diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.scss
index c16705adfaf..8e3df6a8b1c 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.scss
@@ -192,10 +192,10 @@
 
   &.new-topic::before {
     content: "";
-    background: var(--tertiary-high);
+    background: var(--tertiary-med-or-tertiary);
     display: inline-block;
-    height: 0.4em;
-    width: 0.4em;
+    height: 8px;
+    width: 8px;
     border-radius: 50%;
   }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss
index 644550cf1c4..89c892d089c 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss
@@ -55,9 +55,10 @@
   .badge-notification {
     position: relative;
     top: -2px;
+
     &.new-topic {
       top: -1px;
-      padding-left: 5px;
+      padding-left: 2px;
     }
   }