diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/post-gutter.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/post-gutter.js.es6
index 056c48c1c1e..cb80320d93d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/post-gutter.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/post-gutter.js.es6
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ export default Em.Component.extend({
             clicks = Em.get(l, 'clicks');
 
         buffer.push("<li><a href='" + Em.get(l, 'url') + "' class='track-link'>");
-        buffer.push("<i class='fa fa-arrow-" + direction + "'></i>");
+        /* suppress right arrow as it is the common, expected case */
+        if (direction == 'left') {
+          buffer.push("<i class='fa fa-arrow-" + direction + "'></i>");
+        }
         var title = Em.get(l, 'title');
         if (!Em.isEmpty(title)) {
           buffer.push(Handlebars.Utils.escapeExpression(title));