diff --git a/addons/member_communication/member_communication.addon.php b/addons/member_communication/member_communication.addon.php
index 519c7db47..89ed0fc6d 100644
--- a/addons/member_communication/member_communication.addon.php
+++ b/addons/member_communication/member_communication.addon.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ if(!defined('__XE__')) exit();
 /**
  * @file member_communication.addon.php
  * @author NHN (developers@xpressengine.com)
- * @brief Promote user communication 
+ * @brief Promote user communication
  *
  * - Pop-up the message if new message comes in
  * - When calling MemberModel::getMemberMenu, feature to send a message is added
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ if($called_position == 'before_module_init' && $this->module != 'member') {
 	$mid = Context::get('cur_mid');
 	// Creates communication model object
 	$oCommunicationModel = &getModel('communication');
-	// Add a feature to display own message box. 
+	// Add a feature to display own message box.
 	if($logged_info->member_srl == $member_srl) {
 		// Add your own viewing Note Template
 		$oMemberController->addMemberPopupMenu(getUrl('','mid',$mid,'act','dispCommunicationMessages'), 'cmd_view_message_box', '', 'self');
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ if($called_position == 'before_module_init' && $this->module != 'member') {
 	// If not, Add menus to send message and to add friends
 	} else {
 		// Get member information
-		$oMemberModel = &getModel('member'); 
+		$oMemberModel = &getModel('member');
 		$target_member_info = $oMemberModel->getMemberInfoByMemberSrl($member_srl);
 		if(!$target_member_info->member_srl) return;
 		// Get logged-in user information
diff --git a/addons/member_communication/tpl/member_communication.js b/addons/member_communication/tpl/member_communication.js
index 5264ee9a0..ed42062e1 100644
--- a/addons/member_communication/tpl/member_communication.js
+++ b/addons/member_communication/tpl/member_communication.js
@@ -6,13 +6,19 @@ window.xeNotifyMessage = function(text, count){
 		$bar = $('<div class="message info" />')
 			.hide()
 			.prependTo(document.body);
+			.css({
+				'position'   : 'absolute',
+				'z-index' : '100',
+			})
+			.appendTo(document.body);
 	}
 	text = text.replace('%d', count);
 	h = $bar.html('<p><a href="'+current_url.setQuery('act','dispCommunicationMessages')+'">'+text+'</a></p>').height();
-	$bar.show().animate({top:0});
+	$bar.css('top', -h-4).show().animate({top:0});
+
 	// hide after 10 seconds
 	setTimeout(function(){
 		$bar.slideUp();
-	}, 10000);
+	}, 5000);
 };
 })(jQuery);