diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 07274ab5c1d..d12f703c7bc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ v 8.6.5
 v 8.6.4
   - Don't attempt to fetch any tags from a forked repo (Stan Hu)
   - Redesign the Labels page
+  - Project switcher uses new dropdown styling
 
 v 8.6.3
   - Mentions on confidential issues doesn't create todos for non-members. !3374
diff --git a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
index cc411da459f..ab77853da1a 100644
--- a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
@@ -66,10 +66,13 @@ module ProjectsHelper
       end
 
     project_link = link_to simple_sanitize(project.name), project_path(project), { class: "project-item-select-holder" }
-    project_link << icon("chevron-down", class: "dropdown-toggle-caret js-projects-dropdown-toggle", data: { target: ".js-dropdown-menu-projects", toggle: "dropdown" }) if current_user
 
-    full_title = namespace_link + ' / ' + project_link
-    full_title << ' &middot; '.html_safe + link_to(simple_sanitize(name), url) if name
+    if current_user
+      project_link << icon("chevron-down", class: "dropdown-toggle-caret js-projects-dropdown-toggle", data: { target: ".js-dropdown-menu-projects", toggle: "dropdown" })
+    end
+
+    full_title = namespace_link + ' / ' << project_link
+    full_title << ' &middot; '.html_safe << link_to(simple_sanitize(name), url) if name
 
     full_title
   end