diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss
index 21d0afb6f4..d4878b333f 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   height: 0;
   margin-left: 2px;
   vertical-align: middle;
-  border-top: $caret-width-base dashed;
+  border-top: $caret-width-base dashed $dropdown-caret-color;
   border-right: $caret-width-base solid transparent;
   border-left: $caret-width-base solid transparent;
 }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/variables.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/variables.scss
index 880c8d0bd4..cc84a5ff93 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/variables.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/variables.scss
@@ -137,3 +137,4 @@ $dropdown-border-color: rgba(#000, .1);
 $dropdown-shadow-color: rgba(#000, .1);
 $dropdown-divider-color: rgba(#000, .1);
 $dropdown-header-color: #959494;
+$dropdown-caret-color: #54565B;