diff --git a/less/_navbar.less b/less/_navbar.less
index 74b3f7b5..7b670cf7 100644
--- a/less/_navbar.less
+++ b/less/_navbar.less
@@ -167,6 +167,22 @@
     .navbar-form .form-control-wrapper input.form-control::placeholder, .navbar-form input.form-control::placeholder {
       color: @text-color;
     }
+    .dropdown-menu {
+      li > a {
+        &:hover,
+        &:focus {
+          color: @material-color;
+        }
+      }
+      .active > a {
+        &:hover,
+        &:focus {
+          color: @text-color;
+        }
+        background-color: @material-color;
+        color: @text-color;
+      }
+    }
   });
 
   &-inverse {
diff --git a/less/material.less b/less/material.less
index edd8ab9a..8852e408 100644
--- a/less/material.less
+++ b/less/material.less
@@ -73,13 +73,6 @@ legend {
   .variations(~" li a:hover", color, @primary);
 }
 
-// Active state
-.dropdown-menu {
-  .variations(~" > .active > a", background-color, @primary);
-  .variations(~" > .active > a:hover", background-color, @primary);
-  .variations(~" > .active > a:focus", background-color, @primary);
-}
-
 // Alerts
 @import "_alerts.less";