diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css b/src/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
index 5b6c3b29d1..52fc02ac73 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
@@ -2398,6 +2398,24 @@ html.wp-toolbar {
 	min-height: 0;
 }
 
+.ie8 #wpbody-content #dashboard-widgets .postbox-container {
+	width: 49.5%;
+}
+
+.ie8 #wpbody-content #dashboard-widgets #postbox-container-2,
+.ie8 #wpbody-content #dashboard-widgets #postbox-container-3,
+.ie8 #wpbody-content #dashboard-widgets #postbox-container-4 {
+	float: right;
+	width: 50.5%;
+}
+
+.ie8 #dashboard-widgets #postbox-container-3 .empty-container,
+.ie8 #dashboard-widgets #postbox-container-4 .empty-container {
+	border: 0 none;
+	height: 0;
+	min-height: 0;
+}
+
 #poststuff {
 	padding-top: 10px;
 	min-width: 763px;