diff --git a/packages/telescope-notifications/lib/client/templates/notification_item.html b/packages/telescope-notifications/lib/client/templates/notification_item.html
index cbc2db3ffe..799469fda2 100644
--- a/packages/telescope-notifications/lib/client/templates/notification_item.html
+++ b/packages/telescope-notifications/lib/client/templates/notification_item.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template name="notificationItem">
-  <li class="notification-item {{#if read}}read{{/if}}">
+  <li class="dropdown-item notification-item {{#if read}}read{{/if}}">
     <span class="notification-timestamp">{{timeAgo timestamp}}</span>
     <div class="notification-html">
       {{{notificationHTML}}}
diff --git a/packages/telescope-notifications/lib/client/templates/notifications_mark_as_read.html b/packages/telescope-notifications/lib/client/templates/notifications_mark_as_read.html
index 534bdd96ad..c7fb9909ed 100644
--- a/packages/telescope-notifications/lib/client/templates/notifications_mark_as_read.html
+++ b/packages/telescope-notifications/lib/client/templates/notifications_mark_as_read.html
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <template name="notificationsMarkAsRead">
-  <li><a href="#" class="button mark-as-read btn btn-primary">{{_ "mark_as_read"}}</a></li> 
+  <li class="dropdown-item"><a href="#" class="button mark-as-read btn btn-primary">{{_ "mark_as_read"}}</a></li> 
 </template>
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diff --git a/packages/telescope-theme-base/lib/client/scss/specific/_dropdown.scss b/packages/telescope-theme-base/lib/client/scss/specific/_dropdown.scss
index d0325f4733..b05a6dd9ee 100644
--- a/packages/telescope-theme-base/lib/client/scss/specific/_dropdown.scss
+++ b/packages/telescope-theme-base/lib/client/scss/specific/_dropdown.scss
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@
     a.button{
       color: white;
     }
-    ul{
+    .dropdown-contents{
       background:white;
-      padding:1px 10px;
+      padding: 10px;
       min-width:180px;
       border-radius: 3px;
       box-shadow: 0 1px 3px black(0.35);
diff --git a/packages/telescope-theme-base/lib/client/scss/specific/_notifications.scss b/packages/telescope-theme-base/lib/client/scss/specific/_notifications.scss
index 5cc4fbec20..84aac03ada 100644
--- a/packages/telescope-theme-base/lib/client/scss/specific/_notifications.scss
+++ b/packages/telescope-theme-base/lib/client/scss/specific/_notifications.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 .notification-item{
   margin-bottom: 10px;
 }
-
 .notifications-menu.dropdown-accordion{
   .dropdown-contents{
     max-height: 0px;