diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/dropdown_menu.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/dropdown_menu.tsx
index 42130ab597..afcd4176e0 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/dropdown_menu.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/dropdown_menu.tsx
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ interface DropdownProps<Item extends object | null = MenuItem> {
   disabled?: boolean;
   scrollable?: boolean;
   placement?: Placement;
+  offset?: OffsetValue;
   /**
    * Prevent the `ScrollableList` with this scrollKey
    * from being scrolled while the dropdown is open
@@ -348,7 +349,6 @@ interface DropdownProps<Item extends object | null = MenuItem> {
   onItemClick?: ItemClickFn<Item>;
 }
 
-const offset = [5, 5] as OffsetValue;
 const popperConfig = { strategy: 'fixed' } as UsePopperOptions;
 
 export const Dropdown = <Item extends object | null = MenuItem>({
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ export const Dropdown = <Item extends object | null = MenuItem>({
   disabled,
   scrollable,
   placement = 'bottom',
+  offset = [5, 5],
   status,
   forceDropdown = false,
   renderItem,
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status/boost_button.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status/boost_button.tsx
index 64bda4dcaa..49bdc953e1 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status/boost_button.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status/boost_button.tsx
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ export const StatusBoostButton: FC<ReblogButtonProps> = ({
 
   return (
     <Dropdown
+      placement='bottom-start'
+      offset={[-19, 5]} // This aligns button icon with menu icons
       items={items}
       renderItem={renderMenuItem}
       onOpen={handleDropdownOpen}