Index: wp-admin/css/ie.css
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/css/ie.css	(revision 22635)
+++ wp-admin/css/ie.css	(working copy)
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@
 	position: absolute;
 }
 
-.welcome-panel .welcome-panel-column {
-	margin: 0 -25px 0 4%;
-}
-
 #wp-fullscreen-title {
 	width: 97%;
 }
Index: wp-admin/css/wp-admin-rtl.css
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/css/wp-admin-rtl.css	(revision 22635)
+++ wp-admin/css/wp-admin-rtl.css	(working copy)
@@ -590,9 +590,6 @@
 }
 
 .welcome-panel .welcome-panel-column {
-	margin: 0 -25px 0 5%;
-	padding-left: 0;
-	padding-right: 25px;
 	float: right;
 }
 
@@ -620,6 +617,39 @@
 	padding-right: 2px;
 }
 
+.welcome-panel .welcome-add-page {
+	background-position: right 2px;
+}
+
+.welcome-panel .welcome-edit-page {
+	background-position: right -90px;
+}
+
+.welcome-panel .welcome-learn-more {
+	background-position: right -136px;
+}
+
+.welcome-panel .welcome-comments {
+	background-position: right -182px;
+}
+
+.welcome-panel .welcome-view-site {
+	background-position: right -274px;
+}
+
+.welcome-panel .welcome-widgets-menus {
+	background-position: right -229px;
+	line-height: 14px;
+}
+
+.welcome-panel .welcome-write-blog {
+ 	background-position: right -44px;
+}
+
+.welcome-panel .welcome-icon {
+	padding: 2px 32px 8px 0;
+}
+
 /*------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   10.0 - List Posts (/Pages/etc)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
Index: wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css	(revision 22635)
+++ wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css	(working copy)
@@ -2260,11 +2260,12 @@
 
 .welcome-panel .welcome-panel-close {
 	position: absolute;
-	top: 0;
+	top: 5px;
 	right: 10px;
 	padding: 8px 3px;
 	font-size: 13px;
 	text-decoration: none;
+	line-height: 1;
 }
 
 .welcome-panel .welcome-panel-close:before {
@@ -2313,55 +2314,47 @@
 	margin-right: 0;
 }
 
-.welcome-panel h4 .icon16 {
-	margin-left: -32px;
-}
-
 .welcome-panel-column p {
 	margin-top: 7px;
 }
 
+.welcome-panel .welcome-icon {
+	display: block;
+	padding: 2px 0 8px 32px;
+	background-image: url('../images/welcome-icons.png');
+	background-repeat: no-repeat;
+	background-size: 16px;
+}
+
 .welcome-panel .welcome-add-page {
-	background: url('../images/welcome-icons.png') no-repeat 0 -1px;
+	background-position: 0 2px;
 }
 
 .welcome-panel .welcome-edit-page {
-	background: url('../images/welcome-icons.png') no-repeat 0px -92px;
+	background-position: 0 -90px;
 }
 
 .welcome-panel .welcome-learn-more {
-	background: url('../images/welcome-icons.png') no-repeat 0px -138px;
+	background-position: 0 -136px;
 }
 
 .welcome-panel .welcome-comments {
-	background: url('../images/welcome-icons.png') no-repeat 0px -184px;
+	background-position: 0 -182px;
 }
 
 .welcome-panel .welcome-view-site {
-	background: url('../images/welcome-icons.png') no-repeat 0px -276px;
+	background-position: 0 -274px;
 }
 
 .welcome-panel .welcome-widgets-menus {
-	background: url('../images/welcome-icons.png') no-repeat 1px -230px;
+	background-position: 1px -229px;
 	line-height: 14px;
 }
 
 .welcome-panel .welcome-write-blog {
- 	background: url('../images/welcome-icons.png') no-repeat 0px -46px;
+ 	background-position: 0 -44px;
 }
 
