diff --git a/admin/roles/assign.html b/admin/roles/assign.html
index efae710fd2c..983a517b489 100755
--- a/admin/roles/assign.html
+++ b/admin/roles/assign.html
@@ -48,9 +48,8 @@
             ?>
         </label>
         <br />
-        <input name="add" type="submit" id="add" value="&larr;" />
-        <br />
-        <input name="remove" type="submit" id="remove" value="&rarr;" />
+        <input name="add" id="add" type="submit" value="<?php echo '&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'.$THEME->larrow.'&nbsp;'.get_string('add'); ?>" title="<?php print_string('add'); ?>" /><br />
+        <input name="remove" id="remove" type="submit" value="<?php echo '&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'.get_string('remove'). '&nbsp;'.$THEME->rarrow.'&nbsp;'; ?>" title="<?php print_string('remove'); ?>" />
         <br />
       </td>
       <td valign="top">
diff --git a/theme/standard/styles_layout.css b/theme/standard/styles_layout.css
index 4dc3b25ace7..682cf81907c 100644
--- a/theme/standard/styles_layout.css
+++ b/theme/standard/styles_layout.css
@@ -673,6 +673,9 @@ body#admin-roles-manage table.generalbox {
   float: none;
 }
 
+#add, #remove{
+    text-align:center;
+}
 
 /***
  *** Blocks