diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/student_account/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/student_account/views.py
index 8ec5453c6a..5c88c96866 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/student_account/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/student_account/views.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ def login_and_registration_form(request, initial_mode="login"):
         'initial_mode': initial_mode,
         'third_party_auth': json.dumps(_third_party_auth_context(request)),
         'platform_name': settings.PLATFORM_NAME,
+        'responsive': True
     }
 
     return render_to_response('student_account/login_and_register.html', context)
diff --git a/lms/templates/main.html b/lms/templates/main.html
index f9ec256b90..ceafa142e8 100644
--- a/lms/templates/main.html
+++ b/lms/templates/main.html
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
     <meta charset="UTF-8">
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
     <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
+    % if responsive:
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+    % endif
 <%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
 <%! from microsite_configuration import microsite %>
 <%! from microsite_configuration import page_title_breadcrumbs %>