-.welcome-panel .welcome-add-page,
-.welcome-panel .welcome-edit-page,
-.welcome-panel .welcome-learn-more,
-.welcome-panel .welcome-comments,
-.welcome-panel .welcome-view-site,
-.welcome-panel .welcome-widgets-menus,
-.welcome-panel .welcome-write-blog {
-	background-size: 16px;
-	display: block;
-	padding: 2px 0 8px 32px;
-}
-
 .welcome-panel .welcome-panel-column ul {
 	margin: 0.8em 1em 1em 0;
 }
@@ -2377,7 +2370,8 @@
 		padding: 1em 2.3em;
 	}
 
-	.welcome-panel .welcome-panel-column, .welcome-panel .welcome-panel-column:first-child {
+	.welcome-panel .welcome-panel-column,
+	.welcome-panel .welcome-panel-column:first-child {
 		display: block;
 		float: none;
 		width: 100%;
@@ -2392,13 +2386,7 @@
 		margin: 0.4em 0 0;
 	}
 
-	.welcome-panel .welcome-add-page,
-	.welcome-panel .welcome-edit-page,
-	.welcome-panel .welcome-learn-more,
-	.welcome-panel .welcome-comments,
-	.welcome-panel .welcome-view-site,
-	.welcome-panel .welcome-widgets-menus,
-	.welcome-panel .welcome-write-blog {
+	.welcome-panel .welcome-icon {
 		padding-left: 25px;
 	}
 }
@@ -8386,41 +8374,10 @@
 		background-size: 20px auto;
 	}
 
-	.welcome-panel .welcome-add-page {
-		background: url('../images/welcome-icons-2x.png') no-repeat 0 -1px;
-		background-size: 16px;
+	.welcome-panel .welcome-icon {
+		background-image: url('../images/welcome-icons-2x.png');
 	}
 
