diff --git a/actions/showstream.php b/actions/showstream.php
index a411fae5b4..6ed6abc9e7 100644
--- a/actions/showstream.php
+++ b/actions/showstream.php
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ class ShowstreamAction extends Action
 
         $user = User::staticGet('id', $this->profile->id);
         if ($cur && $cur->id != $user->id && $cur->mutuallySubscribed($user)) {
-           $this->elementStart('li', array('id' => 'user_send_a_new_message'));
+           $this->elementStart('li', array('id' => 'user_send-a-message'));
             $this->element('a', array('href' => common_local_url('newmessage', array('to' => $user->id))),
                            _('Send a message'));
             $this->elementEnd('li');
diff --git a/theme/base/css/display.css b/theme/base/css/display.css
index 5b17fa53a5..c60097145a 100644
--- a/theme/base/css/display.css
+++ b/theme/base/css/display.css
@@ -611,16 +611,25 @@ width:100%;
 }
 #user_actions a {
 text-decoration:none;
+font-weight:bold;
+width:100%;
+display:block;
 }
 
 
 
 .form_user_block input.submit,
-.form_user_unblock input.submit {
+.form_user_unblock input.submit,
+#user_send-a-message a,
+.form_user_nudge input.submit {
 border:0;
 padding-left:20px;
 }
 
+#user_send-a-message a {
+padding:4px 4px 4px 23px;
+
+}
 
 
 #user_subscribe input.submit,
@@ -631,13 +640,9 @@ padding-left:20px;
 
 
 #user_send-a-message form {
-clear:left;
-width:322px;
-margin-top:18px;
 }
 
 #user_send-a-message textarea {
-width:96%;
 }
 
 .user_tags ul {
diff --git a/theme/identica/css/display.css b/theme/identica/css/display.css
index e3b5310f7a..2b91c55042 100644
--- a/theme/identica/css/display.css
+++ b/theme/identica/css/display.css
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ color:#fff;
 a,
 div.notice-options input,
 .form_user_block input.submit,
-.form_user_unblock input.submit {
+.form_user_unblock input.submit,
+#user_send-a-message a,
+.form_user_nudge input.submit {
 color:#002E6E;
 }
 
@@ -63,8 +65,7 @@ background-color:#CEE1E9;
 #notice_text-count {
 color:#333;
 }
-#form_notice.warning #notice_text-count,
-#user_actions a {
+#form_notice.warning #notice_text-count {
 color:#000;
 }
 
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ background-image:url(../../base/images/icons/icon_vcard.gif);
 }
 
 
-.form_user_send-a-message input.submit,
+#user_send-a-message a,
 .form_user_nudge input.submit,
 .form_user_block input.submit,
 .form_user_unblock input.submit {