diff --git a/indra/newview/llnotificationlistitem.cpp b/indra/newview/llnotificationlistitem.cpp
index 6e2cc39a06..62b3ee3093 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llnotificationlistitem.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llnotificationlistitem.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "lluicolortable.h"
 #include "message.h"
 #include "llnotificationsutil.h"
+
 LLNotificationListItem::LLNotificationListItem(const Params& p) : LLPanel(p),
     mParams(p),
     mTitleBox(NULL),
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@ LLNotificationListItem::LLNotificationListItem(const Params& p) : LLPanel(p),
     mExpandedViewPanel(NULL),
     mCondensedHeight(0),
     mExpandedHeight(0),
-    mExpandedHeightResize(0)
+    mExpandedHeightResize(0),
+    mExpanded(false)
 {
     mNotificationName = p.notification_name;
 }
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ BOOL LLNotificationListItem::postBuild()
     BOOL rv = LLPanel::postBuild();
     mTitleBox = getChild<LLTextBox>("notification_title");
     mTitleBoxExp = getChild<LLTextBox>("notification_title_exp"); 
-    mNoticeTextExp = getChild<LLViewerTextEditor>("notification_text_exp");
+    mNoticeTextExp = getChild<LLChatEntry>("notification_text_exp");
 
     mTimeBox = getChild<LLTextBox>("notification_time");
     mTimeBoxExp = getChild<LLTextBox>("notification_time_exp");
@@ -70,6 +72,8 @@ BOOL LLNotificationListItem::postBuild()
     mTitleBox->setValue(mParams.title);
     mTitleBoxExp->setValue(mParams.title);
     mNoticeTextExp->setValue(mParams.title);
+    mNoticeTextExp->setEnabled(FALSE);
+    mNoticeTextExp->setTextExpandedCallback(boost::bind(&LLNotificationListItem::reshapeNotification, this));
 
     mTimeBox->setValue(buildNotificationDate(mParams.time_stamp));
     mTimeBoxExp->setValue(buildNotificationDate(mParams.time_stamp));
@@ -206,19 +210,31 @@ void LLNotificationListItem::onClickCondenseBtn()
     setExpanded(FALSE);
 }
 
+void LLNotificationListItem::reshapeNotification()
+{
+    if(mExpanded)
+    {
+        S32 width = this->getRect().getWidth();
+        this->reshape(width, mNoticeTextExp->getRect().getHeight() + mExpandedHeight, FALSE);
+    }
+}
+
 void LLNotificationListItem::setExpanded(BOOL value)
 {
     mCondensedViewPanel->setVisible(!value);
     mExpandedViewPanel->setVisible(value);
     S32 width = this->getRect().getWidth();
+
     if (value)
     {
-        this->reshape(width, mExpandedHeight + mExpandedHeightResize, FALSE);
+       this->reshape(width, mNoticeTextExp->getRect().getHeight() + mExpandedHeight, FALSE);
     }
     else
     {
         this->reshape(width, mCondensedHeight, FALSE);
     }
+    mExpanded = value;
+
 }
 
 std::set<std::string> LLGroupInviteNotificationListItem::getTypes()
diff --git a/indra/newview/llnotificationlistitem.h b/indra/newview/llnotificationlistitem.h
index 950b75c39a..9a4ce2be4b 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llnotificationlistitem.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llnotificationlistitem.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include "llbutton.h"
 #include "llgroupiconctrl.h"
 #include "llavatariconctrl.h"
-
+#include "llchatentry.h"
 #include "llgroupmgr.h"
 #include "llviewermessage.h"
 
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool showPopup() { return true; }
     void setExpanded(BOOL value);
     virtual BOOL postBuild();
+    void reshapeNotification();
 
     typedef enum e_time_type
 	{
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ protected:
     Params              mParams;
     LLTextBox*          mTitleBox;
     LLTextBox*          mTitleBoxExp;
-    LLViewerTextEditor* mNoticeTextExp;
+    LLChatEntry* mNoticeTextExp;
     LLTextBox*          mTimeBox;
     LLTextBox*          mTimeBoxExp;
     LLButton*           mExpandBtn;
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ protected:
     S32                 mCondensedHeight;
     S32                 mExpandedHeight;
     S32                 mExpandedHeightResize;
+    bool                mExpanded;
 };
 
