diff --git a/src/apps/installer/InstallerWindow.cpp b/src/apps/installer/InstallerWindow.cpp
index 8b6afcbc77..a433cbfb7a 100644
--- a/src/apps/installer/InstallerWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/installer/InstallerWindow.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ InstallerWindow::InstallerWindow(BRect frame_rect)
 	BScrollView *scroll = new BScrollView("statusScroll", fStatusView, B_FOLLOW_LEFT|B_FOLLOW_TOP, B_WILL_DRAW|B_FRAME_EVENTS);
         fBackBox->AddChild(scroll);
 
-	fBeginButton = new BButton(BRect(bounds.right-90, bounds.bottom-35, bounds.right-10, bounds.bottom-11), 
+	fBeginButton = new BButton(BRect(bounds.right-90, bounds.bottom-35, bounds.right-11, bounds.bottom-11), 
 		"begin_button", "Begin", new BMessage(BEGIN_MESSAGE), B_FOLLOW_RIGHT | B_FOLLOW_BOTTOM);
 	fBeginButton->MakeDefault(true);
 	fBackBox->AddChild(fBeginButton);
diff --git a/src/apps/installer/PackageViews.cpp b/src/apps/installer/PackageViews.cpp
index 8bb8f34e9a..a6928fdd33 100644
--- a/src/apps/installer/PackageViews.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/installer/PackageViews.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <Directory.h>
 #include <ScrollBar.h>
 #include <String.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <View.h>
 #include "PackageViews.h"
 
@@ -66,6 +67,24 @@ err:
 }
 
 
+void 
+Package::GetSizeAsString(char *string)
+{
+	float kb = fSize / 1024.0;
+	if (kb < 1.0) {
+		sprintf(string, "%ld B", fSize);
+		return;
+	}
+	float mb = kb / 1024.0;
+	if (mb < 1.0) {
+		sprintf(string, "%3.1f KB", kb);
+		return;
+	}
+	sprintf(string, "%3.1f MB", mb);
+	
+}
+
+
 Group::Group()
 	: fGroup(NULL)
 {
@@ -94,9 +113,12 @@ void
 PackageCheckBox::Draw(BRect update)
 {
 	BCheckBox::Draw(update);
+	char string[255];
+	fPackage.GetSizeAsString(string);
+	float width = StringWidth(string);
+	DrawString(string, BPoint(Bounds().right - width - 8, 11));
 }
 
-
 GroupView::GroupView(BRect rect, Group &group)
 	: BStringView(rect, "group", group.GroupName()),
 	fGroup(group)
diff --git a/src/apps/installer/PackageViews.h b/src/apps/installer/PackageViews.h
index 192a704dec..2c2e80428e 100644
--- a/src/apps/installer/PackageViews.h
+++ b/src/apps/installer/PackageViews.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public:
 	const char * Name() const { return fName; };
 	const char * Description() const { return fDescription; };
 	const int32 Size() const { return fSize; };
+	void GetSizeAsString(char *string);
 	const BBitmap * Icon() const { return fIcon; };
 	bool OnByDefault() const { return fOnByDefault; };
 	bool AlwaysOn() const { return fAlwaysOn; };