diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/icons/master_bus_master_label.png b/gtk2_ardour/icons/master_bus_master_label.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e92c94ab5
Binary files /dev/null and b/gtk2_ardour/icons/master_bus_master_label.png differ
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/icons/meter_bridge_level_scale.png b/gtk2_ardour/icons/meter_bridge_level_scale.png
index 90420c7253..70cb25160c 100644
Binary files a/gtk2_ardour/icons/meter_bridge_level_scale.png and b/gtk2_ardour/icons/meter_bridge_level_scale.png differ
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ui/compact_meter_bridge.xml b/gtk2_ardour/ui/compact_meter_bridge.xml
index b70d909d79..6fa2ba7c6f 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ui/compact_meter_bridge.xml
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ui/compact_meter_bridge.xml
@@ -2,16 +2,18 @@
 
 <CompactMeterbridge bgnormal="#353535">
   <HBox>
+    <VBox width="11"/>
     <VBox>
-      <icon source="meter_bridge_level_scale.png"/>
+      <icon source="meter_bridge_level_scale.png" box.padding="8"/>
     </VBox>
+    <VBox width="9"/>
     <ScrolledWindow hscroll="always"
                     vscroll="never"
                     box.expand="true"
                     box.fill="true">
-      <EventBox bgnormal="#383838">
+      <EventBox bgnormal="#353535">
         <VBox>
-          <Hbox height="10"/>
+          <Hbox height="8"/>
           <Hbox id="compact_meter_strips_home" spacing="2"/>
         </VBox>
       </EventBox>        
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ui/editor_window.xml b/gtk2_ardour/ui/editor_window.xml
index 8c58ff45dd..d25e82ab11 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ui/editor_window.xml
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ui/editor_window.xml
@@ -277,9 +277,7 @@
                       table.yfill="true"
                       table.yexpand="true"
                       bgnormal="#3E3E3E">
-                <HBox>
-                  <VBox id="edit_controls_vbox"/>
-                </HBox>
+                  <VBox id="edit_controls_vbox" height="800"/>
               </Layout>
             </Table>
           </VPaned>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ui/master_ui.xml b/gtk2_ardour/ui/master_ui.xml
index 7f3ccfe0a2..0e2d685e8f 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ui/master_ui.xml
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ui/master_ui.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
-<RouteUI width="97" 
+<RouteUI width="97"
          height="99"
          bgnormal="#000000"
          bgactive="#000000"
@@ -44,14 +44,24 @@
       <Layout bgnormal="#383838"
               width="47"
               height="83">
+        <EventBox bgnormal="#4E4E4E"
+                  width="1"
+                  height="83"/>
+        <EventBox bgnormal="#4E4E4E"
+                  width="47"
+                  height="1"/>
+        <icon id="master_bus_master_label"
+              source="master_bus_master_label.png"
+              x="1"
+              y="1"/>
         <VBox id="the_icon_home">
           <icon id="master_bus_multi_out_mode_icon"
                 source="master_bus_multi_out_mode.png"/>
         </VBox>
         <VBox id="level_meter_home"
-              height="77"
+              height="61"
               x="18"
-              y="3"/>
+              y="15"/>
       </Layout>
     </HBox>
   </VBox>