diff --git a/docs/_includes/components/dropdowns.html b/docs/_includes/components/dropdowns.html
index 93da73250e..4889c64f2f 100644
--- a/docs/_includes/components/dropdowns.html
+++ b/docs/_includes/components/dropdowns.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <p>Wrap the dropdown's trigger and the dropdown menu within <code>.dropdown</code>, or another element that declares <code>position: relative;</code>. Then add the menu's HTML.</p>
   <div class="bs-example">
     <div class="dropdown clearfix">
-      <button class="btn dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="dropdownMenu1" data-toggle="dropdown">
+      <button class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="dropdownMenu1" data-toggle="dropdown">
         Dropdown
         <span class="caret"></span>
       </button>
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   </div><!-- /example -->
 {% highlight html %}
 <div class="dropdown">
-  <button class="btn dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="dropdownMenu1" data-toggle="dropdown">
+  <button class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="dropdownMenu1" data-toggle="dropdown">
     Dropdown
     <span class="caret"></span>
   </button>
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
   <p>Add a header to label sections of actions in any dropdown menu.</p>
   <div class="bs-example">
     <div class="dropdown clearfix">
-      <button class="btn dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="dropdownMenu2" data-toggle="dropdown">
+      <button class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="dropdownMenu2" data-toggle="dropdown">
         Dropdown
         <span class="caret"></span>
       </button>
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
   <p>Add <code>.disabled</code> to a <code>&lt;li&gt;</code> in the dropdown to disable the link.</p>
   <div class="bs-example">
     <div class="dropdown clearfix">
-      <button class="btn dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="dropdownMenu3" data-toggle="dropdown">
+      <button class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="dropdownMenu3" data-toggle="dropdown">
         Dropdown
         <span class="caret"></span>
       </button>