diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/alert.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/alert.scss
index 12e60245e57..2e095549d6c 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/alert.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/alert.scss
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 .alert.alert-info {
-  margin-bottom: 0.5em;
+  margin-top: 1em;
+  margin-bottom: 0;
   &.clickable {
     // there are (n) new or updated topics, click to show
-    margin-bottom: 0;
+    margin-top: 0;
     padding: 1em;
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/discourse.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/discourse.scss
index b7dfe695611..a716b523ab3 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/discourse.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/discourse.scss
@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@ blockquote {
 }
 
 // Special elements
+
+#main-outlet {
+  padding-top: 0.25em;
+}
+
 #main {
   position: relative;
 }