diff --git a/cms/static/sass/_header.scss b/cms/static/sass/_header.scss
index c619eb8c19..fc69690379 100644
--- a/cms/static/sass/_header.scss
+++ b/cms/static/sass/_header.scss
@@ -204,6 +204,13 @@ nav .nav-item {
   .nav-account-username {
     width: 100%;
 
+    .icon-user {
+      display: inline-block;
+      vertical-align: middle;
+      margin-right: 3px;
+      @include font-size(12);
+    }
+
     .account-username {
       display: inline-block;
       width: 80%;
diff --git a/cms/templates/widgets/header.html b/cms/templates/widgets/header.html
index cea96cb755..86687b0df7 100644
--- a/cms/templates/widgets/header.html
+++ b/cms/templates/widgets/header.html
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
           <li class="nav-item nav-account-username">
             <a href="#" class="title">
               <span class="account-username">
-                <i class="ss-icon ss-symbolicons-standard">&#x1F464;</i> 
+                <i class="ss-icon ss-symbolicons-standard icon-user">&#x1F464;</i> 
                 ${ user.username }
               </span>
               <i class="ss-icon ss-symbolicons-block icon-expand">&#x25BE;</i>