diff --git a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
index b5ae93c696..ac91d8e749 100644
--- a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
+++ b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ $scrollbar-track-color: transparent;
 // context menus
 $menu-border-color: $header-panel-border-color;
 $menu-bg-color: $header-panel-bg-color;
-$menu-box-shadow-color: $menu-bg-color;
+$menu-box-shadow-color: $bg-color;
 $menu-selected-color: $room-highlight-color;
 
 $avatar-initial-color: #ffffff;