diff --git a/e107_core/templates/admin_icons_template.php b/e107_core/templates/admin_icons_template.php
index 6f64570f0..89f7176e8 100644
--- a/e107_core/templates/admin_icons_template.php
+++ b/e107_core/templates/admin_icons_template.php
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ if (!defined('E_16_FAILEDLOGIN')) {
 define("E_32_TRUE", "<i class='S32 e-true-32'></i>");
 
 
-
+	define("ADMIN_CHILD_ICON", '<img src="'.e_IMAGE_ABS.'generic/branchbottom.gif" class="level-x icon" alt="" />'); // must use single quotes.
 	define("ADMIN_TRUE_ICON", "<i class='fa fa-check text-success'></i>");
 	define("ADMIN_FALSE_ICON", "<i class='fa fa-times text-danger'></i>");
 	define("ADMIN_WARNING_ICON", "<i class='fa fa-warning text-warning'></i>");
diff --git a/e107_plugins/forum/forum_admin.php b/e107_plugins/forum/forum_admin.php
index d1ea7e54b..f8492aa35 100644
--- a/e107_plugins/forum/forum_admin.php
+++ b/e107_plugins/forum/forum_admin.php
@@ -822,7 +822,9 @@ if(!deftrue('OLD_FORUMADMIN'))
 				}
 
 				$linkQ = e_SELF."?searchquery=&filter_options=page_chapter__".$id."&mode=page&action=list";
-				$level_image = $parent ? '<img src="'.e_IMAGE_ABS.'generic/branchbottom.gif" class="icon" alt="" style="margin-left: '.($level * 20).'px" />&nbsp;' : '';
+			//	$level_image = $parent ? '<img src="'.e_IMAGE_ABS.'generic/branchbottom.gif" class="icon" alt="" style="margin-left: '.($level * 20).'px" />&nbsp;' : '';
+
+				$level_image = $parent ? str_replace('level-x','level-'.$level, ADMIN_CHILD_ICON) : '';
 
 				return ($parent) ?  $level_image.$curVal : $curVal;
 			}
@@ -858,7 +860,10 @@ if(!deftrue('OLD_FORUMADMIN'))
 						$level = 2;
 					}
 
-					$ret['inlineParms'] = array('pre'=>'<img src="'.e_IMAGE_ABS.'generic/branchbottom.gif" class="level-'.$level.' icon" alt="" />');
+				//	$ret['inlineParms'] = array('pre'=>'<img src="'.e_IMAGE_ABS.'generic/branchbottom.gif" class="level-'.$level.' icon" alt="" />');
+
+					$ret['inlineParms'] = array('pre'=> str_replace('level-x','level-'.$level, ADMIN_CHILD_ICON));
+
 				}