diff --git a/gnome-shell/_common.scss b/gnome-shell/_common.scss
index 67c23ee6..a3dfc4a1 100644
--- a/gnome-shell/_common.scss
+++ b/gnome-shell/_common.scss
@@ -1113,6 +1113,7 @@ StScrollBar {
           border: 1px solid $borders_color;
           border-radius: 3px;
           background: darken($bg_color, 0.7%);
+          box-shadow: none;
         }
 
           .message-icon-bin {
@@ -1643,8 +1644,9 @@ StScrollBar {
       spacing: 1px;
     }
     .notification-button {
-      padding: 0px;
+      padding: 5px;
       background-color: transparentize($bg_color, 0.1);
+      box-shadow: none;
       &:first-child { border-radius: 0 0 0 3px; }
       &:last-child { border-radius: 0 0 3px 0; }
       &:hover, &focus { background-color: darken($bg_color,2%); color: $selected_bg_color;}
diff --git a/gnome-shell/gnome-shell.css b/gnome-shell/gnome-shell.css
index 55cf2164..5979b79f 100644
--- a/gnome-shell/gnome-shell.css
+++ b/gnome-shell/gnome-shell.css
@@ -997,7 +997,8 @@ StScrollBar {
 .message {
   border: 1px solid #1f232b;
   border-radius: 3px;
-  background: rgba(45, 50, 62, 0.93); }
+  background: rgba(45, 50, 62, 0.93);
+  box-shadow: none; }
   .message:hover, .message:focus {
     background-color: rgba(50, 57, 70, 0.93);
     box-shadow: 3px 0px 0px 0px #8fbcbb inset; }
@@ -1504,8 +1505,9 @@ StScrollBar {
     padding-top: 2px;
     spacing: 1px; }
   .notification-banner .notification-button {
-    padding: 0px;
-    background-color: rgba(46, 52, 64, 0.83); }
+    padding: 5px;
+    background-color: rgba(46, 52, 64, 0.83);
+    box-shadow: none; }
     .notification-banner .notification-button:first-child {
       border-radius: 0 0 0 3px; }
     .notification-banner .notification-button:last-child {