diff --git a/app-src/scripts/task-list/_task-list-d.scss b/app-src/scripts/task-list/_task-list-d.scss
index c1295fffa8..af9c4c5a85 100644
--- a/app-src/scripts/task-list/_task-list-d.scss
+++ b/app-src/scripts/task-list/_task-list-d.scss
@@ -158,6 +158,15 @@ $this-task-text-color-done: #aaaaaa;
       border: 1px solid #dddddd;
       background: #ffffff !important;
 
+      &.update-indicator-btn {
+        margin-left: 12px;
+
+        .task-list .task-list & {
+          margin: $this-button-spacer;
+          margin-right: -2px;
+        }
+      }
+
       @include dark-theme {
         background: $dark-theme-bg-darker !important;
         border: 1px solid $dark-theme-bg;
diff --git a/app-src/scripts/task-list/task-list-d.html b/app-src/scripts/task-list/task-list-d.html
index 93c34c59b1..6fb89d8ea2 100644
--- a/app-src/scripts/task-list/task-list-d.html
+++ b/app-src/scripts/task-list/task-list-d.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
          layout="row"
          layout-align="space-between center">
       <div class="title-bar-wrapper">
-        <md-button class="md-icon-button "
+        <md-button class="md-icon-button update-indicator-btn"
                    aria-label="is updated"
                    tabindex="2"
                    ng-click="task.showNotes = !task.showNotes;"