diff --git a/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss b/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
index 9a4875f34c..1201ebad88 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
@@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ body.discussion {
     @include clearfix;
 
     h4 {
-      font-size: 20px;
+      font-size: 16px;
       font-weight: 700;
     }
   }
@@ -1947,148 +1947,163 @@ body.discussion {
     }
   }
 
-  .wmd-panel {
-    width: 100%;
-    min-width: 500px;
-  }
-
-  .wmd-button-bar  {
-    width: 100%;
-    background-color: Silver;
-  }
-
-  .wmd-input {
-    height: 150px;
-    width: 100%;
-    background-color: #e9e9e9;
-    border: 1px solid #c8c8c8;
-    font-family: Monaco, 'Lucida Console', monospace;
-    font-style: normal;
-    font-size: 0.8em;
-    line-height: 1.6em;
-    @include border-radius(3px 3px 0 0);
-
-    &::-webkit-input-placeholder {
-      color: #888;
-    }
-  }
-
-  .wmd-preview {
-    position: relative;
-    font-family: $sans-serif;
-    padding: 25px 20px 10px 20px;
-    margin-bottom: 5px;
-    box-sizing: border-box;
-    border: 1px solid #c8c8c8;
-    border-top-width: 0;
-    @include border-radius(0 0 3px 3px);
-    overflow: hidden;
-    @include transition(all, .2s, easeOut);
-
-    &:before {
-      content: 'PREVIEW';
-      position: absolute;
-      top: 3px;
-      left: 5px;
-      font-size: 11px;
-      color: #bbb;
+  .new-post-body {
+    .wmd-panel {
+      width: 100%;
+      min-width: 500px;
     }
 
-    p {
+    .wmd-button-bar  {
+      width: 100%;
+    }
+
+    .wmd-input {
+      height: 150px;
+      width: 100%;
+      background-color: #e9e9e9;
+      border: 1px solid #c8c8c8;
+      font-family: Monaco, 'Lucida Console', monospace;
+      font-style: normal;
+      font-size: 0.8em;
+      line-height: 1.6em;
+      @include border-radius(3px 3px 0 0);
+
+      &::-webkit-input-placeholder {
+        color: #888;
+      }
+    }
+
+    .wmd-preview {
+      position: relative;
       font-family: $sans-serif;
+      padding: 25px 20px 10px 20px;
+      margin-bottom: 5px;
+      box-sizing: border-box;
+      border: 1px solid #c8c8c8;
+      border-top-width: 0;
+      @include border-radius(0 0 3px 3px);
+      overflow: hidden;
+      @include transition(all, .2s, easeOut);
+
+      &:before {
+        content: 'PREVIEW';
+        position: absolute;
+        top: 3px;
+        left: 5px;
+        font-size: 11px;
+        color: #bbb;
+      }
+
+      p {
+        font-family: $sans-serif;
+      }
+      background-color: #fafafa;
+    }
+
+    .wmd-button-row {
+      position: relative;
+      margin-left: 5px;
+      margin-right: 5px;
+      margin-bottom: 5px;
+      margin-top: 10px;
+      padding: 0px;
+      height: 20px;
+      overflow: hidden;
+      @include transition(all, .2s, easeOut);
+    }
+
+    .wmd-spacer {
+      width: 1px;
+      height: 20px;
+      margin-left: 14px;
+
+      position: absolute;
+      background-color: Silver;
+      display: inline-block;
+      list-style: none;
+    }
+
+    .wmd-button {
+      width: 20px;
+      height: 20px;
+      padding-left: 2px;
+      padding-right: 3px;
+      position: absolute;
+      display: inline-block;
+      list-style: none;
+      cursor: pointer;
+      background: none;
+    }
+
+    .wmd-button > span {
+      display: inline-block;
+      background-image: url(../images/new-post-icons-full.png);
+      background-repeat: no-repeat;
+      background-position: 0px 0px;
+      width: 20px;
+      height: 20px;    
+    }
+
+    .wmd-spacer1 {
+      left: 50px;
+    }
+    .wmd-spacer2 {
+      left: 175px;
+    }
+
+    .wmd-spacer3 {
+      left: 300px;
+    }
+
+    .wmd-prompt-background {
+      background-color: Black;
+    }
+
+    .wmd-prompt-dialog {
+      @extend .modal;
+      background: #fff;
+    }
+
+    .wmd-prompt-dialog {
+      padding: 20px;
+
+      > div {
+        font-size: 0.8em;
+        font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
+      }
+
+      b {
+        font-size: 16px;
+      }
+
+      > form > input[type="text"] {
+        border-radius: 3px;
+        color: #333;
+      }
+
+      > form > input[type="button"] {
+        border: 1px solid #888;
+        font-family: $sans-serif;
+        font-size: 14px;
+      }
+
+      > form > input[type="file"] {
+        margin-bottom: 18px;
+      }
     }
-    background-color: #fafafa;
   }
 
   .wmd-button-row {
+    // this is being hidden now because the inline styles to position the icons are not being written
+    display: none;
     position: relative;
-    margin-left: 5px;
-    margin-right: 5px;
-    margin-bottom: 5px;
-    margin-top: 10px;
-    padding: 0px;
-    height: 20px;
-    overflow: hidden;
-    @include transition(all, .2s, easeOut);
-  }
-
-  .wmd-spacer {
-    width: 1px;
-    height: 20px;
-    margin-left: 14px;
-
-    position: absolute;
-    background-color: Silver;
-    display: inline-block;
-    list-style: none;
+    height: 12px;    
   }
 
   .wmd-button {
-    width: 20px;
-    height: 20px;
-    padding-left: 2px;
-    padding-right: 3px;
-    position: absolute;
-    display: inline-block;
-    list-style: none;
-    cursor: pointer;
-    background: none;
-  }
-
-  .wmd-button > span {
-    display: inline-block;
-    background-image: url(../images/new-post-icons-full.png);
-    background-repeat: no-repeat;
-    background-position: 0px 0px;
-    width: 20px;
-    height: 20px;    
-  }
-
-  .wmd-spacer1 {
-    left: 50px;
-  }
-  .wmd-spacer2 {
-    left: 175px;
-  }
-
-  .wmd-spacer3 {
-    left: 300px;
-  }
-
-  .wmd-prompt-background {
-    background-color: Black;
-  }
-
-  .wmd-prompt-dialog {
-    @extend .modal;
-    background: #fff;
-  }
-
-  .wmd-prompt-dialog {
-    padding: 20px;
-
-    > div {
-      font-size: 0.8em;
-      font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
-    }
-
-    b {
-      font-size: 16px;
-    }
-
-    > form > input[type="text"] {
-      border-radius: 3px;
-      color: #333;
-    }
-
-    > form > input[type="button"] {
-      border: 1px solid #888;
-      font-family: $sans-serif;
-      font-size: 14px;
-    }
-
-    > form > input[type="file"] {
-      margin-bottom: 18px;
+    span {
+      background-image: url("/static/images/wmd-buttons.png");
+      display: inline-block;
     }
   }
 }