diff --git a/root/styles/prosilver/template/portal/modules/forumlist.html b/root/styles/prosilver/template/portal/modules/forumlist.html
index fcb4a40d..91026b0a 100644
--- a/root/styles/prosilver/template/portal/modules/forumlist.html
+++ b/root/styles/prosilver/template/portal/modules/forumlist.html
@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@
 	<!-- IF not S_IS_BOT and U_MARK_FORUMS --><li class="rightside"><a href="{U_MARK_FORUMS}" accesskey="m">{L_MARK_FORUMS_READ}</a></li><!-- ENDIF -->
 	</ul>
 <!-- ENDIF -->
+<div id="portal-forumlist">
 <!-- INCLUDE forumlist_body.html -->
+</div>
 <br />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/root/styles/prosilver/theme/portal.css b/root/styles/prosilver/theme/portal.css
index 13681ffc..4430f8f8 100644
--- a/root/styles/prosilver/theme/portal.css
+++ b/root/styles/prosilver/theme/portal.css
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@ span.portal-corners-top-inner, span.portal-corners-bottom-inner{
 	margin-bottom: 0px;
 }
 
+/**
+* margin spacing as in default prosilver for the forumlist
+*/
+#portal-forumlist .forabg {
+	margin-bottom: 4px;
+}
+
 /* RTL language fixes */
 .rtl .portal-navigation ul li a{
 	background-image: url("{T_THEME_PATH}/images/portal/arrowbullet_rtl.gif");