diff --git a/briar-gtk/data/ui/main_window.ui b/briar-gtk/data/ui/main_window.ui
index a1a027384a95989f955f1d3c3f9b9ef8b1f8da90..488fa719a11a780de7320feceac28520a6a94e33 100644
--- a/briar-gtk/data/ui/main_window.ui
+++ b/briar-gtk/data/ui/main_window.ui
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@
                                   <object class="GtkScrolledWindow">
                                     <property name="visible">True</property>
                                     <property name="hexpand">True</property>
+                                    <property name="shadow_type">in</property>
+                                    <property name="border_width">3</property>
                                     <child>
                                       <object class="GtkTextView" id="chat_entry">
                                         <property name="visible">True</property>