diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/TheAdmin/Styles/ie6.css b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/TheAdmin/Styles/ie6.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dde8a65e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/TheAdmin/Styles/ie6.css
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+body{
+	background:#fcfcfc;	
+}
+#branding 
+{
+	height:50px;
+	margin:0 0 0 20px;
+	background:transparent url(images/orchardLogo.gif) no-repeat scroll 0 0;
+}
+#branding h1 {
+	padding:8px 0 0 38px;
+}
+#content {
+	overflow:auto;
+	padding:1.4em;
+}
+
+/* Navigation
+----------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+#navigation ul li {
+    border:0;
+	margin:0 0 0 4px;
+}
+#navigation li h3 a 
+{
+	color:#333;
+	padding:6px 4px 8px 0px;
+}
+
+/* Forms
+----------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+legend {
+	color:#333;
+}
+
+#AdminPassword, .text-box 
+{
+	border:1px solid #DDDEDF;
+	padding:4px;
+	width:98%;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/TheAdmin/Styles/site.css b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/TheAdmin/Styles/site.css
index 665774b69..40bcaf138 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/TheAdmin/Styles/site.css
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/TheAdmin/Styles/site.css
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ number of columns: 24; actual width: 946; column width: 26; gutter width:14
 #content {
     overflow:auto;
     padding:1.4em;
+    background:#fcfcfc;
 }
 #main {
     display:inline;
@@ -228,7 +229,6 @@ a:hover, a:active, a:focus {
     overflow:hidden;
     width:0;
 }
-
 #navigation li {
 	margin:7px 0 20px 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/TheAdmin/Views/Layout.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/TheAdmin/Views/Layout.ascx
index 2322e0659..915f3a860 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/TheAdmin/Views/Layout.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Themes/TheAdmin/Views/Layout.ascx
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ Model.Zones.AddRenderPartial("header", "Header", Model);
 Model.Zones.AddRenderPartial("header:after", "User", Model); // todo: (heskew) should be a user display or widget
 Model.Zones.AddRenderPartial("menu", "Menu", Model);
 %>
+<!--[if lte IE 6]>
+    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen, projection" href="/Themes/TheAdmin/Styles/ie6.css" />
+<![endif]-->
 <div id="header" role="banner"><% Html.Zone("header"); %></div>
 <div id="content">
     <div id="navshortcut"><a href="#menu"><%=_Encoded("Skip to navigation") %></a></div>