diff --git a/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css b/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css
index fcadcf994f..119121a5fe 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ div.postbox div.inside {
 }
 
 #the-comment-list .comment-item {
-	padding: 1em 10px 1em 70px;
+	padding: 1em 10px;
 	border-top: 1px solid;
 }
 
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ div.postbox div.inside {
 
 #the-comment-list .comment-item .avatar {
 	float: left;
-	margin-left: -60px;
+	margin: 0 10px 5px 0;
 }
 
 #the-comment-list .comment-item h4 {
@@ -394,3 +394,9 @@ a.rsswidget {
 	margin: 0 0 1.4em;
 	line-height: 1.4em;
 }
+
+.dashboard-comment-wrap {
+	overflow: hidden;
+	word-wrap: break-word;
+}
+
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
index e0fb26b6a0..4b127a29d1 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
@@ -550,6 +550,8 @@ function _wp_dashboard_recent_comments_row( &$comment, $show_date = true ) {
 			<?php if ( !$comment->comment_type || 'comment' == $comment->comment_type ) : ?>
 
 			<?php echo get_avatar( $comment, 50 ); ?>
+
+			<div class="dashboard-comment-wrap">
 			<h4 class="comment-meta"><?php printf( __( 'From %1$s on %2$s%3$s' ), '<cite class="comment-author">' . get_comment_author_link() . '</cite>', $comment_post_link." ".$comment_link, ' <span class="approve">' . __( '[Pending]' ) . '</span>' ); ?></h4>
 
 			<?php
@@ -566,6 +568,7 @@ function _wp_dashboard_recent_comments_row( &$comment, $show_date = true ) {
 				endswitch;
 				$type = wp_specialchars( $type );
 			?>
+			<div class="dashboard-comment-wrap">
 			<?php /* translators: %1$s is type of comment, %2$s is link to the post */ ?>
 			<h4 class="comment-meta"><?php printf( _x( '%1$s on %2$s', 'dashboard' ), "<strong>$type</strong>", $comment_post_link ); ?></h4>
 			<p class="comment-author"><?php comment_author_link(); ?></p>
@@ -581,7 +584,7 @@ function _wp_dashboard_recent_comments_row( &$comment, $show_date = true ) {
 				<div class="author-url"><?php echo attribute_escape( $comment->comment_author_url ); ?></div>
 				<div class="comment_status"><?php echo $comment->comment_approved; ?></div>
 			</div>
-
+			</div>
 		</div>
 <?php
 }
diff --git a/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index b8025ff05f..ec0c37c49f 100644
--- a/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ function wp_default_styles( &$styles ) {
 	$styles->add( 'global', '/wp-admin/css/global.css', array(), '20081226' );
 	$styles->add( 'media', '/wp-admin/css/media.css', array(), '20081210' );
 	$styles->add( 'widgets', '/wp-admin/css/widgets.css', array(), '20081210' );
-	$styles->add( 'dashboard', '/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css', array(), '20081210' );
+	$styles->add( 'dashboard', '/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css', array(), '20090305' );
 	$styles->add( 'install', '/wp-admin/css/install.css', array(), '20081210' );
 	$styles->add( 'theme-editor', '/wp-admin/css/theme-editor.css', array(), '20081210' );
 	$styles->add( 'press-this', '/wp-admin/css/press-this.css', array(), '20081210' );