diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/discourse.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/discourse.scss
index 987c3042066..4362f4779ed 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/discourse.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/discourse.scss
@@ -167,12 +167,17 @@ body {
 }
 
 .ring {
-  top: -13px !important;
-  right: 21px !important;
+  $gradient-start: transparent;
+  $gradient-end: #090;
+  background: -webkit-radial-gradient($gradient-start, $gradient-end);
+  background: -o-radial-gradient($gradient-start, $gradient-end);
+  background: -moz-radial-gradient($gradient-start, $gradient-end);
+  background: radial-gradient($gradient-start, $gradient-end);
+  top: -11px !important;
+  right: 24px !important;
   border-radius: 100%;
   width: 20px;
   height: 20px;
-  border: solid #090 3px;
   -moz-animation-iteration-count: infinite;
   -webkit-animation-iteration-count: infinite;
   -webkit-transform-origin: center;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile.scss
index 47dbba7ef21..4152083286c 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile.scss
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 @import "mobile/menu-panel";
 @import "mobile/search";
 @import "mobile/emoji";
+@import "mobile/ring";
 
 /* These files doesn't actually exist, they are injected by DiscourseSassImporter. */
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/ring.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/ring.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2da82b54c9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/ring.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.ring {
+  top: -7px !important;
+}