diff --git a/css/20_map.css b/css/20_map.css
index a715b6bf0..6ec2927ba 100644
--- a/css/20_map.css
+++ b/css/20_map.css
@@ -87,14 +87,8 @@ g.point .stroke {
     fill: #fff;
 }
 
+g.point .shadow,
 g.note .shadow {
-    fill: none;
-    stroke: #f6634f;
-    stroke-width: 8;
-    stroke-opacity: 0;
-}
-
-g.point .shadow {
     fill: none;
     stroke: #f6634f;
     stroke-width: 16;
diff --git a/css/55_cursors.css b/css/55_cursors.css
index 8247876db..466e21ae2 100644
--- a/css/55_cursors.css
+++ b/css/55_cursors.css
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@
 .mode-draw-area #map,
 .mode-add-line  #map,
 .mode-add-area  #map,
-.mode-drag-node #map {
+.mode-drag-node #map,
+.mode-drag-note #map {
     cursor: crosshair; /* Opera */
     cursor: url(img/cursor-draw.png) 9 9, crosshair; /* FF */
 }
diff --git a/css/65_data.css b/css/65_data.css
index 3267a0d5c..bae3c4818 100644
--- a/css/65_data.css
+++ b/css/65_data.css
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 }
 .note-header-icon.new .note-fill,
 .layer-notes .note.new .note-fill {
-    color: #00bcdd;
+    color: #ffee00;
     stroke: #333;
 }
 .note-header-icon.closed .note-fill,
diff --git a/modules/svg/notes.js b/modules/svg/notes.js
index f4f5048ec..bc97adb55 100644
--- a/modules/svg/notes.js
+++ b/modules/svg/notes.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export function svgNotes(projection, context, dispatch) {
         selection
             .attr('class', klass)
             .attr('transform', 'translate(-8, -22)')
-            .attr('d', 'm17.49424,0l-14.99506,0c-1.37845,0 -2.49918,1.12072 -2.49918,2.49918l0,11.24629c0,1.37845 1.12072,2.49918 2.49918,2.49918l3.74876,0l0,3.28017c0,0.38269 0.43736,0.60527 0.74585,0.37878l4.8773,-3.65895l5.62315,0c1.37845,0 2.49918,-1.12072 2.49918,-2.49918l0,-11.24629c0,-1.37845 -1.12072,-2.49918 -2.49918,-2.49918z');
+            .attr('d', 'm17.5,0l-15,0c-1.37,0 -2.5,1.12 -2.5,2.5l0,11.25c0,1.37 1.12,2.5 2.5,2.5l3.75,0l0,3.28c0,0.38 0.43,0.6 0.75,0.37l4.87,-3.65l5.62,0c1.37,0 2.5,-1.12 2.5,-2.5l0,-11.25c0,-1.37 -1.12,-2.5 -2.5,-2.5z');
     }
 
     function init() {
@@ -102,10 +102,6 @@ export function svgNotes(projection, context, dispatch) {
             .attr('class', function(d) { return 'note note-' + d.id + ' ' + d.status; })
             .classed('new', function(d) { return d.id < 0; });
 
-        notesEnter
-            .append('path')
-            .call(markerPath, 'shadow');
-
         notesEnter
             .append('ellipse')
             .attr('cx', 0.5)
@@ -114,6 +110,10 @@ export function svgNotes(projection, context, dispatch) {
             .attr('ry', 3)
             .attr('class', 'stroke');
 
+        notesEnter
+            .append('path')
+            .call(markerPath, 'shadow');
+
         notesEnter
             .append('use')
             .attr('class', 'note-fill')