diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/mobile/discovery/categories.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/mobile/discovery/categories.hbs
index c4cde59bfaa..08c5446171a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/mobile/discovery/categories.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/mobile/discovery/categories.hbs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
       {{/each}}
       {{#if c.subcategories}}
-        <tr>
+        <tr class="subcategories-list">
           <td>
             <div class='subcategories'>
               {{#each subcategory in c.subcategories}}
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/topic-list.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/topic-list.scss
index 3ad50502809..c37eabeea6b 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/topic-list.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/topic-list.scss
@@ -140,10 +140,17 @@ tr.category-topic-link:nth-of-type(odd) {
     }
   }
 
-  .category-description {
-    td {
-      padding: 0 5px 15px 10px;
-    }
+  .category-topic-link .main-link, .subcategories-list td, .category-description td {
+    padding-left: 10px;
+  }
+
+  .category-description td {
+    padding-top: 0;
+    padding-bottom: 15px;
+  }
+
+  .subcategories-list td {
+    padding-top: 15px;
   }
 
   .topic-list > tbody > tr {
@@ -155,10 +162,6 @@ tr.category-topic-link:nth-of-type(odd) {
     }
   }
 
-  .category-topic-link .main-link {
-    padding-left: 10px;
-  }
-
   th .badge-category {
     margin: 0;
     font-size: 110%;