diff --git a/Minecraft.Client/Gui.cpp b/Minecraft.Client/Gui.cpp
index 365ddeac7..993f48050 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Client/Gui.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.Client/Gui.cpp
@@ -994,16 +994,22 @@ void Gui::render(float a, bool mouseFree, int xMouse, int yMouse)
 				if (alpha > 0)
 				{
 					int x = iSafezoneXHalf+2;
-					int y = -(static_cast<int>(i)) * 9;
+					int y = -(static_cast<int>(i)) * 9 - 10;
 					if(bTwoPlayerSplitscreen)
 					{
 						y+= iHeightOffset;
 					}
 
 					wstring msg = guiMessages[iPad][i].string;
-					this->fill(0, y - 1, screenWidth/fScaleFactorWidth, y + 8, (alpha / 2) << 24);
+					int bgColor = ((alpha / 4) << 24) | (0x404040);
+					this->fill(0, y - 1, screenWidth/fScaleFactorWidth, y + 8, bgColor);
 					glEnable(GL_BLEND);
-					font->drawShadow(msg, iSafezoneXHalf+4, y, 0xffffff + (alpha << 24));
+
+					glPushMatrix();
+					glTranslatef((float)(iSafezoneXHalf+4), (float)y, 0);
+					glScalef(0.6f, 0.6f, 1.0f);
+					font->drawShadow(msg, 0, 0, 0xffffff + (alpha << 24));
+					glPopMatrix();
 				}
 			}
 		}