diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/composer.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/composer.js.es6
index 0244d3c26..fa101a177 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/composer.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/models/composer.js.es6
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ const Composer = Discourse.Model.extend({
         const replyUsername = post.get('reply_to_user.username');
         const replyAvatarTemplate = post.get('reply_to_user.avatar_template');
         if (replyUsername && replyAvatarTemplate && this.get('action') === EDIT) {
-          postDescription += " " + I18n.t("post.in_reply_to") + " " + Discourse.Utilities.tinyAvatar(replyAvatarTemplate) + " " + replyUsername;
+          postDescription += " <i class='fa fa-mail-forward reply-to-glyph'></i> " + Discourse.Utilities.tinyAvatar(replyAvatarTemplate) + " " + replyUsername;
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss
index 5ca857acc..d197b4e5a 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss
@@ -324,6 +324,10 @@
 
 .reply-to {
   margin-bottom: 10px;
+
+  .reply-to-glyph {
+    color: scale-color($primary, $lightness: 50%);
+  }
 }
 
 #reply-control {
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index e2e30d588..664fc84a4 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -1139,7 +1139,6 @@ en:
       edit: "Editing {{link}} {{replyAvatar}} {{username}}"
       edit_reason: "Reason: "
       post_number: "post {{number}}"
-      in_reply_to: "reply to"
       last_edited_on: "post last edited on"
       reply_as_new_topic: "Reply as linked Topic"
       continue_discussion: "Continuing the discussion from {{postLink}}:"