diff --git a/superset-frontend/cypress-base/cypress/integration/dashboard/controls.test.js b/superset-frontend/cypress-base/cypress/integration/dashboard/controls.test.js
index 795ff64adf4..ee2e40fee8c 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/cypress-base/cypress/integration/dashboard/controls.test.js
+++ b/superset-frontend/cypress-base/cypress/integration/dashboard/controls.test.js
@@ -70,27 +70,24 @@ describe('Dashboard top-level controls', () => {
       .find('.world_map')
       .should('be.exist');
     cy.get(`#slice_${mapId}-controls`).click();
-    cy.get(`#slice_${mapId}-controls`)
-      .next()
-      .find('[data-test="dashboard-slice-refresh-tooltip"]')
-      .trigger('click', { force: true });
+    cy.get(`[data-test="slice_${mapId}-menu"]`)
+      .find('[data-test="refresh-dashboard-menu-item"]')
+      .click({ force: true });
 
     // not allow dashboard level force refresh when any chart is loading
     cy.get('[data-test="refresh-dashboard-menu-item"]').should(
       'have.class',
-      'ant-menu-item-disabled',
+      'ant-dropdown-menu-item-disabled',
     );
     // not allow chart level force refresh when it is loading
-    cy.get(`#slice_${mapId}-controls`)
-      .next()
-      .find('[data-test="dashboard-slice-refresh-tooltip"]')
-      .parent()
-      .should('have.class', 'ant-menu-item-disabled');
+    cy.get(`[data-test="slice_${mapId}-menu"]`)
+      .find('[data-test="refresh-dashboard-menu-item"]')
+      .should('have.class', 'ant-dropdown-menu-item-disabled');
 
     cy.wait(`@postJson_${mapId}_force`);
     cy.get('[data-test="refresh-dashboard-menu-item"]').should(
       'not.have.class',
-      'ant-menu-item-disabled',
+      'ant-dropdown-menu-item-disabled',
     );
   });
 
@@ -100,15 +97,15 @@ describe('Dashboard top-level controls', () => {
     cy.get('[data-test="more-horiz"]').click();
     cy.get('[data-test="refresh-dashboard-menu-item"]').should(
       'not.have.class',
-      'ant-menu-item-disabled',
+      'ant-dropdown-menu-item-disabled',
     );
 
     // wait the all dash finish loading.
     cy.wait(sliceRequests);
-    cy.get('[data-test="refresh-dashboard-menu-item"]').click();
+    cy.get('[data-test="refresh-dashboard-menu-item"]').click({ force: true });
     cy.get('[data-test="refresh-dashboard-menu-item"]').should(
       'have.class',
-      'ant-menu-item-disabled',
+      'ant-dropdown-menu-item-disabled',
     );
 
     // wait all charts force refreshed
@@ -124,7 +121,7 @@ describe('Dashboard top-level controls', () => {
     cy.get('[data-test="more-horiz"]').click();
     cy.get('[data-test="refresh-dashboard-menu-item"]').should(
       'not.have.class',
-      'ant-menu-item-disabled',
+      'ant-dropdown-menu-item-disabled',
     );
   });
 });
diff --git a/superset-frontend/cypress-base/cypress/integration/dashboard/edit_properties.test.ts b/superset-frontend/cypress-base/cypress/integration/dashboard/edit_properties.test.ts
index b33ad43c458..0fff9126960 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/cypress-base/cypress/integration/dashboard/edit_properties.test.ts
+++ b/superset-frontend/cypress-base/cypress/integration/dashboard/edit_properties.test.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ function openAdvancedProperties() {
 function openDashboardEditProperties() {
   // open dashboard properties edit modal
   cy.get('#save-dash-split-button').trigger('click', { force: true });
-  cy.get('.dropdown-menu').contains('Edit dashboard properties').click();
+  cy.get('[data-test=header-actions-menu]')
+    .contains('Edit dashboard properties')
+    .click({ force: true });
 }
 
