diff --git a/ionic/components/item/item.scss b/ionic/components/item/item.scss
index ad2822a028..3f95d63b10 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/item.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/item/item.scss
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@
   align-self: stretch;
 }
 
-.item-group {
+ion-item-group {
   display: block;
 }
 
-.item-group-title {
+ion-item-group-title {
   display: block;
   min-height: 30px;
   font-weight: 500;
diff --git a/ionic/components/item/modes/ios.scss b/ionic/components/item/modes/ios.scss
index 24cd141de4..cf94ea37ca 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/modes/ios.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/item/modes/ios.scss
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ $item-ios-sliding-content-bg:         $background-color !default;
 $item-ios-sliding-transition:         transform 250ms ease-in-out !default;
 
 
-.item-group {
+ion-item-group {
   ion-item-group-title {
     padding: $item-ios-padding-top $item-ios-padding-right $item-ios-padding-bottom $item-ios-padding-left;
     background-color: $item-ios-divider-bg;
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ a.item:not([detail-none]) .item-inner,
 
 &.hairlines {
   .item-inner,
-  .item-group ion-item-group-title {
+  ion-item-group ion-item-group-title {
     border-bottom-width: 0.55px;
   }
 }
diff --git a/ionic/components/item/modes/md.scss b/ionic/components/item/modes/md.scss
index 8adbc1a99b..911af00569 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/modes/md.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/item/modes/md.scss
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ $item-md-sliding-content-bg:         $background-color !default;
 $item-md-sliding-transition:         transform 250ms ease-in-out !default;
 
 
-.item-group-title {
+ion-item-group-title {
   padding: $item-md-padding-top $item-md-padding-right $item-md-padding-bottom $item-md-padding-left;
   background-color: $item-md-divider-bg;
   color: $item-md-divider-color;
@@ -154,6 +154,16 @@ icon[item-left] + [text-input] {
   margin-left: $item-md-padding-left + ($item-md-padding-left / 2);
 }
 
+ion-avatar[item-left],
+ion-thumbnail[item-left] {
+  margin: ($item-md-padding-right / 2) $item-md-padding-right ($item-md-padding-right / 2) 0;
+}
+
+ion-avatar[item-right],
+ion-thumbnail[item-right] {
+  margin: ($item-md-padding-right / 2);
+}
+
 ion-avatar {
   min-width: $item-md-avatar-size;
   min-height: $item-md-avatar-size;