diff --git a/scss/_dropdown.scss b/scss/_dropdown.scss
index 7c3ad855be..090fdf1c16 100644
--- a/scss/_dropdown.scss
+++ b/scss/_dropdown.scss
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 .dropdown-item {
   display: block;
   width: 100%; // For `<button>`s
-  padding: 3px $dropdown-item-padding-x;
+  padding: $dropdown-item-padding-y $dropdown-item-padding-x;
   clear: both;
   font-weight: $font-weight-normal;
   color: $dropdown-link-color;
diff --git a/scss/_variables.scss b/scss/_variables.scss
index be8caa3424..3af5205a42 100644
--- a/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ $dropdown-link-active-bg:        $component-active-bg !default;
 
 $dropdown-link-disabled-color:   $gray-light !default;
 
+$dropdown-item-padding-y:        .25rem !default;
 $dropdown-item-padding-x:        1.5rem !default;
 
 $dropdown-header-color:          $gray-light !default;