diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/shared/icon/icon.directive.js b/awx/ui/static/js/shared/icon/icon.directive.js
index 689388dd2e..b0735704fb 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/shared/icon/icon.directive.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/shared/icon/icon.directive.js
@@ -12,10 +12,15 @@ export default function() {
             // element's svg tag
             var content = $(iconPath).clone();
 
-            // Copy classes off the <symbol> so that we preserve any styling
+            // Copy classes & viewBox off the <symbol> so that we preserve any styling
             // when we copy the item inline
             var classes = $(iconPath).attr('class');
 
+            // viewBox needs to be access via native
+            // javascript's setAttribute function
+            var viewBox = $(iconPath)[0].getAttribute('viewBox');
+
+            svg[0].setAttribute('viewBox', viewBox);
             svg.attr('class', classes)
                 .html(content.contents());
 
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/shared/icon/icon.partial.html b/awx/ui/static/js/shared/icon/icon.partial.html
index fa24d3450e..0bd01fdf31 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/shared/icon/icon.partial.html
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/shared/icon/icon.partial.html
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-<svg preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" viewBox="0 0 55 42" width="100%" height="100%">
+<svg preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" width="100%" height="100%">
 </svg>