diff --git a/wp-includes/formatting.php b/wp-includes/formatting.php
index bc17553c01..b7b8460be4 100644
--- a/wp-includes/formatting.php
+++ b/wp-includes/formatting.php
@@ -4801,4 +4801,20 @@ function url_shorten( $url, $length = 35 ) {
 		$short_url = substr( $short_url, 0, $length - 3 ) . '…';
 	}
 	return $short_url;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+/**
+ * 4.4.x hotfix for hidden configure links on admin dashboard.
+ *
+ * @ignore
+ */
+function _wp_441_dashboard_display_configure_links_css() { 
+	echo '<style type="text/css">
+		.postbox .button-link .edit-box { display: none; }
+		.wp-admin .edit-box { display: block; opacity: 0; }
+		.hndle:hover .edit-box, .edit-box:focus { opacity: 1; }
+		#dashboard-widgets h2 a { text-decoration: underline; }
+		#dashboard-widgets .hndle .postbox-title-action { float: right; line-height: 1.2; }
+	</style>';
+}
+add_action( 'admin_print_styles-index.php', '_wp_441_dashboard_display_configure_links_css' );
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diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 27723ea750..a22182bfa0 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.4.1-alpha-36152';
+$wp_version = '4.4.1-alpha-36153';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.