diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/delete.py b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/delete.py
index 7989a75ad5..e60758584d 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/delete.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/delete.py
@@ -356,6 +356,14 @@ class DeleteAction(InterfaceAction):
         if view.model().rowCount(QModelIndex()) < 1:
             self.gui.book_details.reset_info()
 
+    @property
+    def show_message_popup(self):
+        if not hasattr(self, 'message_popup'):
+            self.message_popup = MessagePopup(self.gui)
+            self.message_popup.OFFSET_FROM_TOP = 12
+            self.message_popup.undo_requested.connect(self.undelete)
+        return self.message_popup
+
     def library_ids_deleted2(self, ids_deleted, next_id=None, can_undo=False):
         view = self.gui.library_view
         current_row = None
@@ -364,18 +372,12 @@ class DeleteAction(InterfaceAction):
             current_row = rmap.get(next_id, None)
         self.library_ids_deleted(ids_deleted, current_row=current_row)
         if can_undo:
-            if not hasattr(self, 'message_popup'):
-                self.message_popup = MessagePopup(self.gui)
-                self.message_popup.undo_requested.connect(self.undelete)
-            self.message_popup(ngettext('One book deleted from library.', '{} books deleted from library.', len(ids_deleted)).format(len(ids_deleted)),
+            self.show_message_popup(ngettext('One book deleted from library.', '{} books deleted from library.', len(ids_deleted)).format(len(ids_deleted)),
                                show_undo=(self.gui.current_db.new_api.library_id, ids_deleted))
 
     def show_undo_for_deleted_formats(self, removed_map):
-        if not hasattr(self, 'message_popup'):
-            self.message_popup = MessagePopup(self.gui)
-            self.message_popup.undo_requested.connect(self.undelete)
         num = sum(map(len, removed_map.values()))
-        self.message_popup(ngettext('One book format deleted.', '{} book formats deleted.', num).format(num),
+        self.show_message_popup(ngettext('One book format deleted.', '{} book formats deleted.', num).format(num),
                         show_undo=(self.gui.current_db.new_api.library_id, removed_map))
 
     def library_changed(self, db):
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/widgets2.py b/src/calibre/gui2/widgets2.py
index 986ab42a3a..65f58ee054 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/widgets2.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/widgets2.py
@@ -729,6 +729,7 @@ class DateTimeEdit(QDateTimeEdit):
 class MessagePopup(QLabel):
 
     undo_requested = pyqtSignal(object)
+    OFFSET_FROM_TOP = 25
 
     def __init__(self, parent):
         QLabel.__init__(self, parent)
@@ -778,7 +779,7 @@ class MessagePopup(QLabel):
 
     def position_in_parent(self):
         p = self.parent()
-        self.move((p.width() - self.width()) // 2, 25)
+        self.move((p.width() - self.width()) // 2, self.OFFSET_FROM_TOP)