diff --git a/client/ui/meta/screens/character_creation/character_creation.gd b/client/ui/meta/screens/character_creation/character_creation.gd
index 86f4ee84e..0ed963751 100644
--- a/client/ui/meta/screens/character_creation/character_creation.gd
+++ b/client/ui/meta/screens/character_creation/character_creation.gd
@@ -606,15 +606,22 @@ func _update_appearance_sub_btns() -> void:
 
 
 func _build_skills_tab(tab: Control) -> void:
+	var margin := MarginContainer.new()
+	margin.set_anchors_and_offsets_preset(Control.PRESET_FULL_RECT)
+	margin.add_theme_constant_override("margin_left", 8)
+	margin.add_theme_constant_override("margin_right", 8)
+	margin.add_theme_constant_override("margin_top", 4)
+	tab.add_child(margin)
+
 	var lbl := Label.new()
-	lbl.text = "Skills content lands in Workstream 8."
+	lbl.text = "Skills allocation — coming soon."
 	lbl.add_theme_color_override("font_color", TEXT_DIM)
-	lbl.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 12)
+	lbl.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 11)
 	lbl.horizontal_alignment = HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT_CENTER
 	lbl.vertical_alignment = VERTICAL_ALIGNMENT_CENTER
 	lbl.set_anchors_and_offsets_preset(Control.PRESET_FULL_RECT)
 	lbl.mouse_filter = Control.MOUSE_FILTER_IGNORE
-	tab.add_child(lbl)
+	margin.add_child(lbl)
 
 
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