diff --git a/core/css/styles.css b/core/css/styles.css
index d3aec1568521647b265410c0e48f2a60ea7b52ff..4dfa3f64a375c70a5ea3f9e8b524b229e5a25c45 100644
--- a/core/css/styles.css
+++ b/core/css/styles.css
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ body { background:#fefefe; font:normal .8em/1.6em "Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Ari
 #body-login #header { margin: -2em auto 0; text-align:center; height:10em; padding:1em 0 .5em;
  -moz-box-shadow:0 0 1em rgba(0, 0, 0, .5); -webkit-box-shadow:0 0 1em rgba(0, 0, 0, .5); box-shadow:0 0 1em rgba(0, 0, 0, .5);
 background:#1d2d44; /* Old browsers */
-background:-moz-linear-gradient(top, #35537a 0%, #1d2d42 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
-background:-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,#35537a), color-stop(100%,#1d2d42)); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
-background:-webkit-linear-gradient(top, #35537a 0%,#1d2d42 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
-background:-o-linear-gradient(top, #35537a 0%,#1d2d42 100%); /* Opera11.10+ */
-background:-ms-linear-gradient(top, #35537a 0%,#1d2d42 100%); /* IE10+ */
-background:linear-gradient(top, #35537a 0%,#1d2d42 100%); /* W3C */
-filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#35537a', endColorstr='#1d2d42',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-9 */ }
+background:-moz-linear-gradient(top, #35537a 0%, #1d2d44 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
+background:-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,#35537a), color-stop(100%,#1d2d44)); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
+background:-webkit-linear-gradient(top, #35537a 0%,#1d2d44 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
+background:-o-linear-gradient(top, #35537a 0%,#1d2d44 100%); /* Opera11.10+ */
+background:-ms-linear-gradient(top, #35537a 0%,#1d2d44 100%); /* IE10+ */
+background:linear-gradient(top, #35537a 0%,#1d2d44 100%); /* W3C */
+filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#35537a', endColorstr='#1d2d44',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-9 */ }
 
 #owncloud { position:absolute; top:0; left:0; padding:6px; padding-bottom:0; }
 .header-right { float:right; vertical-align:middle; padding:0.5em; }
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ button, .button,
 input[type="hidden"] { height:0; width:0; }
 input[type="text"], input[type="password"], input[type="search"], input[type="number"], input[type="email"], textarea {
 	background:#f8f8f8; color:#555; cursor:text;
+	font-family: inherit; /* use default ownCloud font instead of default textarea monospace */
 }
 input[type="text"], input[type="password"], input[type="search"], input[type="number"], input[type="email"] {
 	-webkit-appearance:textfield; -moz-appearance:textfield;
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ a.disabled, a.disabled:hover, a.disabled:focus {
 	}
 	.primary:active, input[type="submit"].primary:active, input[type="button"].primary:active, button.primary:active, .button.primary:active {
 		border:1px solid #1d2d44;
-		background:#1d2d42; color:#bbb; text-shadow:#000 0 -1px 0;
+		background:#1d2d44; color:#bbb; text-shadow:#000 0 -1px 0;
 		-moz-box-shadow:0 1px 1px #fff,0 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.2) inset; -webkit-box-shadow:0 1px 1px #fff,0 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.2) inset; box-shadow:0 1px 1px #fff,0 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.2) inset;
 	}
 
@@ -219,7 +220,6 @@ label.infield { cursor:text !important; top:1.05em; left:.85em; }
 }
 #login #databaseField .infield { padding-left:0; }
 #login form input[type="checkbox"]+label { position:relative; margin:0; font-size:1em; text-shadow:#fff 0 1px 0; }
-#login form .errors { background:#fed7d7; border:1px solid #f00; list-style-indent:inside; margin:0 0 2em; padding:1em; }
 
 /* Show password toggle */
 #show, #dbpassword { position:absolute; right:1em; top:.8em; float:right; }
@@ -245,14 +245,24 @@ label.infield { cursor:text !important; top:1.05em; left:.85em; }
 }
 #login form #selectDbType label.ui-state-hover, #login form #selectDbType label.ui-state-active { color:#000; background-color:#e8e8e8; }
 
-/* Warnings */
-fieldset.warning {
-	padding:8px;
-	color:#b94a48; background-color:#f2dede; border:1px solid #eed3d7;
-	border-radius:5px;
-}
-fieldset.warning legend { color:#b94a48 !important; }
-fieldset.warning a { color:#b94a48 !important; font-weight:bold; }
+/* Warnings, for information */
+.warning {
+	display: block;
+	background-color: #f2dede;
+	color: #b94a48;
+	padding: 8px;
+	margin: 0 7px 5px;
+	border: 1px solid #eed3d7;
+	border-radius: 5px;
+}
+.warning legend,
+.warning a {
+	color: #b94a48 !important;
+	font-weight: bold;
+}
+/* Errors, for grave states */
+li.update, li.error { width:640px; margin:4em auto; padding:1em 1em 1em 4em; background:#ffe .8em .8em no-repeat;  border:1px solid #ccc; -moz-border-radius:10px; -webkit-border-radius:10px; border-radius:10px; cursor:default; }
+.error { color:#FF3B3B; }
 
