diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/_topic-list.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/_topic-list.scss
index c1caeef770d..cee6e3da565 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/_topic-list.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/_topic-list.scss
@@ -136,12 +136,11 @@
 .topics-loading {
   width: 20px;
   margin: 0 auto;
-  padding: 15px 15px;
+  padding: 25px 15px;
   background: {
     image: image-url("spinner_96.gif");
     repeat: no-repeat;
-    position: 10px 50%;
-    size: 30px;
+    size: 50px;
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/discourse.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/discourse.scss
index 1343cd332c6..aa7a7df17a4 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/discourse.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/discourse.scss
@@ -140,16 +140,17 @@ body {
 }
 
 .spinner {
-  width: 30px;
+  width: 20px;
   margin: 0 auto;
-  padding: 15px 15px;
+  padding: 25px 15px;
   background: {
     image: image-url("spinner_96.gif");
     repeat: no-repeat;
-    size: 30px;
+    size: 50px;
   };
   -webkit-animation: spinner .25s;
   animation: spinner .25s;
+  margin-top: 10px;
 }
 
 //loading spinner fade-in