diff --git a/theme/standard/styles_layout.css b/theme/standard/styles_layout.css
index 6705e6359e4..17d22323196 100644
--- a/theme/standard/styles_layout.css
+++ b/theme/standard/styles_layout.css
@@ -523,6 +523,10 @@ form.mform div.fdescription {
   min-height: 1.5em;
 }
 
+form.mform .fdescription.required {
+  text-align:right;
+}
+
 form.mform input, form.mform select {
   width: auto;
 }