diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/CreateGxsChannelMsg.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/CreateGxsChannelMsg.cpp
index 087e29300..f7f8ed726 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/CreateGxsChannelMsg.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/CreateGxsChannelMsg.cpp
@@ -65,10 +65,8 @@ CreateGxsChannelMsg::CreateGxsChannelMsg(const RsGxsGroupId &cId, RsGxsMessageId
 
 	setAttribute ( Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose, true );
 
-	buttonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Ok)->setText(tr("Post"));
-
-	connect(buttonBox, SIGNAL(accepted()), this, SLOT(sendMsg()));
-	connect(buttonBox, SIGNAL(rejected()), this, SLOT(cancelMsg()));
+	connect(postButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(sendMsg()));
+	connect(cancelButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(cancelMsg()));
 
 	connect(addFileButton, SIGNAL(clicked() ), this , SLOT(addExtraFile()));
 	connect(addfilepushButton, SIGNAL(clicked() ), this , SLOT(addExtraFile()));
@@ -599,8 +597,8 @@ void CreateGxsChannelMsg::checkAttachmentReady()
 				 * recognized by librs but not correctly by gui (can't
 				 * formally remove it)
 				 */
-				buttonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Ok)->setEnabled(false);
-				buttonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Cancel)->setEnabled(false);
+				postButton->setEnabled(false);
+				cancelButton->setEnabled(false);
 				break;
 			}
 		}
@@ -608,8 +606,8 @@ void CreateGxsChannelMsg::checkAttachmentReady()
 
 	if (fit == mAttachments.end())
 	{
-		buttonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Ok)->setEnabled(true);
-		buttonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Cancel)->setEnabled(true);
+		postButton->setEnabled(true);
+		cancelButton->setEnabled(true);
 	}
 
 	/* repeat... */
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/CreateGxsChannelMsg.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/CreateGxsChannelMsg.ui
index 9d296666c..185639054 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/CreateGxsChannelMsg.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/CreateGxsChannelMsg.ui
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
               <rect>
                <x>0</x>
                <y>0</y>
-               <width>842</width>
+               <width>81</width>
                <height>24</height>
               </rect>
              </property>
@@ -431,6 +431,9 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
       </item>
       <item row="2" column="0" colspan="3">
        <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="buttonHLayout">
+        <property name="spacing">
+         <number>9</number>
+        </property>
         <item>
          <widget class="QCheckBox" name="generateCheckBox">
           <property name="text">
@@ -449,15 +452,29 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item>
-         <widget class="QDialogButtonBox" name="buttonBox">
-          <property name="styleSheet">
-           <string notr="true"/>
-          </property>
+         <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_3">
           <property name="orientation">
            <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
           </property>
-          <property name="standardButtons">
-           <set>QDialogButtonBox::Cancel|QDialogButtonBox::Ok</set>
+          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+           <size>
+            <width>40</width>
+            <height>20</height>
+           </size>
+          </property>
+         </spacer>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QPushButton" name="postButton">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Post</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QPushButton" name="cancelButton">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Cancel</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/qss/stylesheet/Standard.qss b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/qss/stylesheet/Standard.qss
index 33998771c..018239298 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/qss/stylesheet/Standard.qss
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/qss/stylesheet/Standard.qss
@@ -115,7 +115,23 @@ GxsCreateCommentDialog QFrame#frame {
 	background: white;
 }
 
+CreateGxsChannelMsg QPushButton#postButton {
+	font: bold;
+	font-size: 15px;
+	color: white;
+	background: #0099cc;
+	border-radius: 4px;
+	max-height: 27px;
+	min-width: 4em;
+	padding: 2px;
+}
 
+CreateGxsChannelMsg QPushButton#postButton:hover {
+	background: #03b1f3;
+	border-radius: 4px;
+	min-width: 4em;
+	padding: 2px;
+}
 
 /* Forums */
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/qdarkstyle-v2.qss b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/qdarkstyle-v2.qss
index 6a86212c5..e96df4876 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/qdarkstyle-v2.qss
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/qdarkstyle-v2.qss
@@ -2052,6 +2052,24 @@ GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel QToolButton#subscribeToolButton::menu-button {
 
 }
 
+CreateGxsChannelMsg QPushButton#postButton {
+	font: bold;
+	font-size: 15px;
+	color: white;
+	background: #0099cc;
+	border-radius: 4px;
+	max-height: 27px;
+	min-width: 4em;
+	padding: 2px;
+}
+
+CreateGxsChannelMsg QPushButton#postButton:hover {
+	background: #03b1f3;
+	border-radius: 4px;
+	min-width: 4em;
+	padding: 2px;
+}
+
 QTabBar#smTab::tab{
 	height: 32px; 
 	width: 32px;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/qdarkstyle.qss b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/qdarkstyle.qss
index 6f8f2a0a7..e301f6c53 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/qss/qdarkstyle.qss
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/qss/qdarkstyle.qss
@@ -1217,6 +1217,24 @@ GxsChannelPostsWidgetWithModel QToolButton#subscribeToolButton::menu-button {
 
 }
 
+CreateGxsChannelMsg QPushButton#postButton {
+	font: bold;
+	font-size: 15px;
+	color: white;
+	background: #0099cc;
+	border-radius: 4px;
+	max-height: 27px;
+	min-width: 4em;
+	padding: 2px;
+}
+
+CreateGxsChannelMsg QPushButton#postButton:hover {
+	background: #03b1f3;
+	border-radius: 4px;
+	min-width: 4em;
+	padding: 2px;
+}
+
 QTabBar#smTab::tab{
  height: 32px; 
  width: 32px;
@@ -1286,6 +1304,14 @@ BoardPostDisplayWidget_compact QLabel#pictureLabel{
 	border-radius: 3px;
 }
 
+BoardPostDisplayWidget_compact > QFrame#frame [new=false]{
+	background: #302F2F;
+}
+
+BoardPostDisplayWidget_compact > QFrame#frame[new=true] {
+	background-color: #005000;
+}
+
 BoardPostDisplayWidget_card QToolButton#voteDownButton, QToolButton#voteUpButton
 {
 	border: none;