diff --git a/lms/templates/main.html b/lms/templates/main.html
index bf873bc594..60d238f36d 100644
--- a/lms/templates/main.html
+++ b/lms/templates/main.html
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
       ## "edX" should not be translated
       <title>edX</title>
 
+      <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
+      <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+
       <script type="text/javascript">
         /* immediately break out of an iframe if coming from the marketing website */
         (function(window) {