diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/update.php b/wp-admin/includes/update.php
index 1a625da771..ae2fe960d1 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/update.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/update.php
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ function core_update_footer( $msg ) {
 	break;
 
 	case 'upgrade' :
-		add_action( 'admin_footer', 'update_nag' );
 		return sprintf( __( '| <strong>Your WordPress %s is out of date. <a href="%s">Please update</a>.</strong>' ), $GLOBALS['wp_version'], $cur->url );
 	break;
 
@@ -28,19 +27,14 @@ add_filter( 'update_footer', 'core_update_footer' );
 
 function update_nag() {
 $cur = get_option( 'update_core' );
+
+if ( ! isset( $cur->response ) || $cur->response != 'upgrade' )
+	return false;
+
 ?>
 <div id="update-nag"><?php printf( __('Update Available! <a href="%s">Please upgrade now</a>.'), $cur->url ); ?></div>
 <?php
 }
-
-function update_nag_body( $class ) {
-	$cur = get_option( 'update_core' );
-	
-	if ( ! isset( $cur->response ) || $cur->response != 'upgrade' )
-		return $class;
-
-	return "nagtime $class";
-}
-add_filter( 'admin_body_class', 'update_nag_body' );
+add_action( 'admin_notices', 'update_nag', 3 );
 
 ?>
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diff --git a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
index 03b23519c5..67decc995e 100644
--- a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
+++ b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
@@ -1331,21 +1331,16 @@ a.view-link {
 }
 
 #update-nag {
-	width: 100%;
-	position: absolute;
-	top: 0;
-	left: 0;
-	background: #fff;
-	border-bottom: 2px solid #911;
+	border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
+	background: #fffeeb;
 	text-align: center;
-	font-size: 11px;
-	height: 18px;
+	line-height: 29px;
+	font-size: 12px;
+	color: #555;
 }
-
-.nagtime {
-	padding-top: 15px;
+#update-nag a {
+	font-size: 1.1em;
 }
-
-.nagtime #user_info {
-	top: 17px ;
+#update-nag a:link {
+	color: #036;
 }
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