diff --git a/theme/base/images/illustrations/illu_pattern-01.png b/theme/base/images/illustrations/illu_pattern-01.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..833309e587
Binary files /dev/null and b/theme/base/images/illustrations/illu_pattern-01.png differ
diff --git a/theme/default/css/display.css b/theme/default/css/display.css
index ad64b4198f..d11bbe15e3 100644
--- a/theme/default/css/display.css
+++ b/theme/default/css/display.css
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ border-color:#DDDDDD;
 background:none;
 }
 
-input.submit,
 .form_notice.warning #notice_text-count,
 .form_settings .form_note,
 .entity_remote_subscribe,
@@ -92,6 +91,27 @@ input.submit,
 .entity_actions .form_notice input.submit {
 color:#FFFFFF;
 }
+input.submit {
+background:#AAAAAA url(../../base/images/illustrations/illu_pattern-01.png) 0 0 repeat-x;
+text-shadow:0 1px 0 #FFFFFF;
+color:#000000;
+border-color:#AAAAAA;
+border-top-color:#CCCCCC;
+border-left-color:#CCCCCC;
+}
+input.submit:hover {
+background-position:0 -5px;
+}
+input.submit:focus {
+background-position:0 -15px;
+box-shadow:3px 3px 3px rgba(194, 194, 194, 0.1);
+-moz-box-shadow:3px 3px 3px rgba(194, 194, 194, 0.1);
+-webkit-box-shadow:3px 3px 3px rgba(194, 194, 194, 0.1);
+text-shadow:none;
+}
+.entity_actions input.submit {
+text-shadow:none;
+}
 
 a,
 .form_settings input.form_action-primary,
diff --git a/theme/identica/css/display.css b/theme/identica/css/display.css
index d5a5d38dee..d65ea2ef63 100644
--- a/theme/identica/css/display.css
+++ b/theme/identica/css/display.css
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ border-color:#DDDDDD;
 background:none;
 }
 
-input.submit,
 .form_notice.warning #notice_text-count,
 .form_settings .form_note,
 .entity_remote_subscribe,
@@ -92,6 +91,27 @@ input.submit,
 .entity_actions .form_notice input.submit {
 color:#FFFFFF;
 }
+input.submit {
+background:#AAAAAA url(../../base/images/illustrations/illu_pattern-01.png) 0 0 repeat-x;
+text-shadow:0 1px 0 #FFFFFF;
+color:#000000;
+border-color:#AAAAAA;
+border-top-color:#CCCCCC;
+border-left-color:#CCCCCC;
+}
+input.submit:hover {
+background-position:0 -5px;
+}
+input.submit:focus {
+background-position:0 -15px;
+box-shadow:3px 3px 3px rgba(194, 194, 194, 0.1);
+-moz-box-shadow:3px 3px 3px rgba(194, 194, 194, 0.1);
+-webkit-box-shadow:3px 3px 3px rgba(194, 194, 194, 0.1);
+text-shadow:none;
+}
+.entity_actions input.submit {
+text-shadow:none;
+}
 
 a,
 .form_settings input.form_action-primary,