diff --git a/sass/discussion/_profile.scss b/sass/discussion/_profile.scss
index f82bff5a46..8b9ef2562f 100644
--- a/sass/discussion/_profile.scss
+++ b/sass/discussion/_profile.scss
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ body.user-profile-page {
     > li {
       display: table-cell;
       padding: (flex-gutter(9)/2);
-      border-right: 1px solid #ddd;
+      border-right: 1px dashed #efefef;
       @include box-sizing(border-box);
 
       &:first-child {
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ body.user-profile-page {
 
           &.up {
             background-color:#d1e3a8;
-            background-image: url(/static/images/askbot/vote-arrow-up.png);
+            background-image: url(/static/images/askbot/vote-arrow-up-activate.png);
             margin-right: 6px;
 
             span.vote-count {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ body.user-profile-page {
           }
 
           &.down {
-            background-image: url(/static/images/askbot/vote-arrow-down.png);
+            background-image: url(/static/images/askbot/vote-arrow-down-activate.png);
             background-color:#eac6ad;
 
             span.vote-count {
diff --git a/sass/discussion/_question-view.scss b/sass/discussion/_question-view.scss
index 72bca7f36d..09cb76b8f4 100644
--- a/sass/discussion/_question-view.scss
+++ b/sass/discussion/_question-view.scss
@@ -19,14 +19,19 @@ div.question-header {
 
         &.post-vote {
           @include border-radius(4px);
-          background-color: lighten(#F6EFD4, 3%);
+          background-color: lighten(#F6EFD4, 5%);
+          border: 1px solid darken( #F6EFD4,10% );
+          @include box-shadow(inset 0 1px 0px #fff);
         }
 
         &.question-img-upvote, &.answer-img-upvote  {
           background-image: url(/static/images/askbot/vote-arrow-up.png);
+          @include box-shadow(inset 0 1px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5));
 
           &:hover, &.on {
             background-color:#d1e3a8;
+            border-color: darken(#D1E3A8, 20%);
+          background-image: url(/static/images/askbot/vote-arrow-up-activate.png);
           }
         }
 
@@ -34,7 +39,9 @@ div.question-header {
           background-image: url(/static/images/askbot/vote-arrow-down.png);
 
           &:hover, &.on {
-            background-color:#eac6ad;
+            background-color:#EAC6AD;
+            border-color: darken(#EAC6AD, 20%);
+            background-image: url(/static/images/askbot/vote-arrow-down-activate.png);
           }
         }
       }
@@ -319,6 +326,5 @@ div.share-question {
   p {
     padding: 0;
     margin: 0;
-    font-weight: bold;
   }
 }
diff --git a/sass/discussion/_sidebar.scss b/sass/discussion/_sidebar.scss
index c5dd987d1d..47003ad4e7 100644
--- a/sass/discussion/_sidebar.scss
+++ b/sass/discussion/_sidebar.scss
@@ -283,6 +283,11 @@ div.discussion-wrapper aside {
       text-align: center;
       padding: 10px;
       display: block;
+      margin-top: 10px;
+
+      &:first-child {
+        margin-top: 0;
+      }
 
       span {
         font-weight: bold;