diff --git a/cockatrice/src/dlg_settings.cpp b/cockatrice/src/dlg_settings.cpp
index 4d59ce4b6..eb32cd1ef 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/dlg_settings.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/dlg_settings.cpp
@@ -831,24 +831,25 @@ MessagesSettingsPage::MessagesSettingsPage()
     chatGrid->addWidget(mentionColor, 0, 2);
     chatGrid->addWidget(&chatMentionCompleterCheckbox, 1, 0, 1, 2);
     chatGrid->addWidget(&hexLabel, 1, 2);
-    chatGrid->addWidget(&ignoreUnregUsersMainChat, 2, 0, 1, 2);
-    chatGrid->addWidget(&ignoreUnregUserMessages, 3, 0, 1, 2);
-    chatGrid->addWidget(&messagePopups, 4, 0, 1, 2);
-    chatGrid->addWidget(&mentionPopups, 5, 0, 1, 2);
-    chatGrid->addWidget(&roomHistory, 6, 0, 1, 2);
+    chatGrid->addWidget(&ignoreUnregUsersMainChat, 2, 0, 1, 3);
+    chatGrid->addWidget(&ignoreUnregUserMessages, 3, 0, 1, 3);
+    chatGrid->addWidget(&messagePopups, 4, 0, 1, 3);
+    chatGrid->addWidget(&mentionPopups, 5, 0, 1, 3);
+    chatGrid->addWidget(&roomHistory, 6, 0, 1, 3);
     chatGroupBox = new QGroupBox;
     chatGroupBox->setLayout(chatGrid);
 
     highlightColor = new QLineEdit();
+    highlightColor->setPlaceholderText(tr("HEX Color Code"));
     highlightColor->setText(SettingsCache::instance().getChatHighlightColor());
     updateHighlightPreview();
     connect(highlightColor, SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)), this, SLOT(updateHighlightColor(QString)));
 
     auto *highlightNotice = new QGridLayout;
-    highlightNotice->addWidget(highlightColor, 0, 2);
-    highlightNotice->addWidget(&invertHighlightForeground, 0, 1);
-    highlightNotice->addWidget(&hexHighlightLabel, 1, 2);
     highlightNotice->addWidget(customAlertString, 0, 0);
+    highlightNotice->addWidget(&invertHighlightForeground, 0, 1);
+    highlightNotice->addWidget(highlightColor, 0, 2);
+    highlightNotice->addWidget(&hexHighlightLabel, 1, 2);
     highlightNotice->addWidget(&customAlertStringLabel, 1, 0, 1, 2);
     highlightGroupBox = new QGroupBox;
     highlightGroupBox->setLayout(highlightNotice);