diff --git a/src-ui/e2e/document-detail/document-detail.spec.ts b/src-ui/e2e/document-detail/document-detail.spec.ts
index 99080910a..b4ec0607a 100644
--- a/src-ui/e2e/document-detail/document-detail.spec.ts
+++ b/src-ui/e2e/document-detail/document-detail.spec.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ test('should warn on unsaved changes', async ({ page }) => {
   await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Close', exact: true }).click()
   await expect(page.getByRole('dialog')).toHaveText(/unsaved changes/)
   await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Cancel' }).click()
-  await page.getByRole('link', { name: 'Close all' }).click()
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Close all' }).click()
   await expect(page.getByRole('dialog')).toHaveText(/unsaved changes/)
 })
 
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/admin/trash/trash.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/admin/trash/trash.component.html
index bb9a947a6..8beb2129d 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/admin/trash/trash.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/admin/trash/trash.component.html
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@
     </button>
 </pngx-page-header>
 
-<div class="row mb-3">
-    <ngb-pagination class="col-auto" [pageSize]="25" [collectionSize]="totalDocuments()" [page]="page()" [maxSize]="5" (pageChange)="page.set($event); reload()" size="sm" aria-label="Pagination"></ngb-pagination>
-</div>
+@if (totalDocuments() > 25) {
+    <div class="row mb-3">
+        <ngb-pagination class="col-auto" [pageSize]="25" [collectionSize]="totalDocuments()" [page]="page()" [maxSize]="5" (pageChange)="page.set($event); reload()" size="sm" aria-label="Pagination"></ngb-pagination>
+    </div>
+}
 
