diff --git a/lms/templates/widgets/footer-language-selector.html b/lms/templates/widgets/footer-language-selector.html
index ee67c64cdb..932821745f 100644
--- a/lms/templates/widgets/footer-language-selector.html
+++ b/lms/templates/widgets/footer-language-selector.html
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
             <span class="icon fa fa-globe" aria-hidden="true"></span>
             <span class="sr">${_("Choose Language")}</span>
         </label>
-        <select id="footer-language-select" name="language" onchange="footerLanguageSelector.handleSelection(this)">
+        <select id="footer-language-select" name="language">
             % for language in sorted(released_languages(), key=lambda x: x.code):
                 <% language_name = Locale.parse(language.code.replace('_', '-'), sep='-').language_name %>
                 % if language.code == LANGUAGE_CODE:
diff --git a/themes/edx.org/lms/static/sass/partials/lms/theme/_extras.scss b/themes/edx.org/lms/static/sass/partials/lms/theme/_extras.scss
index 449252f3ff..b538c03da5 100644
--- a/themes/edx.org/lms/static/sass/partials/lms/theme/_extras.scss
+++ b/themes/edx.org/lms/static/sass/partials/lms/theme/_extras.scss
@@ -21,3 +21,15 @@
     }
   }
 }
+.select-lang-button {
+    padding: 3px;
+    color: $m-blue-d3 !important;
+    height: 30px;
+
+    &:hover,
+    &:active,
+    &:focus {
+        background: $m-blue-d3 !important;
+        color: white !important;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/themes/edx.org/lms/static/sass/partials/lms/theme/_variables.scss b/themes/edx.org/lms/static/sass/partials/lms/theme/_variables.scss
index e3637f6f4a..92355d4927 100644
--- a/themes/edx.org/lms/static/sass/partials/lms/theme/_variables.scss
+++ b/themes/edx.org/lms/static/sass/partials/lms/theme/_variables.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 // Override theming for edx.org bootstrap
 
+$m-blue-d3: rgb(18, 111, 154) !default;
+
 @import 'edx-bootstrap/sass/edx/theme';