diff --git a/helpdesk/templates/helpdesk/ticket.html b/helpdesk/templates/helpdesk/ticket.html
index f91dc57c..da3422d7 100644
--- a/helpdesk/templates/helpdesk/ticket.html
+++ b/helpdesk/templates/helpdesk/ticket.html
@@ -71,13 +71,17 @@
                             <!--- ugly long test to suppress the following if it will be empty, to save vertical space -->
                             {% with possible=helpdesk_settings.HELPDESK_SHOW_EDIT_BUTTON_FOLLOW_UP %}
                                 {% if  possible and followup.user and request.user == followup.user and not followup.ticketchange_set.all or  possible and user.is_superuser and helpdesk_settings.HELPDESK_SHOW_DELETE_BUTTON_SUPERUSER_FOLLOW_UP %}
-                                <small>
+                                <small class="d-flex justify-content-end align-items-center gap-2">
                                     {% if helpdesk_settings.HELPDESK_SHOW_EDIT_BUTTON_FOLLOW_UP %}
                                         {% if followup.user and request.user == followup.user and not followup.ticketchange_set.all %}
                                         <a href="{% url 'helpdesk:followup_edit' ticket.id followup.id %}" class='followup-edit'><button type="button" class="btn btn-warning btn-sm float-right"><i class="fas fa-edit"></i></button></a>
                                         {% endif %}
                                     {% endif %}
                                     {% if user.is_superuser and helpdesk_settings.HELPDESK_SHOW_DELETE_BUTTON_SUPERUSER_FOLLOW_UP %}
+                                        <!-- if both edit and delete are present then put a spacer in -->
+                                        {% if helpdesk_settings.HELPDESK_SHOW_EDIT_BUTTON_FOLLOW_UP and followup.user and request.user == followup.user and not followup.ticketchange_set.all %}
+                                            <span class="text-muted px-2">|</span>
+                                        {% endif %}
                                         <a href="{% url 'helpdesk:followup_delete' ticket.id followup.id %}" class='followup-edit'><button type="button" class="btn btn-warning btn-sm float-right"><i class="fas fa-trash"></i></button></a>
                                     {% endif %}
                                 </small>
@@ -171,7 +175,7 @@
             <dl>
                 <dt>{{ customfields_form }}</dt>
             </dl>
-            
+
         </div>
 
         {% if ticket.checklists.exists %}