: <?php echo $_SESSION['theme']['message_default_background_color']['text']; ?>;
-		}
-
-	.message_container_mood_negative {
-		background: <?php echo $_SESSION['theme']['message_negative_background_color']['text']; ?>;
-		}
-
-	.message_container_mood_alert {
-		background: <?php echo $_SESSION['theme']['message_alert_background_color']['text']; ?>;
-		}
-
-	.message_text_mood_default {
-		color: <?php echo $_SESSION['theme']['message_default_color']['text']; ?>;
-		}
-
-	.message_text_mood_negative {
-		color: <?php echo $_SESSION['theme']['message_negative_color']['text']; ?>;
-		}
-
-	.message_text_mood_alert {
-		color: <?php echo $_SESSION['theme']['message_alert_color']['text']; ?>;
-		}
-
-/* MESSAGES STACK *******************************************************/
-
-	#messages_container {
 		z-index: 99998;
 		position: absolute;
 		top: 0;
@@ -1406,33 +1349,37 @@ $default_login = ($_REQUEST['login'] == 'default') ? true : false;
 	.message_text {
 		z-index: 99999;
 		margin: 0 auto;
-		padding: 0.5em 0;
+		padding: 10px;
 		text-align: center;
 		font-family: arial, san-serif;
 		font-size: 10pt;
 		display: block;
-		border-bottom: solid 1px;
 		color: <?php echo $_SESSION['theme']['message_default_color']['text']; ?>;
 		background: <?php echo $_SESSION['theme']['message_default_background_color']['text']; ?>;
-		border-bottom-color: <?php echo $_SESSION['theme']['message_default_color']['text']; ?>;
+		box-shadow: inset 0px 7px 8px -10px <?php echo $_SESSION['theme']['message_default_color']['text']; ?>;
+		border-bottom: solid 1px <?php echo $_SESSION['theme']['message_default_color']['text']; ?>;
+		opacity: 0;
+		}
+
+	.message_mood_positive {
+		color: <?php echo $_SESSION['theme']['message_positive_color']['text']; ?>;
+		background: <?php echo $_SESSION['theme']['message_positive_background_color']['text']; ?>;
+		box-shadow: inset 0px 7px 8px -10px <?php echo $_SESSION['theme']['message_positive_color']['text']; ?>;
+		border-bottom: solid 1px <?php echo $_SESSION['theme']['message_positive_color']['text']; ?>;
 		}
 
-	.message_mood_positive {
-		color: <?php echo $_SESSION['theme']['message_positive_color']['text']; ?>;
-		background: <?php echo $_SESSION['theme']['message_positive_background_color']['text']; ?>;
-		border-bottom-color: <?php echo $_SESSION['theme']['message_positive_color']['text']; ?>;
-		}
-
 	.message_mood_negative {
 		color: <?php echo $_SESSION['theme']['message_negative_color']['text']; ?>;
 		background: <?php echo $_SESSION['theme']['message_negative_background_color']['text']; ?>;
-		border-bottom-color: <?php echo $_SESSION['theme']['message_negative_color']['text']; ?>;
+		box-shadow: inset 0px 7px 8px -10px <?php echo $_SESSION['theme']['message_negative_color']['text']; ?>;
+		border-bottom: solid 1px <?php echo $_SESSION['theme']['message_negative_color']['text']; ?>;
 		}
 
 	.message_mood_alert {
 		color: <?php echo $_SESSION['theme']['message_alert_color']['text']; ?>;
 		background: <?php echo $_SESSION['theme']['message_alert_background_color']['text']; ?>;
-		border-bottom-color: <?php echo $_SESSION['theme']['message_alert_color']['text']; ?>;
+		box-shadow: inset 0px 7px 8px -10px <?php echo $_SESSION['theme']['message_alert_color']['text']; ?>;
+		border-bottom: solid 1px <?php echo $_SESSION['theme']['message_alert_color']['text']; ?>;
 		}
 
 /* OPERATOR PANEL ****************************************************************/
diff --git a/themes/default/template.php b/themes/default/template.php
index c50e58be8d..4aa4593715 100644
--- a/themes/default/template.php
+++ b/themes/default/template.php
@@ -75,19 +75,22 @@
 				message_text.click(function() {
 					var object = $(this);
 					object.clearQueue().finish();
-					object.animate({height: '0', 'font-size': '0', 'border-bottom-width': '0'}, 1000).animate({opacity: 0});
+					$("#message_container").css({'display':'none'});
 				} );
 				$("#message_container").append(message_text);
-				message_text.animate({opacity: 1}, 'fast').delay(delay).animate({height: '0', 'font-size': '0', 'border-bottom-width': '0'}, 1000).animate({opacity: 0});
+				message_text.animate({opacity: 1}, 250, function(){
+					$("#message_container").delay(delay).animate({opacity: 0, height: '0'}, 1000);
+				});
+
 			}
 		}
 
 	$(document).ready(function() {
 
-<?php	echo message::html(true, "		");?>
+		<?php echo message::html(true, "		"); ?>
 
 		//hide message bar on hover
-			$("#message_text").mouseover(function() { $(this).hide(); $("#message_container").hide(); });
+			$(".message_text").mouseover(function() { $("#message_container").css({display:'none'}); });
 
 		<?php
 		if (permission_exists("domain_select") && count($_SESSION['domains']) > 1) {
@@ -232,7 +235,7 @@
 
 				$("[id*=recording_button]").not("[id*=recording_button_"+recording_id+"]").html("<?php echo $v_link_label_play; ?>");
 				$("[id*=recording_progress_bar]").not("[id*=recording_progress_bar_"+recording_id+"]").css('display', 'none');
-				
+
 				$('audio').each(function(){
 					if ($(this).get(0) != recording_audio) {
 						$(this).get(0).pause(); // Stop playing