diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/notes.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/notes.css.scss
index c3ee843a..4aba53cf 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/notes.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/notes.css.scss
@@ -42,3 +42,11 @@ body.project-page #notes-list .note span.note-author strong{font-weight: bold; f
 
 
 .note .note-title { margin-left:55px; }
+
+p.notify_controls input{
+  margin: 5px;
+}
+
+p.notify_controls span{
+  font-weight: 700;
+}
diff --git a/app/views/notes/_form.html.haml b/app/views/notes/_form.html.haml
index 23c9553e..65af82b3 100644
--- a/app/views/notes/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/notes/_form.html.haml
@@ -22,13 +22,15 @@
       %br
       %br
       = f.file_field :attachment
+      
+      %p.notify_controls
+        %span Notify:
+        = check_box_tag :notify, 1, @note.noteable_type != "Commit"
+        = label_tag :notify, "Project team"
 
-      = check_box_tag :notify, 1, @note.noteable_type != "Commit"
-      = label_tag :notify, "Notify project team about your note"
-
-      -if @note.noteable_type == "Commit"
-        = check_box_tag :notify_author, 1 , @note.noteable_type == "Commit"
-        = label_tag :notify_author, "Notify commit author about your note"
+        -if @note.noteable_type == "Commit"
+          = check_box_tag :notify_author, 1 , @note.noteable_type == "Commit"
+          = label_tag :notify_author, "Commit author"
 
     .clear
     %br