diff --git a/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next-dark.css b/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next-dark.css
index b27627bd1..b32e29f2b 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next-dark.css
+++ b/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next-dark.css
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
 
     --menu-text-color: #e3e3e3;
     --menu-background-color: #222222d9;
+    --menu-background-color-no-backdrop: #1b1b1b;
     --menu-item-icon-color: #8c8c8c;
     --menu-item-disabled-opacity: 0.5;
     --menu-item-keyboard-shortcut-color: #ffffff8f;
diff --git a/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next-light.css b/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next-light.css
index ff82e99ba..deb9fb2ec 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next-light.css
+++ b/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next-light.css
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 
     --menu-text-color: #272727;
     --menu-background-color: #ffffffd9;
+    --menu-background-color-no-backdrop: #fdfdfd;
     --menu-item-icon-color: #727272;
     --menu-item-disabled-opacity: 0.6;
     --menu-item-keyboard-shortcut-color: #666666a8;
diff --git a/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next/base.css b/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next/base.css
index c992f7ecb..27fbf3557 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next/base.css
+++ b/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next/base.css
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@
     --tab-note-icons: true;
 }
 
+body.backdrop-effects-disabled {
+    /* Backdrop effects are disabled, replace the menu background color with the
+     * no-backdrop fallback color */
+    --menu-background-color: var(--menu-background-color-no-backdrop);
+}
+
 /*
  * MENUS
  *