diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/template.php b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
index 246ec40f3f..be41067ce7 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/template.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
@@ -2598,7 +2598,7 @@ function do_meta_boxes($page, $context, $object) {
 					if ( in_array($box['id'], $hidden) )
 						$style = 'style="display:none;"';
 					echo '<div id="' . $box['id'] . '" class="postbox ' . postbox_classes($box['id'], $page) . '" ' . $style . '>' . "\n";
-					echo "<h3><span class='hndle'>{$box['title']}</span></h3>\n";
+					echo "<h3 class='hndle'><span>{$box['title']}</span></h3>\n";
 					echo '<div class="inside">' . "\n";
 					call_user_func($box['callback'], $object, $box);
 					echo "</div>\n";
diff --git a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
index 4db372d0a0..598f67744a 100644
--- a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
+++ b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
@@ -1987,8 +1987,10 @@ fieldset {
 	cursor: pointer;
 }
 
-.ui-sortable .postbox .hndle {
+.ui-sortable .postbox .hndle span {
 	padding: 6px 0;
+}
+.ui-sortable .postbox .hndle {
 	cursor: move;
 }