diff --git a/modules/backend/assets/js/october.dropdown.js b/modules/backend/assets/js/october.dropdown.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 928d54079..000000000
--- a/modules/backend/assets/js/october.dropdown.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Dropdown menus. 
- *
- * This script customizes the Twitter Bootstrap drop-downs.
- *
- */
-+function ($) { "use strict";
-
-    $(document).on('shown.bs.dropdown', '.dropdown', function(){
-        $(document.body).addClass('dropdown-open')
-
-        var dropdown = $('.dropdown-menu', this),
-            dropdownContainer = $(this).data('dropdown-container')
-
-        if ($('.dropdown-container', dropdown).length == 0) {
-            var 
-                title = $('[data-toggle=dropdown]', this).text(),
-                titleAttr = dropdown.data('dropdown-title'),
-                timer = null;
-
-            if (titleAttr !== undefined)
-                title = titleAttr
-
-            $('li:first-child', dropdown).addClass('first-item')
-            dropdown.prepend($('<li/>').addClass('dropdown-title').text(title))
-
-            var 
-                container = $('<li/>').addClass('dropdown-container'),
-                ul = $('<ul/>')
-
-            container.prepend(ul)
-            ul.prepend(dropdown.children())
-            dropdown.prepend(container)
-
-            dropdown.on('touchstart', function(){
-                window.setTimeout(function(){
-                    dropdown.addClass('scroll')
-                }, 200)
-            })
-
-            dropdown.on('touchend', function(){
-                window.setTimeout(function(){
-                    dropdown.removeClass('scroll')
-                }, 200)
-            })
-
-            dropdown.on('click', 'a', function(){
-                if (dropdown.hasClass('scroll'))
-                    return false
-            })
-        }
-
-        if (dropdownContainer !== undefined && dropdownContainer == 'body') {
-            $(this).data('oc.dropdown', dropdown)
-            $(document.body).append(dropdown)
-
-            dropdown.css({
-                'visibility': 'hidden',
-                'left': 0,
-                'top' : 0,
-                'display': 'block'
-            })
-
-            var targetOffset = $(this).offset(),
-                targetHeight = $(this).height(),
-                targetWidth = $(this).width(),
-                position = {
-                    x: targetOffset.left,
-                    y: targetOffset.top + targetHeight
-                },
-                leftOffset = targetWidth < 30 ? -16 : 0,
-                documentHeight = $(document).height(),
-                dropdownHeight = dropdown.height()
-
-            if ((dropdownHeight + position.y) > $(document).height()) {
-                position.y = targetOffset.top - dropdownHeight - 12
-                dropdown.addClass('top')
-            } else
-                dropdown.removeClass('top')
-
-            dropdown.css({
-                'left': position.x + leftOffset,
-                'top': position.y,
-                'visibility': 'visible'
-            })
-        }
-
-        if ($('.dropdown-overlay', document.body).length == 0)
-            $(document.body).prepend($('<div/>').addClass('dropdown-overlay'));
-    })
-
-    $(document).on('hidden.bs.dropdown', '.dropdown', function(){
-        var dropdown = $(this).data('oc.dropdown')
-        if (dropdown !== undefined) {
-            dropdown.css('display', 'none')
-            $(this).append(dropdown)
-        }
-
-        $(document.body).removeClass('dropdown-open');
-    })
-
-}(window.jQuery);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/backend/assets/js/october.js b/modules/backend/assets/js/october.js
index e6abb0925..faeba8af2 100644
--- a/modules/backend/assets/js/october.js
+++ b/modules/backend/assets/js/october.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 =require ../../../system/assets/ui/js/foundation.js
 =require ../../../system/assets/ui/js/flashmessage.js
+=require ../../../system/assets/ui/js/dropdown.js
 
 =require october.controls.js
 =require october.utils.js
diff --git a/modules/backend/assets/less/core/variables.less b/modules/backend/assets/less/core/variables.less
index 69f4cefa6..be15a3e3a 100644
--- a/modules/backend/assets/less/core/variables.less
+++ b/modules/backend/assets/less/core/variables.less
@@ -145,11 +145,6 @@
 @color-loading-indicator-text:               #999999;
 @color-stripe-loader:                        #0090c0;
 
-@color-dropdown-title-border:                #c9c9c9;
-@color-dropdown-title-text:                  @dropdown-link-color;
-@color-dropdown-hover-color:                 #2f99da;
-@color-dropdown-hover-text:                  #ffffff;
-
 @color-tab-inactive-text:                    #cccccc;
