diff --git a/Strategic/Map Screen Interface Bottom.cpp b/Strategic/Map Screen Interface Bottom.cpp
index 41c61a71..c6f50d42 100644
--- a/Strategic/Map Screen Interface Bottom.cpp	
+++ b/Strategic/Map Screen Interface Bottom.cpp	
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ void CreateMapScreenBottomMessageScrollBarRegion( void )
 								MESSAGE_SCROLL_AREA_END_X, MESSAGE_SCROLL_AREA_END_Y,
 								MSYS_PRIORITY_NORMAL, MSYS_NO_CURSOR, MSYS_NO_CALLBACK, MapScreenMessageScrollBarCallBack );
 
-		MSYS_DefineRegion(&gMapMessageRegion, (INT16)(xResOffset + 4), MESSAGE_SCROLL_AREA_START_Y, MESSAGE_SCROLL_AREA_END_X, MESSAGE_SCROLL_AREA_END_Y,
+		MSYS_DefineRegion(&gMapMessageRegion, (INT16)(xResOffset + 16), MESSAGE_SCROLL_AREA_START_Y-16, MESSAGE_SCROLL_AREA_END_X-22, MESSAGE_SCROLL_AREA_END_Y+12,
 			MSYS_PRIORITY_NORMAL, MSYS_NO_CURSOR, MSYS_NO_CALLBACK, MSYS_NO_CALLBACK);
 }