 describe('Dashboard edit action', () => {
diff --git a/superset-frontend/cypress-base/cypress/integration/dashboard/markdown.test.ts b/superset-frontend/cypress-base/cypress/integration/dashboard/markdown.test.ts
index 833bdfaf482..612e11837a3 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/cypress-base/cypress/integration/dashboard/markdown.test.ts
+++ b/superset-frontend/cypress-base/cypress/integration/dashboard/markdown.test.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ describe('Dashboard edit markdown', () => {
     cy.get('[data-test="dashboard-header"]')
       .find('[data-test="edit-alt"]')
       .click();
+
+    // lazy load - need to open dropdown for the scripts to load
+    cy.get('[data-test="dashboard-header"]')
+      .find('[data-test="more-horiz"]')
+      .click();
     cy.get('script').then(nodes => {
       // load 5 new script chunks for css editor
       expect(nodes.length).to.greaterThan(numScripts);
diff --git a/superset-frontend/spec/javascripts/dashboard/components/HeaderActionsDropdown_spec.jsx b/superset-frontend/spec/javascripts/dashboard/components/HeaderActionsDropdown_spec.jsx
index deb94504524..4d6262981db 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/spec/javascripts/dashboard/components/HeaderActionsDropdown_spec.jsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/spec/javascripts/dashboard/components/HeaderActionsDropdown_spec.jsx
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
  */
 import React from 'react';
 import { shallow } from 'enzyme';
-import { DropdownButton } from 'react-bootstrap';
-import { Menu } from 'src/common/components';
+import { Menu, NoAnimationDropdown } from 'src/common/components';
 import RefreshIntervalModal from 'src/dashboard/components/RefreshIntervalModal';
 import URLShortLinkModal from 'src/components/URLShortLinkModal';
 import HeaderActionsDropdown from 'src/dashboard/components/HeaderActionsDropdown';
@@ -57,40 +56,43 @@ describe('HeaderActionsDropdown', () => {
     const wrapper = shallow(
       <HeaderActionsDropdown {...props} {...overrideProps} />,
     );
-    return wrapper;
+    const menu = shallow(
+      <div>{wrapper.find(NoAnimationDropdown).props().overlay}</div>,
+    );
+    return { wrapper, menu };
   }
 
   describe('readonly-user', () => {
     const overrideProps = { userCanSave: false };
 
     it('should render the DropdownButton', () => {
-      const wrapper = setup(overrideProps);
-      expect(wrapper.find(DropdownButton)).toExist();
+      const { wrapper } = setup(overrideProps);
+      expect(wrapper.find(NoAnimationDropdown)).toExist();
     });
 
     it('should not render the SaveModal', () => {
-      const wrapper = setup(overrideProps);
-      expect(wrapper.find(SaveModal)).not.toExist();
+      const { menu } = setup(overrideProps);
+      expect(menu.find(SaveModal)).not.toExist();
     });
 
     it('should render five Menu items', () => {
-      const wrapper = setup(overrideProps);
-      expect(wrapper.find(Menu.Item)).toHaveLength(5);
+      const { menu } = setup(overrideProps);
+      expect(menu.find(Menu.Item)).toHaveLength(5);
     });
 
     it('should render the RefreshIntervalModal', () => {
-      const wrapper = setup(overrideProps);
-      expect(wrapper.find(RefreshIntervalModal)).toExist();
+      const { menu } = setup(overrideProps);
+      expect(menu.find(RefreshIntervalModal)).toExist();
     });
 
     it('should render the URLShortLinkModal', () => {
-      const wrapper = setup(overrideProps);
-      expect(wrapper.find(URLShortLinkModal)).toExist();
+      const { menu } = setup(overrideProps);
+      expect(menu.find(URLShortLinkModal)).toExist();
     });
 
     it('should not render the CssEditor', () => {
-      const wrapper = setup(overrideProps);
-      expect(wrapper.find(CssEditor)).not.toExist();
+      const { menu } = setup(overrideProps);
+      expect(menu.find(CssEditor)).not.toExist();
     });
   });
 
