diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/gitlab-theme.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/gitlab-theme.scss
index f47eb1f233..16cf394c42 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/gitlab-theme.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/gitlab-theme.scss
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 @mixin gitlab-theme($color-light, $color, $color-darker, $color-dark) {
   .page-with-sidebar {
     .header-logo {
+      background: $color-darker;
+
       a {
         color: $color-light;