diff --git a/client/src/app/menu/menu.component.scss b/client/src/app/menu/menu.component.scss
index 0f98da0e2..3e072279f 100644
--- a/client/src/app/menu/menu.component.scss
+++ b/client/src/app/menu/menu.component.scss
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@
 }
 
 menu {
-  background-color: $menu-background;
+  background-color: var(--menuBackgroundColor);
   margin: 0;
   padding: 0;
   height: 100%;
   white-space: nowrap;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
   overflow: hidden;
-  color: $menu-color;
+  color: var(--menuForegroundColor);
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   width: 100%;
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ menu {
       .logged-in-username {
         font-size: 16px;
         font-weight: $font-semibold;
-        color: $menu-color;
+        color: var(--menuForegroundColor);
         cursor: pointer;
 
         @include disable-default-a-behaviour;
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ menu {
       display: flex;
       align-items: center;
       padding-left: $menu-lateral-padding;
-      color: $menu-color;
+      color: var(--menuForegroundColor);
       cursor: pointer;
       height: 40px;
       font-size: 16px;
diff --git a/client/src/sass/application.scss b/client/src/sass/application.scss
index 8d2bfb077..caf039b6d 100644
--- a/client/src/sass/application.scss
+++ b/client/src/sass/application.scss
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ body {
   --mainHoverColor: #{$orange-hoover-color};
   --mainBackgroundColor: #{$bg-color};
   --mainForegroundColor: #{$fg-color};
+  --menuBackgroundColor: #{$menu-background};
+  --menuForegroundColor: #{$menu-color};
   --submenuColor: #{$sub-menu-color};
   --inputColor: #{$input-background-color};
   --inputPlaceholderColor: #{$input-placeholder-color};
diff --git a/client/src/sass/include/_variables.scss b/client/src/sass/include/_variables.scss
index 3514bdb9b..fdf33b12a 100644
--- a/client/src/sass/include/_variables.scss
+++ b/client/src/sass/include/_variables.scss
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ $variables: (
   --mainHoverColor: var(--mainHoverColor),
   --mainBackgroundColor: var(--mainBackgroundColor),
   --mainForegroundColor: var(--mainForegroundColor),
+  --menuBackgroundColor: var(--menuBackgroundColor),
+  --menuForegroundColor: var(--menuForegroundColor),
   --submenuColor: var(--submenuColor),
   --inputColor: var(--inputColor),
   --inputPlaceholderColor: var(--inputPlaceholderColor)