diff --git a/mod/forum/discuss.php b/mod/forum/discuss.php
index 7fd934de998..e844fd172f7 100644
--- a/mod/forum/discuss.php
+++ b/mod/forum/discuss.php
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
 
 /// Print the controls across the top
 
-    echo '<table width="100%"><tr><td>';
+    echo '<table width="100%" class="discussioncontrols"><tr><td>';
 
     if ($groupmode == VISIBLEGROUPS or ($groupmode and has_capability('moodle/site:accessallgroups', $modcontext))) {
         if ($groups = groups_get_groups_names($course->id)) { //TODO:
diff --git a/theme/standard/styles_layout.css b/theme/standard/styles_layout.css
index 6114fc3fdc6..c0c2d73343b 100644
--- a/theme/standard/styles_layout.css
+++ b/theme/standard/styles_layout.css
@@ -2012,6 +2012,11 @@ body#mod-forum-search .introcontent {
   margin-left: 5px;
 }
 
+#mod-forum-discuss .discussioncontrols td {
+  width: 33%;
+  text-align:center;
+}
+
 #email .unsubscribelink {
   margin-top:20px;
   border-width: 0px 1px 0px 0px;