diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/basic-topic-list.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/basic-topic-list.js.handlebars
index 95055329438..c8828950298 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/basic-topic-list.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/basic-topic-list.js.handlebars
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
             {{else}}
               <td class='num likes'>
                 {{#if topic.like_count}}
-                  <a href='{{unbound topic.url}}{{#if topic.has_summary}}?filter=summary{{/if}}'>{{unbound topic.like_count}} <i class='fa fa-heart'></i></a>
+                  <a href='{{unbound topic.url}}{{#if topic.has_summary}}?filter=summary{{/if}}'>{{number topic.like_count}} <i class='fa fa-heart'></i></a>
                 {{/if}}
               </td>
             {{/if}}