diff --git a/application/forms/Announcement/AcknowledgeAnnouncementForm.php b/application/forms/Announcement/AcknowledgeAnnouncementForm.php
index 4dce5df7a..652f28dc0 100644
--- a/application/forms/Announcement/AcknowledgeAnnouncementForm.php
+++ b/application/forms/Announcement/AcknowledgeAnnouncementForm.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class AcknowledgeAnnouncementForm extends Form
     public function init()
     {
         $this->setAction(Url::fromPath('announcements/acknowledge'));
-        $this->setAttrib('class', 'form-inline acknowledge-announcement-control');
+        $this->setAttrib('class', 'inline acknowledge-announcement-control');
         $this->setRedirectUrl('layout/announcements');
     }
 
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/Announcements.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/Announcements.php
index 89b3a74e1..5944eb44f 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/Announcements.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Widget/Announcements.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class Announcements extends AbstractWidget
             foreach ($announcements as $announcement) {
                 $ackForm = new AcknowledgeAnnouncementForm();
                 $ackForm->populate(array('hash' => $announcement->hash));
-                $html .= '<li><div>'
+                $html .= '<li><div class="message">'
                     . Markdown::text($announcement->message)
                     . '</div>'
                     . $ackForm
diff --git a/public/css/icinga/widgets.less b/public/css/icinga/widgets.less
index b8c478a24..19bcabc70 100644
--- a/public/css/icinga/widgets.less
+++ b/public/css/icinga/widgets.less
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
     .message {
       display: inline-block;
       vertical-align: middle;
+      padding-right: 1.5em;
+      font-size: 7/6em;
     }
   }
 }
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@
   margin-top: -0.75em;
 
   position: absolute;
-  right: 1em;
+  right: .75em;
   top: 50%;
 }