 class LLGroupNotificationListItem
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_notifications_tabbed.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_notifications_tabbed.xml
index b18c6b1e82..afc609de52 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_notifications_tabbed.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_notifications_tabbed.xml
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
  save_rect="true"
  title="NOTIFICATIONS"
  width="350"
- min_width="320"
+ min_width="435"
  height="550"
+ min_height="150"
  can_minimize="false"
  can_tear_off="false"
  can_resize="true"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_notification_list_item.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_notification_list_item.xml
index 73f90f73aa..0c173261a3 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_notification_list_item.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_notification_list_item.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   </panel.string>
   <panel.string
     name="item_expanded_height">
-    175
+    87
   </panel.string>
   <panel.string
     name="expanded_height_resize_for_attachment">
@@ -91,9 +91,7 @@
             </layout_panel>
             <layout_panel width="230" height="196" orientation="horizontal" follows="left|top|right|bottom" name="layout_panel_middle_exp">
               <panel border="false" top="0" width="230" height="196" bevel_style="none" follows="left|top|right|bottom" layout="topleft" name="main_info_panel_expanded">
-                <layout_stack top="0" left="0" width="230" height="196" orientation="vertical" follows="left|top|right|bottom" name="main_info_panel_vertical_stack">
-                  <layout_panel top="0" left="0" width="230" height="30" layout="topleft" follows="left|top|right|bottom" name="notification_title_layout_panel" visible="true">
-                    <panel border="false" top="0" left="0" width="230" height="30" bevel_style="none" follows="left|top|right" layout="topleft" name="notification_title_panel_exp" >
+              <panel border="false" top="0" left="0" width="230" height="30" bevel_style="none" follows="left|top|right" layout="topleft" name="notification_title_panel_exp" >
                       <text allow_scroll="false" font="SansSerif" top="6" left="0" width="233" height="10" layout="topleft" follows="right|left" text_color="White"
                         use_ellipses="true" word_wrap="false" mouse_opaque="false" name="notification_title_exp">
                         Notice Title Notice Title N o t i c e T i t l e N o t i c e T i t l e
@@ -103,7 +101,7 @@
                         Group Name Group Name Group Na m e e
                       </text>
                     </panel>
-                    <panel border="false" left="0" width="230" height="12" bevel_style="none" follows="left|top|right" layout="topleft" name="sender_time_panel_exp">
+                    <panel border="false" left="0" width="230" height="15" bevel_style="none" follows="left|top|right" layout="topleft" name="sender_time_panel_exp">
                       <text allow_scroll="false" font="SansSerifSmall" top="0" left="0" width="145" height="13" layout="topleft" follows="right|left"
                         use_ellipses="true" word_wrap="false" mouse_opaque="false" name="sender_or_fee_box_exp" visible="false">
                         Sender: "Resident R e s i d e n t R e s i d e n t"
@@ -111,11 +109,11 @@
                       <text allow_scroll="false" font="SansSerifSmall" top="0" right="-1" width="95" height="13" follows="right" halign="right" layout="topleft" left_pad="5"
                         name="notification_time_exp" value="2014/12/24 23:30" />
                     </panel>
-                    <panel border="false" left="0" height="115" width="230" bevel_style="none" follows="left|top|right" layout="topleft" name="notification_text_panel_exp" visible="true">
-                      <text_editor enabled="false" top="0" left="0" width="230" height="110" layout="topleft" follows="left|top|right|bottom"
+                    <panel border="false" left="0" height="115" width="230" bevel_style="none" follows="left|right" layout="topleft" name="notification_text_panel_exp" visible="true">
+                      <chat_editor is_expandable="true" top="0" left="0" width="230" height="110" layout="topleft" follows="left|right"
                             word_wrap="true" max_length="65536" name="notification_text_exp" parse_urls="true">
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-                      </text_editor>
+                      </chat_editor>
                     </panel>
                     <panel border="false" left="1" bottom="-5" width="230" height="22" bevel_style="none" follows="left|right|bottom" layout="topleft" name="attachment_panel" visible="false">
                       <text allow_scroll="false" font="SansSerifSmall" top="4" left="5" width="220" height="12" layout="topleft" follows="left|top|right|bottom"
@@ -123,13 +121,11 @@
                         Attachment goes here b l a b l a b l a b l a b l a b l a b l a b l a b l a b l a b l a b l a b l a b l a b l a b l a b l a b l a b l a b l a b l a b l a b l a b l a b l a b l a b l a b l a b l a b l a b l a bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla. bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla .
                       </text>
                     </panel>
-                   <panel border="false" left="0" bottom="-4" height="30" bevel_style="none" follows="left|right|bottom" layout="topleft" name="button_panel" visible="false">
+                   <panel border="false" left="1" bottom="-5" height="55" bevel_style="none" follows="left|right|bottom" layout="topleft" name="button_panel" visible="false">
                       <button top="2" left="0" width="65" height="23" layout="topleft" follows="left|top|bottom" name="join_btn" mouse_opaque="true" tab_stop="false" label = "Join"/>                 
                       <button top="2" left_pad="12" width="65" height="23" layout="topleft" follows="left|top|bottom" name="decline_btn" mouse_opaque="true" tab_stop="false" label = "Decline"/>                  
                       <button top="2" left_pad="12" width="65" height="23" layout="topleft" follows="left|top|bottom" name="info_btn" mouse_opaque="true" tab_stop="false" label = "Info"/>                  
                    </panel>
-                  </layout_panel>
-                </layout_stack>
               </panel>              
             </layout_panel>             
             <layout_panel width="18" orientation="horizontal" follows="right|top|bottom" name="layout_panel_left_exp">