diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/user-menu.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/user-menu.hbs
index 10ca6e7be63..6f014d80d2e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/user-menu.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/user-menu.hbs
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 
   <div class='notifications'>
     {{#conditional-loading-spinner condition=loadingNotifications containerClass="spinner-container"}}
-      <hr>
       {{#if notifications}}
+        <hr>
         <ul>
           {{#each notifications as |n|}}
             {{notification-item notification=n}}