diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/css/notebook.css b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/css/notebook.css
index e56090f..1938e4c 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/css/notebook.css
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/css/notebook.css
@@ -37,9 +37,8 @@ input#notebook_name {
 }
 
 span#kernel_status {
-    position: absolute;
-    padding: 8px 5px 5px 5px;
-    right: 10px;
+    float: right;
+    padding: 0px 5px;
     font-weight: bold;
 }
 
@@ -65,10 +64,14 @@ div#left_panel {
     position: absolute;
 }
 
-h3.section_header {
+div.section_header {
     padding: 5px;
 }
 
+div.section_header h3 {
+    display: inline;
+}
+
 div.section_content {
     padding: 5px;
 }
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/panelsection.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/panelsection.js
index d1bf8b0..324febf 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/panelsection.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/panelsection.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         this.selector = selector;
         if (this.selector !== undefined) {
             this.element = $(selector);
-            this.header = this.element.find('h3.section_header');
+            this.header = this.element.find('div.section_header');
             this.content = this.element.find('div.section_content');
             this.style();
             this.bind_events();
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
 
 
     PanelSection.prototype.style = function () {
-        this.header.addClass('ui-widget ui-state-default');
+        this.header.addClass('ui-widget ui-state-default ui-helper-clearfix');
         this.header.attr('title', "Click to Show/Hide Section");
         this.content.addClass('ui-widget section_content');
     };
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html
index d35d685..75afd7b 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
     <span id="quick_help_area">
       <button id="quick_help">Quick<u>H</u>elp</button>
       </span>
-    <span id="kernel_status">Idle</span>
 </div>
 
 <div id="MathJaxFetchingWarning"
@@ -89,7 +88,9 @@
     <div id="left_panel">
 
         <div id="notebook_section">
-            <h3 class="section_header">Notebook</h3>
+            <div class="section_header">
+                <h3>Notebook</h3>
+            </div>
             <div class="section_content">
                 <div class="section_row">
                     <span id="new_open" class="section_row_buttons">
@@ -120,7 +121,9 @@
         </div>
 
         <div id="cell_section">
-            <h3 class="section_header">Cell</h3>
+            <div class="section_header">
+                <h3>Cell</h3>
+            </div>
             <div class="section_content">
                 <div class="section_row">
                     <span class="section_row_buttons">
@@ -174,7 +177,10 @@
         </div>
 
         <div id="kernel_section">
-            <h3 class="section_header">Kernel</h3>
+            <div class="section_header">
+                <h3>Kernel</h3>
+                <span id="kernel_status">Idle</span>
+            </div>
             <div class="section_content">
                 <div class="section_row">
                     <span id="int_restart" class="section_row_buttons">
@@ -193,7 +199,9 @@
         </div>
 
         <div id="help_section">
-            <h3 class="section_header">Help</h3>
+            <div class="section_header">
+                <h3>Cell</h3>
+            </div>
             <div class="section_content">
                 <div class="section_row">
                     <span id="help_buttons0" class="section_row_buttons">