diff --git a/templates/base/head_navbar.tmpl b/templates/base/head_navbar.tmpl
index 951ee590d1c..ed7a8d6f243 100644
--- a/templates/base/head_navbar.tmpl
+++ b/templates/base/head_navbar.tmpl
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 		</a>
 
 		<!-- mobile right menu, it must be here because in mobile view, each item is a flex column, the first item is a full row column -->
-		<div class="ui secondary menu item navbar-mobile-right only-mobile">
+		<div class="ui secondary menu navbar-mobile-right only-mobile">
 			{{if and .IsSigned EnableTimetracking .ActiveStopwatch}}
-			<a id="mobile-stopwatch-icon" class="active-stopwatch item tw-mx-0" href="{{.ActiveStopwatch.IssueLink}}" title="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "active_stopwatch"}}" data-seconds="{{.ActiveStopwatch.Seconds}}">
+			<a id="mobile-stopwatch-icon" class="active-stopwatch item" href="{{.ActiveStopwatch.IssueLink}}" title="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "active_stopwatch"}}" data-seconds="{{.ActiveStopwatch.Seconds}}">
 				<div class="tw-relative">
 					{{svg "octicon-stopwatch"}}
 					<span class="header-stopwatch-dot"></span>
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@
 			</a>
 			{{end}}
 			{{if .IsSigned}}
-			<a id="mobile-notifications-icon" class="item tw-w-auto tw-p-2" href="{{AppSubUrl}}/notifications" data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "notifications"}}" aria-label="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "notifications"}}">
+			<a id="mobile-notifications-icon" class="item" href="{{AppSubUrl}}/notifications" data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "notifications"}}" aria-label="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "notifications"}}">
 				<div class="tw-relative">
 					{{svg "octicon-bell"}}
 					<span class="notification_count{{if not $notificationUnreadCount}} tw-hidden{{end}}">{{$notificationUnreadCount}}</span>
 				</div>
 			</a>
 			{{end}}
-			<button class="item tw-w-auto ui icon mini button tw-p-2 tw-m-0" id="navbar-expand-toggle" aria-label="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "home.nav_menu"}}">{{svg "octicon-three-bars"}}</button>
+			<button class="item ui icon mini button tw-m-0" id="navbar-expand-toggle" aria-label="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "home.nav_menu"}}">{{svg "octicon-three-bars"}}</button>
 		</div>
 
 		<!-- navbar links non-mobile -->
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@
 	<div class="navbar-right">
 		{{if and .IsSigned .MustChangePassword}}
 			<div class="ui dropdown jump item" data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "user_profile_and_more"}}">
-				<span class="text tw-flex tw-items-center">
+				<span class="text">
 					{{ctx.AvatarUtils.Avatar .SignedUser 24 "tw-mr-1"}}
-					<span class="only-mobile tw-ml-2">{{.SignedUser.Name}}</span>
+					<span class="only-mobile">{{.SignedUser.Name}}</span>
 					<span class="not-mobile">{{svg "octicon-triangle-down"}}</span>
 				</span>
 				<div class="menu user-menu">
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 			</div><!-- end dropdown avatar menu -->
 		{{else if .IsSigned}}
 			{{if and EnableTimetracking .ActiveStopwatch}}
-			<a class="item not-mobile active-stopwatch tw-mx-0" href="{{.ActiveStopwatch.IssueLink}}" title="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "active_stopwatch"}}" data-seconds="{{.ActiveStopwatch.Seconds}}">
+			<a class="item not-mobile active-stopwatch" href="{{.ActiveStopwatch.IssueLink}}" title="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "active_stopwatch"}}" data-seconds="{{.ActiveStopwatch.Seconds}}">
 				<div class="tw-relative">
 					{{svg "octicon-stopwatch"}}
 					<span class="header-stopwatch-dot"></span>
@@ -91,14 +91,14 @@
 			</a>
 			{{end}}
 
-			<a class="item not-mobile tw-mx-0" href="{{AppSubUrl}}/notifications" data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "notifications"}}" aria-label="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "notifications"}}">
+			<a class="item not-mobile" href="{{AppSubUrl}}/notifications" data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "notifications"}}" aria-label="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "notifications"}}">
 				<div class="tw-relative">
 					{{svg "octicon-bell"}}
 					<span class="notification_count{{if not $notificationUnreadCount}} tw-hidden{{end}}">{{$notificationUnreadCount}}</span>
 				</div>
 			</a>
 
-			<div class="ui dropdown jump item tw-mx-0 tw-pr-2" data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "create_new"}}">
+			<div class="ui dropdown jump item" data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "create_new"}}">
 				<span class="text">
 					{{svg "octicon-plus"}}
 					<span class="not-mobile">{{svg "octicon-triangle-down"}}</span>
@@ -121,12 +121,14 @@
 				</div><!-- end content create new menu -->
 			</div><!-- end dropdown menu create new -->
 
