diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/discussion/templates/discussion/edx_ace/responsenotification/email/body.html b/lms/djangoapps/discussion/templates/discussion/edx_ace/responsenotification/email/body.html
index e489400de5..5aedd82535 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/discussion/templates/discussion/edx_ace/responsenotification/email/body.html
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/discussion/templates/discussion/edx_ace/responsenotification/email/body.html
@@ -8,14 +8,13 @@
         <td>
             <p>
                 {% blocktrans trimmed %}
-                    {{ comment_username }} replied to your <b>{{ thread_title }}</b> post
+                    {{ comment_username }} replied to <b>{{ thread_title }}</b>:
                 {% endblocktrans %}
             </p>
-
-            <div style="border: 1px solid white;
-                        padding: 15px 15px 15px 20px;
-                        box-shadow: 0 0px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
-                        margin: 30px 70px 40px 0px;">
+            <div style="border-left: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
+                    padding: 1px 1px 1px 15px;
+                    margin: 20px 20px 30px 30px;
+                    color: rgba(0,0,0,.75);">
                 {{ comment_body }}
             </div>
 
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/discussion/templates/discussion/edx_ace/responsenotification/email/body.txt b/lms/djangoapps/discussion/templates/discussion/edx_ace/responsenotification/email/body.txt
index efacbd502a..2cd496a6b6 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/discussion/templates/discussion/edx_ace/responsenotification/email/body.txt
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/discussion/templates/discussion/edx_ace/responsenotification/email/body.txt
@@ -2,10 +2,16 @@
 
 {% block content %}
 {% blocktrans trimmed %}
-    {{ comment_username }} replied to your <b>{{ thread_title }}</b> post
+    {{ comment_username }} replied to <b>{{ thread_title }}</b>:
 {% endblocktrans %}
 
-{{ comment_body }}
+
+<div style="border-left: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
+                    padding: 1px 1px 1px 15px;
+                    margin: 20px 20px 30px 30px;
+                    color: rgba(0,0,0,.75);">
+    {{ comment_body }}
+</div>
 
 <a href="{{ post_link }}"> {% trans "View discussion" %} </a>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/discussion/templates/discussion/edx_ace/responsenotification/email/subject.txt b/lms/djangoapps/discussion/templates/discussion/edx_ace/responsenotification/email/subject.txt
index d94036f97b..a49eb5dec1 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/discussion/templates/discussion/edx_ace/responsenotification/email/subject.txt
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/discussion/templates/discussion/edx_ace/responsenotification/email/subject.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 {% load i18n %}
 
-{% blocktrans trimmed %}
-    Response to your {{ thread_title }} post
-{% endblocktrans %}
\ No newline at end of file
+{% blocktrans %}Response to {{ thread_title }}{% endblocktrans %}
\ No newline at end of file