diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/communications/relationships/MessageViewer.form b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/communications/relationships/MessageViewer.form
index 37aa8bdfd5..b5af44fa3b 100755
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/communications/relationships/MessageViewer.form
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/communications/relationships/MessageViewer.form
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
 
 <Form version="1.5" maxVersion="1.9" type="org.netbeans.modules.form.forminfo.JPanelFormInfo">
+  <Properties>
+    <Property name="minimumSize" type="java.awt.Dimension" editor="org.netbeans.beaninfo.editors.DimensionEditor">
+      <Dimension value="[450, 292]"/>
+    </Property>
+    <Property name="name" type="java.lang.String" value="" noResource="true"/>
+  </Properties>
   <AuxValues>
     <AuxValue name="FormSettings_autoResourcing" type="java.lang.Integer" value="1"/>
     <AuxValue name="FormSettings_autoSetComponentName" type="java.lang.Boolean" value="false"/>
@@ -72,6 +78,11 @@
       </SubComponents>
     </Container>
     <Container class="javax.swing.JPanel" name="messagePanel">
+      <Properties>
+        <Property name="minimumSize" type="java.awt.Dimension" editor="org.netbeans.beaninfo.editors.DimensionEditor">
+          <Dimension value="[450, 292]"/>
+        </Property>
+      </Properties>
       <Constraints>
         <Constraint layoutClass="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.DesignCardLayout" value="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.DesignCardLayout$CardConstraintsDescription">
           <CardConstraints cardName="messages"/>
@@ -106,7 +117,7 @@
           </Events>
           <Constraints>
             <Constraint layoutClass="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.DesignGridBagLayout" value="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.DesignGridBagLayout$GridBagConstraintsDescription">
-              <GridBagConstraints gridX="2" gridY="0" gridWidth="1" gridHeight="1" fill="0" ipadX="0" ipadY="0" insetsTop="9" insetsLeft="0" insetsBottom="9" insetsRight="15" anchor="13" weightX="1.0" weightY="0.0"/>
+              <GridBagConstraints gridX="2" gridY="0" gridWidth="1" gridHeight="1" fill="2" ipadX="0" ipadY="0" insetsTop="9" insetsLeft="0" insetsBottom="9" insetsRight="15" anchor="13" weightX="0.0" weightY="0.0"/>
             </Constraint>
           </Constraints>
         </Component>
@@ -130,7 +141,7 @@
           </Properties>
           <Constraints>
             <Constraint layoutClass="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.DesignGridBagLayout" value="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.DesignGridBagLayout$GridBagConstraintsDescription">
-              <GridBagConstraints gridX="1" gridY="0" gridWidth="1" gridHeight="1" fill="0" ipadX="0" ipadY="0" insetsTop="9" insetsLeft="5" insetsBottom="5" insetsRight="15" anchor="17" weightX="0.0" weightY="0.0"/>
+              <GridBagConstraints gridX="1" gridY="0" gridWidth="1" gridHeight="1" fill="2" ipadX="0" ipadY="0" insetsTop="9" insetsLeft="5" insetsBottom="5" insetsRight="15" anchor="17" weightX="1.0" weightY="0.0"/>
             </Constraint>
           </Constraints>
         </Component>
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/communications/relationships/MessageViewer.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/communications/relationships/MessageViewer.java
index 1c4c538ea9..3b0c33f801 100755
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/communications/relationships/MessageViewer.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/communications/relationships/MessageViewer.java
@@ -335,6 +335,8 @@ final class MessageViewer extends JPanel implements RelationshipsViewer {
         showingMessagesLabel = new javax.swing.JLabel();
         threadNameLabel = new javax.swing.JLabel();
 
+        setMinimumSize(new java.awt.Dimension(450, 292));
+        setName(""); // NOI18N
         setLayout(new java.awt.CardLayout());
 
         rootMessagesPane.setOpaque(false);
@@ -377,6 +379,7 @@ final class MessageViewer extends JPanel implements RelationshipsViewer {
 
         add(rootMessagesPane, "threads");
 
+        messagePanel.setMinimumSize(new java.awt.Dimension(450, 292));
         messagePanel.setLayout(new java.awt.GridBagLayout());
         gridBagConstraints = new java.awt.GridBagConstraints();
         gridBagConstraints.gridx = 0;
@@ -398,8 +401,8 @@ final class MessageViewer extends JPanel implements RelationshipsViewer {
         gridBagConstraints = new java.awt.GridBagConstraints();
         gridBagConstraints.gridx = 2;
         gridBagConstraints.gridy = 0;
+        gridBagConstraints.fill = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
         gridBagConstraints.anchor = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.EAST;
-        gridBagConstraints.weightx = 1.0;
         gridBagConstraints.insets = new java.awt.Insets(9, 0, 9, 15);
         messagePanel.add(backButton, gridBagConstraints);
         backButton.getAccessibleContext().setAccessibleDescription(org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage(MessageViewer.class, "MessageViewer.backButton.AccessibleContext.accessibleDescription")); // NOI18N
@@ -416,7 +419,9 @@ final class MessageViewer extends JPanel implements RelationshipsViewer {
         gridBagConstraints = new java.awt.GridBagConstraints();
         gridBagConstraints.gridx = 1;
         gridBagConstraints.gridy = 0;
+        gridBagConstraints.fill = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
         gridBagConstraints.anchor = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.WEST;
+        gridBagConstraints.weightx = 1.0;
         gridBagConstraints.insets = new java.awt.Insets(9, 5, 5, 15);
         messagePanel.add(threadNameLabel, gridBagConstraints);
 
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/communications/relationships/MessagesPanel.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/communications/relationships/MessagesPanel.java
index 1955cc333b..05785be4bd 100755
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/communications/relationships/MessagesPanel.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/communications/relationships/MessagesPanel.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.directorytree.DataResultFilterNode;
  * General Purpose class for panels that need OutlineView of message nodes at
  * the top with a MessageDataContent at the bottom.
  */
-class MessagesPanel extends javax.swing.JPanel implements Lookup.Provider {
+public class MessagesPanel extends javax.swing.JPanel implements Lookup.Provider {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class MessagesPanel extends javax.swing.JPanel implements Lookup.Provider {
     /**
      * Creates new form MessagesPanel
      */
-    MessagesPanel() {
+    public MessagesPanel() {
         initComponents();
 
         messageContentViewer = new MessageDataContent();