diff --git a/packages/ffe-core/scripts/lib/renderLessVarsToCSSProps.js b/packages/ffe-core/scripts/lib/renderLessVarsToCSSProps.js
index e411987f5c..0ec270e09d 100644
--- a/packages/ffe-core/scripts/lib/renderLessVarsToCSSProps.js
+++ b/packages/ffe-core/scripts/lib/renderLessVarsToCSSProps.js
@@ -1,17 +1,38 @@
 const fs = require('fs').promises;
 const less = require('less');
 
+const readLessRulesFromFile = async inputFile => {
+    const data = await fs.readFile(inputFile, 'utf8');
+    const { rules } = await less.parse(data, { filename: inputFile });
+
+    return rules;
+};
+
+const getVariableNames = rules =>
+    rules.filter(r => r.variable === true).map(r => r.name.slice(1));
+
+const applyCallbackOnImports = (rules, cb) =>
+    rules.filter(r => r.importedFilename).map(r => cb(r.importedFilename));
+
+/**
+ * Read less variables recursively from a given file. This function follows import-statements.
+ */
+const readPropertyNames = async inputFile => {
+    const rules = await readLessRulesFromFile(inputFile);
+
+    return getVariableNames(rules).concat(
+        (
+            await Promise.all(applyCallbackOnImports(rules, readPropertyNames))
+        ).flat(),
+    );
+};
+
 /**
  * Takes less variables from a given file and generates a css stylesheet with
  * these variables as custom properties on the :root pseudo-class.
  */
 module.exports = async inputFile => {
-    const data = await fs.readFile(inputFile, 'utf8');
-    const root = await less.parse(data, { filename: inputFile });
-
-    const propertyNames = root.rules
-        .filter(r => r.variable)
-        .map(n => n.name.slice(1));
+    const propertyNames = await readPropertyNames(inputFile);
 
     const { css } = await less.render(
         `@import '${inputFile}';` +