diff --git a/theme/base/style/core.css b/theme/base/style/core.css
index 003cdae4ce9..fa3212d9b07 100644
--- a/theme/base/style/core.css
+++ b/theme/base/style/core.css
@@ -574,17 +574,14 @@ body.tag .managelink {padding: 5px;}
 .smartselect .smartselect_menu_content ul li {position:relative;padding:2px 5px;}
 .smartselect .smartselect_menu_content ul li a {color:#333;text-decoration:none;}
 .smartselect .smartselect_menu_content ul li a.selectable {color:inherit;}
-.smartselect .smartselect_submenuitem {background-image:url([[pix:moodle|t/collapsed]]);background-repeat: no-repeat;}
+.smartselect .smartselect_submenuitem {background-image:url([[pix:moodle|t/collapsed]]);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position:100%;}
 /** Spanning mode */
 .smartselect.spanningmenu .smartselect_submenu {position:absolute;top:-1px;left:100%;}
 .smartselect.spanningmenu .smartselect_submenu a {white-space: nowrap;padding-right:16px;}
-.smartselect.spanningmenu .smartselect_submenuitem {background-position:100%;}
 .smartselect.spanningmenu .smartselect_menu_content ul li a.selectable:hover {text-decoration:underline;}
 /** Compact mode */
-.smartselect.compactmenu .smartselect_submenu {position:relative;width:100%;margin:0 10px;display:none;border-width:0;z-index: 1010;}
+.smartselect.compactmenu .smartselect_submenu {position:relative;margin:2px -3px; margin-left: 10px;display:none;border-width:0;z-index: 1010;}
 .smartselect.compactmenu .smartselect_submenu.visible {display:block;}
 .smartselect.compactmenu .smartselect_menu {z-index: 1000;overflow:hidden;}
 .smartselect.compactmenu .smartselect_submenu .smartselect_submenu {z-index: 1020;}
 .smartselect.compactmenu .smartselect_submenuitem:hover > .smartselect_menuitem_label {font-weight:bold;}
-.smartselect.compactmenu .smartselect_submenuitem {background-position:0.5em 3px;}
-.smartselect.compactmenu .smartselect_submenuitem > a {padding-left:16px;}