diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/compose.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/compose.scss
index b55dadffd87..b436a3d14d8 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/compose.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/compose.scss
@@ -87,15 +87,6 @@ div.ac-wrap {
   display: none;
 }
 
-@media screen and (min-width: 1550px) {
-  #reply-control {
-    .wmd-controls {
-      width: 1450px;
-      left: auto;
-      right: auto;
-    }
-  }
-}
 
 .auto-close-fields {
   input {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss
index def3cad79f9..dd22b1eed2c 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss
@@ -372,10 +372,11 @@
     }
   }
   .wmd-controls {
-    left: auto;
-    right: auto;
+    left: 30px;
+    right: 30px;
     position: absolute;
     bottom: 48px;
+    top: 50px;
 
     // this removes the topmost margin;
     // if we don't have this, all posts would have extra space at the top
@@ -462,3 +463,13 @@
   padding-left: 20px;
   padding-right: 20px;
 }
+
+@media screen and (min-width: 1550px) {
+  #reply-control {
+    .wmd-controls {
+      width: 1450px;
+      left: auto;
+      right: auto;
+    }
+  }
+}