diff --git a/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss b/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
index d08c6076e5..72d55a27dc 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
@@ -24,6 +24,20 @@ form label {
   text-shadow: none;
 }
 
+div.recent-activity {
+  font-size: $comment_body_size;
+  margin: 4%;
+  font-weight: bold;
+  a.recent-active-post {
+    margin-bottom: 2px;
+    &:hover {
+      color: #1C71DD;
+      text-decoration: none;
+      font-weight: normal;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 .discussion {
   
   .discussion-non-content {
diff --git a/lms/templates/discussion/_recent_active_posts.html b/lms/templates/discussion/_recent_active_posts.html
index 3216d8f0bd..a13297eb59 100644
--- a/lms/templates/discussion/_recent_active_posts.html
+++ b/lms/templates/discussion/_recent_active_posts.html
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-Recent active posts that you are following
+<div class="recent-activity">
+  Recent Activity:
 
-<div class="recent-active-posts">
-<a class="recent-active-post" href="javascript:void(0)">Sapiente officiis debitis repellendus eligendi aliquid natus saepe.</a>
-<a class="recent-active-post" href="javascript:void(0)">Sapiente officiis debitis repellendus eligendi aliquid natus saepe.</a>
-<a class="recent-active-post" href="javascript:void(0)">Sapiente officiis debitis repellendus eligendi aliquid natus saepe.</a>
-<a class="recent-active-post" href="javascript:void(0)">Sapiente officiis debitis repellendus eligendi aliquid natus saepe.</a>
-<a class="recent-active-post" href="javascript:void(0)">Sapiente officiis debitis repellendus eligendi aliquid natus saepe.</a>
-<a class="recent-active-post" href="javascript:void(0)">Sapiente officiis debitis repellendus eligendi aliquid natus saepe.</a>
+  <div class="recent-active-posts">
+  <a class="recent-active-post" href="javascript:void(0)">Sapiente officiis debitis repellendus eligendi aliquid natus saepe.</a>
+  <a class="recent-active-post" href="javascript:void(0)">Sapiente officiis debitis repellendus eligendi aliquid natus saepe.</a>   
+  <a class="recent-active-post" href="javascript:void(0)">Sapiente officiis debitis repellendus eligendi aliquid natus saepe.</a>
+  <a class="recent-active-post" href="javascript:void(0)">Sapiente officiis debitis repellendus eligendi aliquid natus saepe.</a>
+  <a class="recent-active-post" href="javascript:void(0)">Sapiente officiis debitis repellendus eligendi aliquid natus saepe.</a>
+  <a class="recent-active-post" href="javascript:void(0)">Sapiente officiis debitis repellendus eligendi aliquid natus saepe.</a>
+  </div>
 </div>