 <div class="card border table-responsive mb-3">
     <table class="table table-striped align-middle shadow-sm mb-0">
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.html
index 59b76de6b..273feaab2 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.html
@@ -4,27 +4,34 @@
     (click)="closeMobileSearch(); toggleMenuCollapsed()">
     <span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
   </button>
-  <a class="navbar-brand d-flex align-items-center me-0 px-3 py-3 order-sm-0"
-    [ngClass]="{ 'slim': slimSidebarEnabled, 'col-auto col-md-3 col-lg-2 col-xxxl-1' : !slimSidebarEnabled, 'py-3' : !customAppTitle?.length || slimSidebarEnabled, 'py-2': customAppTitle?.length }"
+  <a class="navbar-brand d-flex align-items-center me-0 ps-md-3 py-0 order-sm-0"
+    [ngClass]="{ 'slim': slimSidebarEnabled, '' : !slimSidebarEnabled }"
     routerLink="/dashboard"
     tourAnchor="tour.intro">
-    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 1000 1000" width="1.5em" height="1.5em" fill="currentColor">
-      <path d="M341,949.1c-6.9-20.3-20.7-61.2-21.9-61-199.6-88.9-182.5-229.8-134.3-347.5,30,137.2,268.8,148.9,146.2,336-.9,2.2,10,27.8,19.5,51.3,22.7-51.9,58.6-115.5,55.8-120.8C178,398.7,724.9,299,807.1,18.5c83,251.5,53.1,659.8-377.4,814.9-2,1.4-63.5,148.6-66.9,150.2-.2-2.1-33.2,2.9-30.1-8.7,1.6-7,4.8-16.2,8.2-25.6h0v-.2h.1ZM323.1,846.2c48.3-71.9-12.7-120.8-56.9-152.2,81.2,107.4,66.4,120.8,56.9,152.2h0Z"/>
-    </svg>
-    <div class="ms-2 ms-md-3 d-inline-block" [class.d-md-none]="slimSidebarEnabled">
-      @if (customAppTitle?.length) {
-        <div class="d-flex flex-column align-items-start custom-title">
-          <span class="title">{{customAppTitle}}</span>
-          <span class="byline text-uppercase font-monospace" i18n>by Paperless-ngx</span>
-        </div>
+    @if (!hasCustomBranding) {
+      <pngx-logo extra_classes="navbar-official-logo px-1" height="2.4rem"></pngx-logo>
+      <svg class="brand-mark brand-mark-slim d-none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 1000 1000" width="1.5em" height="1.5em" fill="currentColor">
+        <path d="M341,949.1c-6.9-20.3-20.7-61.2-21.9-61-199.6-88.9-182.5-229.8-134.3-347.5,30,137.2,268.8,148.9,146.2,336-.9,2.2,10,27.8,19.5,51.3,22.7-51.9,58.6-115.5,55.8-120.8C178,398.7,724.9,299,807.1,18.5c83,251.5,53.1,659.8-377.4,814.9-2,1.4-63.5,148.6-66.9,150.2-.2-2.1-33.2,2.9-30.1-8.7,1.6-7,4.8-16.2,8.2-25.6h0v-.2h.1ZM323.1,846.2c48.3-71.9-12.7-120.8-56.9-152.2,81.2,107.4,66.4,120.8,56.9,152.2h0Z"/>
+      </svg>
+    } @else {
+      @if (customAppLogo) {
+        <img class="brand-logo" [src]="customAppLogo" alt="" />
       } @else {
-        Paperless-ngx
+        <svg class="brand-mark" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 1000 1000" width="1.5em" height="1.5em" fill="currentColor">
+          <path d="M341,949.1c-6.9-20.3-20.7-61.2-21.9-61-199.6-88.9-182.5-229.8-134.3-347.5,30,137.2,268.8,148.9,146.2,336-.9,2.2,10,27.8,19.5,51.3,22.7-51.9,58.6-115.5,55.8-120.8C178,398.7,724.9,299,807.1,18.5c83,251.5,53.1,659.8-377.4,814.9-2,1.4-63.5,148.6-66.9,150.2-.2-2.1-33.2,2.9-30.1-8.7,1.6-7,4.8-16.2,8.2-25.6h0v-.2h.1ZM323.1,846.2c48.3-71.9-12.7-120.8-56.9-152.2,81.2,107.4,66.4,120.8,56.9,152.2h0Z"/>
+        </svg>
       }
-    </div>
+      <div class="brand-copy ms-2 text-truncate" [class.d-md-none]="slimSidebarEnabled">
+        <span class="brand-title text-truncate">{{ appTitle }}</span>
+        @if (customAppTitle) {
+          <span class="byline text-uppercase font-monospace" i18n>by Paperless-ngx</span>
+        }
+      </div>
+    }
   </a>
-  <div class="search-container flex-grow-1 py-2 pb-3 pb-sm-2 px-3 ps-md-4 me-sm-auto order-3 order-sm-1"
+  <div class="search-container flex-grow-1 py-2 pb-3 pb-sm-2 px-3 ps-md-3 me-sm-auto order-3 order-sm-1"
     [class.mobile-hidden]="mobileSearchHidden()">
-    <div class="col-12 col-md-7">
+    <div class="col-12 header-search">
       <pngx-global-search></pngx-global-search>
     </div>
   </div>
@@ -34,7 +41,7 @@
     }
     <pngx-toasts-dropdown></pngx-toasts-dropdown>
     <li ngbDropdown class="nav-item dropdown">
-      <button class="btn ps-1 border-0" id="userDropdown" ngbDropdownToggle aria-label="User menu" i18n-aria-label>
+      <button class="btn border-0" id="userDropdown" ngbDropdownToggle aria-label="User menu" i18n-aria-label>
         <i-bs width="1.3em" height="1.3em" name="person-circle"></i-bs>
         <span class="small ms-2 d-none d-sm-inline">
           {{this.settingsService.displayName}}
@@ -79,7 +86,7 @@
           }
         </button>
       }
-      <div class="sidebar-sticky pt-3 d-flex flex-column justify-space-around">
+      <div class="sidebar-sticky pt-3 pb-1 d-flex flex-column justify-space-around">
         <ul class="nav flex-column">
           <li class="nav-item app-link">
             <a class="nav-link" routerLink="dashboard" routerLinkActive="active" (click)="closeMenu()"
@@ -89,7 +96,9 @@
             </a>
           </li>
           <li class="nav-item app-link" *pngxIfPermissions="{ action: PermissionAction.View, type: PermissionType.Document }">
-            <a class="nav-link" routerLink="documents" routerLinkActive="active" (click)="closeMenu()"
+            <a class="nav-link" routerLink="documents" routerLinkActive="active"
+              [routerLinkActiveOptions]="{ paths: 'exact', queryParams: 'ignored', matrixParams: 'ignored', fragment: 'ignored' }"
+              (click)="closeMenu()"
               ngbPopover="Documents" i18n-ngbPopover [disablePopover]="!slimSidebarEnabled" placement="end"
               container="body" triggers="mouseenter:mouseleave" popoverClass="popover-slim">
               <i-bs class="me-2" name="files"></i-bs><span><ng-container i18n>Documents</ng-container></span>
@@ -159,11 +168,12 @@
             }
             @if (openDocuments.length >= 1) {
               <li class="nav-item w-100 app-link">
-                <a class="nav-link app-link" [class.text-truncate]="!slimSidebarEnabled" [routerLink]="[]" (click)="closeAll()"
+                <button type="button" class="nav-link nav-link-action app-link w-100 text-start"
+                  [class.text-truncate]="!slimSidebarEnabled" (click)="closeAll()"
                   ngbPopover="Close all" i18n-ngbPopover [disablePopover]="!slimSidebarEnabled" placement="end"
                   container="body" triggers="mouseenter:mouseleave" popoverClass="popover-slim">
                   <i-bs class="me-2" name="x"></i-bs><span><ng-container i18n>Close all</ng-container></span>
-                </a>
+                </button>
               </li>
             }
           </ul>
@@ -177,10 +187,11 @@
             @if (canManageAttributes) {
               <li class="nav-item app-link" tourAnchor="tour.tags">
                 <div class="d-flex align-items-center attributes-row">
-                  <a class="nav-link flex-fill" routerLink="attributes" routerLinkActive="active" (click)="closeMenu()"
+                  <a class="nav-link flex-fill" routerLink="attributes" routerLinkActive="active"
+                    [routerLinkActiveOptions]="{ exact: !(slimSidebarEnabled || attributesSectionsCollapsed) }" (click)="closeMenu()"
                     ngbPopover="Attributes" i18n-ngbPopover [disablePopover]="!slimSidebarEnabled" placement="end"
                     container="body" triggers="mouseenter:mouseleave" popoverClass="popover-slim">
-                    <i-bs class="me-2" name="stack"></i-bs><span><ng-container i18n>Attributes</ng-container></span>
+                    <i-bs name="stack"></i-bs><span class="ms-2"><ng-container i18n>Attributes</ng-container></span>
                   </a>
                   @if (!slimSidebarEnabled && canSaveSettings) {
                     <button
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.scss b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.scss
index 2921541b5..47507da6f 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.scss
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.scss
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
   bottom: 0;
   left: 0;
   z-index: 995; /* Behind the navbar */
-  padding: 50px 0 0; /* Height of navbar */
-  box-shadow: inset -1px 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, .1);
+  padding: 64px 0 0; /* Height of navbar */
+  border-right: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--bs-border-color) 65%, transparent);
   overflow-y: auto;
   --pngx-sidebar-width: 100%;
   max-width: var(--pngx-sidebar-width);
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   }
 
