diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/wells.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/wells.scss
index 2f3a80daa90..3fa7a260017 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/wells.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/wells.scss
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
         .fork-svg {
           margin-right: 4px;
+          vertical-align: bottom;
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/commits.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/commits.scss
index e9384d41e00..1aca3c5cf1a 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/commits.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/commits.scss
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 }
 
 .branch-info .commit-icon {
-  margin-right: 3px;
+  margin-right: 8px;
 
   svg {
     top: 3px;
diff --git a/app/helpers/commits_helper.rb b/app/helpers/commits_helper.rb
index 98894b86551..e594a1d0ba3 100644
--- a/app/helpers/commits_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/commits_helper.rb
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ module CommitsHelper
   # Returns a link formatted as a commit branch link
   def commit_branch_link(url, text)
     link_to(url, class: 'label label-gray ref-name branch-link') do
-      sprite_icon('fork', size: 16, css_class: 'fork-svg') + "#{text}"
+      sprite_icon('fork', size: 12, css_class: 'fork-svg') + "#{text}"
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/restore-size-and-position-for-fork-icon.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/restore-size-and-position-for-fork-icon.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dd8dad0b17d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/restore-size-and-position-for-fork-icon.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Fix size and position for fork icon
+merge_request: 18449
+author: George Tsiolis
+type: changed