diff --git a/mod/data/lib.php b/mod/data/lib.php
index 6bd98ad0d6c..f03f928a3fd 100755
--- a/mod/data/lib.php
+++ b/mod/data/lib.php
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ function data_print_template($template, $records, $data, $search='',$page=0, $re
 
         $patterns[]='##approve##';
         if (has_capability('mod/data:approve', $context) && ($data->approval) && (!$record->approved)){
-            $replacement[] = '<a href="'.$CFG->wwwroot.'/mod/data/view.php?d='.$data->id.'&amp;approve='.$record->id.'&amp;sesskey='.sesskey().'"><img src="'.$CFG->pixpath.'/i/approve.gif" class="icon" alt="'.get_string('approve').'" /></a>';
+            $replacement[] = '<span class="approve"><a href="'.$CFG->wwwroot.'/mod/data/view.php?d='.$data->id.'&amp;approve='.$record->id.'&amp;sesskey='.sesskey().'"><img src="'.$CFG->pixpath.'/i/approve.gif" class="icon" alt="'.get_string('approve').'" /></a></span>';
         } else {
             $replacement[] = '';
         }
diff --git a/mod/data/styles.php b/mod/data/styles.php
index 79a5ec90b55..2772b4f98b3 100644
--- a/mod/data/styles.php
+++ b/mod/data/styles.php
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
   text-align: right;
 }
 
+#mod-data-view .approve img.icon {
+  width:34px;
+  height:34px;
+}
+
 #mod-data-preset .presetmapping {
   text-align: center;
 }