diff --git a/core/css/apps.css b/core/css/apps.css
index 4638c453964..aa888e92399 100644
--- a/core/css/apps.css
+++ b/core/css/apps.css
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@
 	#app-navigation .app-navigation-entry-edit input {
 		border-bottom-right-radius: 0;
 		border-top-right-radius: 0;
-		width: 190px;
+		width: 204px; /* fallback for IE8 */
 		width: calc(100% - 36px);
 		padding: 5px;
 		margin-right: 0;
diff --git a/core/css/fixes.css b/core/css/fixes.css
index 12daf251579..5aba741b64b 100644
--- a/core/css/fixes.css
+++ b/core/css/fixes.css
@@ -105,3 +105,7 @@ select {
 	overflow-y: auto;
 }
 
+.ie8 #app-navigation .app-navigation-entry-edit input {
+	line-height: 38px;
+}
+