diff --git a/web/index.html b/web/index.html
index 34247657b..afb4beb16 100755
--- a/web/index.html
+++ b/web/index.html
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 -->
 		<link media="only screen and (max-device-width: 480px)" href="./style/transmission/mobile.css" type= "text/css" rel="stylesheet" />
 		<link media="screen and (min-device-width: 481px)" href="./style/transmission/common.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" />
+		<!-- required by IE8... -->
+		<!--[if IE]>
+		<link media="screen" href="./style/transmission/common.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" />
+		<![endif]-->
 		<script type="text/javascript" src="./javascript/jquery/jquery.transmenu.min.js"></script>
 		<script type="text/javascript" src="./javascript/jquery/jquery.contextmenu.min.js"></script>
 		<script type="text/javascript" src="./javascript/jquery/jquery.form.min.js"></script>