diff --git a/scss/_popover.scss b/scss/_popover.scss
index c648a20f38..db65a71599 100644
--- a/scss/_popover.scss
+++ b/scss/_popover.scss
@@ -108,13 +108,15 @@
 
 // Android Popover
 .platform-android {
+
   .popover {
+    background-color: $popover-bg-color-android;
     box-shadow: $popover-box-shadow-android;
     margin-top: -32px;
 
     .item {
-      border-color: #fafafa;
-      background-color: #fafafa;
+      border-color: $popover-bg-color-android;
+      background-color: $popover-bg-color-android;
       color: #4d4d4d;
     }
   }
diff --git a/scss/_variables.scss b/scss/_variables.scss
index 78103c7f9d..dfa41196e9 100644
--- a/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -579,6 +579,7 @@ $popover-border-radius:           2px !default;
 $popover-box-shadow-ios:          0 0 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.08) !default;
 $popover-border-radius-ios:       10px !default;
 
+$popover-bg-color-android:        #fafafa !default;
 $popover-box-shadow-android:      0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.35) !default;