diff --git a/IPython/html/static/notebook/less/notificationwidget.less b/IPython/html/static/notebook/less/notificationwidget.less
index e34b7ce..c9c376e 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/notebook/less/notificationwidget.less
+++ b/IPython/html/static/notebook/less/notificationwidget.less
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
     color: @navbar-default-link-color;
     z-index: 10;
     background: @notification_widget_bg;
+    margin-right: 4px;
     .btn-default();
 }
 
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/style/style.min.css b/IPython/html/static/style/style.min.css
index 40cb0b1..084e438 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/style/style.min.css
+++ b/IPython/html/static/style/style.min.css
@@ -10882,6 +10882,7 @@ ul#help_menu li a i {
   color: #777777;
   z-index: 10;
   background: rgba(240, 240, 240, 0.5);
+  margin-right: 4px;
   color: #333333;
   background-color: #ffffff;
   border-color: #cccccc;