 /* Alternative Logins */
 #alternative-logins legend { margin-bottom:10px; }
@@ -262,7 +272,7 @@ fieldset.warning a { color:#b94a48 !important; font-weight:bold; }
 /* NAVIGATION ------------------------------------------------------------- */
 #navigation {
 	position:fixed; float:left; width:64px; padding-top:3.5em; z-index:75; height:100%;
-	background:#383c43 url('../img/noise.png') repeat; border-right:1px #333 solid;
+	background:#383c43 url('../img/noise.png') repeat;
 	-moz-box-shadow:0 0 7px #000; -webkit-box-shadow:0 0 7px #000; box-shadow:0 0 7px #000;
 	overflow:hidden; box-sizing:border-box; -moz-box-sizing:border-box;
 }
@@ -356,8 +366,6 @@ div.jp-play-bar, div.jp-seek-bar { padding:0; }
 .pager { list-style:none; float:right; display:inline; margin:.7em 13em 0 0; }
 .pager li { display:inline-block; }
 
-li.update, li.error { width:640px; margin:4em auto; padding:1em 1em 1em 4em; background:#ffe .8em .8em no-repeat;  border:1px solid #ccc; -moz-border-radius:10px; -webkit-border-radius:10px; border-radius:10px; cursor:default; }
-.error { color:#FF3B3B; }
 .ui-state-default, .ui-widget-content .ui-state-default, .ui-widget-header .ui-state-default { overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; }
 .hint { background-image:url('../img/actions/info.png'); background-repeat:no-repeat; color:#777; padding-left:25px; background-position:0 0.3em;}
 .separator { display:inline; border-left:1px solid #d3d3d3; border-right:1px solid #fff; height:10px; width:0px; margin:4px; }
diff --git a/core/templates/login.php b/core/templates/login.php
index 2c9884f52469f8963887493b9441aee1c7eade02..571e0a865d96bcc959439b4530330672e5a471f1 100644
--- a/core/templates/login.php
+++ b/core/templates/login.php
@@ -4,23 +4,14 @@
 	<?php if (!empty($_['redirect_url'])) {
 		print_unescaped('<input type="hidden" name="redirect_url" value="' . OC_Util::sanitizeHTML($_['redirect_url']) . '" />');
 	} ?>
-		<ul>
-			<?php if (isset($_['invalidcookie']) && ($_['invalidcookie'])): ?>
-			<li class="errors">
-				<?php p($l->t('Automatic logon rejected!')); ?><br>
-				<small><?php p($l->t('If you did not change your password recently, your account may be compromised!')); ?></small>
-				<br>
-				<small><?php p($l->t('Please change your password to secure your account again.')); ?></small>
-			</li>
-			<?php endif; ?>
-			<?php if (isset($_['invalidpassword']) && ($_['invalidpassword'])): ?>
-			<a href="<?php print_unescaped(OC_Helper::linkToRoute('core_lostpassword_index')) ?>">
-				<li class="errors">
-					<?php p($l->t('Lost your password?')); ?>
-				</li>
-			</a>
-			<?php endif; ?>
-		</ul>
+		<?php if (isset($_['invalidcookie']) && ($_['invalidcookie'])): ?>
+		<div class="warning">
+			<?php p($l->t('Automatic logon rejected!')); ?><br>
+			<small><?php p($l->t('If you did not change your password recently, your account may be compromised!')); ?></small>
+			<br>
+			<small><?php p($l->t('Please change your password to secure your account again.')); ?></small>
+		</div>
+		<?php endif; ?>
 		<p class="infield grouptop">
 			<input type="text" name="user" id="user" placeholder=""
 				   value="<?php p($_['username']); ?>"<?php p($_['user_autofocus'] ? ' autofocus' : ''); ?>
@@ -37,6 +28,13 @@
 			<input type="checkbox" id="show" name="show" />
 			<label for="show"></label>
 		</p>
+
+		<?php if (isset($_['invalidpassword']) && ($_['invalidpassword'])): ?>
+		<a class="warning" href="<?php print_unescaped(OC_Helper::linkToRoute('core_lostpassword_index')) ?>">
+			<?php p($l->t('Lost your password?')); ?>
+		</a>
+		<?php endif; ?>
+
 		<input type="checkbox" name="remember_login" value="1" id="remember_login"/><label
 			for="remember_login"><?php p($l->t('remember')); ?></label>
 		<input type="hidden" name="timezone-offset" id="timezone-offset"/>