diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic.scss
index 2bea59c9798..a670968d9d0 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic.scss
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
   }
 }
 
+.private-message-glyph {
+  float: left;
+}
+
 .private_message #topic-title .private-message-glyph { display: inline; }
 
 .topic-error {