diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8cfe68f7f..3b26afd47 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 
 - Fix bug where some transaction submission errors would show an empty screen.
 - Fix bug that could mis-render token balances when very small.
+- Fix formatting of eth_sign "Sign Message" view.
+- Add deprecation warning to eth_sign "Sign Message" view.
+
 
 ## 3.9.8 2017-8-16
 
diff --git a/ui/app/components/pending-msg-details.js b/ui/app/components/pending-msg-details.js
index 16308d121..718a22de0 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/pending-msg-details.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/pending-msg-details.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PendingMsgDetails.prototype.render = function () {
 
       // message data
       h('.tx-data.flex-column.flex-justify-center.flex-grow.select-none', [
-        h('.flex-row.flex-space-between', [
+        h('.flex-column.flex-space-between', [
           h('label.font-small', 'MESSAGE'),
           h('span.font-small', msgParams.data),
         ]),
diff --git a/ui/app/components/pending-msg.js b/ui/app/components/pending-msg.js
index b2cac164a..b7133cda8 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/pending-msg.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/pending-msg.js
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ PendingMsg.prototype.render = function () {
 
     h('div', {
       key: msgData.id,
+      style: {
+        maxWidth: '350px',
+      },
     }, [
 
       // header
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ PendingMsg.prototype.render = function () {
       }, `Signing this message can have
         dangerous side effects. Only sign messages from
         sites you fully trust with your entire account.
-        This will be fixed in a future version.`),
+        This dangerous method will be removed in a future version.`),
 
       // message details
       h(PendingTxDetails, state),