diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/Et2DropdownButton/Et2DropdownButton.ts b/api/js/etemplate/Et2DropdownButton/Et2DropdownButton.ts
index aeacfa8dad..c4243a3c89 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/Et2DropdownButton/Et2DropdownButton.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/Et2DropdownButton/Et2DropdownButton.ts
@@ -42,29 +42,65 @@ export class Et2DropdownButton extends Et2widgetWithSelectMixin(Et2Button)
 			css`
             :host {
                 display: contents;
+                /**
+                Adapt shoelace color variables to what we want 
+                Maybe some logical variables from etemplate2.css here? 
+                */
+				--sl-color-primary-50: rgb(244, 246, 247);
+				--sl-color-primary-100: var(--gray-10);
+				--sl-color-primary-300: var(--input-border-color);
+				--sl-color-primary-400: var(--input-border-color);
+				--sl-color-primary-700: #505050;
             }
-            .menu-item  {
-				width: --sl-input-height-medium;
-				max-height: var(--sl-input-height-medium)
-			}
-			
-           
             `,
 		];
 	}
 
+	static get properties()
+	{
+		return {
+			...super.properties
+		};
+	}
+
 	// Make sure imports stay
 	private _group : SlButtonGroup;
 	private _dropdow : SlDropdown;
 
+	constructor()
+	{
+		super();
+
+		// Bind handlers - parent already got click
+		this._handleSelect = this._handleSelect.bind(this);
+	}
 
 	connectedCallback()
 	{
 		super.connectedCallback();
 
-		// Rebind click to just the button
+		// Rebind click to just the main button, not the whole thing
 		this.removeEventListener("click", this._handleClick);
-		this.buttonNode.addEventListener("click", this._handleClick);
+
+		// Need to wait until update is done and these exist
+		this.updateComplete.then(() =>
+		{
+			this.buttonNode.addEventListener("click", this._handleClick);
+			this.dropdownNode.addEventListener('sl-select', this._handleSelect);
+		});
+	}
+
+	disconnectedCallback()
+	{
+		super.disconnectedCallback();
+		if(this.buttonNode)
+		{
+			this.buttonNode.removeEventListener("click", this._handleClick);
+		}
+		if(this.dropdownNode)
+		{
+			this.dropdownNode.removeEventListener('sl-select', this._handleSelect);
+		}
 	}
 
 	render()
@@ -96,9 +132,42 @@ export class Et2DropdownButton extends Et2widgetWithSelectMixin(Et2Button)
             </sl-menu-item>`;
 	}
 
+	protected _handleSelect(ev)
+	{
+		let oldValue = this._value;
+		this._value = ev.detail.item.value;
+
+		// Trigger a change event
+		this.dispatchEvent(new Event("change"));
+
+		// Let it bubble, if anyone else is interested
+	}
+
+	get value() : string
+	{
+		return this._value;
+	}
+
+	set value(new_value)
+	{
+		let oldValue = this.value;
+		this._value = new_value;
+		this.requestUpdate("value", oldValue);
+	}
+
 	get buttonNode()
 	{
-		return this.shadowRoot.querySelector("et2-button");
+		return this.shadowRoot.querySelector("#main");
+	}
+
+	get triggerButtonNode()
+	{
+		return this.shadowRoot.querySelector("[slot='trigger']");
+	}
+
+	get dropdownNode()
+	{
+		return this.shadowRoot.querySelector("sl-dropdown");
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/Styles/shoelace.ts b/api/js/etemplate/Styles/shoelace.ts
index d57e0932e4..0a6d7eddff 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/Styles/shoelace.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/Styles/shoelace.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
 import sl_css from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/themes/light.styles.js';
 import {css} from "lit";
 
+import {registerIconLibrary} from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/utilities/icon-library.js';
+import {egw} from "../../jsapi/egw_global";
+
+/**
+ * This makes sure the built-in icons can be found
+ */
+registerIconLibrary('default', {
+	resolver: name => `${egw.webserverUrl}/node_modules/@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/assets/icons/${name}.svg`,
+});
+
 /**
  * Customise shoelace styles to match our stuff
+ * External CSS will override this
  */
 export default [sl_css, css`
   :root,
@@ -17,8 +28,5 @@ export default [sl_css, css`
       --sl-input-border-radius-small: 2px;
       --sl-input-border-radius-medium: 3px;
   }
-  .menu-item {
-    width: --sl-input-height-medium;
-    max-height: var(--sl-input-height-medium)
-  }
+ 
   `];
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diff --git a/filemanager/templates/default/index.xet b/filemanager/templates/default/index.xet
index 0facea909f..139ac27493 100644
--- a/filemanager/templates/default/index.xet
+++ b/filemanager/templates/default/index.xet
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@
 		<buttononly statustext="Tile view" id="button[change_view]" onclick="app.filemanager.change_view" image="list_tile" background_image="true"/>
 	</template>
 	<template id="filemanager.index.header_right" template="" lang="" group="0" version="1.9.003">
-		<dropdown_button id="new" onchange="app.filemanager.create_new" label="New" onclick="app.filemanager.create_new"/>
+		<et2-dropdown-button id="new" onchange="app.filemanager.create_new" label="New"
+                             onclick="app.filemanager.create_new"/>
 		<buttononly statustext="Rename, change permissions or ownership" id="button[edit]" onclick="app.filemanager.editprefs();" image="edit" background_image="true"/>
 		<buttononly statustext="Create directory" id="button[createdir]" onclick="app.filemanager.createdir();" image="button_createdir" background_image="true"/>
 		<buttononly statustext="Create a link" id="button[symlink]" onclick="app.filemanager.symlink();" image="link" background_image="true"/>