diff --git a/AppImage/scripts/notification_channels.py b/AppImage/scripts/notification_channels.py
index 92c35aab..b2906d7e 100644
--- a/AppImage/scripts/notification_channels.py
+++ b/AppImage/scripts/notification_channels.py
@@ -769,8 +769,15 @@ class EmailChannel(NotificationChannel):
             _add('Proxmox Updates', data.get('pve_count'))
             _add('Kernel Updates', data.get('kernel_count'))
             imp = data.get('important_list', '')
-            if imp:
-                _add('Important Packages', imp, 'code')
+            if imp and imp != 'none':
+                # Render each package on its own line inside a single cell
+                pkg_lines = [l.strip() for l in imp.split('\n') if l.strip()]
+                if pkg_lines:
+                    pkg_html = '<br>'.join(
+                        f'<code style="padding:1px 5px;background:#f3f4f6;border-radius:3px;font-family:monospace;font-size:12px;">{esc(p)}</code>'
+                        for p in pkg_lines
+                    )
+                    rows.append((esc('Important Packages'), pkg_html))
             _add('Current Version', data.get('current_version'), 'code')
             _add('New Version', data.get('new_version'), 'code')
 
diff --git a/AppImage/scripts/notification_events.py b/AppImage/scripts/notification_events.py
index 616a790d..c4455cd4 100644
--- a/AppImage/scripts/notification_events.py
+++ b/AppImage/scripts/notification_events.py
@@ -1780,7 +1780,7 @@ class PollingCollector:
                 'security_count': str(len(security_pkgs)),
                 'pve_count': str(len(pve_pkgs)),
                 'kernel_count': str(len(kernel_pkgs)),
-                'important_list': ', '.join(important_lines) if important_lines else 'none',
+                'important_list': '\n'.join(important_lines) if important_lines else 'none',
                 'package_list': ', '.join(important_lines[:6]) if important_lines else '',
             }
             
diff --git a/AppImage/scripts/notification_templates.py b/AppImage/scripts/notification_templates.py
index 7f4e676b..507dc75e 100644
--- a/AppImage/scripts/notification_templates.py
+++ b/AppImage/scripts/notification_templates.py
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ TEMPLATES = {
     },
     'update_available': {
         'title': '{hostname}: Updates available',
-        'body': 'Total updates: {total_count}\nSecurity: {security_count}\nProxmox: {pve_count}\nKernel: {kernel_count}\nImportant: {important_list}',
+        'body': 'Total updates: {total_count}\nSecurity: {security_count}\nProxmox: {pve_count}\nKernel: {kernel_count}\nImportant packages:\n{important_list}',
         'label': 'Updates available (legacy)',
         'group': 'updates',
         'default_enabled': False,
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ TEMPLATES = {
             'Security updates: {security_count}\n'
             'Proxmox-related updates: {pve_count}\n'
             'Kernel updates: {kernel_count}\n'
-            'Important packages: {important_list}'
+            'Important packages:\n{important_list}'
         ),
         'label': 'Updates available',
         'group': 'updates',