diff --git a/core/templates/message.html b/core/templates/message.html
index 59048100f32..cd642231a9e 100644
--- a/core/templates/message.html
+++ b/core/templates/message.html
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-<div id="{dialog_name}" title="{title}">
+<div id="{dialog_name}" title="{title} "><!-- the ' ' after {title} fixes ie8, see http://stackoverflow.com/a/5313137/828717 -->
 	<p><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-{type}"></span>{message}</p>
 </div>