diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b83fb62f3..d2190e398 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ $HeadURL: https://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/phpmyadmin/trunk/phpMyA
 - bug #1805102 [display] TextareaAutoSelect issues: set this parameter
   default value to false to help cut&paste from a terminal window; also
   set focus to the textarea
+- bug #1814463 [display] Wrong database size
 
 2.11.1.2 (2007-10-17)
 - fixed XSS in server_status.php, thanks to Omer Singer, The DigiTrust Group
diff --git a/libraries/common.lib.php b/libraries/common.lib.php
index 67e7db81d..b80b02416 100644
--- a/libraries/common.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/common.lib.php
@@ -1286,8 +1286,12 @@ function PMA_formatByteDown($value, $limes = 6, $comma = 0)
     } // end for
 
     if ($unit != $GLOBALS['byteUnits'][0]) {
-        $return_value = PMA_formatNumber($value, 5, $comma);
+        // if the unit is not bytes (as represented in current language)
+        // reformat with max length of 5
+        // 4th parameter=true means do not reformat if value < 1
+        $return_value = PMA_formatNumber($value, 5, $comma, true);
     } else {
+        // do not reformat, just handle the locale
         $return_value = PMA_formatNumber($value, 0);
     }
 
@@ -1357,7 +1361,7 @@ function PMA_formatNumber($value, $length = 3, $comma = 0, $only_down = false)
         $length = 3 - $comma;
     }
 
-    // check for negativ value to retain sign
+    // check for negative value to retain sign
     if ($value < 0) {
         $sign = '-';
         $value = abs($value);