diff --git a/include/datetime.php b/include/datetime.php
index 346d03bd4..a387d84c4 100644
--- a/include/datetime.php
+++ b/include/datetime.php
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ function timesel($format, $h, $m, $id='timepicker') {
  * @param $maxfrom
  *  set maximum date from picker with id $maxfrom (none by default)
  */
-function datetimesel($format, $min, $max, $default, $id = 'datetimepicker', $pickdate = true, $picktime = true, $minfrom = '', $maxfrom = '') {
+function datetimesel($format, $min, $max, $default, $id = 'datetimepicker', $pickdate = true, $picktime = true, $minfrom = '', $maxfrom = '',$required = false) {
 	// Once browser support is better this could probably be replaced with native HTML5 date picker
 	$o = '';
 
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ function datetimesel($format, $min, $max, $default, $id = 'datetimepicker', $pic
 	$readable_format = str_replace('i','MM',$readable_format);
 
 	$o .= "<div class='date'><input type='text' placeholder='$readable_format' name='$id' id='$id' $input_text />";
+	$o .= (($required) ? '<span class="required" title="' . t('Required') . '" >*</span>' : '');
 	$o .= '</div>';
 	$o .= "<script type='text/javascript'>\$(function () {var picker = \$('#$id').datetimepicker({step:5,format:'$dateformat' $minjs $maxjs $pickers $defaultdatejs}); $extra_js})</script>";
 	return $o;
diff --git a/mod/events.php b/mod/events.php
index 9347331d8..7143963f4 100755
--- a/mod/events.php
+++ b/mod/events.php
@@ -577,12 +577,13 @@ function events_content(&$a) {
 			'$catsenabled' => $catsenabled,
 			'$placeholdercategory' => t('Categories (comma-separated list)'),
 			'$category' => $category,
-			'$s_text' => t('Event Starts:') . ' <span class="required" title="' . t('Required') . '">*</span>',
+			'$s_text' => t('Event Starts:'),
 			'$stext' => $stext,
 			'$ftext' => $ftext,
+			'$required' =>  ' <span class="required" title="' . t('Required') . '">*</span>',
 			'$ModalCANCEL' => t('Cancel'),
 			'$ModalOK' => t('OK'),
-			'$s_dsel' => datetimesel($f,new DateTime(),DateTime::createFromFormat('Y',$syear+5),DateTime::createFromFormat('Y-m-d H:i',"$syear-$smonth-$sday $shour:$sminute"),'start_text'),
+			'$s_dsel' => datetimesel($f,new DateTime(),DateTime::createFromFormat('Y',$syear+5),DateTime::createFromFormat('Y-m-d H:i',"$syear-$smonth-$sday $shour:$sminute"),'start_text',true,true,'','',true),
 			'$n_text' => t('Finish date/time is not known or not relevant'),
 			'$n_checked' => $n_checked,
 			'$f_text' => t('Event Finishes:'),
@@ -593,7 +594,7 @@ function events_content(&$a) {
 			'$d_orig' => $d_orig,
 			'$l_text' => t('Location:'),
 			'$l_orig' => $l_orig,
-			'$t_text' => t('Title:') . ' <span class="required" title="' . t('Required') . '">*</span>',
+			'$t_text' => t('Title:'),
 			'$t_orig' => $t_orig,
 			'$sh_text' => t('Share this event'),
 			'$sh_checked' => $sh_checked,
diff --git a/view/css/mod_events.css b/view/css/mod_events.css
index ba4ec9b61..a029440cb 100644
--- a/view/css/mod_events.css
+++ b/view/css/mod_events.css
@@ -1,12 +1,35 @@
+
 #event-desc-textarea, #event-location-textarea {
-	width: 400px;
+    width: 400px;
 }
 
-#event-summary {
-	width: 400px;
+#event-summary-text, #event-start-text, #event-finish-text {
+    width: 200px;
+    float: left;
+}
+
+#event-summary, #start_text, #finish_text {
+    width: 300px;
+    float: left;
+}
+
+#event-category-wrap {
+	margin-top: 15px;
 }
 
 .event-cats {
 	margin-top: 15px;
-	width: 400px;
+    width: 400px;
+}
+
+
+.required {
+    float: left;
+}
+
+#event-datetime-break {
+    clear: both;
+}
+#event-nofinish-break {
+    margin-bottom: 10px;
 }
diff --git a/view/tpl/event_form.tpl b/view/tpl/event_form.tpl
index 2479068f3..1cea156dd 100755
--- a/view/tpl/event_form.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/event_form.tpl
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@
 <input type="hidden" name="mid" value="{{$mid}}" />
 
 <div id="event-summary-text">{{$t_text}}</div>
-<input type="text" id="event-summary" name="summary" value="{{$t_orig}}" />
+<input type="text" id="event-summary" name="summary" value="{{$t_orig}}" />{{$required}}
+
+<div class="clear"></div>
 
 <div id="event-start-text">{{$s_text}}</div>
+
 {{$s_dsel}}
 
 <div class="clear"></div><br />