diff --git a/src/components/post/post.module.css b/src/components/post/post.module.css
index fc92cc59..e055e393 100644
--- a/src/components/post/post.module.css
+++ b/src/components/post/post.module.css
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@
   padding: 0.5em 0; /* instead of using margin, wrap with padding */
 }
 
-.threadHideButtonWrapper {
+.hideButtonWrapper {
   padding-right: 5px;
   float: left;
 }
 
-.postDesktop .threadHideButton {
+.postDesktop .hideButton {
   background-repeat: no-repeat;
   background-position: center;
   width: 18px;
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
   display: inline-block;
   image-rendering: pixelated;
   cursor: pointer;
+  transform: translateY(-1px);
 }
 
 /* clearfix to the container of the floatied elements to contain them */
@@ -155,9 +156,17 @@
 
 .postDesktop .summary {
   padding-top: 10px;
+  padding-left: 23px;
+  position: relative;
   color: var(--post-mobile-abbr-text-color);
 }
 
+.postDesktop .summary .expandButtonWrapper {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 8px;
+  left: 2px;
+}
+
 .postDesktop .summary .expandButton {
   background-image: var(--post-replies-expand-button-background-image);
   background-repeat: no-repeat;
@@ -166,7 +175,6 @@
   height: 18px;
   display: inline-block;
   image-rendering: pixelated;
-  margin: 0 3px -4px 2px;
   cursor: pointer;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/post/post.tsx b/src/components/post/post.tsx
index d43a696f..d3c5149d 100644
--- a/src/components/post/post.tsx
+++ b/src/components/post/post.tsx
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ const PostDesktop = ({ post, showAllReplies }: { post: Comment; showAllReplies:
         <hr />
       </div>
       {!isInPostPage && (
-        <span className={styles.threadHideButtonWrapper}>
-          <span className={`${styles.threadHideButton} ${styles.hideThread}`} />
+        <span className={styles.hideButtonWrapper}>
+          <span className={`${styles.hideButton} ${styles.hideThread}`} />
         </span>
       )}
       {commentMediaInfo?.url && (
@@ -213,7 +213,9 @@ const PostDesktop = ({ post, showAllReplies }: { post: Comment; showAllReplies:
       )}
       {(replies.length > 5 || pinned) && !isInPostPage && (
         <span className={styles.summary}>
-          <span className={styles.expandButton} />
+          <span className={styles.expandButtonWrapper}>
+            <span className={styles.expandButton} />
+          </span>
           <span>
             {repliesCount} replies {linkCount > 0 && `and ${linkCount} links`} omitted.{' '}
           </span>