diff --git a/addons/base/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/base/static/src/css/base.css
index 061d1d48fbb..a8092056366 100644
--- a/addons/base/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/base/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -148,7 +148,9 @@ background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #c6c6c6 0%,#5c5c5c 7%,#969595 86%); /* Opera
 background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #c6c6c6 0%,#5c5c5c 7%,#969595 86%); /* IE10+ */
 filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#C6C6C6', endColorstr='#969595',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-9 */
 background: linear-gradient(top, #c6c6c6 0%,#5c5c5c 7%,#969595 86%); /* W3C */
-
+/* for ie */
+filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#5c5c5c', endColorstr='#969595',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-9 */
+    
     color: #fff;
 }
 /* Secondary Menu */