@@ -98,33 +100,33 @@ describe('HeaderActionsDropdown', () => {
     const overrideProps = { userCanSave: true };
 
     it('should render the DropdownButton', () => {
-      const wrapper = setup(overrideProps);
-      expect(wrapper.find(DropdownButton)).toExist();
+      const { wrapper } = setup(overrideProps);
+      expect(wrapper.find(NoAnimationDropdown)).toExist();
     });
 
     it('should render the SaveModal', () => {
-      const wrapper = setup(overrideProps);
-      expect(wrapper.find(SaveModal)).toExist();
+      const { menu } = setup(overrideProps);
+      expect(menu.find(SaveModal)).toExist();
     });
 
     it('should render six Menu items', () => {
-      const wrapper = setup(overrideProps);
-      expect(wrapper.find(Menu.Item)).toHaveLength(6);
+      const { menu } = setup(overrideProps);
+      expect(menu.find(Menu.Item)).toHaveLength(6);
     });
 
     it('should render the RefreshIntervalModal', () => {
-      const wrapper = setup(overrideProps);
-      expect(wrapper.find(RefreshIntervalModal)).toExist();
+      const { menu } = setup(overrideProps);
+      expect(menu.find(RefreshIntervalModal)).toExist();
     });
 
     it('should render the URLShortLinkModal', () => {
-      const wrapper = setup(overrideProps);
-      expect(wrapper.find(URLShortLinkModal)).toExist();
+      const { menu } = setup(overrideProps);
+      expect(menu.find(URLShortLinkModal)).toExist();
     });
 
     it('should not render the CssEditor', () => {
-      const wrapper = setup(overrideProps);
-      expect(wrapper.find(CssEditor)).not.toExist();
+      const { menu } = setup(overrideProps);
+      expect(menu.find(CssEditor)).not.toExist();
     });
   });
 
@@ -132,33 +134,33 @@ describe('HeaderActionsDropdown', () => {
     const overrideProps = { userCanSave: true, editMode: true };
 
     it('should render the DropdownButton', () => {
-      const wrapper = setup(overrideProps);
-      expect(wrapper.find(DropdownButton)).toExist();
+      const { wrapper } = setup(overrideProps);
+      expect(wrapper.find(NoAnimationDropdown)).toExist();
     });
 
     it('should render the SaveModal', () => {
-      const wrapper = setup(overrideProps);
-      expect(wrapper.find(SaveModal)).toExist();
+      const { menu } = setup(overrideProps);
+      expect(menu.find(SaveModal)).toExist();
     });
 
     it('should render seven MenuItems', () => {
-      const wrapper = setup(overrideProps);
-      expect(wrapper.find(Menu.Item)).toHaveLength(7);
+      const { menu } = setup(overrideProps);
+      expect(menu.find(Menu.Item)).toHaveLength(7);
     });
 
     it('should render the RefreshIntervalModal', () => {
-      const wrapper = setup(overrideProps);
-      expect(wrapper.find(RefreshIntervalModal)).toExist();
+      const { menu } = setup(overrideProps);
+      expect(menu.find(RefreshIntervalModal)).toExist();
     });
 
     it('should render the URLShortLinkModal', () => {
-      const wrapper = setup(overrideProps);
-      expect(wrapper.find(URLShortLinkModal)).toExist();
+      const { menu } = setup(overrideProps);
+      expect(menu.find(URLShortLinkModal)).toExist();
     });
 
     it('should render the CssEditor', () => {
-      const wrapper = setup(overrideProps);
-      expect(wrapper.find(CssEditor)).toExist();
+      const { menu } = setup(overrideProps);
+      expect(menu.find(CssEditor)).toExist();
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/common/components/index.tsx b/superset-frontend/src/common/components/index.tsx
index 99fafb3dd38..f8f611173a5 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/common/components/index.tsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/common/components/index.tsx
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
+import React from 'react';
 import { styled } from '@superset-ui/core';
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-imports
-import { Skeleton, Menu as AntdMenu } from 'antd';
+import { Dropdown, Skeleton, Menu as AntdMenu } from 'antd';
+import { DropDownProps } from 'antd/lib/dropdown';
 
 /*
   Antd is re-exported from here so we can override components with Emotion as needed.
@@ -57,6 +59,13 @@ export const Menu = Object.assign(AntdMenu, {
   Item: MenuItem,
 });
 
