diff --git a/src/App.scss b/src/App.scss
index 77d761dda6..6e0aabcaa1 100644
--- a/src/App.scss
+++ b/src/App.scss
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@
   --ZI_navbar_popovers: 7500;
   --ZI_navbar: 7000;
   --ZI_popovers: 6000;
+
+  // Fallback for when stuff is loading
+  --background: var(--bg);
 }
 
 html {
   font-size: var(--font-size);
   // overflow-x: clip causes my browser's tab to crash with SIGILL lul
-
-  // Fallback for when stuff is loading
-  --background: var(--bg);
 }
 
 body {
@@ -410,6 +410,7 @@ nav {
   width: 100%;
   line-height: var(--__line-height);
   padding: var(--__vertical-gap) var(--__horizontal-gap);
+  background: transparent;
 
   --__line-height: 1.5em;
   --__horizontal-gap: 0.75em;
diff --git a/src/components/popover/popover.vue b/src/components/popover/popover.vue
index 0cc0949ce3..0c5b372eec 100644
--- a/src/components/popover/popover.vue
+++ b/src/components/popover/popover.vue
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
   border-color: var(--border);
   border-style: solid;
   border-width: 1px;
+  background-color: var(--background);
 }
 
 .dropdown-menu {
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@
   max-width: 100vw;
   z-index: var(--ZI_popover_override, var(--ZI_popovers));
   white-space: nowrap;
+  background-color: var(--background);
 
   .dropdown-divider {
     height: 0;