diff --git a/scss/_dropdown.scss b/scss/_dropdown.scss
index d9776d59c6..6c50c94fb7 100644
--- a/scss/_dropdown.scss
+++ b/scss/_dropdown.scss
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
   background-clip: padding-box;
   border: $dropdown-border-width solid $dropdown-border-color;
   @include border-radius($border-radius);
-  @include box-shadow(0 6px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.175));
+  @include box-shadow($dropdown-box-shadow);
 }
 
 // Dividers (basically an `<hr>`) within the dropdown
diff --git a/scss/_variables.scss b/scss/_variables.scss
index a55d197ec4..e906596fc8 100644
--- a/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ $dropdown-bg:                    #fff !default;
 $dropdown-border-color:          rgba(0,0,0,.15) !default;
 $dropdown-border-width:          $border-width !default;
 $dropdown-divider-bg:            #e5e5e5 !default;
+$dropdown-box-shadow:            0 6px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.175) !default;
 
 $dropdown-link-color:            $gray-dark !default;
 $dropdown-link-hover-color:      darken($gray-dark, 5%) !default;