diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/embedded_post.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/embedded_post.js.handlebars
index 20f5f30fbbb..62dbd1d8c99 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/embedded_post.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/embedded_post.js.handlebars
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 
     </div>
     <div class='span11 topic-body'>
-      {{#if view.previousPost}}<a href='{{unbound url}}' class="arrow"><i class='icon icon-arrow-up'></i></a>{{/if}}      
+      {{#if view.previousPost}}<a href='{{unbound url}}' class="arrow" title="jump to earlier reply"><i class='icon icon-arrow-up'></i></a>{{/if}}
       {{{unbound cooked}}}
-      {{#unless view.previousPost}}<a href='{{unbound url}}' class="arrow"><i class='icon icon-arrow-down'></i></a>{{/unless}}
+      {{#unless view.previousPost}}<a href='{{unbound url}}' class="arrow" title="jump to later reply"><i class='icon icon-arrow-down'></i></a>{{/unless}}
     </div>
   </div>
 {{/with}}
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/application/topic-post.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/application/topic-post.css.scss
index f9cb327ee30..c972a2b829f 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/application/topic-post.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/application/topic-post.css.scss
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@
         a.arrow {
           float: right;
           margin: 3px 0 3px 0;
+          color: grey;
         }
 
       }