   .view-name {
-    max-width: calc(100% - 50px)
+    max-width: calc(100% - 55px)
   }
 
   .nav-group:not(:has(.app-link)) .sidebar-heading {
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 }
 @media (max-width: 767.98px) {
   .sidebar {
-    top: 3.5rem;
+    top: 4rem;
   }
 
   .search-container {
@@ -71,12 +71,14 @@
 
 main {
   transition: all .2s ease;
-  padding-top: 110px;
+  padding-top: 118px;
+  background: var(--pngx-bg-darker);
+  min-height: 100vh;
 }
 
 @media (min-width: 768px) {
   main {
-    padding-top: 56px;
+    padding-top: 64px;
   }
 }
 
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ main {
 
 @media(min-width: 768px) {
   .sidebar.slim {
-    max-width: 50px;
+    max-width: 55px;
 
     li.nav-item span.badge {
       display: inline-block;
@@ -150,7 +152,7 @@ main {
     display: block;
     position: fixed;
     left: calc(var(--pngx-sidebar-width) - 12px);
-    top: 60px;
+    top: 72px;
     z-index: 996;
     --bs-btn-padding-x: 0.35rem;
     --bs-btn-padding-y: 0.125rem;
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ main {
   }
 
   .sidebar.slim .sidebar-slim-toggler {
-    --pngx-sidebar-width: 50px !important;
+    --pngx-sidebar-width: 56px !important;
   }
 }
 
@@ -171,7 +173,7 @@ main {
   position: relative;
   top: 0;
   height: 100%;
-  padding-top: 0.5rem;
+  padding: .75rem .5rem 1rem;
   overflow-x: hidden;
   overflow-y: auto; /* Scrollable contents if viewport is shorter than content. */
   min-height: min-content;
@@ -186,11 +188,14 @@ main {
 .sidebar .nav-link {
   font-weight: 500;
   white-space: nowrap;
-  border-left: 2px solid transparent;
-  transition: color .15s ease-in-out;
+  border-radius: .55rem;
+  margin: 1px 0;
+  padding: .55rem .7rem;
+  transition: color .15s ease-in-out, background-color .15s ease-in-out;
 
-  &:hover, &.active, &:focus {
+  &:hover, &:focus {
     color: var(--bs-primary);
+    background-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bs-primary) 8%, transparent);
   }
 
   &:focus-visible {
@@ -199,8 +204,21 @@ main {
   }
 
   &.active {
-    font-weight: bold;
-    border-left-color: var(--bs-primary);
+    font-weight: 600;
+    color: var(--bs-primary);
+    background-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bs-primary) 13%, transparent);
+  }
+
+  &.nav-link-action {
+    color: var(--bs-secondary-color);
+    font-weight: 400;
+    background-color: transparent;
+
+    &:hover,
+    &:focus {
+      color: var(--bs-primary);
+      background-color: transparent;
+    }
   }
 
   i-bs {
@@ -209,20 +227,45 @@ main {
   }
 }
 
-// sub-page gets marker only
-.nav-item:has(.attributes-submenu.show .nav-link.active) > .attributes-row > .nav-link.active {
-  border-left-color: transparent;
-}
+.attributes-row {
+  border-radius: .55rem;
+  margin: .1rem 0;
+  transition: color .15s ease-in-out, background-color .15s ease-in-out;
 
