diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/gitlab_bootstrap.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/gitlab_bootstrap.scss
index b2bc4593..39e59983 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/gitlab_bootstrap.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/gitlab_bootstrap.scss
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ form {
   margin-bottom: 25px;
   @include round-borders-all(4px);
   border-color: #CCC;
+  @include solid_shade;
 
   ul { 
     margin:0;
@@ -538,6 +539,7 @@ form {
 table.admin-table {
   @extend .table-bordered; 
   @extend .zebra-striped;
+  @include solid_shade;
   th { 
     border-color: #CCC;
     border-bottom: 1px solid #bbb;
@@ -595,6 +597,8 @@ ul.breadcrumb {
   @extend .prepend-top-20;
   @extend .append-bottom-20;
   border-width:1px;
+  @include solid_shade;
+
 
   img { max-width: 100%; }
 
@@ -662,7 +666,7 @@ h3.page_title {
 .file_holder { 
   border:1px solid #CCC;
   margin-bottom:1em;
-  @include shade;
+  @include solid_shade;
 
   .file_title { 
     border-bottom: 1px solid #bbb;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/main.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/main.scss
index 5f13f301..7d60cd25 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/main.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/main.scss
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ $hover: #FDF5D9;
   box-shadow: 0 0 3px #ddd;
 }
 
+@mixin solid_shade { 
+  -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px #eee;
+  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px #eee;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px #eee;
+}
+
 @mixin border-radius($radius) {
   -moz-border-radius: $radius;
   -webkit-border-radius: $radius;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/tree.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/tree.scss
index 072d6103..c915e0a9 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/tree.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/tree.scss
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
 
   #tree-slider { 
-    @include shade;
+    @include solid_shade;
     width:100%;
 
     border-color:#ccc;