diff --git a/netbox/extras/tables/tables.py b/netbox/extras/tables/tables.py
index 4a75d3771..477fb13a5 100644
--- a/netbox/extras/tables/tables.py
+++ b/netbox/extras/tables/tables.py
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ class NotificationTable(NetBoxTable):
         fields = ('pk', 'icon', 'object', 'object_type', 'event_type', 'created', 'read')
         default_columns = ('icon', 'object', 'object_type', 'event_type', 'created', 'read')
         row_attrs = {
-            'data-unread': lambda record: not record.read,
+            'data-read': lambda record: bool(record.read),
         }
 
 
diff --git a/netbox/project-static/dist/netbox.css b/netbox/project-static/dist/netbox.css
index 62c4b9af2..755e51f17 100644
Binary files a/netbox/project-static/dist/netbox.css and b/netbox/project-static/dist/netbox.css differ
diff --git a/netbox/project-static/styles/custom/_notifications.scss b/netbox/project-static/styles/custom/_notifications.scss
index 41feb0b8c..4777362aa 100644
--- a/netbox/project-static/styles/custom/_notifications.scss
+++ b/netbox/project-static/styles/custom/_notifications.scss
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 @use 'sass:map';
 
-// Highlight unread notifications
-tr[data-unread=True] {
+// Mute read notifications
+tr[data-read=True] {
   td {
-    background-color: rgba(map.get($theme-colors, "green"), 0.15);
+    background-color: var(--#{$prefix}bg-surface-secondary);
+    color: $text-muted;
   }
 }