diff --git a/extensions/drive-menu/extension.js b/extensions/drive-menu/extension.js
index fe42a4ca..8d22987c 100644
--- a/extensions/drive-menu/extension.js
+++ b/extensions/drive-menu/extension.js
@@ -128,9 +128,7 @@ const DriveMenu = new Lang.Class({
                                  style_class: 'system-status-icon' });
 
         hbox.add_child(icon);
-        hbox.add_child(new St.Label({ text: '\u25BE',
-                                      y_expand: true,
-                                      y_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.CENTER }));
+        hbox.add_child(PopupMenu.arrowIcon(St.Side.BOTTOM));
         this.actor.add_child(hbox);
 
 	this._monitor = Gio.VolumeMonitor.get();
diff --git a/extensions/places-menu/extension.js b/extensions/places-menu/extension.js
index a8660c8b..767fb878 100644
--- a/extensions/places-menu/extension.js
+++ b/extensions/places-menu/extension.js
@@ -82,9 +82,7 @@ const PlacesMenu = new Lang.Class({
                                    y_expand: true,
                                    y_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.CENTER });
         hbox.add_child(label);
-        hbox.add_child(new St.Label({ text: '\u25BE',
-                                      y_expand: true,
-                                      y_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.CENTER }));
+        hbox.add_child(PopupMenu.arrowIcon(St.Side.BOTTOM));
         this.actor.add_actor(hbox);
 
         this.placesManager = new PlaceDisplay.PlacesManager();