diff --git a/less/mixins.less b/less/mixins.less
index 2cf683c3a1..54fe4c21c8 100644
--- a/less/mixins.less
+++ b/less/mixins.less
@@ -337,6 +337,17 @@
   background-color: @color;
 }
 
+// Panels
+// -------------------------
+.panel-variant(@border; @heading-text-color; @heading-bg-color; @heading-border) {
+  border-color: @border;
+  .panel-heading {
+    color: @heading-text-color;
+    background-color: @heading-bg-color;
+    border-color: @heading-border;
+  }
+}
+
 // Alerts
 // -------------------------
 .alert-variant(@background; @border; @text-color) {
diff --git a/less/panels.less b/less/panels.less
index 87a7865248..df20975ee0 100644
--- a/less/panels.less
+++ b/less/panels.less
@@ -64,42 +64,17 @@
 
 // Contextual variations
 .panel-primary {
-  border-color: @panel-primary-border;
-  .panel-heading {
-    color: @panel-primary-text;
-    background-color: @panel-primary-heading-bg;
-    border-color: @panel-primary-border;
-  }
+  .panel-variant(@panel-primary-border; @panel-primary-text; @panel-primary-heading-bg; @panel-primary-border);
 }
 .panel-success {
-  border-color: @panel-success-border;
-  .panel-heading {
-    color: @panel-success-text;
-    background-color: @panel-success-heading-bg;
-    border-color: @panel-success-border;
-  }
+  .panel-variant(@panel-success-border; @panel-success-text; @panel-success-heading-bg; @panel-success-border);
 }
 .panel-warning {
-  border-color: @panel-warning-border;
-  .panel-heading {
-    color: @panel-warning-text;
-    background-color: @panel-warning-heading-bg;
-    border-color: @panel-warning-border;
-  }
+  .panel-variant(@panel-warning-border; @panel-warning-text; @panel-warning-heading-bg; @panel-warning-border);
 }
 .panel-danger {
-  border-color: @panel-danger-border;
-  .panel-heading {
-    color: @panel-danger-text;
-    background-color: @panel-danger-heading-bg;
-    border-color: @panel-danger-border;
-  }
+  .panel-variant(@panel-danger-border; @panel-danger-text; @panel-danger-heading-bg; @panel-danger-border);
 }
 .panel-info {
-  border-color: @panel-info-border;
-  .panel-heading {
-    color: @panel-info-text;
-    background-color: @panel-info-heading-bg;
-    border-color: @panel-info-border;
-  }
+  .panel-variant(@panel-info-border; @panel-info-text; @panel-info-heading-bg; @panel-info-border);
 }