diff --git a/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss b/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
index 72d55a27dc..72f472fc10 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@ form label {
 }
 
 div.recent-activity {
-  font-size: $comment_body_size;
   margin: 4%;
-  font-weight: bold;
+  div.recent-activity-title {
+    font-weight: bold;
+  }
   a.recent-active-post {
-    margin-bottom: 2px;
+    font-size: $comment_body_size;
+    line-height: 180%;
     &:hover {
       color: #1C71DD;
       text-decoration: none;
diff --git a/lms/templates/discussion/_recent_active_posts.html b/lms/templates/discussion/_recent_active_posts.html
index a13297eb59..e193e201e3 100644
--- a/lms/templates/discussion/_recent_active_posts.html
+++ b/lms/templates/discussion/_recent_active_posts.html
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <div class="recent-activity">
-  Recent Activity:
+  
+  <div class="recent-activity-title">Recent Activity:</div>
 
   <div class="recent-active-posts">
   <a class="recent-active-post" href="javascript:void(0)">Sapiente officiis debitis repellendus eligendi aliquid natus saepe.</a>