diff --git a/wp-admin/css/ie.css b/wp-admin/css/ie.css
index 96bc8e992a..36bb007b92 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/ie.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/ie.css
@@ -343,6 +343,13 @@ form#template div {
 	font-size: 1.6em;
 }
 
+#poststuff .inside #parent_id,
+#poststuff .inside #page_template,
+.inline-edit-row #post_parent,
+.inline-edit-row select[name="page_template"] {
+	width: 250px;
+}
+
 #bh {
 	margin: 7px 10px 0 0;
 	float: right;
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css b/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
index 1a4dd2fed0..b5cc6e91fe 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
@@ -5919,10 +5919,22 @@ table.form-table td .updated {
 }
 
 #poststuff .inside #parent_id,
-.inline-edit-row #post_parent {
+#poststuff .inside #page_template {
 	max-width: 100%;
 }
 
+.inline-edit-row #post_parent,
+.inline-edit-row select[name="page_template"] {
+	max-width: 80%;
+}
+
+.ie8 #poststuff .inside #parent_id,
+.ie8 #poststuff .inside #page_template,
+.ie8 .inline-edit-row #post_parent,
+.ie8 .inline-edit-row select[name="page_template"] {
+	width: 250px;
+}
+
 #post-visibility-select,
 #post-formats-select {
 	line-height: 1.5em;