diff --git a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
index 1118c92a49..fb65cfe81d 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ ul.widget-control-list .sorthelper {
 }
 
 .post-com-count {
-	background-image: url(../images/comment-stalk.gif);
+	background-image: url(../images/bubble_bg.gif);
 	color: #fff;
 }
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/images/bubble_bg.gif b/wp-admin/images/bubble_bg.gif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6f395ab8a
Binary files /dev/null and b/wp-admin/images/bubble_bg.gif differ
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/template.php b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
index d4109d29dc..ffca606900 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/template.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ function wp_manage_posts_columns() {
 	$posts_columns['categories'] = __('Categories');
 	$posts_columns['tags'] = __('Tags');
 	if ( !in_array($_GET['post_status'], array('pending', 'draft', 'future')) )
-		$posts_columns['comments'] = '<img class="comment-column" alt="Comments" src="images/comment-grey-bubble.png" /></div>';
+		$posts_columns['comments'] = '<div class="vers"><img alt="Comments" src="images/comment-grey-bubble.png" /></div>';
 	$posts_columns['status'] = __('Status');
 	$posts_columns = apply_filters('manage_posts_columns', $posts_columns);
 
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ function wp_manage_pages_columns() {
 	$posts_columns['title'] = __('Title');
 	$posts_columns['author'] = __('Author');
 	if ( !in_array($_GET['post_status'], array('pending', 'draft', 'future')) )
-		$posts_columns['comments'] = '<div style="text-align: center"><img alt="" src="images/comment-grey-bubble.png" /></div>';
+		$posts_columns['comments'] = '<div class="vers"><img alt="" src="images/comment-grey-bubble.png" /></div>';
 	$posts_columns['status'] = __('Status');
 	$posts_columns = apply_filters('manage_pages_columns', $posts_columns);
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
index 7f7103aa35..280143edc6 100644
--- a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
+++ b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ p.pagenav {
 }
 
 .comment-column {
-	margin-left: -5px;
+	margin-left: 5px;
 }
 
 .tablenav a.button-secondary {
@@ -686,24 +686,22 @@ a.view-comment-post-link {
 }
 
 .post-com-count {
-	background-repeat: no-repeat;
-	background-position: -240px bottom;
-	height: 0.9em;
-	margin-top: 7px;
-	width: 1em;
+	height: 1.3em;
 	display: block;
-	position: absolute;
 	text-decoration: none;
+	overflow: hidden;
+	padding: 0 0 5px;
+	cursor: pointer;
+	background-position: center -80px;
+	background-repeat: no-repeat;
 }
 
 .post-com-count span {
-	top: -0.7em;
-	right: 0;
-	position: absolute;
-	display: block;
 	height: 1.3em;
 	line-height: 1.3em;
 	padding: 0 0.6em;
+	background-color: #bbb;
+	cursor: pointer;
 	-moz-border-radius: 3px;
 	-khtml-border-radius: 3px;
 	-webkit-border-radius: 3px;
@@ -711,11 +709,11 @@ a.view-comment-post-link {
 }
 
 strong .post-com-count {
-	background-position: -160px bottom;
+	background-position: center -55px;
 }
 
 .post-com-count:hover {
-	background-position: 0 bottom;
+	background-position: center -3px;
 }
 
 #adminmenu li a:hover #awaiting-mod {