diff --git a/xfce-notify-4.0/gtkrc b/xfce-notify-4.0/gtkrc
index 3bb416e..52a62ca 100644
--- a/xfce-notify-4.0/gtkrc
+++ b/xfce-notify-4.0/gtkrc
@@ -16,10 +16,13 @@ style "notify-button" {
 
     fg[NORMAL] = "#dcdcdc"
     fg[PRELIGHT] = "#dedede"
+    fg[ACTIVE] = "#dedede"
 
     engine "murrine" {
-		border_shades = { 2.0, 2.0 }
+        gradient_shades = { 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 }
+		border_shades = { 0.9, 0.9 }
         roundness = 2
+        textstyle = 0
     }
 }
 
@@ -27,6 +30,12 @@ style "notify-text" {
     GtkWidget::link-color = "#d64937"
 
     fg[NORMAL] = "#f9f9f9"
+    fg[PRELIGHT] = "#f9f9f9"
+    fg[ACTIVE] = "#f9f9f9"
+
+    engine "murrine" {
+        textstyle = 0
+    }
 }
 
 style "notify-summary" {
@@ -42,6 +51,8 @@ style "notify-progressbar" {
     bg[SELECTED] = "#dedede"
 
     fg[PRELIGHT] = "#333333"
+    fg[ACTIVE] = "#f9f9f9"
+    fg[SELECTED] = "#333333"
 
     engine "murrine" {
         gradient_shades = { 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 }
@@ -50,6 +61,7 @@ style "notify-progressbar" {
 		trough_border_shades = { 1.0, 1.0 }
         progressbarstyle = 0
         roundness = 2
+        textstyle = 0
     }
 }