diff --git a/src/servers/notification/AppGroupView.cpp b/src/servers/notification/AppGroupView.cpp
index 9612f5431b..caa479de68 100644
--- a/src/servers/notification/AppGroupView.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/notification/AppGroupView.cpp
@@ -58,14 +58,15 @@ AppGroupView::Draw(BRect updateRect)
 	be_bold_font->GetHeight(&fh);
 	float labelOffset = fh.ascent + fh.leading;
 
-	BRect borderRect = Bounds().InsetByCopy(kEdgePadding, kEdgePadding);
-	borderRect.top = labelOffset;
 
-	BRect textRect = borderRect;
-	textRect.left = kEdgePadding * 2;
-	textRect.right = textRect.left + be_bold_font->StringWidth(label.String())
-		+ (kEdgePadding * 3);
-	textRect.bottom = labelOffset;
+	BRect textRect = Bounds();
+	//textRect.left = kEdgePadding * 2;
+	//textRect.right = textRect.left + be_bold_font->StringWidth(label.String())
+	//	+ (kEdgePadding * 3);
+	textRect.bottom = 2 * labelOffset;
+	
+	BRect borderRect = Bounds().InsetByCopy(kEdgePadding, kEdgePadding);
+	borderRect.top = 2 * labelOffset;
 
 	BRect closeCross = fCloseRect;
 	closeCross.InsetBy(kSmallPadding, kSmallPadding);
@@ -137,36 +138,24 @@ AppGroupView::Draw(BRect updateRect)
 			SetFont(be_bold_font);
 			SetPenSize(kPenSize);
 
-			// Draw the border
-			PushState();
-				SetHighColor(detailCol);
-				// StrokeRoundRect(borderRect, kEdgePadding, kEdgePadding * 2);
-				StrokeRect(borderRect);
-			PopState();
-
+			SetLowColor(tint_color(ViewColor(), B_DARKEN_1_TINT));
 			FillRect(textRect, B_SOLID_LOW);
+			
+			SetHighColor(ui_color(B_PANEL_TEXT_COLOR));
 
 			// Draw the collapse widget
-			PushState();
-				SetHighColor(detailCol);
-				StrokeRoundRect(fCollapseRect, kSmallPadding, kSmallPadding);
+			StrokeRoundRect(fCollapseRect, kSmallPadding, kSmallPadding);
 
-				BPoint expandHorStart(fCollapseRect.left + kSmallPadding, fCollapseRect.Height() / 2 + fCollapseRect.top);
-				BPoint expandHorEnd(fCollapseRect.right - kSmallPadding, fCollapseRect.Height() / 2 + fCollapseRect.top);
+			BPoint expandHorStart(fCollapseRect.left + kSmallPadding, fCollapseRect.Height() / 2 + fCollapseRect.top);
+			BPoint expandHorEnd(fCollapseRect.right - kSmallPadding, fCollapseRect.Height() / 2 + fCollapseRect.top);
 
-				StrokeLine(expandHorStart, expandHorEnd);
-			PopState();
+			StrokeLine(expandHorStart, expandHorEnd);
 
 			// Draw the dismiss widget
-			PushState();
-				SetHighColor(detailCol);			
-				FillRect(fCloseRect, B_SOLID_LOW);
+			StrokeRoundRect(fCloseRect, kSmallPadding, kSmallPadding);
 
-				StrokeRoundRect(fCloseRect, kSmallPadding, kSmallPadding);
-
-				StrokeLine(closeCross.LeftTop(), closeCross.RightBottom());
-				StrokeLine(closeCross.RightTop(), closeCross.LeftBottom());
-			PopState();
+			StrokeLine(closeCross.LeftTop(), closeCross.RightBottom());
+			StrokeLine(closeCross.RightTop(), closeCross.LeftBottom());
 
 			// Draw the label
 			DrawString(label.String(), BPoint(fCollapseRect.right + kEdgePadding, labelOffset + kEdgePadding));
@@ -310,7 +299,7 @@ AppGroupView::ResizeViews()
 	font_height fh;
 	be_bold_font->GetHeight(&fh);
 
