diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/discovery/categories.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/discovery/categories.js.handlebars
index b1654642454..171d0d239c9 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/discovery/categories.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/discovery/categories.js.handlebars
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
       <tbody>
         {{#each model.categories}}
         <tr data-category_id='{{unbound id}}' {{bind-attr class="description_excerpt:has-description:no-description"}}>
-          <td class='category' style="border-left: 6px solid #{{unbound color}}">
+          <td class='category' style="border-color: #{{unbound color}}">
             <div>
               <div class="pull-left">
                 {{#if controller.ordering}}<i class="fa fa-bars"></i>{{/if}}
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss
index b08c15aa2f1..0a6641c73d1 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@
     vertical-align: top;
     padding-top: 15px;
     padding-bottom: 15px;
+    border-left: 6px solid;
   }
   td.stats {
     .unit {