diff --git a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationItem.qml b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationItem.qml
--- a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationItem.qml
+++ b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationItem.qml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 MouseArea {
     id: notificationItem
     width: parent.width
-    implicitHeight: Math.max(appIconItem.valid || imageItem.nativeWidth > 0 ? units.iconSizes.large : 0, mainLayout.height)
+    implicitHeight: Math.max(appIconItem.valid || imageItem.nativeWidth > 0 ? units.iconSizes.large : 0, (mainLayout.height + 1.75 * units.smallSpacing)) // Add 1.75 units.smallSpacing to correct for the topMargin of mainLayout
 
     // We need to clip here because we support displaying images through <img/>
     // and if we don't clip, they will be painted over the borders of the dialog/item
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
         }
 
         if (hasDefaultAction) {
-            // the notifications was clicked, trigger the default action if set
+            // the notification was clicked, trigger the default action if set
             action("default")
         }
     }
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@
         anchors {
             top: parent.top
             left: parent.left
+            leftMargin: units.smallSpacing
+            topMargin: units.smallSpacing
         }
 
         visible: imageItem.nativeWidth == 0 && valid
@@ -170,9 +172,10 @@
 
         anchors {
             top: parent.top
+            topMargin: units.smallSpacing * 0.75
             left: appIconItem.valid || imageItem.nativeWidth > 0 ? appIconItem.right : parent.left
             right: parent.right
-            leftMargin: units.smallSpacing
+            leftMargin: units.smallSpacing * 2
         }
 
         spacing: Math.round(units.smallSpacing / 2)
@@ -211,7 +214,7 @@
                 width: units.iconSizes.smallMedium
                 height: width
                 visible: false
-
+                
                 iconSource: "configure"
 
                 onClicked: {