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
@@ -210,8 +210,19 @@
             Layout.preferredWidth: units.iconSizes.large
             Layout.preferredHeight: units.iconSizes.large
 
+            Layout.rightMargin: LayoutMirroring.enabled ? 0 : sizingButton.width
+            Layout.leftMargin: LayoutMirroring.enabled ? sizingButton.width : 0
+
             visible: iconItem.active || imageItem.active
 
+            // This only exists so we can get its size to determine how far to move
+            // the icon over to the left
+            PlasmaComponents.ToolButton {
+                id: sizingButton
+                iconSource: "window-close"
+                visible: false
+            }
+
             PlasmaCore.IconItem {
                 id: iconItem
                 // don't show two identical icons