diff --git src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
index 2a95212..a70d745 100644
--- src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
+++ src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
@@ -286,8 +286,12 @@ function wp_dashboard_right_now() {
 	 */
 	$elements = apply_filters( 'dashboard_glance_items', array() );
 
-	if ( $elements ) {
-		echo '<li>' . implode( "</li>\n<li>", $elements ) . "</li>\n";
+	foreach ( (array) $elements as $element ) {
+		if ( is_array( $element ) ) {
+			printf( "<li class='%s'>%s</li>\n", esc_attr( $element['class'] ), $element['content'] );
+		} else {
+			echo '<li>' . $element . "</li>\n";
+		}
 	}
 
 	?>