diff --git a/admin/new_ticket.php b/admin/new_ticket.php
index 4e4bb7b2..68bb087e 100644
--- a/admin/new_ticket.php
+++ b/admin/new_ticket.php
@@ -761,7 +761,9 @@ elseif (hesk_checkPermission('can_man_ticket_tpl', 0)) {
 } else {
     echo '<div class="form-group" id="message-group">';
 } ?>
-<div class="col-sm-12">
+<label for="subject" class="col-sm-3 control-label"><?php echo $hesklang['message']; ?><span
+        class="important">*</span></label>
+<div class="col-sm-9">
                         <span id="HeskMsg">
                             <textarea class="form-control htmlEditor" name="message" id="message" rows="12" cols="60"
                                       placeholder="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($hesklang['message']); ?>"
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index e307aec1..3d9909d0 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -639,8 +639,11 @@ function print_add_ticket()
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="form-group" id="message-group">
-
-                    <div class="col-sm-12">
+                    <label for="message" class="col-sm-3 control-label">
+                        <?php echo $hesklang['message']; ?>:
+                        <span class="important">*</span>
+                    </label>
+                    <div class="col-sm-9">
                         <textarea placeholder="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($hesklang['message']); ?>" name="message"
                                   id="message" class="form-control htmlEditor" rows="12"
                                   cols="60" <?php if (in_array('message', $_SESSION['iserror'])) {