diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss
index a45d5a6dca0..180804c96d6 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss
@@ -748,7 +748,8 @@
       }
 
       a,
-      button {
+      button,
+      .menu-item {
         border-radius: 0;
         padding: 8px 16px;
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/issues.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/issues.scss
index e2177f96aee..3d804a9534f 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/issues.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/issues.scss
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ ul.related-merge-requests > li {
 }
 
 .create-mr-dropdown-wrap {
+  @include new-style-dropdown;
+
   .btn-group:not(.hide) {
     display: flex;
   }
@@ -212,15 +214,6 @@ ul.related-merge-requests > li {
   }
 
   li:not(.divider) {
-    padding: 6px;
-    cursor: pointer;
-
-    &:hover,
-    &:focus {
-      background-color: $dropdown-hover-color;
-      color: $white-light;
-    }
-
     &.droplab-item-selected {
       .icon-container {
         i {