diff --git a/src/sass/gnome-shell/common/_notifications.scss b/src/sass/gnome-shell/common/_notifications.scss
index 963df413..d2988537 100644
--- a/src/sass/gnome-shell/common/_notifications.scss
+++ b/src/sass/gnome-shell/common/_notifications.scss
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
   background-color: $menu_bg;
   border: 1px solid if($variant=='light', rgba(black, 0), rgba(black, 0.75));
   text-shadow: none;
-  box-shadow: 0 3px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
+  box-shadow: 0 3px 5px rgba(black, 0.15);
   @include font(body-1);
 
-  &:hover { background-color: rgba($menu_bg, 1); box-shadow: 0 5px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25); }
+  &:hover { background-color: rgba($menu_bg, 1); }
 
   &:focus { background-color: $menu_bg; }
 
diff --git a/src/sass/gnome-shell/common/_search-results.scss b/src/sass/gnome-shell/common/_search-results.scss
index 81ad5bc3..a106aa53 100644
--- a/src/sass/gnome-shell/common/_search-results.scss
+++ b/src/sass/gnome-shell/common/_search-results.scss
@@ -2,20 +2,22 @@
 
 %search-section-content-item {
   border-radius: $bt_radius;
-  padding: $base_padding;
-  transition-duration: 100ms;
+  padding: $base_padding * 2;
+  transition-duration: 0;
   text-align: center;
+  background-color: transparent;
 
   &:focus,
   &:hover,
   &:selected {
     background-color: $light_divider_color;
-    transition-duration: 200ms;
+    transition: none;
   }
 
   &:active,
   &:checked {
     background-color: $light_track_color;
+    transition-duration: 150ms;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/sass/gnome-shell/widgets-46-0/_message-list.scss b/src/sass/gnome-shell/widgets-46-0/_message-list.scss
index 510d569f..9698c8b0 100644
--- a/src/sass/gnome-shell/widgets-46-0/_message-list.scss
+++ b/src/sass/gnome-shell/widgets-46-0/_message-list.scss
@@ -103,10 +103,13 @@ $card_bg: if($variant == 'light', rgba(white, 0.95), rgba(lighten($base_color, 8
 
 // message bubbles
 .message {
-  @extend %card;
   border: 1px solid transparent;
   border-left: none;
 
+  .popup-menu & {
+    @extend %card;
+  }
+
   // subtract side padding to accommodate the close button's border
   &:ltr { padding-right:-2px; }
   &:rtl { padding-left:-2px; }
diff --git a/src/sass/gnome-shell/widgets-46-0/_notifications.scss b/src/sass/gnome-shell/widgets-46-0/_notifications.scss
index 82c06a61..f2b8541d 100644
--- a/src/sass/gnome-shell/widgets-46-0/_notifications.scss
+++ b/src/sass/gnome-shell/widgets-46-0/_notifications.scss
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ $notification_banner_width: 34em;
 .notification-banner {
   min-height: $notification_banner_height;
   width: $notification_banner_width;
-  box-shadow: 0 3px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
+  box-shadow: 0 3px 5px rgba(black, 0.15);
   border-radius: $wm_radius;
   margin: $base_padding;
   padding: $scaled_padding;