diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/_variables.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/_variables.scss
index ec118189..9ee03557 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/_variables.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/_variables.scss
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ $font-size-h4:            ceil(($font-size-base * 1.25)); // ~18px
 $font-size-h5:            $font-size-base;
 $font-size-h6:            ceil(($font-size-base * 0.85)); // ~12px
 
+// Usual navbar height
+$navbar-height: 56px;
+
 // Color overrides for Bootstrap
 $primary: #5e35b1;