diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/discourse.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/discourse.scss
index 8b8ab8040da..a0b23c263fe 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/discourse.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/discourse.scss
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ small {
 
 blockquote {
   @include post-aside;
-  overflow: hidden;
   clear: both;
 }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/topic-post.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/topic-post.scss
index 0e2f63e5ce7..5b3ecebf49c 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/topic-post.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/topic-post.scss
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ aside.quote {
 }
 
 .topic-body {
+  // this is necessary for ANYTHING that extends past the right edge of
+  // the post body, such as an image in a deeply nested list, image in
+  // a deeply nested blockquote, and so on.. you get the idea.
+  overflow: hidden;
   &.highlighted {
     background-color: dark-light-diff($tertiary, $secondary, 85%, -65%);
   }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
index 8744a17edf5..8717c698c51 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
@@ -706,6 +706,7 @@ $topic-avatar-width: 45px;
   border-top: 1px solid dark-light-diff($primary, $secondary, 90%, -75%);
   padding: 12px $topic-body-width-padding 15px $topic-body-width-padding;
 }
+
 .topic-avatar {
   border-top: 1px solid dark-light-diff($primary, $secondary, 90%, -75%);
   padding-top: 15px;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/embed.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/embed.css.scss
index 3b1fd397409..826b4e284c0 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/embed.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/embed.css.scss
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ article.post {
     margin: 0 0 10px 0;
     background-color: dark-light-diff($primary, $secondary, 97%, -45%);
     border-left: 5px solid darken(dark-light-diff($primary, $secondary, 97%, -45%), 10%);
-    overflow: hidden;
     p {
       margin: 0 0 10px 0;
     }