-// bring sub-menu markers back out to L edge
-.attributes-submenu .nav-link {
-  margin-left: -1rem;
-  padding-left: calc(var(--bs-nav-link-padding-x) + 1rem);
+  > .nav-link {
+    margin: 0;
+
+    &:hover,
+    &:focus,
+    &.active {
+      background-color: transparent;
+    }
+  }
+
+  &:hover,
+  &:has(> .nav-link:focus-visible) {
+    background-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bs-primary) 8%, transparent);
+  }
+
+  &:has(> .nav-link.active) {
+    background-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bs-primary) 13%, transparent);
+  }
 }
 
 .attributes-row .attributes-expand-btn {
   opacity: 0.2;
+  width: 1.75rem;
+  height: 1.75rem;
+  margin-right: .35rem !important;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  box-shadow: none !important;
   transition: opacity 0.15s ease-in-out;
+
+  &:focus-visible {
+    outline: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--bs-primary) 55%, transparent);
+    outline-offset: 1px;
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
 }
 
 .attributes-row:hover .attributes-expand-btn {
@@ -230,8 +273,10 @@ main {
 }
 
 .sidebar-heading {
-  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  font-size: 0.68rem;
   text-transform: uppercase;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  opacity: .75;
 }
 
 .nav {
@@ -288,16 +333,113 @@ main {
  */
 
 .navbar-brand {
-  font-size: 1rem;
+  font-size: 1.0625rem;
+  min-height: 64px;
+  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
 
-  .flex-column {
-    padding: 0.15rem 0;
+  &:hover,
+  &:focus-visible {
+    ::ng-deep .navbar-official-logo,
+    .brand-mark,
+    .brand-logo {
+      filter: drop-shadow(0 2px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, .7));
+    }
+  }
+
+  ::ng-deep .navbar-official-logo {
+    filter: drop-shadow(0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, .5));
+    transition: filter .15s ease-in-out;
+
+    @media screen and (max-width: 575.98px) {
+      max-height: 2rem;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .brand-mark {
+    width: 1.65rem;
+    height: 1.65rem;
+    flex: 0 0 auto;
+    transition: filter .15s ease-in-out;
+  }
+
+  .brand-copy {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    align-items: flex-start;
+    min-width: 0;
+    line-height: 1.1;
+    transition: transform .15s ease-in-out;
+  }
+
+  .brand-title {
+    font-weight: 600;
+    max-width: 100%;
+    min-width: 0;
   }
 
   .byline {
-    font-size: 0.5rem;
-    letter-spacing: 0.1rem;
+    margin-top: .15rem;
+    font-size: .5rem;
+    font-weight: 500;
+    letter-spacing: .1rem;
+    opacity: .8;
   }
+
+  .brand-logo {
+    width: auto;
+    height: 2.75rem;
+    max-width: 5rem;
+    flex: 0 0 auto;
+    object-fit: contain;
+    transition: filter .15s ease-in-out, transform .15s ease-in-out;
+  }
+
+}
+
+:host ::ng-deep .navbar-official-logo {
+  .leaf {
+    fill: color-mix(in srgb, var(--pngx-primary-text-contrast) 70%, var(--bs-primary)) !important;
+  }
+
+  .text {
+    fill: var(--pngx-primary-text-contrast) !important;
+  }
+}
+
+.navbar {
+  min-height: 64px;
+  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, .12), 0 4px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, .08) !important;
+}
+
+.navbar > ul {
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: .125rem;
+  padding-right: .5rem;
+
+  .btn {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    min-width: 2.5rem;
+    min-height: 2.5rem;
+    padding: .45rem .55rem;
+    border-radius: .6rem;
+    transition: background-color .15s ease-in-out, opacity .15s ease-in-out;
+
+    &:hover,
+    &:focus-visible {
+      background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, .14);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+#userDropdown {
+  padding-left: .75rem;
+}
+
+.header-search {
+  width: 100%;
+  max-width: 44rem;
 }
 
 @media screen and (max-width: 575.98px) {
@@ -346,18 +488,39 @@ main {
     grid-area: actions;
     justify-self: end;
     flex-wrap: nowrap;
+    gap: 0;
+    padding-right: .25rem;
+  }
+
+  #userDropdown {
+    min-width: 2.25rem;
+    padding-right: .35rem;
+    padding-left: .45rem;
   }
 }
 
