diff --git a/modules/overlay/ext.echo.overlay.init.js b/modules/overlay/ext.echo.overlay.init.js
index 49737c82c..562e11ef3 100644
--- a/modules/overlay/ext.echo.overlay.init.js
+++ b/modules/overlay/ext.echo.overlay.init.js
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@
 						.hide()
 						.appendTo( $( '#pt-notifications' ) );
 
-					// Create the pokey (aka chevron)
-					$overlay.before( $( '<div>' ).addClass( 'mw-echo-overlay-pokey' ) );
-
 					mw.hook( 'ext.echo.overlay.beforeShowingOverlay' ).fire( $overlay );
 
 					// Show the notifications overlay
@@ -55,7 +52,7 @@
 		} );
 
 		$( 'body' ).click( function ( e ) {
-			if ( ! $( e.target ).is( '.mw-echo-overlay, .mw-echo-overlay *, .mw-echo-overlay-pokey, #pt-notifications a' ) ) {
+			if ( ! $( e.target ).is( '.mw-echo-overlay, .mw-echo-overlay *, #pt-notifications a' ) ) {
 				mw.echo.overlay.removeOverlay();
 			}
 		} );
diff --git a/modules/overlay/ext.echo.overlay.js b/modules/overlay/ext.echo.overlay.js
index 628f29f31..a93ed6e04 100644
--- a/modules/overlay/ext.echo.overlay.js
+++ b/modules/overlay/ext.echo.overlay.js
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@
 			} );
 		},
 		removeOverlay: function () {
-			$( '.mw-echo-overlay, .mw-echo-overlay-pokey' ).fadeOut( 'fast',
+			$( '.mw-echo-overlay' ).fadeOut( 'fast',
 				function () {
 					$( this ).remove();
 				}
diff --git a/modules/overlay/ext.echo.overlay.less b/modules/overlay/ext.echo.overlay.less
index ef96d1c44..f5a9ecd08 100644
--- a/modules/overlay/ext.echo.overlay.less
+++ b/modules/overlay/ext.echo.overlay.less
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+@offset: 200px;
 .mw-echo-overlay {
 	position: absolute;
 	top: 30px;
-	left: -200px;
+	left: -@offset;
 	border: 1px solid silver;
 	background-color: #fff;
 	width: 450px;
@@ -10,17 +11,21 @@
 	color: #6D6D6D;
 	z-index: 100;
 	box-shadow: 0 3px 8px rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.35);
-}
-.mw-echo-overlay-pokey {
-	/* @embed */
-	background-image: url('PokeyNorth.png');
-	background-repeat: no-repeat;
-	width: 21px;
-	height: 11px;
-	position: absolute;
-	z-index: 101;
-	top: 20px;
-	left: -5px;
+
+	// IE8
+	&:before,
+	&::before {
+		content: '';
+		background-image: url('PokeyNorth.png');
+		background-repeat: no-repeat;
+		width: 21px;
+		height: 11px;
+		position: absolute;
+		z-index: 101;
+		top: -11px;
+		// subtract half the width from the offset and then add the left box shadow
+		left: @offset - 10px + 3px;
+	}
 }
 
 
diff --git a/modules/overlay/ext.echo.overlay.modern.css b/modules/overlay/ext.echo.overlay.modern.css
index f86bd29af..005e6d9e9 100644
--- a/modules/overlay/ext.echo.overlay.modern.css
+++ b/modules/overlay/ext.echo.overlay.modern.css
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ body #p-personal {
 	left: -20px;
 	top: 31px;
 }
-#p-personal .mw-echo-overlay-pokey {
-	left: -6px;
-}
 #p-personal #pt-notifications ul,
 #p-personal #pt-notifications li {
 	text-transform: none;