+export const NoAnimationDropdown = (props: DropDownProps) => (
+  <Dropdown
+    overlayStyle={{ zIndex: 4000, animationDuration: '0s' }}
+    {...props}
+  />
+);
+
 export const ThinSkeleton = styled(Skeleton)`
   h3 {
     margin: ${({ theme }) => theme.gridUnit}px 0;
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/components/ModalTrigger.jsx b/superset-frontend/src/components/ModalTrigger.jsx
index ddcc5744ef8..69f26d42c6e 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/components/ModalTrigger.jsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/components/ModalTrigger.jsx
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ export default class ModalTrigger extends React.Component {
     /* eslint-disable jsx-a11y/interactive-supports-focus */
     return (
       <>
-        <span onClick={this.open} role="button">
+        <div onClick={this.open} role="button">
           {this.props.triggerNode}
-        </span>
+        </div>
         {this.renderModal()}
       </>
     );
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/HeaderActionsDropdown.jsx b/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/HeaderActionsDropdown.jsx
index ede085f4d92..ac592afce9f 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/HeaderActionsDropdown.jsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/HeaderActionsDropdown.jsx
@@ -19,10 +19,9 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 
-import { SupersetClient, t } from '@superset-ui/core';
-import { DropdownButton } from 'react-bootstrap';
+import { styled, SupersetClient, t } from '@superset-ui/core';
 
-import { Menu } from 'src/common/components';
+import { Menu, NoAnimationDropdown } from 'src/common/components';
 import Icon from 'src/components/Icon';
 
 import CssEditor from './CssEditor';
@@ -84,6 +83,10 @@ const MENU_KEYS = {
   TOGGLE_FULLSCREEN: 'toggle-fullscreen',
 };
 
+const DropdownButton = styled.div`
+  margin-left: ${({ theme }) => theme.gridUnit * 2.5}px;
+`;
+
 class HeaderActionsDropdown extends React.PureComponent {
   static discardChanges() {
     window.location.reload();
@@ -188,112 +191,114 @@ class HeaderActionsDropdown extends React.PureComponent {
     const emailSubject = `${emailTitle} ${dashboardTitle}`;
     const emailBody = t('Check out this dashboard: ');
 
