diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/applications/AppHeaderController.java b/src/com/android/settings/applications/AppHeaderController.java
index af1127e9faa..45938ae467c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/applications/AppHeaderController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/applications/AppHeaderController.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.pm.PackageInfo;
 import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
+import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
 import android.support.annotation.IntDef;
@@ -217,9 +218,8 @@ public class AppHeaderController {
             Log.w(TAG, "No actionbar, cannot style actionbar.");
             return this;
         }
-        final Drawable appHeaderBackground =
-                mAppHeader.findViewById(R.id.app_snippet).getBackground();
-        actionBar.setBackgroundDrawable(appHeaderBackground);
+        actionBar.setBackgroundDrawable(
+                new ColorDrawable(Utils.getColorAttr(activity, android.R.attr.colorSecondary)));
         actionBar.setElevation(0);
 
         return this;
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/applications/AppHeaderControllerTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/applications/AppHeaderControllerTest.java
index eef21122514..37a75213373 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/applications/AppHeaderControllerTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/applications/AppHeaderControllerTest.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageInfo;
 import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
-import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
+import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
 import android.support.v7.preference.Preference;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
@@ -310,10 +310,11 @@ public class AppHeaderControllerTest {
         mController.styleActionBar(mActivity);
 
         verify(actionBar).setElevation(0);
-        verify(actionBar).setBackgroundDrawable(any(Drawable.class));
+        // Enforce a color drawable as background here, as image based drawables might not be
+        // wide enough to cover entire action bar.
+        verify(actionBar).setBackgroundDrawable(any(ColorDrawable.class));
     }
 
-
     @Test
     public void initAppHeaderController_appHeaderNull_useFragmentContext() {
         mController = new AppHeaderController(mContext, mFragment, null);