diff --git a/skins/default/common.css b/skins/default/common.css
index 2e16b01bf..046843e94 100644
--- a/skins/default/common.css
+++ b/skins/default/common.css
@@ -197,8 +197,6 @@ a.button-logout
   right: 200px;
   z-index: 5000;
   opacity: 0.85;
-  /* IE */
-  filter: alpha(opacity=85);
 }
 
 #message div
@@ -408,7 +406,6 @@ table.records-table tr.unfocused td
   white-space: nowrap;
   opacity: 0.7;
   -moz-opacity: 0.7;
-  filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(opacity=70);
 }
 
 a.rcmContactAddress
diff --git a/skins/default/iehacks.css b/skins/default/iehacks.css
index eada46846..40f60018f 100644
--- a/skins/default/iehacks.css
+++ b/skins/default/iehacks.css
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ input, textarea
   background-color: expression(this.type=='checkbox' || this.type=='radio' ? 'transparent' : '#ffffff');
 }
 
+#message
+{
+  filter: alpha(opacity=85);
+}
+
 #markmessagemenu,
 #searchmenu,
 #messagemenu
@@ -173,3 +178,7 @@ body.iframe
   height: expression((parseInt(document.documentElement.clientHeight)-155)+'px');
 }
 
+#rcmdraglayer
+{
+  filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(opacity=70);
+}