diff --git a/data/theme/_common.scss b/data/theme/_common.scss
index fd0dbaf57..427ae4238 100644
--- a/data/theme/_common.scss
+++ b/data/theme/_common.scss
@@ -468,6 +468,9 @@ StScrollBar {
     border-bottom-style: solid;
   }
 
+
+// Background menu
+.background-menu { -boxpointer-gap: 4px; -arrow-rise: 0px; }
   
 /* fallback menu 
 - odd thing for styling App menu when apparently not running under shell. Light Adwaita styled
diff --git a/data/theme/_gnome-shell-old.scss b/data/theme/_gnome-shell-old.scss
index 7fb15c4f4..22bb9c12c 100644
--- a/data/theme/_gnome-shell-old.scss
+++ b/data/theme/_gnome-shell-old.scss
@@ -338,9 +338,4 @@
    height: 96px;
 }
 
-/* Background menu */
 
-.background-menu {
-    -boxpointer-gap: 4px;
-    -arrow-rise: 0px;
-}
diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell-high-contrast.css b/data/theme/gnome-shell-high-contrast.css
index 50a8a2877..825d1ae5d 100644
--- a/data/theme/gnome-shell-high-contrast.css
+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell-high-contrast.css
@@ -271,11 +271,6 @@
   width: 96px;
   height: 96px; }
 
-/* Background menu */
-.background-menu {
-  -boxpointer-gap: 4px;
-  -arrow-rise: 0px; }
-
 /* This stylesheet is generated, DO NOT EDIT */
 /* Copyright 2009, Red Hat, Inc.
  *
@@ -708,6 +703,10 @@ StScrollBar {
   border-bottom-width: 1px;
   border-bottom-style: solid; }
 
+.background-menu {
+  -boxpointer-gap: 4px;
+  -arrow-rise: 0px; }
+
 /* fallback menu 
 - odd thing for styling App menu when apparently not running under shell. Light Adwaita styled
   app menu inside the main app window itself rather than the top bar
diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell.css b/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
index ac645f9ff..ab83e50ba 100644
--- a/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
@@ -271,11 +271,6 @@
   width: 96px;
   height: 96px; }
 
-/* Background menu */
-.background-menu {
-  -boxpointer-gap: 4px;
-  -arrow-rise: 0px; }
-
 /* This stylesheet is generated, DO NOT EDIT */
 /* Copyright 2009, Red Hat, Inc.
  *
@@ -708,6 +703,10 @@ StScrollBar {
   border-bottom-width: 1px;
   border-bottom-style: solid; }
 
+.background-menu {
+  -boxpointer-gap: 4px;
+  -arrow-rise: 0px; }
+
 /* fallback menu 
 - odd thing for styling App menu when apparently not running under shell. Light Adwaita styled
   app menu inside the main app window itself rather than the top bar