diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/CSSHelper.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/CSSHelper.java
index 643c8c45c..6b3916883 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/CSSHelper.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/CSSHelper.java
@@ -9,12 +9,17 @@ public class CSSHelper extends HelperBase {
     
     public static final String PROP_THEME_NAME = "routerconsole.theme";
     private static final String BASE = "/themes/console/";
+    private static final String FORCE = "classic";
 
-    public String getTheme() {
+    public String getTheme(String userAgent) {
         String url = BASE;
-        String theme = _context.getProperty(PROP_THEME_NAME);
-        if (theme != null)
-            url += theme + "/";
+        if (userAgent != null && userAgent.contains("MSIE")) {
+            url += FORCE + "/";
+        } else {
+            String theme = _context.getProperty(PROP_THEME_NAME);
+            if (theme != null)
+                url += theme + "/";
+        }
         return url;
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/jsp/css.jsp b/apps/routerconsole/jsp/css.jsp
index 1e47f34d4..60db06835 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/jsp/css.jsp
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/jsp/css.jsp
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
 %>
 <jsp:useBean class="net.i2p.router.web.CSSHelper" id="cssHelper" scope="request" />
 <jsp:setProperty name="cssHelper" property="contextId" value="<%=(String)session.getAttribute("i2p.contextId")%>" />
-<link href="<%=cssHelper.getTheme()%>console.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> 
+<link href="<%=cssHelper.getTheme(request.getHeader("User-Agent"))%>console.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />