diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/MainActivity.java
index c93bb5ed..f6d2672d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/MainActivity.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton;
 import android.support.design.widget.TabLayout;
 import android.support.graphics.drawable.VectorDrawableCompat;
 import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
+import android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat;
 import android.support.v4.view.ViewPager;
 import android.text.SpannableStringBuilder;
 import android.text.Spanned;
@@ -479,6 +480,8 @@ public class MainActivity extends BaseActivity implements SFragment.OnUserRemove
             backgroundHeight = background.getMeasuredHeight();
         }
 
+        background.setBackgroundColor(ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.window_background_dark));
+
         Picasso.with(MainActivity.this)
                 .load(me.header)
                 .placeholder(R.drawable.account_header_missing)