diff --git a/share/themes/Kali-Dark/gnome-shell/gnome-shell.css b/share/themes/Kali-Dark/gnome-shell/gnome-shell.css
index 5ffb20f4..3b374e23 100644
--- a/share/themes/Kali-Dark/gnome-shell/gnome-shell.css
+++ b/share/themes/Kali-Dark/gnome-shell/gnome-shell.css
@@ -2600,6 +2600,14 @@ $_osd_color: if($variant=='light', black, $fg_color);
     }
 }
 
+/* Message List */
+.message-list .message-list-placeholder,
+.message-list-controls {
+  font-weight: normal; }
+
+.message-list-controls {
+  spacing: 12px; }
+
 /* Window Picker */
 .window-caption {
   color: black;
diff --git a/share/themes/Kali-Light/gnome-shell/gnome-shell.css b/share/themes/Kali-Light/gnome-shell/gnome-shell.css
index 1b995b6e..780d24a7 100644
--- a/share/themes/Kali-Light/gnome-shell/gnome-shell.css
+++ b/share/themes/Kali-Light/gnome-shell/gnome-shell.css
@@ -2596,6 +2596,14 @@ $_osd_color: if($variant=='light', black, $fg_color);
     }
 }
 
+/* Message List */
+.message-list .message-list-placeholder,
+.message-list-controls {
+  font-weight: normal; }
+
+.message-list-controls {
+  spacing: 12px; }
+
 /* Window Picker */
 .window-caption {
   color: black;
diff --git a/src/themes/Kali/sass/gnome-shell/_common-tweaks.scss b/src/themes/Kali/sass/gnome-shell/_common-tweaks.scss
index f42c968e..a3981673 100644
--- a/src/themes/Kali/sass/gnome-shell/_common-tweaks.scss
+++ b/src/themes/Kali/sass/gnome-shell/_common-tweaks.scss
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ $_osd_color: if($variant=='light', black, $fg_color);
     }
 }
 
+/* Message List */
+.message-list .message-list-placeholder,
+.message-list-controls {
+  font-weight: normal;
+}
+
+.message-list-controls { spacing: $base_padding * 2; }
+
 /* Window Picker */
 // Window titles
 .window-caption {