diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/discussion_thread_view.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/discussion_thread_view.coffee
index 6ea4b09e35..dd695d39d8 100644
--- a/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/discussion_thread_view.coffee
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/discussion_thread_view.coffee
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ if Backbone?
       for tag in @model.get("tags")
         if !tags
           tags = $('<div class="thread-tags">')
-        tags.append("<a class='thread-tag'>#{tag}</a>")
+        tags.append("<a href='#' class='thread-tag'>#{tag}</a>")
       @$(".post-body").after(tags)
 
     tagSelected: (e) ->
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss b/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
index 3798dbf278..4bc1474c96 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
@@ -2003,6 +2003,7 @@ body.discussion {
 
     .thread-tag {
       padding: 3px 10px 6px;
+      margin-right: 5px;
       border-radius: 3px;
       color: #333;
       background: #c5eeff;
@@ -2299,12 +2300,14 @@ body.discussion {
       }
     }
   }
+
   .thread-tags {
     margin: 20px 0;
   }
 
   .thread-tag {
     padding: 3px 10px 6px;
+    margin-right: 5px;
     border-radius: 3px;
     color: #333;
     background: #c5eeff;