diff --git a/imports/plugins/included/notifications/client/styles/dropdown.css b/imports/plugins/included/notifications/client/styles/dropdown.css
index a25c693be35..98b90d0acf2 100644
--- a/imports/plugins/included/notifications/client/styles/dropdown.css
+++ b/imports/plugins/included/notifications/client/styles/dropdown.css
@@ -270,7 +270,10 @@ small.dropmenu-item-content {
   text-decoration: none;
 }
 .unread {
-  background-color:#f9f9f9 !important;
+  background-color: #F4F4FF !important;
+}
+.read {
+  background-color: #ffffff !important;
 }
 .notification:last-child {
   border-bottom: 0;