diff --git a/src/_sass/gnome-shell/widgets-common/_popovers.scss b/src/_sass/gnome-shell/widgets-common/_popovers.scss
index ddf33d65..e22829ad 100644
--- a/src/_sass/gnome-shell/widgets-common/_popovers.scss
+++ b/src/_sass/gnome-shell/widgets-common/_popovers.scss
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   -arrow-background-color: transparent;
   -arrow-border-width: 0;
   -arrow-border-color: $borders_color;
-  -arrow-base: 64px;
+  -arrow-base: 12px;
   -arrow-rise: 0;
   -arrow-box-shadow: none; // dreaming bugzilla #689995
 }
diff --git a/src/gnome-shell/theme-3-32/gnome-shell-Dark.css b/src/gnome-shell/theme-3-32/gnome-shell-Dark.css
index 4d9de026..f3445a96 100644
--- a/src/gnome-shell/theme-3-32/gnome-shell-Dark.css
+++ b/src/gnome-shell/theme-3-32/gnome-shell-Dark.css
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ StScrollBar StButton#vhandle:active, StScrollBar StButton#hhandle:active {
   -arrow-background-color: transparent;
   -arrow-border-width: 0;
   -arrow-border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
-  -arrow-base: 64px;
+  -arrow-base: 12px;
   -arrow-rise: 0;
   -arrow-box-shadow: none;
 }
diff --git a/src/gnome-shell/theme-3-32/gnome-shell.css b/src/gnome-shell/theme-3-32/gnome-shell.css
index 0f13f110..f9caae73 100644
--- a/src/gnome-shell/theme-3-32/gnome-shell.css
+++ b/src/gnome-shell/theme-3-32/gnome-shell.css
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ StScrollBar StButton#vhandle:active, StScrollBar StButton#hhandle:active {
   -arrow-background-color: transparent;
   -arrow-border-width: 0;
   -arrow-border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
-  -arrow-base: 64px;
+  -arrow-base: 12px;
   -arrow-rise: 0;
   -arrow-box-shadow: none;
 }
diff --git a/src/gnome-shell/theme-40-0/gnome-shell-Dark.css b/src/gnome-shell/theme-40-0/gnome-shell-Dark.css
index 581ca9ab..3dd48222 100644
--- a/src/gnome-shell/theme-40-0/gnome-shell-Dark.css
+++ b/src/gnome-shell/theme-40-0/gnome-shell-Dark.css
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ StScrollBar StButton#vhandle:active, StScrollBar StButton#hhandle:active {
   -arrow-background-color: transparent;
   -arrow-border-width: 0;
   -arrow-border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
-  -arrow-base: 64px;
+  -arrow-base: 12px;
   -arrow-rise: 0;
   -arrow-box-shadow: none;
 }
diff --git a/src/gnome-shell/theme-40-0/gnome-shell.css b/src/gnome-shell/theme-40-0/gnome-shell.css
index b676d1ac..5bb2f4bd 100644
--- a/src/gnome-shell/theme-40-0/gnome-shell.css
+++ b/src/gnome-shell/theme-40-0/gnome-shell.css
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ StScrollBar StButton#vhandle:active, StScrollBar StButton#hhandle:active {
   -arrow-background-color: transparent;
   -arrow-border-width: 0;
   -arrow-border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
-  -arrow-base: 64px;
+  -arrow-base: 12px;
   -arrow-rise: 0;
   -arrow-box-shadow: none;
 }
diff --git a/src/gnome-shell/theme-42-0/gnome-shell-Dark.css b/src/gnome-shell/theme-42-0/gnome-shell-Dark.css
index b7b9978e..bbfbb3c5 100644
--- a/src/gnome-shell/theme-42-0/gnome-shell-Dark.css
+++ b/src/gnome-shell/theme-42-0/gnome-shell-Dark.css
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ StScrollBar StButton#vhandle:active, StScrollBar StButton#hhandle:active {
   -arrow-background-color: transparent;
   -arrow-border-width: 0;
   -arrow-border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
-  -arrow-base: 64px;
+  -arrow-base: 12px;
   -arrow-rise: 0;
   -arrow-box-shadow: none;
 }
diff --git a/src/gnome-shell/theme-42-0/gnome-shell.css b/src/gnome-shell/theme-42-0/gnome-shell.css
index 818b071f..8e8a4239 100644
--- a/src/gnome-shell/theme-42-0/gnome-shell.css
+++ b/src/gnome-shell/theme-42-0/gnome-shell.css
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ StScrollBar StButton#vhandle:active, StScrollBar StButton#hhandle:active {
   -arrow-background-color: transparent;
   -arrow-border-width: 0;
   -arrow-border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
-  -arrow-base: 64px;
+  -arrow-base: 12px;
   -arrow-rise: 0;
   -arrow-box-shadow: none;
 }