diff --git a/r2/r2/public/static/css/reddit.css b/r2/r2/public/static/css/reddit.css
index db137d573..224ee881f 100755
--- a/r2/r2/public/static/css/reddit.css
+++ b/r2/r2/public/static/css/reddit.css
@@ -645,6 +645,11 @@ ul.flat-vert {text-align: left;}
     overflow: hidden;
 }
 
+.compressed .midcol {
+    width: 15px;
+    margin-right: 5px;
+}
+
 .entry {
     overflow: hidden; 
     margin-left: 3px;
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/link.html b/r2/r2/templates/link.html
index 1241b85d3..e63fc0484 100755
--- a/r2/r2/templates/link.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/link.html
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ ${parent.thing_data_attributes(what)} data-ups="${what.upvotes}" data-downs="${w
 
 <%def name="midcol(display=True, cls = '')">
   %if thing.pref_compress:
-    <div class="midcol ${cls}" style="width:2ex;" 
+    <div class="midcol ${cls}"
   %else:
     <div class="midcol ${cls}" style="width:${thing.midcolmargin};" 
   %endif