diff --git a/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss b/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
index 16474e7b33..fddf937a5e 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
@@ -1255,6 +1255,12 @@ body.discussion {
       font-style: italic;
       color: #888;
 
+      .username {
+        display: block;
+        font-size: 16px;
+        font-weight: 700;
+      }
+
       span {
         font-style: italic;
       }
@@ -1745,6 +1751,16 @@ body.discussion {
             padding-bottom: 0;
             margin-bottom: 15px;
 
+            .posted-details {
+              margin-top: 4px;
+
+              .username {
+                display: inline;
+                font-size: 14px;
+                font-weight: 700;
+              }
+            }
+
             h3 {
               font-size: 19px;
               font-weight: 700;
@@ -1788,13 +1804,16 @@ body.discussion {
           margin-top: 10px;
 
           header {
-            padding-bottom: 0em;
-            margin-bottom: 5px;
+            padding-bottom: 0;
+            margin-bottom: 15px;
 
             .posted-by {
-              font-size: 0.8em;
+              float: left;
+              margin-right: 5px;
+              font-size: 16px;
             }
           }
+
           .response-body {
             margin-bottom: 0.2em;
             font-size: 14px;
diff --git a/lms/templates/discussion/_underscore_templates.html b/lms/templates/discussion/_underscore_templates.html
index 2c3585bb58..6c951b2253 100644
--- a/lms/templates/discussion/_underscore_templates.html
+++ b/lms/templates/discussion/_underscore_templates.html
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@
           <a href="#" class="vote-btn discussion-vote discussion-vote-up" data-role="discussion-vote"><span class="plus-icon">+</span> <span class='votes-count-number'>${'<%- votes["up_count"] %>'}</span></a>
           <h1>${'<%- title %>'}</h1>
           <p class="posted-details">
-              <span class="timeago" title="${'<%- created_at %>'}">${'<%- created_at %>'}</span> by
               ${"<% if (!obj.anonymous) { %>"}
-              <a href="${'<%- user_url %>'}">${'<%- username %>'}</a>
+              <a href="${'<%- user_url %>'}" class="username">${'<%- username %>'}</a>
               ${"<% } else {print('anonymous');} %>"}
+              <span class="timeago" title="${'<%- created_at %>'}">${'<%- created_at %>'}</span>
+              
               <span class="post-status-closed top-post-status" style="display: none">
                 &bull; This thread is closed.
               </span>
diff --git a/lms/templates/discussion/mustache/_inline_thread.mustache b/lms/templates/discussion/mustache/_inline_thread.mustache
index 3875c9e7bc..a874b728ce 100644
--- a/lms/templates/discussion/mustache/_inline_thread.mustache
+++ b/lms/templates/discussion/mustache/_inline_thread.mustache
@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@
             <a href="#" class="vote-btn discussion-vote discussion-vote-up" data-role="discussion-vote"><span class="plus-icon">+</span> <span class='votes-count-number'>{{votes.up_count}}</span></a>
             <h3>{{title}}</h3>
             <p class="posted-details">
-                <span class="timeago" title="{{created_at}}">{{created_at}}</span> by
                 {{#user}}
-                <a href="{{user_url}}">{{username}}</a>
+                <a href="{{user_url}}" class="username">{{username}}</a>
                 {{/user}}
                 {{^user}}
                 anonymous
                 {{/user}}
+
+                <span class="timeago" title="{{created_at}}">{{created_at}}</span>
+                
                 <span class="post-status-closed top-post-status" style="display: none">
                     &bull; This thread is closed.
                 </span>