diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard_embeddable_container/public/embeddable/grid/_dashboard_grid.scss b/src/plugins/dashboard_embeddable_container/public/embeddable/grid/_dashboard_grid.scss
index 9efd36b05095e..a205e611531b6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard_embeddable_container/public/embeddable/grid/_dashboard_grid.scss
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard_embeddable_container/public/embeddable/grid/_dashboard_grid.scss
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='6' height='6' viewBox='0 0 6 6'%3E%3Cpolygon fill='#{hexToRGB($euiColorDarkShade)}' points='6 6 0 6 0 4.2 4 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 0 6 0' /%3E%3C/svg%3E%0A");
 
     &::after {
-      border: none;
+      border: none !important;  /** overrides library default visual indicator **/
     }
 
     &:hover,