diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Content/Admin/css/base.css b/src/Orchard.Web/Content/Admin/css/base.css
index b38f98749..4bd69b7a2 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Content/Admin/css/base.css
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Content/Admin/css/base.css
@@ -500,8 +500,17 @@ a.ibutton.blog:hover, a.ibutton.blog:active, a.ibutton.blog:focus { background-p
 
 
 /* todo: (heskew) needs attention */
-#permalink{
-	width:200px;
+#permalink {
+    background:transparent;
+    border-color:#EAE9D9;
+    border-style:dashed;
+    margin-left:0;
+	width:350px;
+}
+#permalink:focus {
+    background:#FFF;
+    border-color:#666d51;
+    border-style:solid;
 }
 input.large.text {
 	font-size:130%;
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/EditorTemplates/BlogPostEditViewModel.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/EditorTemplates/BlogPostEditViewModel.ascx
index 2b2923185..b6c2ba7dd 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/EditorTemplates/BlogPostEditViewModel.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/EditorTemplates/BlogPostEditViewModel.ascx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         </fieldset>
         <fieldset>
             <label class="sub" for="permalink">Permalink<br /><span><%=Request.Url.ToRootString() %>/<%=Model.Blog.Slug %>/</span></label>
-            <span><%=Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.Slug, new { id = "permalink", @class = "text" })%></span>
+            <span><%=Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.Slug, new { id = "permalink", @class = "text", size = "100" })%></span>
         </fieldset>
         <fieldset>
             <%--<label for="body">Excerpt</label>