diff --git a/resources/celerity/map.php b/resources/celerity/map.php
--- a/resources/celerity/map.php
+++ b/resources/celerity/map.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     'rsrc/css/application/config/unhandled-exception.css' => '4c96257a',
     'rsrc/css/application/conpherence/durable-column.css' => '86396117',
     'rsrc/css/application/conpherence/menu.css' => 'f99fee4c',
-    'rsrc/css/application/conpherence/message-pane.css' => 'dd4f8a3b',
+    'rsrc/css/application/conpherence/message-pane.css' => '5897d3ac',
     'rsrc/css/application/conpherence/notification.css' => '6cdcc253',
     'rsrc/css/application/conpherence/transaction.css' => '85d0974c',
     'rsrc/css/application/conpherence/update.css' => 'faf6be09',
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@
     'config-welcome-css' => '6abd79be',
     'conpherence-durable-column-view' => '86396117',
     'conpherence-menu-css' => 'f99fee4c',
-    'conpherence-message-pane-css' => 'dd4f8a3b',
+    'conpherence-message-pane-css' => '5897d3ac',
     'conpherence-notification-css' => '6cdcc253',
     'conpherence-thread-manager' => '01774ab2',
     'conpherence-transaction-css' => '85d0974c',
diff --git a/src/applications/conpherence/view/ConpherenceLayoutView.php b/src/applications/conpherence/view/ConpherenceLayoutView.php
--- a/src/applications/conpherence/view/ConpherenceLayoutView.php
+++ b/src/applications/conpherence/view/ConpherenceLayoutView.php
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@
         'hasWidgets' => false,
       ));
 
+    $class = null;
+    if (!$this->getUser()->isLoggedIn()) {
+      $class = 'conpherence-logged-out';
+    }
+
     $this->initBehavior(
       'conpherence-widget-pane',
       ConpherenceWidgetConfigConstants::getWidgetPaneBehaviorConfig());
@@ -99,7 +104,9 @@
       array(
         'id'    => $layout_id,
         'sigil' => 'conpherence-layout',
-        'class' => 'conpherence-layout conpherence-role-'.$this->role,
+        'class' => 'conpherence-layout '.
+                    $class.
+                    ' conpherence-role-'.$this->role,
       ),
       array(
         javelin_tag(
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/message-pane.css b/webroot/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/message-pane.css
--- a/webroot/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/message-pane.css
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/message-pane.css
@@ -54,13 +54,17 @@
   position: fixed;
   left: 241px;
   right: 241px;
-  top: 76px;
+  top: 78px;
   bottom: 172px;
   overflow-x: hidden;
   overflow-y: auto;
   -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
 }
 
+.conpherence-logged-out .conpherence-message-pane .conpherence-messages {
+  bottom: 42px;
+}
+
 .page-has-warning .conpherence-message-pane .conpherence-messages {
   top: 110px;
 }
@@ -114,7 +118,7 @@
 }
 
 .conpherence-message-pane .phui-form-view.login-to-participate {
-  height: 28px;
+  height: 26px;
 }
 
 .conpherence-message-pane .login-to-participate a.button {