diff --git a/src/guiengine/skin.cpp b/src/guiengine/skin.cpp
index 5ad07bd60..f1d3483a3 100644
--- a/src/guiengine/skin.cpp
+++ b/src/guiengine/skin.cpp
@@ -1683,6 +1683,7 @@ void Skin::draw3DSunkenPane (IGUIElement *element, video::SColor bgcolor, bool f
 
         // minor adjustments...
         rect2.UpperLeftCorner.X -= 7;
+        rect2.LowerRightCorner.Y += 7;
         rect2.LowerRightCorner.X += BUBBLE_MARGIN_ON_RIGHT;
 
         if (bubble->isFocusedForPlayer(PLAYER_ID_GAME_MASTER))
diff --git a/src/guiengine/widgets/bubble_widget.cpp b/src/guiengine/widgets/bubble_widget.cpp
index dc8e09ec4..02d7a91df 100644
--- a/src/guiengine/widgets/bubble_widget.cpp
+++ b/src/guiengine/widgets/bubble_widget.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ using namespace irr;
 
 using namespace GUIEngine;
 
+const int BOTTOM_MARGIN = 10;
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 BubbleWidget::BubbleWidget() : Widget(WTYPE_BUBBLE)
@@ -47,9 +49,12 @@ void BubbleWidget::add()
     
     EGUI_ALIGNMENT valign = EGUIA_CENTER ; //TODO: make label v-align configurable through XML file?
     
+    m_shrinked_size.LowerRightCorner.Y -= BOTTOM_MARGIN;
+    
     IGUIStaticText* irrwidget;
     irrwidget = GUIEngine::getGUIEnv()->addStaticText(message.c_str(), m_shrinked_size,
-                                                      false, true /* word wrap */, m_parent, (m_focusable ? getNewID() : getNewNoFocusID()));
+                                                      false, true /* word wrap */, m_parent,
+                                                      (m_focusable ? getNewID() : getNewNoFocusID()));
     
 #if IRRLICHT_VERSION_MAJOR > 1 || (IRRLICHT_VERSION_MAJOR == 1 && IRRLICHT_VERSION_MINOR >= 8)
     irrwidget->setRightToLeft( translations->isRTLLanguage() );