diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
index 0e52748e55..c2f9a1d533 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
@@ -2875,6 +2875,8 @@ ARDOUR_UI::disk_speed_dialog_gone (int ignored_response, MessageDialog* msg)
 int
 ARDOUR_UI::pending_state_dialog ()
 {
+ 	HBox* hbox = new HBox();
+	Image* image = new Image (Stock::DIALOG_QUESTION, ICON_SIZE_DIALOG);
 	ArdourDialog dialog ("pending state dialog");
 	Label  message (_("\
 This session appears to have been in\n\
@@ -2885,12 +2887,16 @@ Ardour can recover any captured audio for\n\
 you, or it can ignore it. Please decide\n\
 what you would like to do.\n"));
 
-	dialog.get_vbox()->pack_start (message);
-	dialog.add_button (_("Recover from crash"), RESPONSE_ACCEPT);
+	hbox->pack_start (*image, PACK_EXPAND_WIDGET, 12);
+	hbox->pack_end (message, PACK_EXPAND_PADDING, 12);
+	dialog.get_vbox()->pack_start(*hbox, PACK_EXPAND_PADDING, 6);
 	dialog.add_button (_("Ignore crash data"), RESPONSE_REJECT);
-
+	dialog.add_button (_("Recover from crash"), RESPONSE_ACCEPT);
+	dialog.set_default_response (RESPONSE_ACCEPT);
 	dialog.set_position (WIN_POS_CENTER);
 	message.show();
+	image->show();
+	hbox->show();
 	//dialog.get_vbox()->show();
 	
 	switch (dialog.run ()) {