diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/homepage/contextualcards/conditional/GrayscaleConditionController.java b/src/com/android/settings/homepage/contextualcards/conditional/GrayscaleConditionController.java
index 341e0612568..c6466e8d697 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/homepage/contextualcards/conditional/GrayscaleConditionController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/homepage/contextualcards/conditional/GrayscaleConditionController.java
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ public class GrayscaleConditionController implements ConditionalCardController {
     }
 
     private void sendBroadcast() {
-        final Intent intent = new Intent();
-        intent.setAction(ACTION_GRAYSCALE_CHANGED);
+        final Intent intent = new Intent(ACTION_GRAYSCALE_CHANGED);
+        intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_RECEIVER_INCLUDE_BACKGROUND);
         mAppContext.sendBroadcast(intent, Manifest.permission.CONTROL_DISPLAY_COLOR_TRANSFORMS);
     }