-	.welcome-panel .welcome-edit-page {
-		background: url('../images/welcome-icons-2x.png') no-repeat 0px -92px;
-		background-size: 16px;
-	}
-
-	.welcome-panel .welcome-learn-more {
-		background: url('../images/welcome-icons-2x.png') no-repeat 0px -138px;
-		background-size: 16px;
-	}
-
-	.welcome-panel .welcome-comments {
-		background: url('../images/welcome-icons-2x.png') no-repeat 0px -184px;
-		background-size: 16px;
-	}
-
-	.welcome-panel .welcome-view-site {
-		background: url('../images/welcome-icons-2x.png') no-repeat 0px -276px;
-		background-size: 16px;
-	}
-
-	.welcome-panel .welcome-widgets-menus {
-		background: url('../images/welcome-icons-2x.png') no-repeat 1px -230px;
-		background-size: 16px;
-	}
-
-	.welcome-panel .welcome-write-blog {
-	 	background: url('../images/welcome-icons-2x.png') no-repeat 0px -46px;
-	 	background-size: 16px;
-	}
-
 	.login h1 a {
 		background-image: url('../images/wordpress-logo-2x.png?ver=20120412');
 		background-size: 274px 63px;
Index: wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php	(revision 22635)
+++ wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php	(working copy)
@@ -1252,25 +1252,25 @@
 		<h4><?php _e( 'Next Steps' ); ?></h4>
 		<ul>
 		<?php if ( 'page' == get_option( 'show_on_front' ) && ! get_option( 'page_for_posts' ) ) : ?>
-			<li><?php printf( '<a href="%s" class="welcome-edit-page">' . __( 'Edit your front page' ) . '</a>', get_edit_post_link( get_option( 'page_on_front' ) ) ); ?></li>
-			<li><?php printf( '<a href="%s" class="welcome-add-page">' . __( 'Add additional pages' ) . '</a>', admin_url( 'post-new.php?post_type=page' ) ); ?></li>
+			<li><?php printf( '<a href="%s" class="welcome-icon welcome-edit-page">' . __( 'Edit your front page' ) . '</a>', get_edit_post_link( get_option( 'page_on_front' ) ) ); ?></li>
+			<li><?php printf( '<a href="%s" class="welcome-icon welcome-add-page">' . __( 'Add additional pages' ) . '</a>', admin_url( 'post-new.php?post_type=page' ) ); ?></li>
 		<?php elseif ( 'page' == get_option( 'show_on_front' ) ) : ?>
-			<li><?php printf( '<a href="%s" class="welcome-edit-page">' . __( 'Edit your front page' ) . '</a>', get_edit_post_link( get_option( 'page_on_front' ) ) ); ?></li>
-			<li><?php printf( '<a href="%s" class="welcome-add-page">' . __( 'Add additional pages' ) . '</a>', admin_url( 'post-new.php?post_type=page' ) ); ?></li>
-			<li><?php printf( '<a href="%s" class="welcome-write-blog">' . __( 'Add a blog post' ) . '</a>', admin_url( 'post-new.php' ) ); ?></li>
+			<li><?php printf( '<a href="%s" class="welcome-icon welcome-edit-page">' . __( 'Edit your front page' ) . '</a>', get_edit_post_link( get_option( 'page_on_front' ) ) ); ?></li>
+			<li><?php printf( '<a href="%s" class="welcome-icon welcome-add-page">' . __( 'Add additional pages' ) . '</a>', admin_url( 'post-new.php?post_type=page' ) ); ?></li>
+			<li><?php printf( '<a href="%s" class="welcome-icon welcome-write-blog">' . __( 'Add a blog post' ) . '</a>', admin_url( 'post-new.php' ) ); ?></li>
 		<?php else : ?>
-			<li><?php printf( '<a href="%s" class="welcome-write-blog">' . __( 'Write your first blog post' ) . '</a>', admin_url( 'post-new.php' ) ); ?></li>
-			<li><?php printf( '<a href="%s" class="welcome-add-page">' . __( 'Add an About page' ) . '</a>', admin_url( 'post-new.php?post_type=page' ) ); ?></li>
+			<li><?php printf( '<a href="%s" class="welcome-icon welcome-write-blog">' . __( 'Write your first blog post' ) . '</a>', admin_url( 'post-new.php' ) ); ?></li>
+			<li><?php printf( '<a href="%s" class="welcome-icon welcome-add-page">' . __( 'Add an About page' ) . '</a>', admin_url( 'post-new.php?post_type=page' ) ); ?></li>
 		<?php endif; ?>
-			<li><?php printf( '<a href="%s" class="welcome-view-site">' . __( 'View your site' ) . '</a>', home_url( '/' ) ); ?></li>
+			<li><?php printf( '<a href="%s" class="welcome-icon welcome-view-site">' . __( 'View your site' ) . '</a>', home_url( '/' ) ); ?></li>
 		</ul>
 	</div>
 	<div class="welcome-panel-column welcome-panel-last">
 		<h4><?php _e( 'More Actions' ); ?></h4>
 		<ul>
-			<li><?php printf( '<div class="welcome-widgets-menus">Manage <a href="%s">' . __( 'widgets' ) . '</a> or <a href="%s">' . __( 'menus' ) . '</a></div>', admin_url( 'widgets.php' ), admin_url( 'nav-menus.php' ) ); ?></li>
-			<li><?php printf( '<a href="%s" class="welcome-comments">' . __( 'Turn comments on or off' ) . '</a>', admin_url( 'options-discussion.php' ) ); ?></li>
-			<li><?php printf( '<a href="%s" class="welcome-learn-more">' . __( 'Learn more about getting started' ) . '</a>', 'http://codex.wordpress.org/First_Steps_With_WordPress' ); ?></li>
+			<li><?php printf( '<div class="welcome-icon welcome-widgets-menus">Manage <a href="%s">' . __( 'widgets' ) . '</a> or <a href="%s">' . __( 'menus' ) . '</a></div>', admin_url( 'widgets.php' ), admin_url( 'nav-menus.php' ) ); ?></li>
+			<li><?php printf( '<a href="%s" class="welcome-icon welcome-comments">' . __( 'Turn comments on or off' ) . '</a>', admin_url( 'options-discussion.php' ) ); ?></li>
+			<li><?php printf( '<a href="%s" class="welcome-icon welcome-learn-more">' . __( 'Learn more about getting started' ) . '</a>', 'http://codex.wordpress.org/First_Steps_With_WordPress' ); ?></li>
 		</ul>
 	</div>
 	</div>