diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/discourse.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/discourse.scss
index 65e6ba98911..e93e3cb88fd 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/discourse.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/discourse.scss
@@ -93,11 +93,12 @@ blockquote {
   display: inline-block;
   margin: 0;
   padding: 0;
+  vertical-align: middle;
   .topic-status {
     margin: 0;
     display: inline-block;
     i {
-      font-size: 15px;
+      font-size: 20px;
       color: darken($secondary, 60%);
     }
   }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/topic.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/topic.scss
index 4c6cb2c8bcc..ed6bffe30f5 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/topic.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/topic.scss
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@
     font-size: 1.5em;
     margin:0;
     a.edit-topic {font-size: 15px;}
-    a {color: $primary;}
+    a {
+      color: $primary;
+      vertical-align: middle;
+    }
   }
   .private-message-glyph { display: none; }
 }