diff --git a/blocks/moodleblock.class.php b/blocks/moodleblock.class.php
index ab2e9dabe28..89f2e14dd60 100644
--- a/blocks/moodleblock.class.php
+++ b/blocks/moodleblock.class.php
@@ -694,6 +694,13 @@ class block_list extends block_base {
             return '';
         }
     }
+
+    function html_attributes() {
+        $attributes = parent::html_attributes();
+        $attributes['class'] .= ' list_block';
+        return $attributes;
+    }
+
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/theme/base/style/blocks.css b/theme/base/style/blocks.css
index f7de4690fba..b6ee0a1129d 100644
--- a/theme/base/style/blocks.css
+++ b/theme/base/style/blocks.css
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 .block .footer {margin-bottom: 4px;}
 .block .blockannotation {font-size:0.75em;margin: -1em 0 1em;}
 
+/** block_list blocks need column stuffs **/
+.block.list_block .unlist > li > .column {display:inline-block;}
+.ie6 .block.list_block .unlist .column {display:inline;}
+
 .block.beingmoved {border-width: 2px;border-style: dashed;}
 .blockmovetarget {display: block;height: 1em;margin-bottom: 1em;border-width: 2px;border-style: dashed;}