diff --git a/src/components/notifications/notifications.scss b/src/components/notifications/notifications.scss
index 1257e751..4454d6b6 100644
--- a/src/components/notifications/notifications.scss
+++ b/src/components/notifications/notifications.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+@import '../../_variables.scss';
 .notification {
   padding: 0.5em;
   padding-left: 1em;
@@ -5,6 +6,15 @@
   border-bottom: 1px solid silver;
 
   .text {
+
+    .icon-retweet {
+      color: $green;
+    }
+
+    .icon-reply {
+      color: $blue;
+    }
+
     h1 {
       margin: 0;
       padding: 0;
diff --git a/src/components/notifications/notifications.vue b/src/components/notifications/notifications.vue
index de5d9f00..6f5dd721 100644
--- a/src/components/notifications/notifications.vue
+++ b/src/components/notifications/notifications.vue
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@
           </a>
           <div class='text'>
             <div v-if="notification.type === 'favorite'">
-              <h1>{{ notification.action.user.name }} favorited your <router-link :to="{ name: 'conversation', params: { id: notification.status.id } }">status</h1>
+              <h1>{{ notification.action.user.name }}<i class="fa icon-star"></i> favorited your <router-link :to="{ name: 'conversation', params: { id: notification.status.id } }">status</h1>
               <p>{{ notification.status.text }}</p>
             </div>
             <div v-if="notification.type === 'repeat'">
-              <h1>{{ notification.action.user.name }} repeated your <router-link :to="{ name: 'conversation', params: { id: notification.status.id } }">status</h1>
+              <h1>{{ notification.action.user.name }}<i class="fa icon-retweet"></i> repeated your <router-link :to="{ name: 'conversation', params: { id: notification.status.id } }">status</h1>
               <p>{{ notification.status.text }}</p>
             </div>
             <div v-if="notification.type === 'mention'">
-              <h1>{{ notification.action.user.name }} <router-link :to="{ name: 'conversation', params: { id: notification.status.id } }">mentioned</router-link> you</h1>
+              <h1>{{ notification.action.user.name }}<i class="fa icon-reply"></i> <router-link :to="{ name: 'conversation', params: { id: notification.status.id } }">mentioned</router-link> you</h1>
               <p>{{ notification.status.text }}</p>
             </div>
           </div>