diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index 50210830e..f36e7f0a5 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 - **Card** - Fix card dimmer not appearing in minified release due to use of background shorthand property
 - **Checkbox** - Fix `disabled checkbox` sometimes displaying hand cursor
 - **Checkbox** - Fixes nested `dropdown` inside `checkbox` causing issues
+- **Dimmer** - Fixed `variation` setting not working correctly
 - **Dropdown** - Fix bug where `onChange` would call even when reselecting current value
 - **Dropdown** - Fixes issue with headers disappearing inside of `ui dropdown` when nested in `ui menu`
 - **Form** - Form sizes and input sizes now inherit from `site.variables`
diff --git a/src/definitions/modules/dimmer.js b/src/definitions/modules/dimmer.js
index 50d81b6a6..dc89afa62 100644
--- a/src/definitions/modules/dimmer.js
+++ b/src/definitions/modules/dimmer.js
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ $.fn.dimmer = function(parameters) {
           ;
           if(settings.variation) {
             module.debug('Creating dimmer with variation', settings.variation);
-            $element.addClass(className.variation);
+            $element.addClass(settings.variation);
           }
           if(settings.dimmerName) {
             module.debug('Creating named dimmer', settings.dimmerName);