diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_chat_item.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_chat_item.xml
index 1f35cfaa27..6af1105400 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_chat_item.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_chat_item.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
       text_color="white"
       word_wrap="true"
       mouse_opaque="true"
+      valign="bottom"
       name="msg_text">
 	</text_chat>
 </panel>