diff --git a/library/Icinga/Web/Controller/ActionController.php b/library/Icinga/Web/Controller/ActionController.php
index 26e0e452a..b78090a7f 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Web/Controller/ActionController.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Web/Controller/ActionController.php
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ class ActionController extends Zend_Controller_Action
         $this->_helper->layout()->isIframe = $request->getUrl()->shift('isIframe');
         $this->_helper->layout()->moduleName = false;
 
+        $this->view->compact = $request->getParam('view') === 'compact';
         if ($this->rerenderLayout = $request->getUrl()->shift('renderLayout')) {
             $this->xhrLayout = 'body';
         }
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ChartController.php b/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ChartController.php
index 08f9334ee..39f60c304 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ChartController.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ChartController.php
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@ use Icinga\Chart\Unit\LinearUnit;
 
 class Monitoring_ChartController extends Controller
 {
-    public function init()
-    {
-        $this->view->compact = $this->_request->getParam('view') === 'compact';
-    }
-
     private function drawLogChart1()
     {
         $chart = new GridChart();
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ListController.php b/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ListController.php
index e1726a68d..ac1d41590 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ListController.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ListController.php
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ class Monitoring_ListController extends Controller
     public function init()
     {
         $this->createTabs();
-        $this->view->compact = $this->_request->getParam('view') === 'compact';
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ShowController.php b/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ShowController.php
index 0d7df501a..fe5633ab2 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ShowController.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ShowController.php
@@ -167,8 +167,6 @@ class Monitoring_ShowController extends Controller
             ));
 
             $notifications->where('contact_object_id', $contact->contact_object_id);
-
-            $this->view->compact = true;
             $this->view->notifications = $notifications->paginate();
         }
 
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/show/contact.phtml b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/show/contact.phtml
index c4142707a..1ad5eccf9 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/show/contact.phtml
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/show/contact.phtml
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@
 </div>
 
 <?php if (count($notifications)): ?>
-<?= $this->render('list/notifications.phtml') ?>
+<?= $this->partial('list/notifications.phtml', array(
+    'notifications' => $notifications,
+    'compact' => true
+)); ?>
 <?php else: ?>
 <div class="content"><?= $this->translate('No notifications have been sent for this contact') ?></div>
 <?php endif ?>