diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/notes.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/notes.scss
index 54c7caed8ed308da5ad7fe8cd32a0e2b88e917bc..e66c1f8d0720a71d9630359c2dfda4c56261ca65 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/notes.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/notes.scss
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ ul.notes {
         display: none;
         padding: 10px 0 0;
         cursor: pointer;
+        position: relative;
+        z-index: 2;
 
         &:hover {
           color: $gl-link-color;
@@ -118,11 +120,11 @@ ul.notes {
           &::after {
             content: '';
             width: 100%;
-            height: 20px;
+            height: 67px;
             position: absolute;
             left: 0;
-            bottom: 50px;
-            background: linear-gradient(rgba($gray-light, .3) 0, $white-light);
+            bottom: 0;
+            background: linear-gradient(rgba($gray-light, 0.1) -100px, $white-light 100%);
           }
 
           &.hide-shade {