diff --git a/app/views/conversations/_conversation.haml b/app/views/conversations/_conversation.haml
index 604088436..e82cdce64 100644
--- a/app/views/conversations/_conversation.haml
+++ b/app/views/conversations/_conversation.haml
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
     = person_image_tag(conversation.author)
 
     .subject
+      .message_count
+        = conversation.messages.size
       - if unread_counts[conversation.id].to_i > 0
         .unread_message_count
           = unread_counts[conversation.id].to_i
-      .message_count
-        = conversation.messages.size
 
       %div{ :class => direction_for(conversation.subject) }
         = conversation.subject[0..30]
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index d2c1cd02f..d94ddf470 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -2498,12 +2498,13 @@ ul.show_comments,
   .message_count
     @include border-radius(5px)
 
-    :right 10px
+    :float right
+    :right 0px
+    :padding 0 5px
+    :position relative
     :background
       :color #999
     :color #eee
-    :position absolute
-    :padding 0 5px
     :font
       :size 12px
       :weight normal
@@ -2511,12 +2512,13 @@ ul.show_comments,
   .unread_message_count
     @include border-radius(5px)
 
-    :right 30px
+    :float right
+    :right 5px
+    :padding 0 5px
+    :position relative
     :background
       :color #b11
     :color #eee
-    :position absolute
-    :padding 0 5px
     :font
       :size 12px
       :weight normal