diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-attachment-rows.php b/wp-admin/edit-attachment-rows.php
index d340d9e51d..48fbdbaf2c 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-attachment-rows.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-attachment-rows.php
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ foreach($posts_columns as $column_name=>$column_display_name) {
 
 	case 'comments':
 		?>
-		<td class="num">
+		<td class="num"><div class="post-com-count-wrapper">
 		<?php
 		$left = get_pending_comments_num( $post->ID );
 		$pending_phrase = sprintf( __('%s pending'), number_format( $left ) );
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ foreach($posts_columns as $column_name=>$column_display_name) {
 		if ( $left )
 			echo '</strong>';
 		?>
-		</td>
+		</div></td>
 		<?php
 		break;
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-post-rows.php b/wp-admin/edit-post-rows.php
index d99b70809b..582db31ac8 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-post-rows.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-post-rows.php
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ foreach($posts_columns as $column_name=>$column_display_name) {
 
 	case 'comments':
 		?>
-		<td class="num">
+		<td class="num"><div class="post-com-count-wrapper">
 		<?php
 		$left = get_pending_comments_num( $post->ID );
 		$pending_phrase = sprintf( __('%s pending'), number_format( $left ) );
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ foreach($posts_columns as $column_name=>$column_display_name) {
 		if ( $left )
 			echo '</strong>';
 		?>
-		</td>
+		</div></td>
 		<?php
 		break;
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/template.php b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
index 349f154819..aaf341588e 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/template.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ foreach ($posts_columns as $column_name=>$column_display_name) {
 
 	case 'comments':
 		?>
-		<td class="num">
+		<td class="num"><div class="post-com-count-wrapper">
 		<?php
 		$left = get_pending_comments_num( $page->ID );
 		$pending_phrase = sprintf( __('%s pending'), number_format( $left ) );
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ foreach ($posts_columns as $column_name=>$column_display_name) {
 		if ( $left )
 			echo '</strong>';
 		?>
-		</td>
+		</div></td>
 		<?php
 		break;
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
index d811caafd1..2fd1d109af 100644
--- a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
+++ b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
@@ -698,6 +698,10 @@ a.view-comment-post-link {
 	display: none;
 }
 
+.post-com-count-wrapper {
+	min-width: 22px;
+}
+
 .post-com-count {
 	height: 1.3em;
 	display: block;
@@ -705,7 +709,7 @@ a.view-comment-post-link {
 	overflow: hidden;
 	padding: 0 0 5px;
 	cursor: pointer;
-	background-position: center -80px;
+	background-position: center -81px;
 	background-repeat: no-repeat;
 }
 
@@ -722,7 +726,7 @@ a.view-comment-post-link {
 }
 
 strong .post-com-count {
-	background-position: center -55px;
+	background-position: center -56px;
 }
 
 .post-com-count:hover {