 @media screen and (min-width: 768px) {
   .navbar-brand.slim {
-    max-width: 50px;
+    max-width: 55px;
+
+    .brand-logo {
+      width: 1.65rem;
+      max-width: 1.65rem;
+    }
+
+    .brand-mark-slim {
+      display: block !important;
+    }
+  }
+
+  :host ::ng-deep .navbar-brand.slim .navbar-official-logo {
+    display: none;
   }
 }
 
 :host ::ng-deep .dropdown.show .dropdown-toggle,
 :host ::ng-deep .dropdown-toggle:hover {
-  opacity: 0.7;
+  opacity: 1;
 }
 
 .dropdown-toggle::after {
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.ts
index db752dde7..52426b2af 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import { TasksService } from 'src/app/services/tasks.service'
 import { ToastService } from 'src/app/services/toast.service'
 import { environment } from 'src/environments/environment'
 import { ChatComponent } from '../chat/chat/chat.component'
+import { LogoComponent } from '../common/logo/logo.component'
 import { ProfileEditDialogComponent } from '../common/profile-edit-dialog/profile-edit-dialog.component'
 import { DocumentDetailComponent } from '../document-detail/document-detail.component'
 import { ComponentWithPermissions } from '../with-permissions/with-permissions.component'
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ const SCROLL_THRESHOLD = 16
   styleUrls: ['./app-frame.component.scss'],
   imports: [
     GlobalSearchComponent,
+    LogoComponent,
     DocumentTitlePipe,
     IfPermissionsDirective,
     ToastsDropdownComponent,
@@ -190,11 +192,34 @@ export class AppFrameComponent
     return `${environment.appTitle} v${this.settingsService.get(SETTINGS_KEYS.VERSION)}${environment.tag === 'prod' ? '' : ` #${environment.tag}`}`
   }
 
+  get appTitle(): string {
+    this.settingsService.trackChanges()
+    return (
+      this.settingsService.get(SETTINGS_KEYS.APP_TITLE) || environment.appTitle
+    )
+  }
+
   get customAppTitle(): string {
     this.settingsService.trackChanges()
     return this.settingsService.get(SETTINGS_KEYS.APP_TITLE)
   }
 
+  get hasCustomBranding(): boolean {
+    this.settingsService.trackChanges()
+    return !!(
+      this.settingsService.get(SETTINGS_KEYS.APP_TITLE)?.length ||
+      this.settingsService.get(SETTINGS_KEYS.APP_LOGO)?.length
+    )
+  }
+
+  get customAppLogo(): string {
+    this.settingsService.trackChanges()
+    const logo = this.settingsService.get(SETTINGS_KEYS.APP_LOGO)
+    return logo?.length
+      ? environment.apiBaseUrl.replace(/\/api\/$/, logo)
+      : null
+  }
+
   get canSaveSettings(): boolean {
     return (
       this.permissionsService.currentUserCan(
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/global-search/global-search.component.scss b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/global-search/global-search.component.scss
index bbb7840c5..274eed472 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/global-search/global-search.component.scss
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/global-search/global-search.component.scss
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ form {
   > i-bs[name="search"] {
     position: absolute;
     left: 0.6rem;
-    top: .35rem;
+    top: .25rem;
     color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
 
     @media screen and (min-width: 768px) {
       // adjust for smaller font size on non-mobile
-      top: 0.25rem;
+      top: .15rem;
     }
   }
 
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ form {
   }
 
   .form-control {
-    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
-    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
+    min-height: 2.25rem;
+    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
+    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.16);
     padding-left: 1.8rem;
     border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
     transition: all .3s ease, padding-left 0s ease, background-color 0s ease; // Safari requires all
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ form {
     }
 
     &:focus-within {
-      background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+      background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.26);
       color: var(--bs-light);
       flex-grow: 1;
       padding-left: 0.5rem;
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/toasts-dropdown/toasts-dropdown.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/toasts-dropdown/toasts-dropdown.component.html
index c79cb9107..26cee7024 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/toasts-dropdown/toasts-dropdown.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/toasts-dropdown/toasts-dropdown.component.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
-<li ngbDropdown class="nav-item mx-1" (openChange)="onOpenChange($event)">
+<li ngbDropdown class="nav-item mx-1 position-relative" (openChange)="onOpenChange($event)">
   @if (toasts().length) {
-    <span class="badge rounded-pill z-3 pe-none bg-secondary me-2 position-absolute top-0 left-0">{{ toasts().length }}</span>
+    <span class="notification-count badge rounded-pill z-3 pe-none bg-secondary position-absolute">{{ toasts().length }}</span>
   }
   <button class="btn border-0" id="notificationsDropdown" ngbDropdownToggle aria-label="Notifications" i18n-aria-label>
     <i-bs width="1.3em" height="1.3em" name="bell"></i-bs>
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/toasts-dropdown/toasts-dropdown.component.scss b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/toasts-dropdown/toasts-dropdown.component.scss
index 2332e710d..e1be70b97 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/toasts-dropdown/toasts-dropdown.component.scss
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/toasts-dropdown/toasts-dropdown.component.scss
@@ -11,11 +11,47 @@
   display: none;
 }
 
