diff --git a/data/theme/_common.scss b/data/theme/_common.scss
index 216addd3a..77c6e4395 100644
--- a/data/theme/_common.scss
+++ b/data/theme/_common.scss
@@ -447,6 +447,8 @@ StScrollBar {
   //.popup-status-menu-item { font-weight: normal;  color: pink; } //dunno what that is  
 }
 
+.panel-menu { -boxpointer-gap: 4px; margin-bottom: 1.75em; }
+
   .popup-menu-ornament {
       text-align: right;
       width: 1em;
@@ -686,7 +688,6 @@ StScrollBar {
     }
   }
   
-  .panel-menu { -boxpointer-gap: 4px; margin-bottom: 1.75em; }
   .panel-status-indicators-box,
   .panel-status-menu-box {
     spacing: 2px;
@@ -694,6 +695,7 @@ StScrollBar {
   
   .screencast-indicator { color: $warning_color; }
 }
+
   // calendar popover
   .calendar {
     padding: .4em 1.75em .8em 1.75em;
diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell.css b/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
index 2d8ba4195..23d2d9314 100644
--- a/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
@@ -403,6 +403,10 @@ StScrollBar {
     .popup-menu .popup-inactive-menu-item:insensitive {
       color: rgba(238, 238, 236, 0.5); }
 
+.panel-menu {
+  -boxpointer-gap: 4px;
+  margin-bottom: 1.75em; }
+
 .popup-menu-ornament {
   text-align: right;
   width: 1em; }
@@ -579,8 +583,6 @@ StScrollBar {
   #panel .panel-status-button:active, #panel .panel-status-button:overview, #panel .panel-status-button:focus, #panel .panel-status-button:checked {
     border-color: #256ab1;
     border-bottom-width: 2px; }
-  #panel .panel-menu {
-    -boxpointer-gap: 4px; }
   #panel .panel-status-indicators-box,
   #panel .panel-status-menu-box {
     spacing: 2px; }