-    return (
-      <DropdownButton
-        title={<Icon name="more-horiz" />}
-        noCaret
-        id="save-dash-split-button"
-        bsSize="large"
-        style={{ border: 'none', padding: 0, marginLeft: '4px' }}
-        pullRight
+    const menu = (
+      <Menu
+        onClick={this.handleMenuClick}
+        selectable={false}
+        data-test="header-actions-menu"
       >
-        <Menu onClick={this.handleMenuClick} selectable={false}>
-          {userCanSave && (
-            <Menu.Item key={MENU_KEYS.SAVE_MODAL}>
-              <SaveModal
-                addSuccessToast={this.props.addSuccessToast}
-                addDangerToast={this.props.addDangerToast}
-                dashboardId={dashboardId}
-                dashboardTitle={dashboardTitle}
-                dashboardInfo={dashboardInfo}
-                saveType={SAVE_TYPE_NEWDASHBOARD}
-                layout={layout}
-                expandedSlices={expandedSlices}
-                refreshFrequency={refreshFrequency}
-                shouldPersistRefreshFrequency={shouldPersistRefreshFrequency}
-                lastModifiedTime={lastModifiedTime}
-                customCss={customCss}
-                colorNamespace={colorNamespace}
-                colorScheme={colorScheme}
-                onSave={onSave}
-                triggerNode={
-                  <span data-test="save-as-menu-item">{t('Save as')}</span>
-                }
-                canOverwrite={userCanEdit}
-              />
-            </Menu.Item>
-          )}
-          <Menu.Item key={MENU_KEYS.SHARE_DASHBOARD}>
-            <URLShortLinkModal
-              url={getDashboardUrl(
-                window.location.pathname,
-                getActiveFilters(),
-                window.location.hash,
-              )}
-              emailSubject={emailSubject}
-              emailContent={emailBody}
+        {userCanSave && (
+          <Menu.Item key={MENU_KEYS.SAVE_MODAL}>
+            <SaveModal
+              addSuccessToast={this.props.addSuccessToast}
               addDangerToast={this.props.addDangerToast}
-              triggerNode={<span>{t('Share dashboard')}</span>}
-            />
-          </Menu.Item>
-          <Menu.Item
-            key={MENU_KEYS.REFRESH_DASHBOARD}
-            data-test="refresh-dashboard-menu-item"
-            disabled={isLoading}
-          >
-            {t('Refresh dashboard')}
-          </Menu.Item>
-          <Menu.Divider />
-          <Menu.Item key={MENU_KEYS.AUTOREFRESH_MODAL}>
-            <RefreshIntervalModal
+              dashboardId={dashboardId}
+              dashboardTitle={dashboardTitle}
+              dashboardInfo={dashboardInfo}
+              saveType={SAVE_TYPE_NEWDASHBOARD}
+              layout={layout}
+              expandedSlices={expandedSlices}
               refreshFrequency={refreshFrequency}
-              refreshLimit={refreshLimit}
-              refreshWarning={refreshWarning}
-              onChange={this.changeRefreshInterval}
-              editMode={editMode}
-              triggerNode={<span>{t('Set auto-refresh interval')}</span>}
+              shouldPersistRefreshFrequency={shouldPersistRefreshFrequency}
+              lastModifiedTime={lastModifiedTime}
+              customCss={customCss}
+              colorNamespace={colorNamespace}
+              colorScheme={colorScheme}
+              onSave={onSave}
+              triggerNode={
+                <span data-test="save-as-menu-item">{t('Save as')}</span>
+              }
+              canOverwrite={userCanEdit}
             />
           </Menu.Item>
+        )}
+        <Menu.Item key={MENU_KEYS.SHARE_DASHBOARD}>
+          <URLShortLinkModal
+            url={getDashboardUrl(
+              window.location.pathname,
+              getActiveFilters(),
+              window.location.hash,
+            )}
+            emailSubject={emailSubject}
+            emailContent={emailBody}
+            addDangerToast={this.props.addDangerToast}
+            triggerNode={<span>{t('Share dashboard')}</span>}
+          />
+        </Menu.Item>
+        <Menu.Item
+          key={MENU_KEYS.REFRESH_DASHBOARD}
+          data-test="refresh-dashboard-menu-item"
+          disabled={isLoading}
+        >
+          {t('Refresh dashboard')}
+        </Menu.Item>
+        <Menu.Divider />
+        <Menu.Item key={MENU_KEYS.AUTOREFRESH_MODAL}>
+          <RefreshIntervalModal
+            refreshFrequency={refreshFrequency}
+            refreshLimit={refreshLimit}
+            refreshWarning={refreshWarning}
+            onChange={this.changeRefreshInterval}
+            editMode={editMode}
+            triggerNode={<span>{t('Set auto-refresh interval')}</span>}
+          />
+        </Menu.Item>
 
-          {editMode && (
-            <Menu.Item key={MENU_KEYS.SET_FILTER_MAPPING}>
-              <FilterScopeModal
-                className="m-r-5"
-                triggerNode={t('Set filter mapping')}
-              />
-            </Menu.Item>
-          )}
+        {editMode && (
+          <Menu.Item key={MENU_KEYS.SET_FILTER_MAPPING}>
+            <FilterScopeModal
+              className="m-r-5"
+              triggerNode={t('Set filter mapping')}
+            />
+          </Menu.Item>
+        )}
 
-          {editMode && (
-            <Menu.Item key={MENU_KEYS.EDIT_PROPERTIES}>
-              {t('Edit dashboard properties')}
-            </Menu.Item>
-          )}
+        {editMode && (
+          <Menu.Item key={MENU_KEYS.EDIT_PROPERTIES}>
+            {t('Edit dashboard properties')}
+          </Menu.Item>
+        )}
 
-          {editMode && (
-            <Menu.Item key={MENU_KEYS.EDIT_CSS}>
-              <CssEditor
-                triggerNode={<span>{t('Edit CSS')}</span>}
-                initialCss={this.state.css}
-                templates={this.state.cssTemplates}
-                onChange={this.changeCss}
-              />
-            </Menu.Item>
-          )}
+        {editMode && (
+          <Menu.Item key={MENU_KEYS.EDIT_CSS}>
+            <CssEditor
+              triggerNode={<span>{t('Edit CSS')}</span>}
+              initialCss={this.state.css}
+              templates={this.state.cssTemplates}
+              onChange={this.changeCss}
+            />
+          </Menu.Item>
+        )}
 
