diff --git a/scss/_popover.scss b/scss/_popover.scss
index 4e8ed4499..303850cc0 100644
--- a/scss/_popover.scss
+++ b/scss/_popover.scss
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   background-clip: padding-box;
   border: $popover-border-width solid $popover-border-color;
   @include border-radius($border-radius-lg);
-  @include box-shadow(0 5px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.2));
+  @include box-shadow($popover-box-shadow);
 
 
   // Popover directions
diff --git a/scss/_variables.scss b/scss/_variables.scss
index e906596fc..0cfa0d8bd 100644
--- a/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ $popover-bg:                          #fff !default;
 $popover-max-width:                   276px !default;
 $popover-border-width:                $border-width !default;
 $popover-border-color:                rgba(0,0,0,.2) !default;
+$popover-box-shadow:                  0 5px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.2) !default;
 
 $popover-title-bg:                    darken($popover-bg, 3%) !default;
 $popover-title-padding-x:             14px !default;