diff --git a/mod/forum/discuss.php b/mod/forum/discuss.php
index 8729682d925..49e4c53cd18 100644
--- a/mod/forum/discuss.php
+++ b/mod/forum/discuss.php
@@ -234,17 +234,18 @@
 
     echo $OUTPUT->header();
 
-    $headingvalue = format_string($forum->name);
+    echo $OUTPUT->heading(format_string($forum->name), 2);
+    echo $OUTPUT->heading(format_string($discussion->name), 3, 'discussionname');
+
     if ((!isguestuser() && isloggedin()) && has_capability('mod/forum:viewdiscussion', $modcontext)) {
         // Discussion subscription.
         if (\mod_forum\subscriptions::is_subscribable($forum)) {
-            $headingvalue .= ' ';
-            $headingvalue .= html_writer::tag('span', forum_get_discussion_subscription_icon($forum, $post->discussion), array(
-                'class' => 'discussionsubscription',
-            ));
+            echo html_writer::div(
+                forum_get_discussion_subscription_icon($forum, $post->discussion, null, true),
+                'discussionsubscription'
+            );
         }
     }
-    echo $OUTPUT->heading($headingvalue, 2);
 
 
 /// Check to see if groups are being used in this forum
diff --git a/mod/forum/lang/en/forum.php b/mod/forum/lang/en/forum.php
index 177939af650..4ef1c54dbab 100644
--- a/mod/forum/lang/en/forum.php
+++ b/mod/forum/lang/en/forum.php
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ $string['cannotviewpostyet'] = 'You cannot read other students questions in this
 $string['cannotviewusersposts'] = 'There are no posts made by this user that you are able to view.';
 $string['cleanreadtime'] = 'Mark old posts as read hour';
 $string['clicktounsubscribe'] = 'You are subscribed to this discussion. Click to unsubscribe.';
-$string['clicktosubscribe'] = 'Not subscribed. Click to subscribe.';
+$string['clicktosubscribe'] = 'You are not subscribed to this discussion. Click to subscribe.';
 $string['completiondiscussions'] = 'Student must create discussions:';
 $string['completiondiscussionsgroup'] = 'Require discussions';
 $string['completiondiscussionshelp'] = 'requiring discussions to complete';
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ $string['nopostsmadebyuser'] = '{$a} has made no posts';
 $string['nopostsmadebyyou'] = 'You haven\'t made any posts';
 $string['noquestions'] = 'There are no questions yet in this forum';
 $string['nosubscribers'] = 'There are no subscribers yet for this forum';
+$string['notsubscribed'] = 'Not subscribed';
 $string['notexists'] = 'Discussion no longer exists';
 $string['nothingnew'] = 'Nothing new for {$a}';
 $string['notingroup'] = 'Sorry, but you need to be part of a group to see this forum.';
diff --git a/mod/forum/lib.php b/mod/forum/lib.php
index 8848e70efb6..3452e4bb0f4 100644
--- a/mod/forum/lib.php
+++ b/mod/forum/lib.php
@@ -3768,7 +3768,7 @@ function forum_print_discussion_header(&$post, $forum, $group=-1, $datestring=""
  * @param int $discussionid The discussion to create an icon for.
  * @return string The generated markup.
  */
-function forum_get_discussion_subscription_icon($forum, $discussionid, $returnurl = null) {
+function forum_get_discussion_subscription_icon($forum, $discussionid, $returnurl = null, $includetext = false) {
     global $USER, $OUTPUT, $PAGE;
 
     if ($returnurl === null && $PAGE->url) {
@@ -3803,6 +3803,10 @@ function forum_get_discussion_subscription_icon($forum, $discussionid, $returnur
         ));
     }
 
+    if ($includetext) {
+        $o .= $subscriptionstatus ? get_string('subscribed', 'mod_forum') : get_string('notsubscribed', 'mod_forum');
+    }
+
     return $o;
 }
 
diff --git a/mod/forum/styles.css b/mod/forum/styles.css
index f8793a79c04..20815bab978 100644
--- a/mod/forum/styles.css
+++ b/mod/forum/styles.css
@@ -142,3 +142,17 @@ span.unread {
     display: inline-block;
     width: 12px;
 }
+
+.path-mod-forum .discussionsubscription {
+    margin-top: -10px;
+    text-align: right;
+    margin-bottom: 10px;
+}
+
+.path-mod-forum .discussionsubscription > a {
+    padding: 0 4px;
+}
+
+.dir-rtl .path-mod-forum .discussionsubscription {
+    text-align: left;
+}
diff --git a/mod/forum/subscribe_ajax.php b/mod/forum/subscribe_ajax.php
index 171595b2e36..28b7c6b86cf 100644
--- a/mod/forum/subscribe_ajax.php
+++ b/mod/forum/subscribe_ajax.php
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@ if (\mod_forum\subscriptions::is_subscribed($USER->id, $forum, $discussion->id,
 }
 
 // Now return the updated subscription icon.
-$return->icon = forum_get_discussion_subscription_icon($forum, $discussion->id);
+$return->icon = forum_get_discussion_subscription_icon($forum, $discussion->id, null, true);
 echo json_encode($return);
 die;