diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/list/topic_list_item.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/list/topic_list_item.js.handlebars
index 0b05f97ce..0925d81e0 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/list/topic_list_item.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/list/topic_list_item.js.handlebars
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
   <td class='num likes'>
     {{#if like_count}}
-      <a href='{{url}}{{#if has_best_of}}?filter=best_of{{/if}}' title='{{i18n topic.likes count="like_count"}}'>{{like_count}} <i class='icon-heart'></i></a>
+      <a href='{{url}}{{#if has_best_of}}?filter=best_of{{/if}}' title='{{i18n topic.likes count="like_count"}}'>{{number like_count numberKey="likes_long"}} <i class='icon-heart'></i></a>
     {{/if}}
   </td>
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/application/topic-list.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/application/topic-list.css.scss
index 0962bd3ae..7ec64a061 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/application/topic-list.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/application/topic-list.css.scss
@@ -178,6 +178,9 @@
       color: inherit;
     }
   }
+  .likes {
+    width: 50px;
+  }
   .activity {
     width: 50px;
   }
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 454dd1951..c29fcedc8 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -929,13 +929,14 @@ en:
         help: "this topic is invisible; it will not be displayed in topic lists, and can only be accessed via a direct link"
 
     posts: "Posts"
-    posts_long: "{{number}} posts in this topic"
+    posts_long: "there are {{number}} posts in this topic"
     original_post: "Original Post"
     views: "Views"
     replies: "Replies"
     views_long: "this topic has been viewed {{number}} times"
     activity: "Activity"
     likes: "Likes"
+    likes_long: "there are {{number}} likes in this topic"
     top_contributors: "Participants"
     category_title: "Category"
     history: "History"