diff --git a/doom-modeline-segments.el b/doom-modeline-segments.el
index 818464e..2b33df5 100644
--- a/doom-modeline-segments.el
+++ b/doom-modeline-segments.el
@@ -1429,28 +1429,29 @@ Example:
   (if (and doom-modeline-github
            (doom-modeline--active)
            (> doom-modeline--github-notifications-number 0))
-      (propertize
-       (concat (if doom-modeline-icon " ")
-               (doom-modeline-icon-faicon "github"
-                                          :v-adjust -0.0575
-                                          :face 'doom-modeline-warning)
-               (if doom-modeline-icon doom-modeline-vspc " ")
-               (propertize (number-to-string doom-modeline--github-notifications-number)
-                           'face 'doom-modeline-warning)
-               " ")
-       'help-echo "Github
+      (concat " "
+              (if doom-modeline-icon
+                  (doom-modeline-icon-faicon "github"
+                                             :v-adjust -0.0575
+                                             :face 'doom-modeline-warning)
+                (propertize "#" 'face '(:inherit (doom-modeline-warning italic))))
+              doom-modeline-vspc
+              (propertize (number-to-string doom-modeline--github-notifications-number)
+                          'face '(:inherit (warning italic))
+                          'help-echo "Github Notifications
 mouse-1: Show notifications
 mouse-3: Fetch notifications"
-       'mouse-face '(:box 1)
-       'local-map (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
-                    (define-key map [mode-line mouse-1]
-                      #'doom-modeline--github-open-notifications)
-                    (define-key map [mode-line mouse-3]
-                      (lambda ()
-                        (interactive)
-                        (message "Fetching github notifications...")
-                        (doom-modeline--github-fetch-notifications)))
-                    map))))
+                          'mouse-face 'mode-line-highlight
+                          'local-map (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
+                                       (define-key map [mode-line mouse-1]
+                                         #'doom-modeline--github-open-notifications)
+                                       (define-key map [mode-line mouse-3]
+                                         (lambda ()
+                                           (interactive)
+                                           (message "Fetching github notifications...")
+                                           (doom-modeline--github-fetch-notifications)))
+                                       map))
+              " ")))
 
 
 ;;