diff --git a/mod/chat/gui_ajax/index.php b/mod/chat/gui_ajax/index.php
index d1a15af07c9..2e3b1f0be1a 100644
--- a/mod/chat/gui_ajax/index.php
+++ b/mod/chat/gui_ajax/index.php
@@ -97,13 +97,15 @@ echo $OUTPUT->box(html_writer::tag('h2',  get_string('messages', 'chat'), array(
         '<ul id="messages-list"></ul>', '', 'chat-messages');
 $table = new html_table();
 $table->data = array(
-    array('<div class="form-inline"><label class="accesshide" for="input-message">'.get_string('entermessage', 'chat').' </label>'.
+    array('<div class="form-inline"><div class="d-flex"><label class="accesshide" for="input-message">'.
+          get_string('entermessage', 'chat').' </label>'.
           '<span class="form-group"><input type="text" disabled="true" class="form-control" ' .
           'id="input-message" value="Loading..." size="48" /></span>'.
           '<span class="form-group"><input type="button" id="button-send" class="btn btn-secondary mx-1" ' .
-          'value="'.get_string('send', 'chat').'" /></span> <span class="form-group"><a id="choosetheme" href="###">'.
+          'value="'.get_string('send', 'chat').'" />' .$OUTPUT->help_icon('usingchat', 'chat'). '</span></div>' .
+          ' <div class="form-group d-flex ml-auto"><a id="choosetheme" href="###">'.
           get_string('themes').
-          ' &raquo; </a></span></div>'));
+          ' &raquo; </a></div></div>'));
 echo $OUTPUT->box(html_writer::tag('h2',  get_string('composemessage', 'chat'), array('class' => 'accesshide')) .
         html_writer::table($table), '', 'chat-input-area');
 echo $OUTPUT->box('', '', 'chat-notify');
diff --git a/mod/chat/gui_basic/index.php b/mod/chat/gui_basic/index.php
index 0c3f631ce31..9001f7de7df 100644
--- a/mod/chat/gui_basic/index.php
+++ b/mod/chat/gui_basic/index.php
@@ -149,7 +149,9 @@ echo $OUTPUT->box_end();
 echo '<div id="send">';
 echo '<form id="editing" method="post" action="index.php">';
 
-echo '<h2><label for="message">'.get_string('sendmessage', 'message').'</label></h2>';
+echo '<h2><label for="message">' . get_string('sendmessage', 'message');
+echo $OUTPUT->help_icon('usingchat', 'chat');
+echo '</label></h2>';
 echo '<div class="mb-1">';
 echo '<input type="text" id="message" class="form-control" name="message" value="'.s($refreshedmessage, true).'" size="60" />';
 echo '</div><div class="mb-1">';