diff --git a/browser/base/content/sync/customize.xul b/browser/base/content/sync/customize.xul
index 87e66af085e..e1fd95107b1 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/sync/customize.xul
+++ b/browser/base/content/sync/customize.xul
@@ -38,25 +38,28 @@
 #endif
                  />
 
-    <checkbox label="&engine.tabs.label;"
-              accesskey="&engine.tabs.accesskey;"
-              preference="engine.tabs"/>
-    <checkbox label="&engine.bookmarks.label;"
-              accesskey="&engine.bookmarks.accesskey;"
-              preference="engine.bookmarks"/>
-    <checkbox id="fxa-pweng-chk"
-              label="&engine.passwords.label;"
-              accesskey="&engine.passwords.accesskey;"
-              preference="engine.passwords"/>
-    <checkbox label="&engine.history.label;"
-              accesskey="&engine.history.accesskey;"
-              preference="engine.history"/>
-    <checkbox label="&engine.addons.label;"
-              accesskey="&engine.addons.accesskey;"
-              preference="engine.addons"/>
-    <checkbox label="&engine.prefs.label;"
-              accesskey="&engine.prefs.accesskey;"
-              preference="engine.prefs"/>
+  <vbox align="start">
+      <checkbox label="&engine.tabs.label;"
+                accesskey="&engine.tabs.accesskey;"
+                preference="engine.tabs"/>
+      <checkbox label="&engine.bookmarks.label;"
+                accesskey="&engine.bookmarks.accesskey;"
+                preference="engine.bookmarks"/>
+      <checkbox id="fxa-pweng-chk"
+                label="&engine.passwords.label;"
+                accesskey="&engine.passwords.accesskey;"
+                preference="engine.passwords"/>
+      <checkbox label="&engine.history.label;"
+                accesskey="&engine.history.accesskey;"
+                preference="engine.history"/>
+      <checkbox label="&engine.addons.label;"
+                accesskey="&engine.addons.accesskey;"
+                preference="engine.addons"/>
+      <checkbox label="&engine.prefs.label;"
+                accesskey="&engine.prefs.accesskey;"
+                preference="engine.prefs"/>
+  </vbox>
+
   </prefpane>
 
   <script type="application/javascript"
diff --git a/browser/components/preferences/sync.xul b/browser/components/preferences/sync.xul
index 39ecbd6cddf..a88618794d4 100644
--- a/browser/components/preferences/sync.xul
+++ b/browser/components/preferences/sync.xul
@@ -185,18 +185,18 @@
           <spacer flex="1"/>
         </vbox>
 
-        <vbox id="noFxaAccount">
+        <vbox id="noFxaAccount" align="start">
           <label>&welcome.description;</label>
-          <label class="text-link"
-                 onclick="gSyncPane.signUp(); return false;"
-                 value="&welcome.createAccount.label;"/>
-          <label class="text-link"
-                 onclick="gSyncPane.signIn(); return false;"
-                 value="&welcome.signIn.label;"/>
-          <separator/>
-          <label class="text-link"
-                 onclick="gSyncPane.openOldSyncSupportPage(); return false;"
-                 value="&welcome.useOldSync.label;"/>
+            <label class="text-link"
+                   onclick="gSyncPane.signUp(); return false;"
+                   value="&welcome.createAccount.label;"/>
+            <label class="text-link"
+                   onclick="gSyncPane.signIn(); return false;"
+                   value="&welcome.signIn.label;"/>
+            <separator/>
+            <label class="text-link"
+                   onclick="gSyncPane.openOldSyncSupportPage(); return false;"
+                   value="&welcome.useOldSync.label;"/>
         </vbox>
 
         <vbox id="hasFxaAccount">
@@ -208,11 +208,12 @@
               <!-- logged in and verified and all is good -->
               <hbox>
                 <label id="fxaEmailAddress1"/>
-                <vbox flex="1">
+                <vbox>
                   <label class="text-link"
                          onclick="gSyncPane.manageFirefoxAccount();"
                          value="&manage.label;"/>
                 </vbox>
+                <spacer flex="1"/>
                 <vbox>
                   <button id="fxaUnlinkButton"
                           oncommand="gSyncPane.unlinkFirefoxAccount(true);"