diff --git a/include/staff/ticket-view.inc.php b/include/staff/ticket-view.inc.php
index 0770668754f1de53faf1a18284b0da08663dd873..63f1083d042a4b8026c0e39defae7e69453bec21 100644
--- a/include/staff/ticket-view.inc.php
+++ b/include/staff/ticket-view.inc.php
@@ -473,6 +473,12 @@ $tcount = $ticket->getThreadEntries($types)->count();
 
 <div id="ticket_tabs_container">
 <div id="ticket_thread" class="tab_content">
+    
+<div class="ticket-response pull-right">
+    <a class="action-button muted" data-toggle="tooltip" title="Post Reply"><i class="icon-mail-reply"></i></a>
+    <a class="action-button muted" data-toggle="tooltip" title="Internal Note"><i class="icon-file-text"></i></a>
+</div>
+<div class="clear"></div>
 <?php
     // Render ticket thread
     $ticket->getThread()->render(
diff --git a/scp/css/scp.css b/scp/css/scp.css
index 5b3141cb176ffa6c468c89c6a4bea4a58ef8a2fd..b108e5b9ecdd03226d60e0dec8716955b3619185 100644
--- a/scp/css/scp.css
+++ b/scp/css/scp.css
@@ -904,6 +904,12 @@ h2 .reload {
     border-bottom:none;
     margin:0;
 }
+/***** top page ticket response buttons *****/
+.ticket-response {
+    color:#555;
+    padding-bottom:6px;
+}
+
 .thread-entry {
     margin-bottom: 15px;
     z-index: 0;