 @color-tab-active-text:                      @color-text-title;
 @color-tab-active-border:                    #5fb6f5;
diff --git a/modules/backend/assets/less/october.less b/modules/backend/assets/less/october.less
index 410b54293..d86ba4c45 100644
--- a/modules/backend/assets/less/october.less
+++ b/modules/backend/assets/less/october.less
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 @import "../../../system/assets/ui/less/form.less";
 @import "../../../system/assets/ui/less/list.less";
 @import "../../../system/assets/ui/less/progressbar.less";
+@import "../../../system/assets/ui/less/dropdown.less";
 
 //
 // Combines layout and vendor styles
diff --git a/modules/system/assets/ui/docs/dropdown.md b/modules/system/assets/ui/docs/dropdown.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a5b6badac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/system/assets/ui/docs/dropdown.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Example
+
+<div class="dropdown">
+    <button class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="dropdownMenu1" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="true">
+        Dropdown
+        <span class="caret"></span>
+    </button>
+    <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu" aria-labelledby="dropdownMenu1">
+        <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" tabindex="-1" href="#">Action</a></li>
+        <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" tabindex="-1" href="#">Another action</a></li>
+        <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" tabindex="-1" href="#">Something else here</a></li>
+        <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" tabindex="-1" href="#">Separated link</a></li>
+    </ul>
+</div>
diff --git a/modules/system/assets/ui/js/dropdown.js b/modules/system/assets/ui/js/dropdown.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e38c96591
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/system/assets/ui/js/dropdown.js
@@ -0,0 +1,252 @@
+/* ========================================================================
+ * Bootstrap: dropdown.js v3.1.1
+ * http://getbootstrap.com/javascript/#dropdowns
+ * ========================================================================
+ * Copyright 2011-2014 Twitter, Inc.
+ * Licensed under MIT (https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/blob/master/LICENSE)
+ * ======================================================================== */
+
+
++function ($) {
+    'use strict';
+
+    // DROPDOWN CLASS DEFINITION
+    // =========================
+
+    var backdrop = '.dropdown-backdrop'
+    var toggle   = '[data-toggle=dropdown]'
+    var Dropdown = function (element) {
+        $(element).on('click.bs.dropdown', this.toggle)
+    }
+
+    Dropdown.prototype.toggle = function (e) {
+        var $this = $(this)
+
+        if ($this.is('.disabled, :disabled')) return
+
+        var $parent  = getParent($this)
+        var isActive = $parent.hasClass('open')
+
+        clearMenus()
+
+        if (!isActive) {
+            if ('ontouchstart' in document.documentElement && !$parent.closest('.navbar-nav').length) {
+                // if mobile we use a backdrop because click events don't delegate
+                $('<div class="dropdown-backdrop"/>').insertAfter($(this)).on('click', clearMenus)
+            }
+
+            var relatedTarget = { relatedTarget: this }
+            $parent.trigger(e = $.Event('show.bs.dropdown', relatedTarget))
+
+            if (e.isDefaultPrevented()) return
+
+            $parent
+                .toggleClass('open')
+                .trigger('shown.bs.dropdown', relatedTarget)
+
+            $this.focus()
+        }
+
+        return false
+    }
+
+    Dropdown.prototype.keydown = function (e) {
+        if (!/(38|40|27)/.test(e.keyCode)) return
+
+        var $this = $(this)
+
+        e.preventDefault()
+        e.stopPropagation()
+
+        if ($this.is('.disabled, :disabled')) return
+
+        var $parent  = getParent($this)
+        var isActive = $parent.hasClass('open')
+
+        if (!isActive || (isActive && e.keyCode == 27)) {
+            if (e.which == 27) $parent.find(toggle).focus()
+            return $this.click()
+        }
+
+        var desc = ' li:not(.divider):visible a'
+        var $items = $parent.find('[role=menu]' + desc + ', [role=listbox]' + desc)
+
+        if (!$items.length) return
+
+        var index = $items.index($items.filter(':focus'))
+
+        if (e.keyCode == 38 && index > 0)                 index--                        // up
+        if (e.keyCode == 40 && index < $items.length - 1) index++                        // down
+        if (!~index)                                      index = 0
+
+        $items.eq(index).focus()
+    }
+
+    function clearMenus(e) {
