diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
index 34a179f95b..9d46cd442b 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
@@ -13405,5 +13405,20 @@
       <key>Value</key>
       <integer>1</integer>
     </map>
+     <key>WebProfileRect</key>
+    <map>
+      <key>Comment</key>
+      <string>Web profile dimensions</string>
+      <key>Persist</key>
+      <integer>1</integer>
+      <key>Type</key>
+      <string>Rect</string>
+      <key>Value</key>
+      <array>
+        <integer>0</integer>
+        <integer>650</integer>
+        <integer>475</integer>
+        <integer>0</integer>
+      </array>    </map>
 </map>
 </llsd>
diff --git a/indra/newview/llavataractions.cpp b/indra/newview/llavataractions.cpp
index eeb4ec8458..b2d97a796a 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llavataractions.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llavataractions.cpp
@@ -313,7 +313,9 @@ static void on_avatar_name_show_profile(const LLUUID& agent_id, const LLAvatarNa
 	std::string url = getProfileURL(username);
 
 	// PROFILES: open in webkit window
-	LLWeb::loadWebURLInternal(url, "", agent_id.asString());
+	const bool show_chrome = false;
+	static LLCachedControl<LLRect> profile_rect(gSavedSettings, "WebProfileRect");
+	LLFloaterWebContent::create(url, "", agent_id.asString(), show_chrome, profile_rect);
 }
 
 // static
diff --git a/indra/newview/llfloaterwebcontent.cpp b/indra/newview/llfloaterwebcontent.cpp
index 058567492b..43eecbf048 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llfloaterwebcontent.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llfloaterwebcontent.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void LLFloaterWebContent::initializeURLHistory()
 }
 
 //static
-void LLFloaterWebContent::create( const std::string &url, const std::string& target, const std::string& uuid )
+void LLFloaterWebContent::create( const std::string &url, const std::string& target, const std::string& uuid,  bool show_chrome, const LLRect& preferred_media_size)
 {
 	lldebugs << "url = " << url << ", target = " << target << ", uuid = " << uuid << llendl;
 
@@ -155,6 +155,20 @@ void LLFloaterWebContent::create( const std::string &url, const std::string& tar
 		// tell the browser instance to load the specified URL
 		browser->open_media(url, target);
 		LLViewerMedia::proxyWindowOpened(target, uuid);
+
+		browser->getChild<LLLayoutPanel>("status_bar")->setVisible(show_chrome);
+		browser->getChild<LLLayoutPanel>("nav_controls")->setVisible(show_chrome);
+
+		if (!show_chrome)
+		{
+			browser->setResizeLimits(100, 100);
+		}
+
+		if (!preferred_media_size.isEmpty())
+		{
+			//ignore x, y for now
+			browser->geometryChanged(browser->getRect().mLeft, browser->getRect().mBottom, preferred_media_size.getWidth(), preferred_media_size.getHeight());
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -210,7 +224,7 @@ void LLFloaterWebContent::geometryChanged(S32 x, S32 y, S32 width, S32 height)
 
 	lldebugs << "geometry change: " << geom << llendl;
 
-	handleReshape(geom,false);
+	setShape(geom);
 }
 
 void LLFloaterWebContent::open_media(const std::string& web_url, const std::string& target)
diff --git a/indra/newview/llfloaterwebcontent.h b/indra/newview/llfloaterwebcontent.h
index ecc7e970d8..56b6ef12c8 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llfloaterwebcontent.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llfloaterwebcontent.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public:
 
 	void initializeURLHistory();
 
-	static void create(const std::string &url, const std::string& target, const std::string& uuid = LLStringUtil::null);
+	static void create(const std::string &url, const std::string& target, const std::string& uuid = LLStringUtil::null, bool show_chrome = true, const LLRect& preferred_media_size = LLRect() );
 
 	static void closeRequest(const std::string &uuid);
 	static void geometryChanged(const std::string &uuid, S32 x, S32 y, S32 width, S32 height);
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_media_browser.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_media_browser.xml
index 43729d7c9f..5a1f920398 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_media_browser.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_media_browser.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  height="440"
  layout="topleft"
  min_height="140"
- min_width="467"
+ min_width="0"
  name="floater_about"
  help_topic="floater_about"
  save_rect="true"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_web_content.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_web_content.xml
index e04a72cbc0..a62ff21589 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_web_content.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_web_content.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     follows="left|right|top|bottom"
     layout="topleft"
     left="5"
+    animate="false"
     name="stack1"
     orientation="vertical"
     top="20"
@@ -156,14 +157,18 @@
       name="external_controls"
       top_delta="0"
       user_resize="false"
+      auto_resize="true"
       width="585">
       <web_browser
-        bottom="-22"
+        bottom="-2"
         follows="all"
         layout="topleft"
         left="0"
         name="webbrowser"
         top="0"/>
+    </layout_panel>
+    <layout_panel name="status_bar" 
+                  height="23">
       <text
         type="string"
         length="200"
@@ -174,7 +179,7 @@
         name="statusbartext"
         parse_urls="false"
         text_color="0.4 0.4 0.4 1"
-        top_pad="5"
+        top_pad="3"
         width="495"/>
       <progress_bar
         color_bar="0.3 1.0 0.3 1"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/minimal/xui/en/floater_web_content.xml b/indra/newview/skins/minimal/xui/en/floater_web_content.xml
index 50cb5b14ce..fd45ef2f62 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/minimal/xui/en/floater_web_content.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/minimal/xui/en/floater_web_content.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     follows="left|right|top|bottom"
     layout="topleft"
     left="5"
+    animate="false"
     name="stack1"
     orientation="vertical"
     top="20"
@@ -155,14 +156,18 @@
       name="external_controls"
       top_delta="0"
       user_resize="false"
+      auto_resize="true"
       width="585">
       <web_browser
-        bottom="-22"
+        bottom="-2"
         follows="all"
         layout="topleft"
         left="0"
         name="webbrowser"
         top="0"/>
+      </layout_panel>
+    <layout_panel name="status_bar" 
+                  height="23">
       <text
         type="string"
         length="200"
@@ -173,7 +178,7 @@
         name="statusbartext"
         parse_urls="false"
         text_color="0.4 0.4 0.4 1"
-        top_pad="5"
+        top_pad="3"
         width="495"/>
       <progress_bar
         color_bar="0.3 1.0 0.3 1"