diff --git a/src/mibew/styles/chats/default/chat.css b/src/mibew/styles/chats/default/chat.css
index 33761fbb..98ad29e2 100644
--- a/src/mibew/styles/chats/default/chat.css
+++ b/src/mibew/styles/chats/default/chat.css
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ img {
     background: #ffffff url("images/bottombg.gif") scroll repeat-x 0 0;
 }
 #footer {
-    width: 400px;
     margin: 0 auto;
     padding-top: 5px;
     padding-bottom: 5px;
@@ -578,3 +577,10 @@ ul li {
         max-width: 100%;
     }
 }
+
+/* additional trick for desktops */
+@media (min-width: 501px) {
+    #footer {
+        width: 400px;
+    }
+}