diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/services/api.js b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/services/api.js
index 10676826c1b77..32e8cf1460c0d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/services/api.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/services/api.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export const updateFollowerIndex = (id, followerIndex) => (
 
 /* Stats */
 export const loadAutoFollowStats = () => (
-  httpClient.get(`${apiPrefix}/stats/auto-follow`).then(extractData)
+  httpClient.get(`${apiPrefix}/stats/auto_follow`).then(extractData)
 );
 
 /* Indices */
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/remote_clusters/public/index.scss b/x-pack/plugins/remote_clusters/public/index.scss
index f1bbc7941c608..2d1a6374352e9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/remote_clusters/public/index.scss
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/remote_clusters/public/index.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // Import the EUI global scope so we can use EUI constants
 @import 'ui/public/styles/_styling_constants';
+@import './sections/remote_cluster_list/components/connection_status/index';
 
 // Index management plugin styles
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/remote_clusters/public/sections/remote_cluster_list/components/connection_status/_index.scss b/x-pack/plugins/remote_clusters/public/sections/remote_cluster_list/components/connection_status/_index.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c85cb36c5dc5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/remote_clusters/public/sections/remote_cluster_list/components/connection_status/_index.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/**
+ * 1. Prevent inherited flexbox layout from compressing this element on IE.
+ */
+ .remoteClustersConnectionStatus__message {
+  flex-basis: auto !important; /* 1 */
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/remote_clusters/public/sections/remote_cluster_list/components/connection_status/connection_status.js b/x-pack/plugins/remote_clusters/public/sections/remote_cluster_list/components/connection_status/connection_status.js
index d316267f435e0..71d9e671fdae8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/remote_clusters/public/sections/remote_cluster_list/components/connection_status/connection_status.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/remote_clusters/public/sections/remote_cluster_list/components/connection_status/connection_status.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export function ConnectionStatus({ isConnected }) {
             {icon}
           </EuiFlexItem>
 
-          <EuiFlexItem>
+          <EuiFlexItem className="remoteClustersConnectionStatus__message">
             <EuiText>
               {message}
             </EuiText>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/remote_clusters/public/sections/remote_cluster_list/detail_panel/__snapshots__/detail_panel.test.js.snap b/x-pack/plugins/remote_clusters/public/sections/remote_cluster_list/detail_panel/__snapshots__/detail_panel.test.js.snap
index b02f009512054..aca7f851783a3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/remote_clusters/public/sections/remote_cluster_list/detail_panel/__snapshots__/detail_panel.test.js.snap
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/remote_clusters/public/sections/remote_cluster_list/detail_panel/__snapshots__/detail_panel.test.js.snap
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ exports[` 1`] = `
                         </svg>
                       </div>
                       <div
-                        class="euiFlexItem"
+                        class="euiFlexItem remoteClustersConnectionStatus__message"
                       >
                         <div
                           class="euiText euiText--medium"
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/remote_clusters/public/sections/remote_cluster_list/remote_cluster_table/__snapshots__/remote_cluster_table.test.js.snap b/x-pack/plugins/remote_clusters/public/sections/remote_cluster_list/remote_cluster_table/__snapshots__/remote_cluster_table.test.js.snap
index 21110725f0eb2..bf21cd3e7de35 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/remote_clusters/public/sections/remote_cluster_list/remote_cluster_table/__snapshots__/remote_cluster_table.test.js.snap
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/remote_clusters/public/sections/remote_cluster_list/remote_cluster_table/__snapshots__/remote_cluster_table.test.js.snap
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ exports[`RemoteClusterTable renders a row for an API-defined remote cluster 1`]
               </svg>
             </div>
             <div
-              class="euiFlexItem"
+              class="euiFlexItem remoteClustersConnectionStatus__message"
             >
               <div
                 class="euiText euiText--medium"
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ exports[`RemoteClusterTable renders a row with a tooltip for a remote cluster de
               </svg>
             </div>
             <div
-              class="euiFlexItem"
+              class="euiFlexItem remoteClustersConnectionStatus__message"
             >
               <div
                 class="euiText euiText--medium"