diff --git a/res/themes/status/css/_status.scss b/res/themes/status/css/_status.scss
index 683e1b9e..0b935248 100644
--- a/res/themes/status/css/_status.scss
+++ b/res/themes/status/css/_status.scss
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ $focus-bg-color: #dddddd;
 // button UI (white-on-green in light skin)
 $accent-fg-color: #ffffff;
 $accent-color: #6CC1F6;
+$accent-color-alt: $accent-color;
 $accent-color-50pct: #6CC1F67F;
 $accent-hover-color: #84cfff;