-	float offset = fh.ascent + fh.leading + fh.descent;
+	float offset = 2 * kEdgePadding + fh.ascent + fh.leading + fh.descent;
 	int32 children = fInfo.size();
 
 	if (!fCollapsed) {
@@ -318,7 +307,7 @@ AppGroupView::ResizeViews()
 
 		for (int32 i = 0; i < children; i++) {
 			fInfo[i]->ResizeToPreferred();
-			fInfo[i]->MoveTo(kEdgePadding + kPenSize, offset);
+			fInfo[i]->MoveTo(0, offset);
 			
 			offset += fInfo[i]->Bounds().Height();
 			if (fInfo[i]->IsHidden())
@@ -342,7 +331,7 @@ AppGroupView::ResizeViews()
 	float labelOffset = fh.ascent + fh.leading;
 
 	BRect borderRect = Bounds().InsetByCopy(kEdgePadding, kEdgePadding);
-	borderRect.top = labelOffset;
+	borderRect.top = 2*labelOffset;
 
 	fCollapseRect = borderRect;
 	fCollapseRect.right = fCollapseRect.left + kExpandSize;
diff --git a/src/servers/notification/BorderView.cpp b/src/servers/notification/BorderView.cpp
index e19fb86e3a..659ec195de 100644
--- a/src/servers/notification/BorderView.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/notification/BorderView.cpp
@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@ BorderView::Draw(BRect rect)
 	SetHighColor(tint_color(col_bg, B_DARKEN_2_TINT));
 
 	BRect content = Bounds();
-	content.InsetBy(kBorderWidth, kBorderWidth);
+//	content.InsetBy(kBorderWidth, kBorderWidth);
 	content.top += text_pos + fh.descent + 2;
 
 	BRect content_line(content);
-	content_line.InsetBy(-1, -1);
+//	content_line.InsetBy(-1, -1);
 
 	StrokeRect(content_line);
 }
diff --git a/src/servers/notification/NotificationView.cpp b/src/servers/notification/NotificationView.cpp
index f33d5e027f..28963614e9 100644
--- a/src/servers/notification/NotificationView.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/notification/NotificationView.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ const char* kSmallIconAttribute	= "BEOS:M:STD_ICON";
 const char* kLargeIconAttribute	= "BEOS:L:STD_ICON";
 const char* kIconAttribute		= "BEOS:ICON";
 
+static const int kIconStripeWidth = 30;
+
 property_info message_prop_list[] = {
 	{ "type", {B_GET_PROPERTY, B_SET_PROPERTY, 0},
 		{B_DIRECT_SPECIFIER, 0}, "get the notification type"},
@@ -297,7 +299,14 @@ NotificationView::Draw(BRect updateRect)
 
 	// Icon size
 	float iconSize = (float)fParent->IconSize();
-
+	
+	BRect stripeRect = Bounds();
+	int32 iconLayoutScale = max_c(1, ((int32)be_plain_font->Size() + 15) / 16);
+	stripeRect.right = kIconStripeWidth * iconLayoutScale;
+	SetHighColor(tint_color(ViewColor(), B_DARKEN_1_TINT));
+	FillRect(stripeRect);
+	
+	SetHighColor(ui_color(B_PANEL_TEXT_COLOR));
 	// Rectangle for icon and overlay icon
 	BRect iconRect(0, 0, 0, 0);
 
diff --git a/src/servers/notification/NotificationWindow.cpp b/src/servers/notification/NotificationWindow.cpp
index f33e504df9..b7acc38ec9 100644
--- a/src/servers/notification/NotificationWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/notification/NotificationWindow.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <File.h>
 #include <NodeMonitor.h>
 #include <PropertyInfo.h>
+#include <private/interface/WindowPrivate.h>
 
 #include "AppGroupView.h"
 #include "AppUsage.h"
@@ -48,13 +49,13 @@ property_info main_prop_list[] = {
 const float kCloseSize				= 8;
 const float kExpandSize				= 8;
 const float kPenSize				= 1;
-const float kEdgePadding			= 5;
+const float kEdgePadding			= 2;
 const float kSmallPadding			= 2;
 
 NotificationWindow::NotificationWindow()
 	:
 	BWindow(BRect(10, 10, 30, 30), B_TRANSLATE_MARK("Notification"), 
-		B_BORDERED_WINDOW, B_AVOID_FRONT | B_AVOID_FOCUS | B_NOT_CLOSABLE 
+		kLeftTitledWindowLook, B_FLOATING_ALL_WINDOW_FEEL, B_AVOID_FRONT | B_AVOID_FOCUS | B_NOT_CLOSABLE 
 		| B_NOT_ZOOMABLE | B_NOT_MINIMIZABLE | B_NOT_RESIZABLE, 
 		B_ALL_WORKSPACES)
 {