diff --git a/static/scss/main/community_post_list.scss b/static/scss/main/community_post_list.scss
index 3e35afc..733ee8c 100644
--- a/static/scss/main/community_post_list.scss
+++ b/static/scss/main/community_post_list.scss
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
     }
 }
 
+
+
 .community_post_list {
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
@@ -112,10 +114,36 @@
 
         .post_footer {
             font-size: $body_size_small;
+            display: flex;
+            gap: 10px;
+            flex-wrap: wrap;
+            align-items: center;
 
+            // NOTE: this is effectively outline_button
             .post_action {
-                color: body_color_lighter();
-                margin-right: 10px;
+                text-align: center;
+                border-radius: $button_radius*2;
+                text-decoration: none;
+                padding: 2px 12px;
+
+                background: white_back();
+                border: 2px solid rgba($button_color, 0.6);
+                color: link_color();
+                display: flex;
+                gap: 4px;
+                align-items: center;
+
+                &:hover {
+                    border-color: button_color();
+                    background: mix($button_color, $white_back, 10%);
+                }
+
+                @include dark_theme {
+                    border-color: rgba($dark_button_color, 0.6);
+                    &:hover {
+                        background: mix($dark_button_color, $dark_white_back, 10%);
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -169,10 +197,6 @@
     .community_post_replies {
         border-left: 2px solid var(--sc-border_color50);
 
-        &.last_root_post {
-            margin-bottom: 0
-        }
-
         margin: 20px 0 0 0;
         padding: 0 0 0 20px;
 
@@ -191,8 +215,6 @@
         }
 
     }
-
-
 }
 
 
diff --git a/widgets/community/post_list.moon b/widgets/community/post_list.moon
index 1348c5f..966fc12 100644
--- a/widgets/community/post_list.moon
+++ b/widgets/community/post_list.moon
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ class CommunityPostList extends require "widgets.base"
     "flair_by_user_id"
   }
 
-  hide_voting: false
-
   inner_content: =>
     for i, post in ipairs @posts
       @render_post post, {
@@ -112,31 +110,45 @@ class CommunityPostList extends require "widgets.base"
               raw sanitize_html convert_links post.body
 
         div class: "post_footer", ->
-          if post\allowed_to_edit @current_user
-            a {
-              class: "post_action"
-              href: @url_for("community.edit_post", post_id: post.id)
-              "Edit"
-            }
 
+          if post\is_topic_post! and not @topic.permanent
             a {
-              class: "delete_post_btn post_action"
-              href: @url_for("community.delete_post", post_id: post.id)
-              "Delete"
-            }
+              class: "post_action"
+              href: "#reply-thread"
+            }, ->
+              @icon "reply", 16
+              text " "
+              text "Reply"
 
-          if (not post\is_topic_post! or @topic.permanent) and post\allowed_to_reply @current_user
+          elseif post\allowed_to_reply @current_user
             a {
               class: "post_action"
               href: @url_for("community.reply_post", post_id: post.id)
-              "Reply"
-            }
+            }, ->
+              @icon "reply", 16
+              text " "
+              text "Reply"
           elseif not @current_user and not post.deleted
             a {
               class: "post_action"
               "data-register_action": "community_reply"
               href: login_and_return_url @, nil, "community"
-              "Reply"
+            }, ->
+              @icon "reply", 16
+              text " "
+              text "Reply"
+
+          if post\allowed_to_edit @current_user
+            a {
+              class: "post_action"
+              href: @url_for("community.edit_post", post_id: post.id)
+              "Edit"
+            }
+
+            a {
+              class: "delete_post_btn post_action"
+              href: @url_for("community.delete_post", post_id: post.id)
+              "Delete..."
             }
 
       if post.children and post.children[1]
diff --git a/widgets/community/topic_posts.moon b/widgets/community/topic_posts.moon
index 338b292..fe46078 100644
--- a/widgets/community/topic_posts.moon
+++ b/widgets/community/topic_posts.moon
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class CommunityTopicPosts extends require "widgets.base"
     can_reply = @topic\allowed_to_post @current_user
     return unless @topic.locked or can_reply or not @current_user
 
-    div class: "topic_posts_footer", ->
+    div id: "reply-thread", class: "topic_posts_footer", ->
       if @topic.locked
         div class: "lock_message", ->
           @topic_lock_message!
diff --git a/widgets/icons.moon b/widgets/icons.moon
index fcfa8c8..ff6f33f 100644
--- a/widgets/icons.moon
+++ b/widgets/icons.moon
@@ -11,6 +11,19 @@ class Icons
       height: 60
       path: [[<g><path d="M30,16c4.411,0,8-3.589,8-8s-3.589-8-8-8s-8,3.589-8,8S25.589,16,30,16z" /><path d="M30,44c-4.411,0-8,3.589-8,8s3.589,8,8,8s8-3.589,8-8S34.411,44,30,44z" /><path d="M30,22c-4.411,0-8,3.589-8,8s3.589,8,8,8s8-3.589,8-8S34.411,22,30,22z" /></g>]]
     }
+
+    reply: {
+      width: 24
+      height: 24
+      svg_opts: {
+        "stroke-linecap": "round"
+        "stroke-linejoin": "round"
+        "stroke-width": "2"
+        fill: "none"
+        stroke: "currentColor"
+      }
+      path: [[<polyline points="15 10 20 15 15 20"></polyline><path d="M4 4v7a4 4 0 0 0 4 4h12"></path>]]
+    }
   }
 
   icon: (name, width, opts) =>
@@ -30,6 +43,10 @@ class Icons
       :width, :height
     }
 
+    if icon.svg_opts
+      for k,v in pairs icon.svg_opts
+        svg_opts[k] = v
+
     if opts
       for k,v in pairs opts
         svg_opts[k] = v