diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/post_gap_component.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/post_gap_component.js
index 651888555d4..dfffe9a8217 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/post_gap_component.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/post_gap_component.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Discourse.PostGapComponent = Ember.Component.extend({
     if (this.get('loading')) {
       buffer.push(I18n.t('loading'));
     } else {
-      buffer.push("<i class='icon icon-cut'></i>" + I18n.t('post.gap', {count: this.get('gap.length')}));
+      buffer.push(I18n.t('post.gap', {count: this.get('gap.length')}));
     }
   },
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
index 0103f04ea33..a450900a0b4 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
@@ -3,18 +3,19 @@
 
 .gap {
   background-color: #f9f9f9;
-  border: 1px solid #eee;
   padding: 5px 10px;
   margin-bottom: 10px;
-  color: #555;
+  color: #999;
   cursor: pointer;
+  text-align: center;
+  width: 820px;
 
   &:hover {
     background-color: #eee;
   }
 
-  i.icon {
-    margin-right: 6px;
+  @include medium-width {
+    width: 800px;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/topic-post.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/topic-post.scss
index 8759944bee0..8d511a73cbe 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/topic-post.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/topic-post.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 @import "common/foundation/variables";
 
+.gap {
+  background-color: #f9f9f9;
+  padding: 5px 15px;
+  color: #999;
+  text-align: center;
+  margin: 0 10px;
+}
+
 .topic-post {
   border-top: 1px solid #ddd;
   padding: 6px 0 3px 0;
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index e41f6df1174..a20f04adb00 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -817,8 +817,8 @@ en:
       deleted_by: "deleted by"
       expand_collapse: "expand/collapse"
       gap:
-        one: "1 post was omitted due to your current filter. Click to show it."
-        other: "{{count}} posts were omitted due to your current filter. Click to show them."
+        one: "1 post omitted"
+        other: "{{count}} posts omitted"
 
       has_replies:
         one: "Reply"