+        $(backdrop).remove()
+        $(toggle).each(function () {
+            var $parent = getParent($(this))
+            var relatedTarget = { relatedTarget: this }
+            if (!$parent.hasClass('open')) return
+            $parent.trigger(e = $.Event('hide.bs.dropdown', relatedTarget))
+            if (e.isDefaultPrevented()) return
+            $parent.removeClass('open').trigger('hidden.bs.dropdown', relatedTarget)
+        })
+    }
+
+    function getParent($this) {
+        var selector = $this.attr('data-target')
+
+        if (!selector) {
+            selector = $this.attr('href')
+            selector = selector && /#[A-Za-z]/.test(selector) && selector.replace(/.*(?=#[^\s]*$)/, '') //strip for ie7
+        }
+
+        var $parent = selector && $(selector)
+
+        return $parent && $parent.length ? $parent : $this.parent()
+    }
+
+
+    // DROPDOWN PLUGIN DEFINITION
+    // ==========================
+
+    var old = $.fn.dropdown
+
+    $.fn.dropdown = function (option) {
+        return this.each(function () {
+            var $this = $(this)
+            var data  = $this.data('bs.dropdown')
+
+            if (!data) $this.data('bs.dropdown', (data = new Dropdown(this)))
+            if (typeof option == 'string') data[option].call($this)
+        })
+    }
+
+    $.fn.dropdown.Constructor = Dropdown
+
+
+    // DROPDOWN NO CONFLICT
+    // ====================
+
+    $.fn.dropdown.noConflict = function () {
+        $.fn.dropdown = old
+        return this
+    }
+
+
+    // APPLY TO STANDARD DROPDOWN ELEMENTS
+    // ===================================
+
+    $(document)
+        .on('click.bs.dropdown.data-api', clearMenus)
+        .on('click.bs.dropdown.data-api', '.dropdown form', function (e) { e.stopPropagation() })
+        .on('click.bs.dropdown.data-api', toggle, Dropdown.prototype.toggle)
+        .on('keydown.bs.dropdown.data-api', toggle + ', [role=menu], [role=listbox]', Dropdown.prototype.keydown)
+
+}(jQuery);
+
+
+
+/*
+ * Dropdown menus. 
+ *
+ * This script customizes the Twitter Bootstrap drop-downs.
+ *
+ */
++function ($) { "use strict";
+
+    $(document).on('shown.bs.dropdown', '.dropdown', function(){
+        $(document.body).addClass('dropdown-open')
+
+        var dropdown = $('.dropdown-menu', this),
+            dropdownContainer = $(this).data('dropdown-container')
+
+        if ($('.dropdown-container', dropdown).length == 0) {
+            var 
+                title = $('[data-toggle=dropdown]', this).text(),
+                titleAttr = dropdown.data('dropdown-title'),
+                timer = null;
+
+            if (titleAttr !== undefined)
+                title = titleAttr
+
+            $('li:first-child', dropdown).addClass('first-item')
+            dropdown.prepend($('<li/>').addClass('dropdown-title').text(title))
+
+            var 
+                container = $('<li/>').addClass('dropdown-container'),
+                ul = $('<ul/>')
+
+            container.prepend(ul)
+            ul.prepend(dropdown.children())
+            dropdown.prepend(container)
+
+            dropdown.on('touchstart', function(){
+                window.setTimeout(function(){
+                    dropdown.addClass('scroll')
+                }, 200)
+            })
+
+            dropdown.on('touchend', function(){
+                window.setTimeout(function(){
+                    dropdown.removeClass('scroll')
+                }, 200)
+            })
+
+            dropdown.on('click', 'a', function(){
+                if (dropdown.hasClass('scroll'))
+                    return false
+            })
+        }
+
+        if (dropdownContainer !== undefined && dropdownContainer == 'body') {
+            $(this).data('oc.dropdown', dropdown)
+            $(document.body).append(dropdown)
+
+            dropdown.css({
+                'visibility': 'hidden',
+                'left': 0,
+                'top' : 0,
+                'display': 'block'
+            })
+
+            var targetOffset = $(this).offset(),
+                targetHeight = $(this).height(),
+                targetWidth = $(this).width(),
+                position = {
+                    x: targetOffset.left,
+                    y: targetOffset.top + targetHeight
+                },
+                leftOffset = targetWidth < 30 ? -16 : 0,
+                documentHeight = $(document).height(),
+                dropdownHeight = dropdown.height()
+
+            if ((dropdownHeight + position.y) > $(document).height()) {
+                position.y = targetOffset.top - dropdownHeight - 12
+                dropdown.addClass('top')
+            } else
+                dropdown.removeClass('top')
+
+            dropdown.css({
+                'left': position.x + leftOffset,
+                'top': position.y,
+                'visibility': 'visible'
