diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 69de456742..92f3a5c456 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -11940,11 +11940,13 @@ Rom    31 Oct 2006
 Charlie 1 Nov 2006
     - Mac: Work around Simple GUI hang due to bug in Mac version of 
         wxBufferedDC.GetTextExtent().
-    -Mac: Fix transparent text.
+    - Mac: Fix transparent text.
+    - Mac: Fix Message dialog background.
     - Mac: more changes to XCode project to better build Simple GUI.
     
     clientgui/
         sg_CustomControls.cpp, .h
+        sg_DlgMessages.cpp
         sg_ViewTabPage.cpp
     mac_build/
         boinc.xcodeproj/
diff --git a/clientgui/sg_DlgMessages.cpp b/clientgui/sg_DlgMessages.cpp
index c278226eb9..194c1f0693 100644
--- a/clientgui/sg_DlgMessages.cpp
+++ b/clientgui/sg_DlgMessages.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ CDlgMessages::CDlgMessages(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id, const wxString& titl
 		SetSize(545,450);
 	}
 
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    SetSize(544,450);
+    CSkinSimple* pSkinSimple = wxGetApp().GetSkinManager()->GetSimple();
+    new wxStaticBitmap(this, wxID_ANY, *pSkinSimple->GetMessagesDialogBackgroundImage()->GetBitmap());
+#endif
+
     m_pList = new CSGUIListCtrl(this, ID_SIMPLE_MESSAGESVIEW, DEFAULT_LIST_MULTI_SEL_FLAGS);
     wxASSERT(m_pList);
 
@@ -120,6 +126,7 @@ void CDlgMessages::CreateDialog()
 	
 	Refresh();
 }
+
 void CDlgMessages::VwXDrawBackImg(wxEraseEvent& event,wxWindow *win,wxBitmap* bitMap,int opz){
  event.Skip(false);wxDC *dc;
  dc=event.GetDC();