diff --git a/components/common.less b/components/common.less
index 2559a9bd9..c79788f35 100644
--- a/components/common.less
+++ b/components/common.less
@@ -129,11 +129,6 @@ body {
 		font-size: 100%; /* (reset) */
 	}
 
-	.mw-editsection,
-	.mw-editsection-like {
-		font-family: @content-font-family;
-	}
-
 	#toc h2,
 	.toc h2 {
 		font-size: 100%; /* (reset) */
@@ -141,6 +136,12 @@ body {
 	}
 }
 
+/* Allow edit sections outside of mw-body-content (T160269) */
+.mw-editsection,
+.mw-editsection-like {
+	font-family: @content-font-family;
+}
+
 /* Hide empty portlets */
 div.emptyPortlet {
 	display: none;