diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index da912c7..3e88498 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ Version: 0.1
   .wp-block-navigation .wp-block-navigation-item:focus-visible {
     background: var(--wp--preset--color--secondary);
   }
+  
+  /* fix weird padding and font weight on header nav dropdown items */
+  ul.wp-block-navigation__submenu-container.has-background {
+    padding: 0;
+    font-weight: 400;
+  }
 }
 
 @media screen and (max-width: 786px) {