diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.css.scss
index 9523c46b4..ba888a587 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.css.scss
@@ -84,10 +84,12 @@ h1 a.badge-category div {vertical-align: top;}
     background-color: transparent;
     color: scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: 20%);
     font-weight: normal;
+    font-size: 13px;
   }
 
   &.new-topic::before {
-    content: "● ";
+    content: "●";
+    margin-right: 2px;
   }
 
   // Click count
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss
index 64c303a45..9dfd820c1 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss
@@ -97,7 +97,12 @@
   .badge-notification {
     position: relative;
     top: -2px;
+    &.new-topic {
+      top: 0px;
+      padding-left: 5px;
+    }
   }
+
   .category {
     padding: 0 20px 0 20px;
     min-width: 80px;