diff --git a/app/views/issues/_edit.rhtml b/app/views/issues/_edit.rhtml
index 2e00ab520..49f198a63 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/_edit.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/issues/_edit.rhtml
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
         <p><%= time_entry.text_field :hours, :size => 6, :label => :label_spent_time %> <%= l(:field_hours) %></p>
         </div>
         <div class="splitcontentright">
-        <p><%= time_entry.text_field :comments, :size => 40 %></p>
         <p><%= time_entry.select :activity_id, (@activities.collect {|p| [p.name, p.id]}) %></p>
         </div>
+        <p><%= time_entry.text_field :comments, :size => 60 %></p>
         <% end %>
     </fieldset>
     <% end %>
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/application.css b/public/stylesheets/application.css
index 18e1de621..8e4bf995c 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ text-align: left;
 width: 200px;
 }
 
+input#time_entry_comments { width: 90%;}
+
 #preview fieldset {margin-top: 1em; background: url(../images/draft.png)}
 
 .tabular.settings p{ padding-left: 300px; }