diff --git a/wp-admin/css/ie.css b/wp-admin/css/ie.css
index 3071ee0883..7b6c91ea1b 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/ie.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/ie.css
@@ -21,6 +21,20 @@
 	position: absolute;
 }
 
+.welcome-panel .welcome-panel-column { 
+	margin: 0 -25px 0 4%; 
+	margin-right: 25px; 
+	width: 23%; 
+}
+ 
+.welcome-panel .welcome-panel-column:first-child { 
+	width: 28%; 
+} 
+ 
+.welcome-panel .welcome-button { 
+	padding: 0 16px; 
+} 
+ 
 #wp-fullscreen-title {
 	width: 97%;
 }
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css b/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
index 873a60a0a6..b92160f38f 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
@@ -2308,9 +2308,17 @@ html.wp-toolbar {
 	float: left;
 }
 
+.ie8 .welcome-panel .welcome-panel-column { 
+	margin-right: 25px;
+	width: 25%;
+}
+
 .welcome-panel .welcome-panel-column:first-child {
 	width: 36%;
 }
+.ie8 .welcome-panel .welcome-panel-column:first-child { 
+	width: 28%;
+}
 
 .welcome-panel-column p {
 	margin-top: 7px;