diff --git a/library/Icinga/Less/Call.php b/library/Icinga/Less/Call.php
index 0a78cb541f..67fa73e00c 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Less/Call.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Less/Call.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 use Less_Tree_Call;
 use Less_Tree_Color;
+use Less_Tree_Keyword;
 use Less_Tree_Value;
 use Less_Tree_Variable;
 
@@ -23,12 +24,17 @@ public function compile($env = null)
             return parent::compile($env);
         }
 
+        $keyWord = null;
         foreach ($this->args as $arg) {
             if (! is_array($arg->value)) {
                 continue;
             }
 
             $name = null;
+            if ($arg->value[0] instanceof Less_Tree_Keyword) {
+                $keyWord = $arg->value[0]->value;
+            }
+
             if ($arg->value[0] instanceof Less_Tree_Variable) {
                 // This is the case when defining a variable with a callable LESS rules such as fade, fadeout..
                 // Example: `@foo: #fff; @foo-bar: fade(@foo, 10);`
@@ -55,13 +61,28 @@ public function compile($env = null)
                                 $vr->compile($env);
                             }
 
-                            // Get the uppermost variable of the variable references
-                            while (! $vr instanceof ColorProp) {
-                                $vr = $vr->getRef();
+                            if ($this->name === 'var') {
+                                // If calling var() CSS function, get the next variable in variable references
+                                // if keyword value and color property name are same
+                                if (substr($keyWord ?? '', 2) === $vr->getName()) {
+                                    // Get the uppermost variable of the variable references in case the keyword
+                                    // value and color property name are same.
+                                    $vr = $vr->getRef();
+                                }
+                            } else {
+                                // If not calling var() CSS function get the uppermost variable of the
+                                // variable references
+                                while (! $vr instanceof ColorProp) {
+                                    $vr = $vr->getRef();
+                                }
                             }
                         } elseif ($vr instanceof Less_Tree_Color) {
-                            $vr = ColorProp::fromColor($vr);
-                            $vr->setName($name);
+                            // Only if keyword value and color property name are not same then set variable to
+                            // ColorProp::fromColor($vr)
+                            if (substr($keyWord ?? '', 2) !== substr($name, 1)) {
+                                $vr = ColorProp::fromColor($vr);
+                                $vr->setName($name);
+                            }
                         }
 
                         $arg->value[0] = $vr;
diff --git a/library/Icinga/Less/Visitor.php b/library/Icinga/Less/Visitor.php
index 2b574febf0..2a0853b246 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Less/Visitor.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Less/Visitor.php
@@ -65,11 +65,9 @@ class Visitor extends Less_VisitorReplacing
 
     public function visitCall($c)
     {
-        if ($c->name !== 'var') {
-            // We need to use our own tree call class , so that we can precompile the arguments before making
-            // the actual LESS function calls. Otherwise, it will produce lots of invalid argument exceptions!
-            $c = Call::fromCall($c);
-        }
+        // We need to use our own tree call class , so that we can precompile the arguments before making
+        // the actual LESS function calls. Otherwise, it will produce lots of invalid argument exceptions!
+        $c = Call::fromCall($c);
 
         return $c;
     }
diff --git a/test/php/library/Icinga/Util/LessParserTest.php b/test/php/library/Icinga/Util/LessParserTest.php
index 7f36c52cb1..f089c5cb9f 100644
--- a/test/php/library/Icinga/Util/LessParserTest.php
+++ b/test/php/library/Icinga/Util/LessParserTest.php
@@ -90,6 +90,66 @@ public function testNestedVariables()
         );
     }
 
+    public function testNestedCssDefinitions()
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            <<<CSS
+.black {
+  color: var(--my-color, var(--black, #000000));
+}
+.notBlack {
+  color: var(--my-black-color, var(--my-color, var(--black, #000000)));
+}
+
+CSS
+            ,
+            $this->compileLess(<<<LESS
+@black: black;
+@my-color: @black;
+@my-black-color: @my-color;
+
+.black {
+  color: var(--my-color, @black);
+}
+
+.notBlack {
+  color: var(--my-black-color, @my-color);
+}
+LESS
+            )
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testNestedDuplcateCssDefinitions()
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            <<<CSS
+.black {
+  color: var(--my-color, var(--black, #000000));
+}
+.notBlack {
+  color: var(--my-black-color, var(--my-color, var(--black, #000000)));
+}
+
+CSS
+            ,
+            $this->compileLess(<<<LESS
+@black: black;
+@my-color: @black;
+@my-black-color: @my-color;
+
+.black {
+  color: var(--my-color, @my-color);
+}
+
+.notBlack {
+  color: var(--my-black-color, @my-black-color);
+}
+LESS
+            )
+        );
+    }
+
     public function testNestedVariablesInMixinCalls()
     {
         $this->assertEquals(