-          {!editMode && (
-            <Menu.Item key={MENU_KEYS.DOWNLOAD_AS_IMAGE}>
-              {t('Download as image')}
-            </Menu.Item>
-          )}
+        {!editMode && (
+          <Menu.Item key={MENU_KEYS.DOWNLOAD_AS_IMAGE}>
+            {t('Download as image')}
+          </Menu.Item>
+        )}
 
-          {!editMode && (
-            <Menu.Item key={MENU_KEYS.TOGGLE_FULLSCREEN}>
-              {t('Toggle FullScreen')}
-            </Menu.Item>
-          )}
-        </Menu>
-      </DropdownButton>
+        {!editMode && (
+          <Menu.Item key={MENU_KEYS.TOGGLE_FULLSCREEN}>
+            {t('Toggle FullScreen')}
+          </Menu.Item>
+        )}
+      </Menu>
+    );
+    return (
+      <NoAnimationDropdown overlay={menu} trigger={['click']}>
+        <DropdownButton id="save-dash-split-button" role="button">
+          <Icon name="more-horiz" />
+        </DropdownButton>
+      </NoAnimationDropdown>
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/SliceHeaderControls.jsx b/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/SliceHeaderControls.jsx
index a453daa004b..c1a8b9c25e2 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/SliceHeaderControls.jsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/components/SliceHeaderControls.jsx
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import moment from 'moment';
-import { DropdownButton } from 'react-bootstrap';
 import { styled, t } from '@superset-ui/core';
-import { Menu } from 'src/common/components';
+import { Menu, NoAnimationDropdown } from 'src/common/components';
 import URLShortLinkModal from '../../components/URLShortLinkModal';
 import downloadAsImage from '../../utils/downloadAsImage';
 import getDashboardUrl from '../util/getDashboardUrl';
@@ -82,6 +81,12 @@ const VerticalDotsContainer = styled.div`
   }
 `;
 
+const RefreshTooltip = styled.div`
+  height: ${({ theme }) => theme.gridUnit * 4}px;
+  margin: ${({ theme }) => theme.gridUnit}px 0;
+  color: ${({ theme }) => theme.colors.grayscale.base};
+`;
+
 const VerticalDotsTrigger = () => (
   <VerticalDotsContainer>
     <span className="dot" />
@@ -161,70 +166,77 @@ class SliceHeaderControls extends React.PureComponent {
       ? t('Cached %s', cachedWhen)
       : (updatedWhen && t('Fetched %s', updatedWhen)) || '';
     const resizeLabel = isFullSize ? t('Minimize') : t('Maximize');
-    return (
-      <DropdownButton
-        id={`slice_${slice.slice_id}-controls`}
-        pullRight
-        noCaret
-        title={<VerticalDotsTrigger />}
-        style={{ padding: 0 }}
-        // react-bootstrap handles visibility, but call toggle to force a re-render
-        // and update the fetched/cached timestamps
-        onToggle={this.toggleControls}
+
+    const menu = (
+      <Menu
+        onClick={this.handleMenuClick}
+        selectable={false}
+        data-test={`slice_${slice.slice_id}-menu`}
       >
-        <Menu onClick={this.handleMenuClick} selectable={false}>
-          <Menu.Item
-            key={MENU_KEYS.FORCE_REFRESH}
-            disabled={this.props.chartStatus === 'loading'}
-            style={{ height: 'auto', lineHeight: 'initial' }}
-          >
-            {t('Force refresh')}
-            <div
-              className="refresh-tooltip"
-              data-test="dashboard-slice-refresh-tooltip"
-            >
-              {refreshTooltip}
-            </div>
+        <Menu.Item
+          key={MENU_KEYS.FORCE_REFRESH}
+          disabled={this.props.chartStatus === 'loading'}
+          style={{ height: 'auto', lineHeight: 'initial' }}
+          data-test="refresh-dashboard-menu-item"
+        >
+          {t('Force refresh')}
+          <RefreshTooltip data-test="dashboard-slice-refresh-tooltip">
+            {refreshTooltip}
+          </RefreshTooltip>
+        </Menu.Item>
+
+        <Menu.Divider />
+
+        {slice.description && (
+          <Menu.Item key={MENU_KEYS.TOGGLE_CHART_DESCRIPTION}>
+            {t('Toggle chart description')}
           </Menu.Item>
+        )}
 
