diff --git a/scss/_dropdown.scss b/scss/_dropdown.scss
index 4bfa8ac9dfc3..400477baa008 100644
--- a/scss/_dropdown.scss
+++ b/scss/_dropdown.scss
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
 // Dropdown section headers
 .dropdown-header {
   display: block;
-  padding: $dropdown-padding-y $dropdown-item-padding-x;
+  padding: $dropdown-header-padding;
   margin-bottom: 0; // for use with heading elements
   @include font-size($font-size-sm);
   color: $dropdown-header-color;
diff --git a/scss/_variables.scss b/scss/_variables.scss
index ef0f2125db14..da6cd90519d3 100644
--- a/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -903,6 +903,7 @@ $dropdown-item-padding-y:           .25rem !default;
 $dropdown-item-padding-x:           1.5rem !default;
 
 $dropdown-header-color:             $gray-600 !default;
+$dropdown-header-padding:           $dropdown-padding-y $dropdown-item-padding-x !default;
 
 
 // Pagination