-			<div class="ui dropdown jump item tw-mx-0 tw-pr-2" data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "user_profile_and_more"}}">
-				<span class="text tw-flex tw-items-center">
+			<div class="ui dropdown jump item" data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "user_profile_and_more"}}">
+				<span class="text">
 					{{ctx.AvatarUtils.Avatar .SignedUser 24 "tw-mr-1"}}
-					<span class="only-mobile tw-ml-2">{{.SignedUser.Name}}</span>
+					<span class="only-mobile">{{.SignedUser.Name}}</span>
 					<span class="not-mobile">{{svg "octicon-triangle-down"}}</span>
 				</span>
+				{{/* do not localize it, here it needs the fixed length (width) to make UI comfortable */}}
+				{{if .IsAdmin}}<span class="navbar-profile-admin">admin</span>{{end}}
 				<div class="menu user-menu">
 					<div class="ui header">
 						{{ctx.Locale.Tr "signed_in_as"}} <strong>{{.SignedUser.Name}}</strong>
@@ -157,7 +159,6 @@
 					</a>
 					{{if .IsAdmin}}
 						<div class="divider"></div>
-
 						<a class="{{if .PageIsAdmin}}active {{end}}item" href="{{AppSubUrl}}/-/admin">
 							{{svg "octicon-server"}}
 							{{ctx.Locale.Tr "admin_panel"}}
diff --git a/web_src/css/modules/navbar.css b/web_src/css/modules/navbar.css
index 556da2df3b0..b5bc95b058b 100644
--- a/web_src/css/modules/navbar.css
+++ b/web_src/css/modules/navbar.css
@@ -4,51 +4,34 @@
   justify-content: space-between;
   background: var(--color-nav-bg);
   border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-secondary);
-  margin: 0 !important;
   padding: 0 10px;
 }
 
-#navbar,
 #navbar .navbar-left,
 #navbar .navbar-right {
-  min-height: 49px; /* +1px border-bottom */
-}
-
-#navbar .navbar-left,
-#navbar .navbar-right {
-  margin: 0;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   gap: 5px;
-}
-
-#navbar-logo {
-  margin: 0;
+  min-height: 49px; /* +1px border-bottom */
 }
 
 .navbar-left > .item,
-.navbar-right > .item {
+.navbar-right > .item,
+.navbar-mobile-right > .item {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
   color: var(--color-nav-text);
   position: relative;
   text-decoration: none;
-  line-height: var(--line-height-default);
-  flex: 0 0 auto;
-  font-weight: var(--font-weight-normal);
-  align-items: center;
-  padding: .78571429em .92857143em;
-  border-radius: .28571429rem;
-}
-
-#navbar .item {
   min-height: 36px;
   min-width: 36px;
-  padding-top: 3px;
-  padding-bottom: 3px;
-  display: flex;
+  padding: 3px 13px;
+  border-radius: 4px;
 }
 
-#navbar .dropdown .item {
-  justify-content: stretch;
+#navbar .item.active {
+  background: var(--color-active);
 }
 
 #navbar a.item:hover,
@@ -56,9 +39,8 @@
   background: var(--color-nav-hover-bg);
 }
 
-#navbar .secondary.menu > .item > .svg,
-#navbar .right.menu > .item > .svg {
-  margin-right: 0;
+#navbar .item.ui.dropdown {
+  padding-right: 5px;
 }
 
 @media (max-width: 767.98px) {
@@ -80,12 +62,12 @@
   }
   #navbar .navbar-mobile-right {
     display: flex;
-    margin: 0 0 0 auto !important;
-    width: auto !important;
+    margin: 0 0 0 auto;
+    width: auto;
   }
   #navbar .navbar-mobile-right > .item {
     display: flex;
-    width: auto !important;
+    width: auto;
   }
   /* show items if the navbar is open */
   #navbar.navbar-menu-open {
@@ -96,13 +78,12 @@
     flex-direction: column;
   }
   #navbar.navbar-menu-open .navbar-left {
-    display: flex;
     flex-wrap: wrap;
   }
-  #navbar.navbar-menu-open .item {
+  #navbar.navbar-menu-open .navbar-left > .item,
+  #navbar.navbar-menu-open .navbar-right > .item {
     display: flex;
     width: 100%;
-    margin: 0;
   }
   #navbar.navbar-menu-open .navbar-left #navbar-logo {
     justify-content: flex-start;
@@ -111,14 +92,27 @@
   #navbar.navbar-menu-open .navbar-left .navbar-mobile-right {
     justify-content: flex-end;
     width: 50%;
-    min-height: 48px;
+    min-height: 49px;
   }
   #navbar #mobile-stopwatch-icon,
   #navbar #mobile-notifications-icon {
-    margin-right: 6px !important;
+    margin-right: 6px;
   }
 }
 
+#navbar .ui.dropdown .navbar-profile-admin {
+  display: block;
+  position: absolute;
+  font-size: 10px;
+  font-weight: var(--font-weight-bold);
+  color: var(--color-nav-bg);
+  background: var(--color-primary);
+  padding: 2px 4px;
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  top: -1px;
+  left: 18px;
+}
+
 #navbar a.item:hover .notification_count,
 #navbar a.item:hover .header-stopwatch-dot {
   border-color: var(--color-nav-hover-bg);