+.notification-count {
+  top: -.2rem;
+  right: -.2rem;
+  min-width: 1.15rem;
+  height: 1.15rem;
+  padding: .18rem .32rem;
+  font-size: .68rem;
+  line-height: 1;
+}
+
+.nav-item > .btn {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  min-width: 2.5rem;
+  min-height: 2.5rem;
+  padding: .45rem .55rem;
+  border-radius: .6rem;
+
+  &:hover,
+  &:focus-visible {
+    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, .14);
+  }
+}
+
 .dropdown-item {
   white-space: initial;
 }
 
 @media screen and (max-width: 400px) {
+  .nav-item {
+    margin-right: 0 !important;
+    margin-left: 0 !important;
+  }
+
+  .nav-item > .btn {
+    min-width: 2.25rem;
+    padding-right: .4rem;
+    padding-left: .4rem;
+  }
+
   :host ::ng-deep .dropdown-menu-end {
     right: -3rem;
   }
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/page-header/page-header.component.scss b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/page-header/page-header.component.scss
index d8d3311bb..7c3a3a399 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/page-header/page-header.component.scss
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/page-header/page-header.component.scss
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@ h3 {
     }
 }
 
+:host {
+  display: block;
+  margin-bottom: .35rem;
+}
+
+h3 > .h6 {
+  color: var(--bs-secondary-color);
+}
+
 @media (min-width: 1200px) {
     h3 {
         min-height: 2.8rem;
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/dashboard.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/dashboard.component.html
index 7008dc27a..b32ed1165 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/dashboard.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/dashboard.component.html
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-<pngx-page-header title="Dashboard" [subTitle]="subtitle" i18n-title tourAnchor="tour.dashboard">
-  <pngx-logo extra_classes="d-none d-md-block mt-n2" height="3rem"></pngx-logo>
-</pngx-page-header>
+<pngx-page-header title="Dashboard" [subTitle]="subtitle" i18n-title tourAnchor="tour.dashboard"></pngx-page-header>
 
-<div class="row">
-  <div class="col-12 col-lg-8 col-xl-9 mb-4">
+<div class="row dashboard-grid g-4 pb-0">
+  <div class="col-12 col-lg-8 col-xl-9 mb-4 dashboard-main">
     <div class="row row-cols-1 g-4"
       cdkDropList
       [cdkDropListDisabled]="settingsService.globalDropzoneActive()"
@@ -58,7 +56,7 @@
       </ng-container>
     </div>
   </div>
-  <div class="col-12 col-lg-4 col-xl-3 col-sidebar">
+  <div class="col-12 col-lg-4 col-xl-3 col-sidebar dashboard-aside">
     <div class="row row-cols-1 g-4 mb-4 sticky-lg-top z-0">
       <pngx-upload-file-widget></pngx-upload-file-widget>
       <pngx-statistics-widget *pngxIfPermissions="{ action: PermissionAction.View, type: PermissionType.UISettings }"></pngx-statistics-widget>
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/dashboard.component.scss b/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/dashboard.component.scss
index de41297ee..7583bcc00 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/dashboard.component.scss
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/dashboard.component.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
 .col-sidebar .row {
-    top: 3.5rem;
+  top: 4.75rem;
+}
+
+.dashboard-grid {
+  padding-bottom: 2rem;
+}
+
+@media (min-width: 1200px) {
+  .dashboard-main {
+    padding-right: 1rem;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts
index 35c5bb093..ee0902a0c 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import { SavedViewService } from 'src/app/services/rest/saved-view.service'
 import { SettingsService } from 'src/app/services/settings.service'
 import { ToastService } from 'src/app/services/toast.service'
 import { environment } from 'src/environments/environment'
-import { LogoComponent } from '../common/logo/logo.component'
 import { PageHeaderComponent } from '../common/page-header/page-header.component'
 import { ComponentWithPermissions } from '../with-permissions/with-permissions.component'
 import { SavedViewWidgetComponent } from './widgets/saved-view-widget/saved-view-widget.component'
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ import { WelcomeWidgetComponent } from './widgets/welcome-widget/welcome-widget.
   templateUrl: './dashboard.component.html',
   styleUrls: ['./dashboard.component.scss'],
   imports: [
-    LogoComponent,
     PageHeaderComponent,
     SavedViewWidgetComponent,
     StatisticsWidgetComponent,
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/widgets/statistics-widget/statistics-widget.component.scss b/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/widgets/statistics-widget/statistics-widget.component.scss
index bb2bc5b4f..832d5cbb4 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/widgets/statistics-widget/statistics-widget.component.scss
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/widgets/statistics-widget/statistics-widget.component.scss
@@ -8,3 +8,14 @@
         width: 0.6rem;
     }
 }
+
+.list-group {
+  --bs-list-group-border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bs-border-color) 58%, transparent);
+  --bs-list-group-bg: transparent;
+  border-radius: .6rem;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.list-group-item {
+  padding: .7rem .8rem;
+}
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/widgets/upload-file-widget/upload-file-widget.component.scss b/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/widgets/upload-file-widget/upload-file-widget.component.scss
index f6d3aa6d4..553719077 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/widgets/upload-file-widget/upload-file-widget.component.scss
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/widgets/upload-file-widget/upload-file-widget.component.scss
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@
 
