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
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  */
 
 import QtQuick 2.5
+import QtQuick.Controls 2.5 as QQC2
 import QtQuick.Layouts 1.1
 import QtQuick.Controls.Private 1.0
 
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@
                 width: units.iconSizes.smallMedium
                 height: width
                 visible: false
-                
+
                 iconSource: "configure"
 
                 onClicked: {
@@ -239,19 +240,19 @@
                 }
             }
 
-            PlasmaComponents.ToolButton {
-                id: closeButton
+        QQC2.RoundButton {
+            id: closeButton
+            implicitWidth: units.iconSizes.smallMedium
+            implicitHeight: implicitWidth
 
-                width: units.iconSizes.smallMedium
-                height: width
-                flat: compact
+            onClicked: close()
 
-                iconSource: "window-close"
-
-                onClicked: close()
+            PlasmaCore.IconItem {
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                source: "window-close"
             }
-
         }
+    }
 
         RowLayout {
             id: bottomPart