diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/ie.css b/src/wp-admin/css/ie.css
index 4f48761f55..d8abeb54c1 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/ie.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/ie.css
@@ -508,6 +508,11 @@ table.ie-fixed {
position: relative;
}
+input[type="password"],
+.login form .input {
+ font-family: sans-serif;
+}
+
/* IE6 leftovers */
* html .row-actions {
visibility: visible;
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css b/src/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
index e25249af45..8ece7a2b1b 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
@@ -347,6 +347,11 @@ input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-decoration {
display: none;
}
+.ie8 input[type="password"],
+.ie8 .login form .input {
+ font-family: sans-serif;
+}
+
/* general */
html,
body {
diff --git a/src/wp-login.php b/src/wp-login.php
index 5db804f766..268d2b3495 100644
--- a/src/wp-login.php
+++ b/src/wp-login.php
@@ -57,7 +57,12 @@ function login_header( $title = 'Log In', $message = '', $wp_error = '' ) {
add_action( 'login_head', 'wp_shake_js', 12 );
?>
- >
+
+
+ >
+
<?php bloginfo('name'); ?> › <?php echo $title; ?>
@@ -65,6 +70,7 @@ function login_header( $title = 'Log In', $message = '', $wp_error = '' ) {
wp_admin_css( 'wp-admin', true );
wp_admin_css( 'colors-fresh', true );
+ wp_admin_css( 'ie', true );
// Remove all stored post data on logging out.
// This could be added by add_action('login_head'...) like wp_shake_js()