Index: src/wp-admin/css/edit.css
===================================================================
--- src/wp-admin/css/edit.css	(revision 35485)
+++ src/wp-admin/css/edit.css	(working copy)
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@
 	height: auto !important;
 }
 
-#misc-publishing-actions label[for="post_status"]:before,
+#post-body .misc-pub-post-status:before,
 #post-body #visibility:before,
 .curtime #timestamp:before,
 #post-body .misc-pub-revisions:before,
@@ -493,6 +493,7 @@
 	color: #82878c;
 }
 
+#post-body .misc-pub-post-status:before,
 #post-body #visibility:before,
 .curtime #timestamp:before,
 #post-body .misc-pub-revisions:before {
@@ -499,16 +500,16 @@
 	font: normal 20px/1 dashicons;
 	speak: none;
 	display: inline-block;
-	padding: 0 2px 0 0;
-	top: 0;
-	left: -1px;
-	position: relative;
+	padding-right: 2px;
 	vertical-align: top;
 	-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
 	-moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
-	text-decoration: none !important;
 }
 
+#post-body .misc-pub-post-status:before {
+	content: "\f173";
+}
+
 #post-body #visibility:before {
 	content: "\f177";
 }
@@ -515,6 +516,7 @@
 
 .curtime #timestamp:before {
 	content: "\f145";
+	position: relative;
 	top: -1px;
 }
 
Index: src/wp-admin/css/forms.css
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--- src/wp-admin/css/forms.css	(revision 35485)
+++ src/wp-admin/css/forms.css	(working copy)
@@ -453,21 +453,6 @@
 	vertical-align: baseline;
 }
 
-#misc-publishing-actions label[for="post_status"]:before {
-	content: "\f173";
-	display: inline-block;
-	font: normal 20px/1 dashicons;
-	speak: none;
-	left: -1px;
-	padding: 0 5px 0 0;
-	position: relative;
-	top: 0;
-	text-decoration: none !important;
-	vertical-align: top;
-	-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
-	-moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
-}
-
 #pass-strength-result {
 	background-color: #eee;
 	border: 1px solid #ddd;
Index: src/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
===================================================================
--- src/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php	(revision 35485)
+++ src/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php	(working copy)
@@ -74,9 +74,8 @@
 
 <div id="misc-publishing-actions">
 
-<div class="misc-pub-section misc-pub-post-status"><label for="post_status"><?php _e('Status:') ?></label>
-<span id="post-status-display">
-<?php
+<div class="misc-pub-section misc-pub-post-status">
+<?php _e( 'Status:' ) ?> <span id="post-status-display"><?php
 switch ( $post->post_status ) {
 	case 'private':
 		_e('Privately Published');
@@ -102,7 +101,8 @@
 
 <div id="post-status-select" class="hide-if-js">
 <input type="hidden" name="hidden_post_status" id="hidden_post_status" value="<?php echo esc_attr( ('auto-draft' == $post->post_status ) ? 'draft' : $post->post_status); ?>" />
-<select name='post_status' id='post_status'>
+<label for="post_status" class="screen-reader-text"><?php _e( 'Set status' ) ?></label>
+<select name="post_status" id="post_status">
 <?php if ( 'publish' == $post->post_status ) : ?>
 <option<?php selected( $post->post_status, 'publish' ); ?> value='publish'><?php _e('Published') ?></option>
 <?php elseif ( 'private' == $post->post_status ) : ?>