+            })
+        }
+
+        if ($('.dropdown-overlay', document.body).length == 0)
+            $(document.body).prepend($('<div/>').addClass('dropdown-overlay'));
+    })
+
+    $(document).on('hidden.bs.dropdown', '.dropdown', function(){
+        var dropdown = $(this).data('oc.dropdown')
+        if (dropdown !== undefined) {
+            dropdown.css('display', 'none')
+            $(this).append(dropdown)
+        }
+
+        $(document.body).removeClass('dropdown-open');
+    })
+
+}(window.jQuery);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/system/assets/ui/less/dropdown.base.less b/modules/system/assets/ui/less/dropdown.base.less
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d853edd3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/system/assets/ui/less/dropdown.base.less
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+// Dropdown arrow/caret
+.caret {
+    display: inline-block;
+    width: 0;
+    height: 0;
+    margin-left: 2px;
+    vertical-align: middle;
+    border-top:   @caret-width-base solid;
+    border-right: @caret-width-base solid transparent;
+    border-left:  @caret-width-base solid transparent;
+}
+
+// The dropdown wrapper (div)
+.dropdown {
+    position: relative;
+}
+
+// Prevent the focus on the dropdown toggle when closing dropdowns
+.dropdown-toggle:focus {
+    outline: 0;
+}
+
+// The dropdown menu (ul)
+.dropdown-menu {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 100%;
+    left: 0;
+    z-index: @zindex-dropdown;
+    display: none; // none by default, but block on "open" of the menu
+    float: left;
+    min-width: 160px;
+    padding: 5px 0;
+    margin: 2px 0 0; // override default ul
+    list-style: none;
+    font-size: @font-size-base;
+    background-color: @dropdown-bg;
+    border: 1px solid @dropdown-fallback-border; // IE8 fallback
+    border: 1px solid @dropdown-border;
+    border-radius: @border-radius-base;
+    .box-shadow(0 6px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.175));
+    background-clip: padding-box;
+
+    // Aligns the dropdown menu to right
+    //
+    // Deprecated as of 3.1.0 in favor of `.dropdown-menu-[dir]`
+    &.pull-right {
+        right: 0;
+        left: auto;
+    }
+
+    // Dividers (basically an hr) within the dropdown
+    .divider {
+        height: 1px;
+        margin: ((@line-height-computed / 2) - 1) 0;
+        overflow: hidden;
+        background-color: @dropdown-divider-bg;
+    }
+
+    // Links within the dropdown menu
+    > li > a {
+        display: block;
+        padding: 3px 20px;
+        clear: both;
+        font-weight: normal;
+        line-height: @line-height-base;
+        color: @dropdown-link-color;
+        white-space: nowrap; // prevent links from randomly breaking onto new lines
+    }
+}
+
+// Hover/Focus state
+.dropdown-menu > li > a {
+    &:hover,
+    &:focus {
+        text-decoration: none;
+        color: @dropdown-link-hover-color;
+        background-color: @dropdown-link-hover-bg;
+    }
+}
+
+// Active state
+.dropdown-menu > .active > a {
+    &,
+    &:hover,
+    &:focus {
+        color: @dropdown-link-active-color;
+        text-decoration: none;
+        outline: 0;
+        background-color: @dropdown-link-active-bg;
+    }
+}
+
+// Disabled state
+//
+// Gray out text and ensure the hover/focus state remains gray
+
+.dropdown-menu > .disabled > a {
+    &,
+    &:hover,
+    &:focus {
+        color: @dropdown-link-disabled-color;
+    }
+}
+// Nuke hover/focus effects
+.dropdown-menu > .disabled > a {
+    &:hover,
+    &:focus {
+        text-decoration: none;
+        background-color: transparent;
+        background-image: none; // Remove CSS gradient
+        filter: e(%("progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(enabled = false)"));
+        cursor: not-allowed;
+    }
+}
+
+// Open state for the dropdown
+.open {
+    // Show the menu
+    > .dropdown-menu {
+        display: block;
+    }
+
+    // Remove the outline when :focus is triggered
+    > a {
+        outline: 0;
+    }
+}
+
+// Menu positioning
+//
+// Add extra class to `.dropdown-menu` to flip the alignment of the dropdown
+// menu with the parent.
+.dropdown-menu-right {
+    left: auto; // Reset the default from `.dropdown-menu`
+    right: 0;
+}
+// With v3, we enabled auto-flipping if you have a dropdown within a right
+// aligned nav component. To enable the undoing of that, we provide an override
+// to restore the default dropdown menu alignment.
+//
+.dropdown-menu-left {
+    left: 0;
+    right: auto;
+}
+
+// Dropdown section headers
+.dropdown-header {
+    display: block;
+    padding: 3px 20px;
+    font-size: @font-size-small;
+    line-height: @line-height-base;
+    color: @dropdown-header-color;
+}
+
+// Backdrop to catch body clicks on mobile, etc.
