diff --git a/packages/@adobe/spectrum-css-temp/components/actiongroup/index.css b/packages/@adobe/spectrum-css-temp/components/actiongroup/index.css
index fa7308a33cd..c72f1e8e3b3 100644
--- a/packages/@adobe/spectrum-css-temp/components/actiongroup/index.css
+++ b/packages/@adobe/spectrum-css-temp/components/actiongroup/index.css
@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 }
 
 .spectrum-ActionGroup-menu {
-  .spectrum-ActionGroup-menu-chevron {
+  /* specificity must be higher than `.spectrum-ActionButton .spectrum-Icon` */
+  svg.spectrum-ActionGroup-menu-chevron {
     order: 2;
     padding-inline-start: 0;
     padding-inline-end: var(--spectrum-actionbutton-icon-padding-x);