 .btn-outline-dark {
   --bs-btn-border-color: var(--bs-border-color-translucent);
+  border-style: dashed;
+  border-width: 1px;
+  min-height: 5.25rem;
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bs-primary) 4%, var(--bs-light)) !important;
+
+  &:hover,
+  &:focus {
+    border-color: var(--bs-primary);
+    background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bs-primary) 9%, var(--bs-light)) !important;
+  }
 }
 
 .smaller {
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/widgets/widget-frame/widget-frame.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/widgets/widget-frame/widget-frame.component.html
index 85e811caf..17f0e5d07 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/widgets/widget-frame/widget-frame.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/widgets/widget-frame/widget-frame.component.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 @if (!cardless()) {
-  <div class="card shadow-sm bg-light fade" [class.show]="show()" cdkDrag [cdkDragDisabled]="!draggable()" cdkDragPreviewContainer="parent">
+  <div class="card bg-light fade" [class.show]="show()" cdkDrag [cdkDragDisabled]="!draggable()" cdkDragPreviewContainer="parent">
     <div class="card-header">
       <div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
         <div class="d-flex align-items-center">
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/widgets/widget-frame/widget-frame.component.scss b/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/widgets/widget-frame/widget-frame.component.scss
index 8fa4881d6..a00cc60c1 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/widgets/widget-frame/widget-frame.component.scss
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/dashboard/widgets/widget-frame/widget-frame.component.scss
@@ -2,6 +2,20 @@ i-bs {
     cursor: move;
 }
 
+.card {
+  overflow: hidden;
+  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bs-border-color) 68%, transparent);
+
+  .card-header {
+    padding: .9rem 1rem;
+    border-bottom-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bs-border-color) 55%, transparent);
+  }
+
+  .card-body {
+    padding: 1rem;
+  }
+}
+
 .fade.show {
   animation: pngx-entry-fade 160ms ease-out;
 }
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/bulk-editor/bulk-editor.component.scss b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/bulk-editor/bulk-editor.component.scss
index a5ea35ce4..9c6be4580 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/bulk-editor/bulk-editor.component.scss
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/bulk-editor/bulk-editor.component.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .dropdown-toggle-split {
-    --bs-border-radius: .25rem;
+    --bs-border-radius: .45rem;
 }
 
 .dropdown-menu{
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-list.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-list.component.html
index 36cdcc516..fdd8a6135 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-list.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-list.component.html
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
     </div>
   </ng-template>
 
-  <div tourAnchor="tour.documents">
+  <div class="mt-3 mb-n2" tourAnchor="tour.documents">
     <ng-container *ngTemplateOutlet="pagination"></ng-container>
   </div>
 
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-list.component.scss b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-list.component.scss
index 21eeb4232..44545aa80 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-list.component.scss
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-list.component.scss
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ $paperless-card-breakpoints: (
 
 .sticky-top {
   z-index: 990; // below main navbar
-  top: calc(7rem - 2px); // height of navbar + search row (mobile)
+  top: calc(7.5rem - 2px); // height of navbar + search row (mobile)
   transition: top 0.2s ease;
 
   @media (min-width: 580px) {
-    top: 3.5rem; // height of navbar
+    top: 4.5em; // height of navbar
   }
 }
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ $paperless-card-breakpoints: (
 
