diff --git a/wp-admin/css/widgets-rtl.css b/wp-admin/css/widgets-rtl.css
index c2034b4f8f..9aa277ede0 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/widgets-rtl.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/widgets-rtl.css
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ h4.widget-title a {
 	right: auto;
 }
 
+li.widget-list-control-item h4.widget-title a,
+#dragHelper li.widget-list-control-item h4.widget-title a,
+#draghelper li.widget-list-control-item h4.widget-title a:visited {
+	right: auto;
+	left: 2em;
+}
+
 li.widget-list-control-item div.widget-control {
 	padding: 0 0 0 10px;
 }
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/widgets.css b/wp-admin/css/widgets.css
index 76884d8f9c..6df7ff521e 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/widgets.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/widgets.css
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ div.widget-liquid-right {
 	float: right;
 	clear: right;
 	width: 300px;
+	position: relative;
 }
 
 /* pasitioning etc. */
@@ -95,7 +96,6 @@ li.widget-list-control-item {
 }
 
 li.widget-list-control-item h4, #dragHelper li.widget-list-control-item h4 {
-	position: relative;
 	margin: 0;
 	background-color: #2683ae;
 	padding: .5em 1em;
@@ -113,8 +113,11 @@ h4.widget-title a {
 	border-bottom: none;
 }
 
-li.widget-list-control-item h4.widget-title a, li.widget-list-control-item h4.widget-title a:visited {
+li.widget-list-control-item h4.widget-title a,
+#dragHelper li.widget-list-control-item h4.widget-title a,
+#draghelper li.widget-list-control-item h4.widget-title a:visited {
 	color: #fff;
+	right: 2em;
 }
 
 li.widget-list-control-item h4.widget-title a:hover {
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/widgets.php b/wp-admin/includes/widgets.php
index c9ca05fb28..fed840451b 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/widgets.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/widgets.php
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ function wp_list_widgets( $show = 'all', $_search = false ) {
 				) ), "add-widget_$widget[id]" );
 			} else {
 				$action = 'edit';
-				$edit_url = add_query_arg( array(
+				$edit_url = clean_url( add_query_arg( array(
 					'sidebar' => $sidebar,
 					'edit' => $widget['id'],
 					'key' => array_search( $widget['id'], $sidebars_widgets[$sidebar] ),
-				) );
-				$widget_control_template = '<textarea>' . htmlspecialchars( $widget_control_template ) . '</textarea>';
+				) ) );
+				$widget_control_template = '<li><textarea rows="1" cols="1">' . htmlspecialchars( $widget_control_template ) . '</textarea></li>';
 			}
 
 			$no_widgets_shown = false;
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/widgets.js b/wp-admin/js/widgets.js
index b524786f0f..a2e83c079d 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/widgets.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/widgets.js
@@ -6,20 +6,35 @@ jQuery(function($) {
 	// Open or close widget control form
 	var toggleWidget = function( li ) {
 		var width = li.find('input.widget-width').val();
-		return li.children('div.widget-control').each( function() {
+
+		// it seems IE chokes on these animations because of the positioning/floating
+		var widgetAnim = $.browser.msie ? function() {
 			var t = $(this);
 			if ( t.is(':visible') ) {
-				t.animate( { height: 'hide' } );
+				li.css( 'marginLeft', 0 );
+				t.siblings('h4').children('a').text( widgetsL10n.edit );
+			} else {
+				if ( width > 250 )
+					li.css( 'marginLeft', ( width - 250 ) * -1 );
+				t.siblings('h4').children('a').text( widgetsL10n.cancel );
+			}
+			t.toggle();
+		} : function() {
+			var t = $(this);
+
+			if ( t.is(':visible') ) {
 				if ( width > 250 )
 					li.animate( { marginLeft: 0 } );
 				t.siblings('h4').children('a').text( widgetsL10n.edit );
 			} else {
-				t.animate( { height: 'show' } );
 				if ( width > 250 )
 					li.animate( { marginLeft: ( width - 250 ) * -1 } );
 				t.siblings('h4').children('a').text( widgetsL10n.cancel );
 			}
-		} ).end();
+			t.animate( { height: 'toggle' } );
+		};
+
+		return li.children('div.widget-control').each( widgetAnim ).end();
 	};
 
 	// onclick for edit links
diff --git a/wp-includes/js/wp-lists.js b/wp-includes/js/wp-lists.js
index e7e81ab19d..bbff26c516 100644
--- a/wp-includes/js/wp-lists.js
+++ b/wp-includes/js/wp-lists.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ wpAjax = {
 		var q = s.split('?'); if ( q[1] ) { s = q[1]; }
 		var pp = s.split('&');
 		for ( var i in pp ) {
+			if ( $.isFunction(pp.hasOwnProperty) && !pp.hasOwnProperty(i) ) { continue; }
 			var p = pp[i].split('=');
 			r[p[0]] = p[1];
 		}