diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index da3b1c469..545f163e1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -97,3 +97,5 @@ Branch CRUD-Init
 ================
 
 - create an api for rendering entities
+- css: render the placeholder in expanded choice item as italic (the "no specified" choice")
+- css: add an extra space around choices expanded widget
diff --git a/Resources/public/sass/modules/_forms.scss b/Resources/public/sass/modules/_forms.scss
index 970d33a48..b01c802b6 100644
--- a/Resources/public/sass/modules/_forms.scss
+++ b/Resources/public/sass/modules/_forms.scss
@@ -25,10 +25,17 @@ label {
    abbr {
       display: none;
    }
+   
+    // mark the label for empty placeholder
+    &[for$="_placeholder"] {
+       font-style: italic;
+    }
 }
 
 .inline-choice {
    white-space:nowrap;
+   display: inline-block;
+   
    label {
       white-space:normal;
       display: inline;
@@ -38,6 +45,11 @@ label {
    }
 }
 
+div.choice-widget-expanded  {
+    margin-top: 0.5em;
+    margin-bottom: 0.5em;
+}
+
 textarea,
 //input,
 #{$all-text-inputs},
diff --git a/Resources/views/Form/fields.html.twig b/Resources/views/Form/fields.html.twig
index 841dd72e2..97e2896dc 100644
--- a/Resources/views/Form/fields.html.twig
+++ b/Resources/views/Form/fields.html.twig
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     
 {% block choice_widget_expanded %}
 {% spaceless %}
-    <div {{ block('widget_container_attributes') }}>
+    <div {{ block('widget_container_attributes') }} class="choice-widget-expanded">
     {% for child in form %}
         <span class="inline-choice">
             {{ form_widget(child) }}