 @media (max-width: 579.98px) {
   :host-context(main.mobile-search-hidden) .sticky-top {
-    top: calc(3.5rem - 2px); // height of navbar only when search is hidden
+    top: calc(4rem - 2px); // height of navbar only when search is hidden
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/document-attributes/management-list/management-list.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/document-attributes/management-list/management-list.component.html
index b8b609fde..316cb4008 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/document-attributes/management-list/management-list.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/document-attributes/management-list/management-list.component.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div class="row mb-3">
   <div class="col mb-2 mb-xl-0">
     <div class="form-inline d-flex align-items-center">
-      <label class="text-muted me-2 mb-0" for="managementNameFilter" i18n>Filter by:</label>
+      <label class="me-2 mb-0" for="managementNameFilter" i18n>Filter by:</label>
       <input id="managementNameFilter" class="form-control form-control-sm flex-fill w-auto" type="text" autofocus [(ngModel)]="nameFilter" (keyup)="onNameFilterKeyUp($event)" placeholder="Name" i18n-placeholder>
     </div>
   </div>
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   <div class="col-auto mb-2 mb-xl-0">
     <div class="form-inline d-flex align-items-center">
       <div class="input-group input-group-sm w-auto d-none d-md-flex">
-        <label class="input-group-text border-0" for="managementPageSize" i18n>Show:</label>
+        <label class="input-group-text bg-transparent border-0" for="managementPageSize" i18n>Show:</label>
       </div>
       <div class="input-group input-group-sm w-auto me-3">
         <select id="managementPageSize" class="form-select form-select-sm small" [(ngModel)]="pageSize">
diff --git a/src-ui/src/styles.scss b/src-ui/src/styles.scss
index 654073c91..20da24abc 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/styles.scss
+++ b/src-ui/src/styles.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 @use "sass:meta";
 // bs variables
 $grid-gutter-width: 1.5rem;
-$border-radius: .375rem;
+$border-radius: .425rem;
 $btn-border-width: var(--bs-border-width);
 
 $form-file-button-bg: var(--bs-body-bg);
@@ -68,15 +68,44 @@ body {
   --pngx-body-font-size: 0.875rem;
   font-size: var(--pngx-body-font-size);
   height: 100vh;
+  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
 }
 
 * {
   transition: background-color 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease;
 }
 
+.card,
+.dropdown-menu,
+.modal-content,
+.popover {
+  --bs-card-border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bs-border-color) 72%, transparent);
+  border-radius: .55rem;
+}
+
+.card {
+  box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, .04), 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, .035);
+}
+
+.btn {
+  --bs-btn-border-radius: .425rem;
+  --bs-border-radius-sm: .425rem;
+  font-weight: 500;
+}
+
+.form-control,
+.form-select,
+.input-group-text {
+  border-radius: .425rem;
+}
+
+.pagination, .input-group {
+  --bs-border-radius-sm: .425rem;
+}
+
 @media(min-width: 768px) {
   .col-slim {
-    padding-left: calc(50px + $grid-gutter-width) !important;
+    padding-left: calc(56px + $grid-gutter-width) !important;
   }
 }
 
@@ -660,6 +689,10 @@ table.table {
   --bs-toast-max-width: var(--pngx-toast-max-width);
 }
 
+.alert {
+  --bs-border-radius: .425rem;
+}
+
 .alert-primary {
   --bs-alert-color: var(--bs-primary);
   --bs-alert-bg: var(--pngx-primary-faded);
@@ -791,6 +824,8 @@ code {
   --bs-accordion-bg: var(--bs-light);
   --bs-accordion-active-color: var(--bs-primary);
   --bs-accordion-active-bg: var(--pngx-bg-alt);
+  --bs-border-radius: .425rem;
+  --bs-accordion-inner-border-radius: calc(.425rem - 1px);
 }
 
 .accordion-button::after {
diff --git a/src-ui/src/theme.scss b/src-ui/src/theme.scss
index c615707ed..ba8e8e281 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/theme.scss
+++ b/src-ui/src/theme.scss
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   --pngx-primary-darken-27: hsl(var(--pngx-primary), calc(var(--pngx-primary-lightness) - 27%));
   --pngx-success-darken-10: hsl(152, 69%, 11%); // based on success #198754
   --pngx-bg-alt: #fff;
-  --pngx-bg-darker: var(--bs-gray-100);
+  --pngx-bg-darker: #f4f6f5;
   --pngx-bg-alt2: var(--bs-gray-200); // #e9ecef
   --pngx-bg-disabled: #f7f7f7;
   --pngx-card-hover-border: var(--bs-tertiary-color);
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ $form-check-radio-checked-bg-image-dark: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3csvg xmlns='h
   --pngx-body-color-accent: #{$text-color-dark-bg-accent};
   --pngx-bg-alt: #242529;
   --pngx-bg-alt2: #232323;
-  --pngx-bg-darker: #101216;
+  --pngx-bg-darker: #121315;
   --pngx-bg-disabled: var(--pngx-bg-alt);
   --pngx-card-hover-border: var(--bs-border-color);
   --pngx-focus-alpha: 0.6;
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ $form-check-radio-checked-bg-image-dark: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3csvg xmlns='h
   --bs-light-rgb: 28, 28, 31;
   --bs-info: var(--pngx-bg-alt);
   --bs-info-rgb: 36, 36, 39;
-  --bs-border-color: #47494f;
+  --bs-border-color: #34373d;
   --bs-tertiary-bg: var(--pngx-bg-darker);
   --bs-dark-border-subtle: var(--pngx-bg-darker);
   --bs-border-color-translucent: rgba(0, 0, 0, .175); // override bs