-          <Menu.Divider />
-
-          {slice.description && (
-            <Menu.Item key={MENU_KEYS.TOGGLE_CHART_DESCRIPTION}>
-              {t('Toggle chart description')}
-            </Menu.Item>
-          )}
-
-          {this.props.supersetCanExplore && (
-            <Menu.Item key={MENU_KEYS.EXPLORE_CHART}>
-              {t('Explore chart')}
-            </Menu.Item>
-          )}
-
-          {this.props.supersetCanCSV && (
-            <Menu.Item key={MENU_KEYS.EXPORT_CSV}>{t('Export CSV')}</Menu.Item>
-          )}
-
-          <Menu.Item key={MENU_KEYS.RESIZE_LABEL}>{resizeLabel}</Menu.Item>
-
-          <Menu.Item key={MENU_KEYS.SHARE_CHART}>
-            <URLShortLinkModal
-              url={getDashboardUrl(
-                window.location.pathname,
-                getActiveFilters(),
-                componentId,
-              )}
-              addDangerToast={addDangerToast}
-              title={t('Share chart')}
-              triggerNode={<span>{t('Share chart')}</span>}
-            />
+        {this.props.supersetCanExplore && (
+          <Menu.Item key={MENU_KEYS.EXPLORE_CHART}>
+            {t('Explore chart')}
           </Menu.Item>
+        )}
 
-          <Menu.Item key={MENU_KEYS.DOWNLOAD_AS_IMAGE}>
-            {t('Download as image')}
-          </Menu.Item>
-        </Menu>
-      </DropdownButton>
+        {this.props.supersetCanCSV && (
+          <Menu.Item key={MENU_KEYS.EXPORT_CSV}>{t('Export CSV')}</Menu.Item>
+        )}
+
+        <Menu.Item key={MENU_KEYS.RESIZE_LABEL}>{resizeLabel}</Menu.Item>
+
+        <Menu.Item key={MENU_KEYS.SHARE_CHART}>
+          <URLShortLinkModal
+            url={getDashboardUrl(
+              window.location.pathname,
+              getActiveFilters(),
+              componentId,
+            )}
+            addDangerToast={addDangerToast}
+            title={t('Share chart')}
+            triggerNode={<span>{t('Share chart')}</span>}
+          />
+        </Menu.Item>
+
+        <Menu.Item key={MENU_KEYS.DOWNLOAD_AS_IMAGE}>
+          {t('Download as image')}
+        </Menu.Item>
+      </Menu>
+    );
+
+    return (
+      <NoAnimationDropdown
+        overlay={menu}
+        trigger={['click']}
+        placement="bottomRight"
+        dropdownAlign={{
+          offset: [-40, 4],
+        }}
+      >
+        <a id={`slice_${slice.slice_id}-controls`} role="button">
+          <VerticalDotsTrigger />
+        </a>
+      </NoAnimationDropdown>
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/stylesheets/dashboard.less b/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/stylesheets/dashboard.less
index 1b51069dbf2..ac5774dacf2 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/stylesheets/dashboard.less
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/dashboard/stylesheets/dashboard.less
@@ -109,29 +109,6 @@ body {
   }
 }
 
-.dashboard .dashboard-header {
-  #save-dash-split-button {
-    border-radius: 0;
-    margin-left: -9px;
-    height: 30px;
-    width: 30px;
-
-    &.btn.btn-primary {
-      border-left-color: @lightest;
-    }
-
-    & + .dropdown-menu.dropdown-menu-right {
-      min-width: unset;
-    }
-
-    .caret {
-      display: inline-block;
-      width: 100%;
-      height: 100%;
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 .dashboard .chart-header,
 .dashboard .dashboard-header {
   .dropdown-menu {