diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
index cd05837cbe..1144cecc47 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
@@ -13216,7 +13216,7 @@ Change of this parameter will affect the layout of buttons in notification toast
 		  <key>Type</key>
 		  <string>Boolean</string>
 		  <key>Value</key>
-		  <integer>0</integer>
+		  <integer>1</integer>
 		</map>
 		<key>UseLegacyCursors</key>
 		<map>
diff --git a/indra/newview/llstatusbar.cpp b/indra/newview/llstatusbar.cpp
index afe0482e99..61087c1e73 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llstatusbar.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llstatusbar.cpp
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ BOOL LLStatusBar::postBuild()
 	mInfoBtn = getChild<LLButton>("place_info_btn");
 	mInfoBtn->setClickedCallback(boost::bind(&LLStatusBar::onInfoButtonClicked, this));
 
+	mParcelInfoPanel = getChild<LLPanel>("parcel_info_panel");
 	mParcelInfoText = getChild<LLTextBox>("parcel_info_text");
 	mDamageText = getChild<LLTextBox>("damage_text");
 
@@ -364,6 +365,11 @@ void LLStatusBar::refresh()
 	{
 		gMenuBarView->reshape(MENU_RIGHT, gMenuBarView->getRect().getHeight());
 	}
+	// also update the parcel info panel pos -KC
+	if ((MENU_RIGHT + MENU_PARCEL_SPACING) != mParcelInfoPanel->getRect().mLeft)
+	{
+		updateParcelPanel();
+	}
 
 	mSGBandwidth->setVisible(net_stats_visible);
 	mSGPacketLoss->setVisible(net_stats_visible);
@@ -703,6 +709,18 @@ void LLStatusBar::update()
 	setParcelInfoText(new_text);
 
 	updateParcelIcons();
+	updateParcelPanel();
+}
+
+void LLStatusBar::updateParcelPanel()
+{
+	const S32 MENU_RIGHT = gMenuBarView->getRightmostMenuEdge();
+	S32 left = MENU_RIGHT + MENU_PARCEL_SPACING;
+	LLRect rect = mParcelInfoPanel->getRect();
+	rect.mRight = left + rect.getWidth();
+	rect.mLeft = left;
+	
+	mParcelInfoPanel->setRect(rect);
 }
 
 void LLStatusBar::updateParcelInfoText()
@@ -916,3 +934,11 @@ void LLStatusBar::onParcelWLClicked()
 {
 	KCWindlightInterface::instance().onClickWLStatusButton();
 }
+
+// hack -KC
+void LLStatusBar::setBackgroundColor( const LLColor4& color )
+{
+	LLPanel::setBackgroundColor(color);
+	getChild<LLPanel>("balance_bg")->setBackgroundColor(color);
+	getChild<LLPanel>("time_and_media_bg")->setBackgroundColor(color);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/indra/newview/llstatusbar.h b/indra/newview/llstatusbar.h
index caab678c51..c795a7f80b 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llstatusbar.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llstatusbar.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class LLPanelVolumePulldown;
 class LLPanelNearByMedia;
 class LLIconCtrl;
 class LLParcelChangeObserver;
+class LLPanel;
 
 
 class LLRegionDetails
@@ -125,6 +126,8 @@ public:
 	LLRegionDetails mRegionDetails;
 
 	LLPanelNearByMedia* getNearbyMediaPanel() { return mPanelNearByMedia; }
+	
+	void setBackgroundColor( const LLColor4& color );
 
 private:
 	
@@ -199,6 +202,11 @@ private:
 
 public:
 
+	/**
+	 * Updates parcel panel pos (mParcelPanel).
+	 */
+	void updateParcelPanel();
+
 	/**
 	 * Updates parcel icons (mParcelIcon[]).
 	 */
@@ -256,6 +264,7 @@ private:
 	LLPanelVolumePulldown* mPanelVolumePulldown;
 	LLPanelNearByMedia*	mPanelNearByMedia;
 	
+	LLPanel* 				mParcelInfoPanel;
 	LLButton* 				mInfoBtn;
 	LLTextBox* 				mParcelInfoText;
 	LLTextBox* 				mDamageText;
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_status_bar.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_status_bar.xml
index 70313c2d1c..aad3076587 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_status_bar.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_status_bar.xml
@@ -174,7 +174,10 @@
     width="95"
     top="0"
     follows="right|top"
-    name="balance_bg">
+    name="balance_bg"
+    background_opaque="true"
+    background_visible="true"
+    bg_opaque_color="MouseGray">
     <text
      halign="center"
      font="SansSerifSmall"
@@ -208,6 +211,17 @@
      top="2"
      width="55" />
   </panel>
+  
+  <panel
+    height="18"
+    left_pad="0"
+    width="130"
+    top="0"
+    follows="right|top"
+    name="time_and_media_bg"
+    background_opaque="true"
+    background_visible="true"
+    bg_opaque_color="MouseGray">
     <text
      type="string"
      font="SansSerifSmall"
@@ -217,7 +231,7 @@
      height="16"
      top="5"
      layout="topleft"
-     left_pad="0"
+     left="0"
      name="TimeText"
      tool_tip="Current time (Pacific)"
      width="80">
@@ -249,4 +263,5 @@
      name="volume_btn"
      tool_tip="Global Volume Control"
      width="16" />
+  </panel>
 </panel>