diff --git a/converse.css b/converse.css
index 6aea34e54..b2eabaa70 100644
--- a/converse.css
+++ b/converse.css
@@ -542,6 +542,10 @@ form#converse-login input {
     display: block;
 }
 
+form#converse-login input.login-submit {
+    margin-top: 1em;
+}
+
 form.set-xmpp-status,
 form.add-chatroom {
     padding: 0.5em 0 0.3em 0.5em;
diff --git a/converse.js b/converse.js
index 86b0baaf2..1cf3e764c 100644
--- a/converse.js
+++ b/converse.js
@@ -1992,7 +1992,7 @@
             '<input type="text" id="jid">' +
             '<label>Password:</label>' +
             '<input type="password" id="password">' +
-            '<input type="submit" value="Log In">' +
+            '<input class="login-submit" type="submit" value="Log In">' +
             '</form">'),
 
         bosh_url_input: _.template(