diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_social.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_social.xml
index 781c48729c..0a7014c876 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_social.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_social.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
    tab_height="30"
    tab_position="top"
    top="7"
-   height="395"
+   height="430"
    halign="center">
     <panel
      filename="panel_social_status.xml"
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
       filename="panel_social_photo.xml"
       class="llsocialphotopanel"
       follows="all"
+      background_visible="true"
+      bg_alpha_color="DkGray"
+      bg_opaque_color="DkGray"
       label="PHOTO"
       help_topic="panel_social_photo"
       name="panel_social_photo"/>
@@ -53,7 +56,8 @@
   <panel
    name="connection_status_panel"
    follows="left|top"
-   height="26">
+   height="26"
+   top_pad="-30">
    <text
      name="connection_error_text"
      type="string"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_social_photo.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_social_photo.xml
index 162884f01d..ddf2e5e613 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_social_photo.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_social_photo.xml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
           height="96">
           <button
            follows="left|top"
-           top="15"
+           top="32"
            left="9"
            height="23"
            label="Post"
@@ -153,4 +153,4 @@
           </button>          
         </layout_panel>        
       </layout_stack>
-    </panel>
\ No newline at end of file
+    </panel>
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_social_place.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_social_place.xml
index 03068dddc6..2c186fc52e 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_social_place.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_social_place.xml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
             height="96">
             <button
               follows="left|top"
-              top="5"
+              top="40"
               left="9"
               height="23"
               label="Post"
@@ -106,4 +106,4 @@
             </button>
         </layout_panel>
      </layout_stack>
-    </panel>
\ No newline at end of file
+    </panel>
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_social_status.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_social_status.xml
index f817a515e7..c5059b679b 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_social_status.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_social_status.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
       top="8">
       <layout_panel
        name="status_detail_panel"
-       height="255">
+       height="40">
        <text
         length="1"
         follows="top|left|right"
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
        height="96">
        <button
         follows="left|top"
-        top="5"
+        top="213"
         left="9"
         height="23"
         label="Post"
@@ -64,4 +64,4 @@
        </button>
       </layout_panel>
      </layout_stack>
-    </panel>
\ No newline at end of file
+    </panel>