diff --git a/app/javascript/styles_new/mastodon/css_variables.scss b/app/javascript/styles_new/mastodon/css_variables.scss
index 36d6584733e..b270bd337ff 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles_new/mastodon/css_variables.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles_new/mastodon/css_variables.scss
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 
   // Utility
   --color-bg-ambient: var(--color-bg-primary);
-  --color-bg-elevated: var(--color-grey-800);
+  --color-bg-elevated: var(--color-bg-primary);
   --color-bg-inverted: var(--color-grey-50);
   --color-bg-media-base: var(--color-black);
   --color-bg-media-strength: 65%;