+.dropdown-backdrop {
+    position: fixed;
+    left: 0;
+    right: 0;
+    bottom: 0;
+    top: 0;
+    z-index: (@zindex-dropdown - 10);
+}
+
+// Right aligned dropdowns
+.pull-right > .dropdown-menu {
+    right: 0;
+    left: auto;
+}
+
+// Allow for dropdowns to go bottom up (aka, dropup-menu)
+//
+// Just add .dropup after the standard .dropdown class and you're set, bro.
+
+.dropup {
+    // Reverse the caret
+    .caret {
+        border-top: 0;
+        border-bottom: @caret-width-base solid;
+        content: "";
+    }
+    // Different positioning for bottom up menu
+    .dropdown-menu {
+        top: auto;
+        bottom: 100%;
+        margin-bottom: 1px;
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/modules/backend/assets/less/controls/dropdown.less b/modules/system/assets/ui/less/dropdown.less
similarity index 85%
rename from modules/backend/assets/less/controls/dropdown.less
rename to modules/system/assets/ui/less/dropdown.less
index 1dbf70f34..de34c1947 100644
--- a/modules/backend/assets/less/controls/dropdown.less
+++ b/modules/system/assets/ui/less/dropdown.less
@@ -1,3 +1,43 @@
+
+//
+// Dependencies
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+@import "global.less";
+@import "icon.less";
+
+//
+// Dropdowns
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+@import "dropdown.base.less";
+
+@dropdown-bg:                    #fff;
+@dropdown-border:                rgba(0,0,0,.15);
+@dropdown-fallback-border:       #ccc;
+@dropdown-divider-bg:            #e5e5e5;
+
+@dropdown-link-color:            @gray-dark;
+@dropdown-link-hover-color:      darken(@gray-dark, 5%);
+@dropdown-link-hover-bg:         #f5f5f5;
+
+@dropdown-link-active-color:     @component-active-color;
+@dropdown-link-active-bg:        @component-active-bg;
+
+@dropdown-link-disabled-color:   @gray-light;
+
+@dropdown-header-color:          @gray-light;
+
+// Note: Deprecated @dropdown-caret-color as of v3.1.0
+@dropdown-caret-color:           #000;
+
+
+@color-dropdown-title-border:                #c9c9c9;
+@color-dropdown-title-text:                  @dropdown-link-color;
+@color-dropdown-hover-color:                 #2f99da;
+@color-dropdown-hover-text:                  #ffffff;
+
+
 //
 // Dropdowns
 // --------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/modules/system/assets/ui/less/form.variables.less b/modules/system/assets/ui/less/form.variables.less
index e0b9805ad..91d6b7685 100644
--- a/modules/system/assets/ui/less/form.variables.less
+++ b/modules/system/assets/ui/less/form.variables.less
@@ -24,32 +24,6 @@
 @input-group-addon-border-color: @input-border;
 
 
-//
-// Dropdowns
-// --------------------------------------------------
-
-@dropdown-bg:                    #fff;
-@dropdown-border:                rgba(0,0,0,.15);
-@dropdown-fallback-border:       #ccc;
-@dropdown-divider-bg:            #e5e5e5;
-
-@dropdown-link-color:            @gray-dark;
-@dropdown-link-hover-color:      darken(@gray-dark, 5%);
-@dropdown-link-hover-bg:         #f5f5f5;
-
-@dropdown-link-active-color:     @component-active-color;
-@dropdown-link-active-bg:        @component-active-bg;
-
-@dropdown-link-disabled-color:   @gray-light;
-
-@dropdown-header-color:          @gray-light;
-
-// Note: Deprecated @dropdown-caret-color as of v3.1.0
-@dropdown-caret-color:           #000;
-
-
-
-
 @form-breakpoint-min: 770px;
 @form-breakpoint-max: (@form-breakpoint-min - 1);
 
diff --git a/modules/system/assets/ui/less/global.variables.less b/modules/system/assets/ui/less/global.variables.less
index f19043476..574b23d70 100644
--- a/modules/system/assets/ui/less/global.variables.less
+++ b/modules/system/assets/ui/less/global.variables.less
@@ -44,6 +44,18 @@
 @screen-sm-max:              (@screen-md-min - 1);
 @screen-md-max:              (@screen-lg-min - 1);
 
+//
+// Z-Indexes
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+@zindex-navbar:            1000;
+@zindex-dropdown:          1000;
+@zindex-popover:           1010;
+@zindex-tooltip:           1030;
+@zindex-navbar-fixed:      1030;
+@zindex-modal-background:  1040;
+@zindex-modal:             1050;
+
 //
 // Typography
 // --------------------------------------------------