diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell.css b/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
index df2e52da4..64f2d8f40 100644
--- a/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
@@ -153,6 +153,21 @@ StScrollBar StButton#vhandle:active {
     -arrow-rise: 11px;
 }
 
+.popup-menu-boxpointer.fallback-app-menu {
+    -arrow-border-radius: 4px;
+    -arrow-background-color: #ededed;
+    -arrow-border-width: 1px;
+    -arrow-border-color: #a6a6a6;
+    -arrow-base: 24px;
+    -arrow-rise: 11px;
+}
+
+.popup-menu-boxpointer.fallback-app-menu.dark {
+    -arrow-background-color: #3f4747;
+    -arrow-border-color: #282b2b;
+}
+
+
 .popup-menu {
     min-width: 200px;
 }
@@ -166,6 +181,15 @@ StScrollBar StButton#vhandle:active {
     background-color: #333333;
 }
 
+.fallback-app-menu .popup-submenu-menu-item:open {
+    background-color: #888888;
+    color: white;
+}
+
+.fallback-app-menu.dark .popup-submenu-menu-item:open {
+    background-color: #333333;
+}
+
 .popup-sub-menu {
     background-gradient-start: rgba(80,80,80,0.3);
     background-gradient-end: rgba(80,80,80,0.4);
@@ -173,6 +197,20 @@ StScrollBar StButton#vhandle:active {
     box-shadow: inset 0px 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.9);
 }
 
+.fallback-app-menu .popup-sub-menu {
+    background-gradient-start: #dddddd;
+    background-gradient-end: #dfdfdf;
+    background-gradient-direction: vertical;
+    box-shadow: inset 0px 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
+}
+
+.fallback-app-menu.dark .popup-sub-menu {
+    background-gradient-start: #474747;
+    background-gradient-end: #4b4b4b;
+    background-gradient-direction: vertical;
+    box-shadow: inset 0px 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.9);
+}
+
 .popup-sub-menu:scrolled .popup-menu-item:ltr {
     padding-right: 0em;
 }
@@ -221,6 +259,31 @@ StScrollBar StButton#vhandle:active {
     color: #9f9f9f;
 }
 
+.fallback-app-menu .popup-menu-item {
+    color: #43484a;
+}
+
+.fallback-app-menu .popup-menu-item:active {
+    color: white;
+    background-color: #4689cd;
+}
+
+.fallback-app-menu .popup-menu-item:insensitive {
+    color: gray;
+}
+
+.fallback-app-menu.dark .popup-menu-item {
+    color: white;
+}
+
+.fallback-app-menu.dark .popup-menu-item:active {
+    background-color: #445f7d;
+}
+
+.fallback-app-menu.dark .popup-menu-item:insensitive {
+    color: #9f9f9f;
+}
+
 .popup-separator-menu-item {
     -gradient-height: 1px;
     -gradient-start: rgba(255,255,255,0.0);
@@ -230,6 +293,17 @@ StScrollBar StButton#vhandle:active {
     padding: 8px 0px;
 }
 
+.fallback-app-menu .popup-separator-menu-item {
+    -gradient-start: #a0a2a3;
+    -gradient-end: #a0a2a3;
+    -margin-horizontal: 0;
+}
+
+.fallback-app-menu.dark .popup-separator-menu-item {
+    -gradient-start: #818584;
+    -gradient-end: #818584;
+}
+
 .popup-status-menu-item {
     font-weight: normal;
     color: #999;
diff --git a/js/ui/windowMenu.js b/js/ui/windowMenu.js
index c6dc72958..b1f807373 100644
--- a/js/ui/windowMenu.js
+++ b/js/ui/windowMenu.js
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ const AppMenu = new Lang.Class({
         this.parent(Main.layoutManager.dummyCursor, app.menu, app.action_group);
 
         this.actor.add_style_class_name('fallback-app-menu');
+        let variant = window.get_gtk_theme_variant();
+        if (variant)
+            this.actor.add_style_class_name(variant);
 
         Main.layoutManager.uiGroup.add_actor(this.actor);
         this.actor.hide();