diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/media/notebook.css b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/media/notebook.css
index be933eb46fbb94993e6f3b27a30db30f5bd3299b..28a534524dd76d64e962ab9450a81d87a7f476ca 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/media/notebook.css
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/media/notebook.css
@@ -308,8 +308,8 @@
 }
 
 .monaco-workbench .notebookOverlay > .cell-list-container > .monaco-list > .monaco-scrollable-element > .monaco-list-rows > .monaco-list-row .cell .run-button-container .monaco-toolbar .codicon {
-	margin: 0 0 0 2px; /* accounts for 2px indicator on left */
-	padding: 4px;
+	margin: 0;
+	padding: 0 4px;
 }
 
 .monaco-workbench .notebookOverlay > .cell-list-container > .monaco-list > .monaco-scrollable-element > .monaco-list-rows > .monaco-list-row .cell .run-button-container .monaco-toolbar .actions-container {
@@ -324,14 +324,14 @@
 
 .monaco-workbench .notebookOverlay > .cell-list-container > .monaco-list > .monaco-scrollable-element > .monaco-list-rows > .monaco-list-row .cell .run-button-container .execution-count-label {
 	position: absolute;
-	top: 2px;
+	top: -2px;
 	font-size: 10px;
 	font-family: var(--monaco-monospace-font);
 	visibility: visible;
 	white-space: pre;
 	width: 100%;
 	text-align: center;
-	padding-right: 2px;
+	padding-right: 8px;
 	box-sizing: border-box;
 	opacity: .6;
 }