diff --git a/layouts/joomla/toolbar/dropdown.php b/layouts/joomla/toolbar/dropdown.php
index f0e69fccc8679..dd8add82713b6 100644
--- a/layouts/joomla/toolbar/dropdown.php
+++ b/layouts/joomla/toolbar/dropdown.php
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
 defined('JPATH_BASE') or die;
 
 use Joomla\CMS\Factory;
+use Joomla\CMS\HTML\HTMLHelper;
 use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;
 
 $direction = Factory::getLanguage()->isRtl() ? 'dropdown-menu-right' : '';
 
-
 /**
  * @var  string  $id
  * @var  string  $onclick
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 extract($displayData, EXTR_OVERWRITE);
 ?>
 <?php if ($hasButtons && trim($button) !== ''): ?>
+	<?php HTMLHelper::_('bootstrap.framework'); ?>
 	<div id="<?php echo $id; ?>" class="btn-group dropdown-<?php echo $name ?? ''; ?>" role="group">
 		<?php echo $button; ?>