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
@@ -71,8 +71,13 @@
     property var actionNames: []
     property var actionLabels: []
 
-    property int headingLeftPadding: 0
+    property int headingLeftPadding: units.smallSpacing
     property int headingRightPadding: 0
+    property int headingTopPadding: 0
+
+    property int bodyLeftPadding: units.smallSpacing
+    property int bodyRightPadding: units.smallSpacing
+    property int bodyBottomPadding: units.smallSpacing
 
     property int thumbnailLeftPadding: 0
     property int thumbnailRightPadding: 0
@@ -103,6 +108,7 @@
         Layout.fillWidth: true
         Layout.leftMargin: notificationItem.headingLeftPadding
         Layout.rightMargin: notificationItem.headingRightPadding
+        Layout.topMargin: notificationItem.headingTopPadding
 
         inGroup: notificationItem.inGroup
 
@@ -124,6 +130,9 @@
     RowLayout {
         id: bodyRow
         Layout.fillWidth: true
+        Layout.leftMargin: notificationItem.bodyLeftPadding
+        Layout.rightMargin: notificationItem.bodyRightPadding
+        Layout.bottomMargin: notificationItem.bodyBottomPadding
         spacing: units.smallSpacing
 
         ColumnLayout {
@@ -251,6 +260,9 @@
     Loader {
         id: jobLoader
         Layout.fillWidth: true
+        Layout.leftMargin: units.smallSpacing
+        Layout.rightMargin: units.smallSpacing
+        Layout.bottomMargin: units.smallSpacing
         active: notificationItem.notificationType === NotificationManager.Notifications.JobType
         visible: active
         sourceComponent: JobItem {
@@ -276,6 +288,9 @@
 
     RowLayout {
         Layout.fillWidth: true
+        Layout.leftMargin: units.smallSpacing
+        Layout.rightMargin: units.smallSpacing
+        Layout.bottomMargin: units.smallSpacing
         visible: actionRepeater.count > 0
 
         // Notification actions
diff --git a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationPopup.qml b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationPopup.qml
--- a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationPopup.qml
+++ b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationPopup.qml
@@ -172,17 +172,13 @@
 
         NotificationItem {
             id: notificationItem
-            // let the item bleed into the dialog margins so the close button margins cancel out
-            y: closable || dismissable || configurable ? -notificationPopup.margins.top : 0
-            headingRightPadding: -notificationPopup.margins.right
             width: parent.width
             hovered: area.containsMouse
             maximumLineCount: 8
             bodyCursorShape: notificationPopup.hasDefaultAction ? Qt.PointingHandCursor : 0
 
             thumbnailLeftPadding: -notificationPopup.margins.left
             thumbnailRightPadding: -notificationPopup.margins.right
-            thumbnailTopPadding: -notificationPopup.margins.top
             thumbnailBottomPadding: -notificationPopup.margins.bottom
 
             closable: true