diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/header.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/header.scss
index 3be83b0fc65f2fd6087d064e39ebabb722b9a7c7..c46d6b14782a70a56443bdf94b68f241407e2455 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/header.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/header.scss
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ header {
       display: none;
       position: absolute;
       left: -10px;
-      margin: 8px 0;
+      margin: 6px 0;
+      font-size: 18px;
       padding: 6px 10px;
       border: none;
       background-color: $background-color;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/sidebar.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/sidebar.scss
index ed12cc4f22394a3958ed7a851c2a29df546b65e9..46d46368d25cb20c9bd959dffa57b5a4da25db33 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/sidebar.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/sidebar.scss
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-#logo {
-  z-index: 2;
-  position: relative;
-  cursor: pointer;
-}
-
 .page-with-sidebar {
   padding-top: $header-height;
   transition-duration: .3s;
@@ -98,9 +92,8 @@
 
     a {
       text-align: center;
-      padding: 8px 0;
+      padding: 8px;
       font-size: $gl-font-size;
-      line-height: 24px;
       color: $gray;
       display: block;
       text-decoration: none;
@@ -120,11 +113,10 @@
         color: $gray-light;
       }
 
-      .count {
-        float: right;
-        background: #eee;
-        padding: 0 8px;
-        @include border-radius(6px);
+      .nav-link-text {
+        margin-top: 3px;
+        font-size: 13px;
+        line-height: 18px;
       }
 
       &.back-link i {
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/nav/_dashboard.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/nav/_dashboard.html.haml
index 1d5c243b1813d84f34b704e9d6dd033c83961592..df77d9cf83ebd31e10d3b3dd4e437ddba4f0815e 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/nav/_dashboard.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/nav/_dashboard.html.haml
@@ -2,50 +2,50 @@
   = nav_link(path: ['root#index', 'projects#trending', 'projects#starred', 'dashboard/projects#index'], html_options: {class: "#{project_tab_class} home"}) do
     = link_to dashboard_projects_path, title: 'Projects', class: 'dashboard-shortcuts-projects' do
       = icon('bookmark fw')
-      %div
+      .nav-link-text
         Projects
   = nav_link(controller: :todos) do
     = link_to dashboard_todos_path, title: 'Todos' do
       = icon('bell fw')
-      %div
+      .nav-link-text
         Todos
   = nav_link(path: 'dashboard#activity') do
     = link_to activity_dashboard_path, class: 'dashboard-shortcuts-activity', title: 'Activity' do
       = icon('dashboard fw')
-      %div
+      .nav-link-text
         Activity
   = nav_link(controller: [:groups, 'groups/milestones', 'groups/group_members']) do
     = link_to dashboard_groups_path, title: 'Groups' do
       = icon('group fw')
-      %div
+      .nav-link-text
         Groups
   = nav_link(controller: 'dashboard/milestones') do
     = link_to dashboard_milestones_path, title: 'Milestones' do
       = icon('clock-o fw')
-      %div
+      .nav-link-text
         Milestones
   = nav_link(path: 'dashboard#issues') do
     = link_to assigned_issues_dashboard_path, title: 'Issues', class: 'dashboard-shortcuts-issues' do
       = icon('exclamation-circle fw')
-      %div
+      .nav-link-text
         Issues
   = nav_link(path: 'dashboard#merge_requests') do
     = link_to assigned_mrs_dashboard_path, title: 'Merge Requests', class: 'dashboard-shortcuts-merge_requests' do
       = icon('tasks fw')
-      %div
+      .nav-link-text
         Merge Requests
   = nav_link(controller: :snippets) do
     = link_to dashboard_snippets_path, title: 'Snippets' do
       = icon('clipboard fw')
-      %div
+      .nav-link-text
         Snippets
   = nav_link(controller: :help) do
     = link_to help_path, title: 'Help' do
       = icon('question-circle fw')
-      %div
+      .nav-link-text
         Help
   = nav_link(html_options: {class: profile_tab_class}) do
     = link_to profile_path, title: 'Profile Settings', data: {placement: 'bottom'} do
       = icon('user fw')
-      %div
+      .nav-link-text
         Profile Settings