diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Notifications/Notification.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Notifications/Notification.cs
index a590507f41..49b2823531 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Notifications/Notification.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Notifications/Notification.cs
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ protected Notification()
                     Masking = true,
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
                     AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
+                    AutoSizeDuration = 400,
+                    AutoSizeEasing = Easing.OutQuint,
                     Children = new Drawable[]
                     {
                         new Box
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ protected Notification()
                         {
                             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
                             Padding = new MarginPadding(5),
-                            Height = 60,
+                            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
                             Children = new Drawable[]
                             {
                                 IconContent = new Container
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Notifications/ProgressNotification.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Notifications/ProgressNotification.cs
index 98aac3a02d..f42b4b6cb3 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Notifications/ProgressNotification.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Notifications/ProgressNotification.cs
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
-using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
 using OpenTK;
 using OpenTK.Graphics;
 
@@ -18,10 +16,9 @@ public class ProgressNotification : Notification, IHasCompletionTarget
     {
         public string Text
         {
-            get { return textDrawable.Text; }
             set
             {
-                textDrawable.Text = value;
+                Schedule(() => textDrawable.Text = value);
             }
         }
 
@@ -90,7 +87,7 @@ public virtual ProgressNotificationState State
         protected virtual Notification CreateCompletionNotification() => new ProgressCompletionNotification
         {
             Activated = CompletionClickAction,
-            Text = $"Task \"{Text}\" has completed!"
+            Text = "Task has completed!"
         };
 
         protected virtual void Completed()
@@ -106,7 +103,7 @@ protected virtual void Completed()
         private Color4 colourActive;
         private Color4 colourCancelled;
 
-        private readonly SpriteText textDrawable;
+        private readonly TextFlowContainer textDrawable;
 
         public ProgressNotification()
         {
@@ -115,9 +112,11 @@ public ProgressNotification()
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
             });
 
-            Content.Add(textDrawable = new OsuSpriteText
+            Content.Add(textDrawable = new TextFlowContainer(t =>
+            {
+                t.TextSize = 16;
+            })
             {
-                TextSize = 16,
                 Colour = OsuColour.Gray(128),
                 AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
@@ -131,6 +130,9 @@ public ProgressNotification()
             });
 
             State = ProgressNotificationState.Queued;
+
+            // don't close on click by default.
+            Activated = () => false;
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
@@ -167,7 +169,7 @@ public override void Close()
 
         private class ProgressBar : Container
         {
-            private Box box;
+            private readonly Box box;
 
             private Color4 colourActive;
             private Color4 colourInactive;
@@ -197,15 +199,8 @@ public bool Active
                 }
             }
 
-
-            [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-            private void load(OsuColour colours)
+            public ProgressBar()
             {
-                colourActive = colours.Blue;
-                Colour = colourInactive = OsuColour.Gray(0.5f);
-
-                Height = 5;
-
                 Children = new[]
                 {
                     box = new Box
@@ -215,6 +210,15 @@ private void load(OsuColour colours)
                     }
                 };
             }
+
+
+            [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+            private void load(OsuColour colours)
+            {
+                colourActive = colours.Blue;
+                Colour = colourInactive = OsuColour.Gray(0.5f);
+                Height = 5;
+            }
         }
     }