diff --git a/plugins/gtkgui/gtkgui.glade b/plugins/gtkgui/gtkgui.glade
index 6bf238935..0521b02ea 100644
--- a/plugins/gtkgui/gtkgui.glade
+++ b/plugins/gtkgui/gtkgui.glade
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE glade-interface SYSTEM "http://glade.gnome.org/glade-2.0.dtd">
 
 <glade-interface>
+<requires lib="gnome"/>
 
 <widget class="GtkWindow" id="Gajim">
   <property name="visible">True</property>
@@ -3303,7 +3304,7 @@ when NOT onlie</property>
 	      <property name="can_focus">True</property>
 	      <property name="hscrollbar_policy">GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC</property>
 	      <property name="vscrollbar_policy">GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC</property>
-	      <property name="shadow_type">GTK_SHADOW_NONE</property>
+	      <property name="shadow_type">GTK_SHADOW_IN</property>
 	      <property name="window_placement">GTK_CORNER_TOP_LEFT</property>
 
 	      <child>
@@ -3312,7 +3313,7 @@ when NOT onlie</property>
 		  <property name="can_focus">True</property>
 		  <property name="editable">True</property>
 		  <property name="justification">GTK_JUSTIFY_LEFT</property>
-		  <property name="wrap_mode">GTK_WRAP_NONE</property>
+		  <property name="wrap_mode">GTK_WRAP_WORD</property>
 		  <property name="cursor_visible">True</property>
 		  <property name="pixels_above_lines">0</property>
 		  <property name="pixels_below_lines">0</property>
diff --git a/plugins/gtkgui/gtkgui.py b/plugins/gtkgui/gtkgui.py
index f5f186562..b06491d08 100644
--- a/plugins/gtkgui/gtkgui.py
+++ b/plugins/gtkgui/gtkgui.py
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ class roster:
 			w = away_msg()
 			txt = w.run()
 		else:
-			txt = ""
+			txt = widget.name
 		self.queueOUT.put(('STATUS',(widget.name, txt, accounts[0])))
 
 	def on_prefs(self, widget):