diff --git a/tildes/scss/modules/_topic.scss b/tildes/scss/modules/_topic.scss
index 2da91b5..f2f71ca 100644
--- a/tildes/scss/modules/_topic.scss
+++ b/tildes/scss/modules/_topic.scss
@@ -233,16 +233,17 @@
 
   grid-column-gap: 0.4rem;
 
+  align-items: end;
   max-width: 32rem;
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
 .topic-info-comments {
   white-space: normal;
-}
 
-.topic-info-comments-new {
-  white-space: nowrap;
+  span {
+    white-space: nowrap;
+  }
 }
 
 .topic-info-source {
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/topics.jinja2 b/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/topics.jinja2
index 941d74b..d7ba417 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/topics.jinja2
+++ b/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/topics.jinja2
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 
           {% if request.user.open_new_tab_internal %}target="_blank"{% endif %}
         >
-          {{ pluralize(topic.num_comments, "comment") }}
+          <span>{{ pluralize(topic.num_comments, "comment") }}</span>
 
           {% if topic.comments_since_last_visit %}
             <span class="topic-info-comments-new" title="Last visit {{ topic.last_visit_time|ago }}">