diff --git a/public/less/bootswatch.dark.less b/public/less/bootswatch.dark.less
index ca3cb8a268f..f884a5ef06f 100644
--- a/public/less/bootswatch.dark.less
+++ b/public/less/bootswatch.dark.less
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ div.subnav {
 // -----------------------------------------------------
 .btn {
 	padding: 6px 12px;
+	margin-right:10px;
 	background-image: none;
 	// .box-shadow(0px 0px 8px @bodyBackground);
 	border: none;
diff --git a/public/less/overrides.less b/public/less/overrides.less
index 291a9a765f4..eda136fc04d 100644
--- a/public/less/overrides.less
+++ b/public/less/overrides.less
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
 
 // Backgrounds
 // ---------------------
+.main-view {
+  background: url(/img/grafana_pattern.png);
+  background-position: 100% -550px;
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+}
 
 .bgNav {
   background: @navbarBackground;
diff --git a/public/less/sidemenu.less b/public/less/sidemenu.less
index 9a71946b517..1ab191d62c3 100644
--- a/public/less/sidemenu.less
+++ b/public/less/sidemenu.less
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
   }
   .top-nav-menu-btn {
     a {
-      background-color: @sideMenuBackground;
+      background-color: @pageBackground;
       padding-right: 67px;
       padding-left: 24px;
     }
diff --git a/public/vendor/bootstrap/less/dropdowns.less b/public/vendor/bootstrap/less/dropdowns.less
index 9e47b47151f..436b888e6b2 100644
--- a/public/vendor/bootstrap/less/dropdowns.less
+++ b/public/vendor/bootstrap/less/dropdowns.less
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 .dropdown-submenu:focus > a {
   text-decoration: none;
   color: @dropdownLinkColorHover;
-  #gradient > .vertical(@dropdownLinkBackgroundHover, darken(@dropdownLinkBackgroundHover, 5%));
+  background-color: @grafanaListHighlight;
 }
 
 // Active state
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
   color: @dropdownLinkColorActive;
   text-decoration: none;
   outline: 0;
-  #gradient > .vertical(@dropdownLinkBackgroundActive, darken(@dropdownLinkBackgroundActive, 5%));
+  background-color: @grafanaListHighlight;
 }
 
 // Disabled state