diff --git a/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss b/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
index 6c1988684e..51f58730fe 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
@@ -501,7 +501,8 @@ $tag-text-color: #5b614f;
       font-size: inherit;
       font-weight: bold;
       margin-left: 1%;
-      padding-top: 9px;
+      padding-top: 4px;
+      padding-bottom: 2px;
       text-decoration: none;
     }