3 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/mod/messages/languages/en.php b/mod/messages/languages/en.php
index 4ad6b7617..8e4cd015f 100644
--- a/mod/messages/languages/en.php
+++ b/mod/messages/languages/en.php
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ $english = array(
 	'messages:notfound' => "Sorry; we could not find the specified message.",
 	'messages:notdeleted' => "Sorry; we could not delete this message.",
 	'messages:nopermission' => "You do not have permission to alter that message.",
-	'messages:nomessages' => "There are no messages to display.",
+	'messages:nomessages' => "There are no messages.",
 	'messages:user:nonexist' => "We could not find the recipient in the user database.",
 	'messages:user:blank' => "You did not select someone to send this to.",
 );
diff --git a/mod/messages/views/default/forms/messages/process.php b/mod/messages/views/default/forms/messages/process.php
index 8eab26297..01fe0f431 100644
--- a/mod/messages/views/default/forms/messages/process.php
+++ b/mod/messages/views/default/forms/messages/process.php
@@ -8,7 +8,14 @@
  * 
  */
 
-echo $vars['list'];
+$messages = $vars['list'];
+if (!$messages) {
+	$messages = elgg_echo('messages:nomessages');
+}
+
+echo '<div class="messages-container">';
+echo $messages;
+echo '</div>';
 
 echo '<div class="messages-buttonbank">';
 echo elgg_view('input/submit', array(
diff --git a/mod/messages/views/default/messages/css.php b/mod/messages/views/default/messages/css.php
index 6f2e532e4..95f911451 100644
--- a/mod/messages/views/default/messages/css.php
+++ b/mod/messages/views/default/messages/css.php
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
  */
 ?>
 
-
+.messages-container {
+	min-height: 200px;
+}
 .message.unread a {
 	color: #d40005;
 }