diff --git a/apps/files/css/files.css b/apps/files/css/files.css
index 97b2a0c451e..5c27515f26a 100644
--- a/apps/files/css/files.css
+++ b/apps/files/css/files.css
@@ -743,6 +743,15 @@ table.dragshadow td.size {
 	text-overflow: ellipsis;
 	overflow: hidden;
 }
+.newFileMenu.popovermenu .menuitem .icon {
+	margin-bottom: -2px;
+}
+.newFileMenu.popovermenu a.menuitem,
+.newFileMenu.popovermenu label.menuitem,
+.newFileMenu.popovermenu .menuitem {
+	padding: 0;
+	margin: 0;
+}
 
 .newFileMenu.bubble:after {
 	left: 75px;
@@ -768,4 +777,3 @@ table.dragshadow td.size {
 	color: #000;
 	padding: 0;
 }
-
diff --git a/apps/files/js/newfilemenu.js b/apps/files/js/newfilemenu.js
index c851096bd8f..c7c02bd65f1 100644
--- a/apps/files/js/newfilemenu.js
+++ b/apps/files/js/newfilemenu.js
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 			}));
 
 			//this.trigger('actionPerformed', action);
-			$target.append($form); 
+			$target.append($form);
 
 			// here comes the OLD code
 			var $input = $form.find('input');
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
 					id: 'file',
 					displayName: t('files', 'Text file'),
 					templateName: t('files', 'New text file.txt'),
-					iconClass: 'icon-text',
+					iconClass: 'icon-filetype-text',
 					fileType: 'file'
 				}, {
 					id: 'folder',
@@ -234,4 +234,3 @@
 	OCA.Files.NewFileMenu = NewFileMenu;
 
 })();
-
diff --git a/core/css/apps.css b/core/css/apps.css
index c11bfb3cadf..7380a44011a 100644
--- a/core/css/apps.css
+++ b/core/css/apps.css
@@ -637,12 +637,6 @@ em {
 	opacity: .5;
 }
 
-.popovermenu .menuitem {
-	-ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=50)";
-	filter: alpha(opacity=50);
-	opacity: .5;
-}
-
 .popovermenu .menuitem:hover,
 .popovermenu .menuitem:focus {
 	-ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=100)";
@@ -681,12 +675,11 @@ em {
 	padding: 0;
 }
 
-
 .popovermenu .menuitem .icon,
 .popovermenu .menuitem .no-icon {
 	display: inline-block;
 	width: 16px;
-	margin-right: 5px;
+	margin-right: 10px;
 }
 
 .popovermenu .menuitem {
@@ -696,4 +689,3 @@ em {
 .popovermenu li:hover .menuitem {
 	opacity: 1;
 }
-