diff --git a/res/layout/apps_filter_spinner.xml b/res/layout/apps_filter_spinner.xml
index c9b1e074078..50f0fde26c7 100644
--- a/res/layout/apps_filter_spinner.xml
+++ b/res/layout/apps_filter_spinner.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 <RelativeLayout
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
-    android:layout_height="wrap_content">
+    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+    android:background="@android:color/transparent">
 
     <com.android.settingslib.widget.settingsspinner.SettingsSpinner
         android:id="@+id/filter_spinner"
diff --git a/res/layout/manage_applications_apps.xml b/res/layout/manage_applications_apps.xml
index 021a61ef9a0..87db820c3dd 100644
--- a/res/layout/manage_applications_apps.xml
+++ b/res/layout/manage_applications_apps.xml
@@ -21,57 +21,50 @@
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
     android:orientation="vertical">
 
-    <androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView
+    <FrameLayout
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        android:fillViewport="true"
         settings:layout_behavior="com.android.settings.widget.FloatingAppBarScrollingViewBehavior">
 
-        <FrameLayout
-            android:id="@+id/content_container"
+        <LinearLayout
+            android:id="@+id/list_container"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="match_parent">
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:orientation="vertical"
+            android:visibility="gone">
 
-            <LinearLayout
-                android:id="@+id/list_container"
+            <FrameLayout
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                android:layout_height="match_parent"
-                android:orientation="vertical"
-                android:visibility="gone">
+                android:layout_height="match_parent">
 
-                <FrameLayout
+                <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
+                    android:id="@+id/apps_list"
                     android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                    android:layout_height="match_parent">
+                    android:layout_height="match_parent"
+                    android:clipToPadding="false"
+                    settings:fastScrollEnabled="true"
+                    settings:fastScrollHorizontalThumbDrawable="@drawable/thumb_drawable"
+                    settings:fastScrollHorizontalTrackDrawable="@drawable/line_drawable"
+                    settings:fastScrollVerticalThumbDrawable="@drawable/thumb_drawable"
+                    settings:fastScrollVerticalTrackDrawable="@drawable/line_drawable"/>
 
-                    <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
-                        android:id="@+id/apps_list"
-                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                        android:layout_height="match_parent"
-                        settings:fastScrollEnabled="true"
-                        settings:fastScrollHorizontalThumbDrawable="@drawable/thumb_drawable"
-                        settings:fastScrollHorizontalTrackDrawable="@drawable/line_drawable"
-                        settings:fastScrollVerticalThumbDrawable="@drawable/thumb_drawable"
-                        settings:fastScrollVerticalTrackDrawable="@drawable/line_drawable"/>
+                <TextView
+                    android:id="@android:id/empty"
+                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                    android:layout_height="match_parent"
+                    android:gravity="center"
+                    android:layout_gravity="center"
+                    android:text="@string/no_applications"
+                    android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
+                    android:visibility="invisible"/>
 
-                    <TextView
-                        android:id="@android:id/empty"
-                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                        android:layout_height="match_parent"
-                        android:gravity="center"
-                        android:layout_gravity="center"
-                        android:text="@string/no_applications"
-                        android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
-                        android:visibility="invisible"/>
+            </FrameLayout>
 
-                </FrameLayout>
+        </LinearLayout>
 
-            </LinearLayout>
+        <include layout="@layout/loading_container"/>
 
-            <include layout="@layout/loading_container"/>
-
-        </FrameLayout>
-
-    </androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView>
+    </FrameLayout>
 
     <com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/applications/manageapplications/ManageApplications.java b/src/com/android/settings/applications/manageapplications/ManageApplications.java
index 816b44aed6a..a9de206a0da 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/applications/manageapplications/ManageApplications.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/applications/manageapplications/ManageApplications.java
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ public class ManageApplications extends InstrumentedFragment
 
     private View mLoadingContainer;
     private View mListContainer;
-    private RecyclerView mRecyclerView;
     private SearchView mSearchView;
 
     // Size resource used for packages whose size computation failed for some reason
@@ -220,7 +219,7 @@ public class ManageApplications extends InstrumentedFragment
     @VisibleForTesting
     FilterSpinnerAdapter mFilterAdapter;
     @VisibleForTesting
-    View mContentContainer;
+    RecyclerView mRecyclerView;
 
     private View mRootView;
     private Spinner mFilterSpinner;
@@ -330,7 +329,6 @@ public class ManageApplications extends InstrumentedFragment
             Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         mRootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.manage_applications_apps, null);
         mLoadingContainer = mRootView.findViewById(R.id.loading_container);
-        mContentContainer = mRootView.findViewById(R.id.content_container);
         mListContainer = mRootView.findViewById(R.id.list_container);
         if (mListContainer != null) {
             // Create adapter and list view here
@@ -861,14 +859,14 @@ public class ManageApplications extends InstrumentedFragment
             // overlapped by floating filter.
             if (hasFilter) {
                 mManageApplications.mSpinnerHeader.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
-                mManageApplications.mContentContainer.setPadding(0 /* left */,
+                mManageApplications.mRecyclerView.setPadding(0 /* left */,
                         mContext.getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(
                                 R.dimen.app_bar_height) /* top */,
                         0 /* right */,
                         0 /* bottom */);
             } else {
                 mManageApplications.mSpinnerHeader.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-                mManageApplications.mContentContainer.setPadding(0 /* left */, 0 /* top */,
+                mManageApplications.mRecyclerView.setPadding(0 /* left */, 0 /* top */,
                         0 /* right */,
                         0 /* bottom */);
             }
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/applications/manageapplications/ManageApplicationsTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/applications/manageapplications/ManageApplicationsTest.java
index 27aeccc933d..419fc4917b5 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/applications/manageapplications/ManageApplicationsTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/applications/manageapplications/ManageApplicationsTest.java
@@ -466,27 +466,27 @@ public class ManageApplicationsTest {
 
     @Test
     public void updateFilterView_hasFilterSet_shouldShowFilterAndHavePaddingTop() {
-        mFragment.mContentContainer = new View(mContext);
+        mFragment.mRecyclerView = new RecyclerView(mContext);
         mFragment.mSpinnerHeader = new View(mContext);
         mFragment.mFilterAdapter = new ManageApplications.FilterSpinnerAdapter(mFragment);
 
         mFragment.mFilterAdapter.updateFilterView(true);
 
         assertThat(mFragment.mSpinnerHeader.getVisibility()).isEqualTo(View.VISIBLE);
-        assertThat(mFragment.mContentContainer.getPaddingTop()).isEqualTo(
+        assertThat(mFragment.mRecyclerView.getPaddingTop()).isEqualTo(
                 mContext.getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.app_bar_height));
     }
 
     @Test
     public void updateFilterView_noFilterSet_shouldHideFilterAndNoPaddingTop() {
-        mFragment.mContentContainer = new View(mContext);
+        mFragment.mRecyclerView = new RecyclerView(mContext);
         mFragment.mSpinnerHeader = new View(mContext);
         mFragment.mFilterAdapter = new ManageApplications.FilterSpinnerAdapter(mFragment);
 
         mFragment.mFilterAdapter.updateFilterView(false);
 
         assertThat(mFragment.mSpinnerHeader.getVisibility()).isEqualTo(View.GONE);
-        assertThat(mFragment.mContentContainer.getPaddingTop()).isEqualTo(0);
+        assertThat(mFragment.mRecyclerView.getPaddingTop()).isEqualTo(0);
     }
 
     private void setUpOptionMenus() {