diff --git a/modules/system/page.tpl.php b/modules/system/page.tpl.php
index 1eda0553cfbfdd2c5ec2ee8ae568916be4bcb61d..7c4fff9d602c227cc3142cbb178a81b6145a4cf0 100644
--- a/modules/system/page.tpl.php
+++ b/modules/system/page.tpl.php
@@ -132,13 +132,17 @@
       </div></div> <!-- /.section, /#navigation -->
     <?php endif; ?>
 
+    <?php if ($breadcrumb): ?>
+      <div id="breadcrumb"><?php print $breadcrumb; ?></div>
+    <?php endif; ?>
+
+    <?php print $messages; ?>
+
     <div id="main-wrapper"><div id="main" class="clearfix">
 
       <div id="content" class="column"><div class="section">
-        <?php if ($breadcrumb): ?><div id="breadcrumb"><?php print $breadcrumb; ?></div><?php endif; ?>
         <?php if ($highlight): ?><div id="highlight"><?php print $highlight; ?></div><?php endif; ?>
         <?php if ($title): ?><h1 class="title" id="page-title"><?php print $title; ?></h1><?php endif; ?>
-        <?php print $messages; ?>
         <?php if ($tabs): ?><div class="tabs"><?php print $tabs; ?></div><?php endif; ?>
         <?php print $help; ?>
         <div id="content-area" class="region">