diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/alert.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/alert.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..35646cbf82f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/alert.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+.alert {
+  padding: 8px 35px 8px 14px;
+  background-color: scale-color($danger, $lightness: 75%);
+  color: #c09853;
+
+  .close {
+    position: relative;
+    top: -2px;
+    right: -21px;
+    line-height: 18px;
+    float: right;
+    font-size: 20px;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    line-height: 18px;
+    color: $primary;
+    opacity: 0.2;
+    filter: alpha(opacity = 20);
+    @include hover {
+      color: $primary;
+      text-decoration: none;
+      cursor: pointer;
+      opacity: 0.4;
+      filter: alpha(opacity = 40);
+    }
+  }
+  button.close {
+    padding: 0;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    background: transparent;
+    border: 0;
+    -webkit-appearance: none;
+  }
+  &.alert-success {
+    background-color:  scale-color($success, $lightness: 90%);
+    color: $success;
+  }
+  &.alert-error {
+    background-color:  scale-color($danger, $lightness: 75%);
+    color: $danger;
+  }
+  &.alert-info {
+    background-color: scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: 90%);
+    color: $primary;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop.scss
index 238ac9ed908..87b0c662a81 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop.scss
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 /* @import "desktop/*"; TODO: get this working again */
 
+@import "desktop/alert";
 @import "desktop/compose";
 @import "desktop/discourse";
 @import "desktop/header";
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/alert.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/alert.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eead66319aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/alert.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.alert {
+  margin-bottom: 15px;
+}
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/discourse.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/discourse.scss
index d9088c939dc..d9accea9e92 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/discourse.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/discourse.scss
@@ -475,53 +475,6 @@ body {
     }
   }
 
-  .alert {
-    padding: 8px 35px 8px 14px;
-    margin-bottom: 18px;
-    background-color: scale-color($danger, $lightness: 75%);
-    color: #c09853;
-
-    .close {
-      position: relative;
-      top: -2px;
-      right: -21px;
-      line-height: 18px;
-      float: right;
-      font-size: 20px;
-      font-weight: bold;
-      line-height: 18px;
-      color: $primary;
-      opacity: 0.2;
-      filter: alpha(opacity = 20);
-      @include hover {
-        color: $primary;
-        text-decoration: none;
-        cursor: pointer;
-        opacity: 0.4;
-        filter: alpha(opacity = 40);
-      }
-    }
-    button.close {
-      padding: 0;
-      cursor: pointer;
-      background: transparent;
-      border: 0;
-      -webkit-appearance: none;
-    }
-    &.alert-success {
-      background-color:  scale-color($success, $lightness: 90%);
-      color: $success;
-    }
-    &.alert-error {
-      background-color:  scale-color($danger, $lightness: 75%);
-      color: $danger;
-    }
-    &.alert-info {
-      background-color: scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: 90%);
-      color: $primary;
-    }
-  }
-
   .bootbox.modal {
     .modal-footer {
       a.btn-primary {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile.scss
index 6a0a5597e7b..3abcfc294ff 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile.scss
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 /* @import "mobile/*"; TODO: get this working again */
 
+@import "mobile/alert";
 @import "mobile/compose";
 @import "mobile/discourse";
 @import "mobile/faqs";
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/alert.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/alert.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f30d983821d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/alert.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.alert {
+  margin: 15px 0 5px 0;
+}
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/discourse.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/discourse.scss
index 3ec1a1714f6..2bf4341f62d 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/discourse.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/discourse.scss
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ body {
       }
     }
   }
-
-
 }
 
 blockquote {