diff --git a/release/datafiles/userdef/userdef_default_theme.c b/release/datafiles/userdef/userdef_default_theme.c
index 0edc3fcf40c..03008da1059 100644
--- a/release/datafiles/userdef/userdef_default_theme.c
+++ b/release/datafiles/userdef/userdef_default_theme.c
@@ -125,10 +125,10 @@ const bTheme U_theme_default = {
       .roundness = 0.2f,
     },
     .wcol_pulldown = {
-      .outline = RGBA(0x3d3d3dff),
-      .inner = RGBA(0x22222266),
-      .inner_sel = RGBA(0x4772b3b3),
-      .item = RGBA(0x727272ff),
+      .outline = RGBA(0x3d3d3d00),
+      .inner = RGBA(0x22222200),
+      .inner_sel = RGBA(0xffffff1a),
+      .item = RGBA(0xffffff8f),
       .text = RGBA(0xd9d9d9ff),
       .text_sel = RGBA(0xffffffff),
       .roundness = 0.2f,
diff --git a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_userdef.cc b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_userdef.cc
index ad3dcfcbf73..82c1bca1460 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_userdef.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_userdef.cc
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ static void do_versions_theme(const UserDef *userdef, bTheme *btheme)
     FROM_DEFAULT_V4_UCHAR(space_sequencer.transition);
   }
 
+  if (!USER_VERSION_ATLEAST(400, 35)) {
+    memcpy(btheme, &U_theme_default, sizeof(*btheme));
+  }
+
   /**
    * Versioning code until next subversion bump goes here.
    *