diff --git a/res/layout/dismissal_swipe_background.xml b/res/layout/dismissal_swipe_background.xml
index 49f6266243c..72689223127 100644
--- a/res/layout/dismissal_swipe_background.xml
+++ b/res/layout/dismissal_swipe_background.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
     android:id="@+id/dismissal_swipe_background"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
-    android:background="@color/contextual_card_dismissal_background">
+    android:background="@color/contextual_card_dismissal_background"
+    android:visibility="gone">
 
     <ImageView
         android:id="@+id/dismissal_icon_start"
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/homepage/contextualcards/slices/SliceContextualCardRenderer.java b/src/com/android/settings/homepage/contextualcards/slices/SliceContextualCardRenderer.java
index 9898834508b..f9753484180 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/homepage/contextualcards/slices/SliceContextualCardRenderer.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/homepage/contextualcards/slices/SliceContextualCardRenderer.java
@@ -110,7 +110,10 @@ public class SliceContextualCardRenderer implements ContextualCardRenderer, Life
             mSliceLiveDataMap.put(uri, sliceLiveData);
         }
 
+        final View swipeBackground = holder.itemView.findViewById(R.id.dismissal_swipe_background);
         sliceLiveData.removeObservers(mLifecycleOwner);
+        // set the background to Gone in case the holder is reused.
+        swipeBackground.setVisibility(View.GONE);
         sliceLiveData.observe(mLifecycleOwner, slice -> {
             if (slice == null) {
                 Log.w(TAG, "Slice is null");
@@ -137,6 +140,8 @@ public class SliceContextualCardRenderer implements ContextualCardRenderer, Life
                 default:
                     mFullCardHelper.bindView(holder, card, slice);
             }
+
+            swipeBackground.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
         });
 
         switch (holder.getItemViewType()) {
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/homepage/contextualcards/slices/SliceContextualCardRendererTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/homepage/contextualcards/slices/SliceContextualCardRendererTest.java
index fff17653f30..70761cf52d5 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/homepage/contextualcards/slices/SliceContextualCardRendererTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/homepage/contextualcards/slices/SliceContextualCardRendererTest.java
@@ -136,6 +136,30 @@ public class SliceContextualCardRendererTest {
         assertThat(mRenderer.mFlippedCardSet).contains(viewHolder);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void bindView_beforeSuccessfulSliceBinding_shouldHideSwipeBackground() {
+        final RecyclerView.ViewHolder viewHolder = getSliceViewHolder();
+        final ContextualCard card = buildContextualCard(TEST_SLICE_URI);
+        final View swipeBg = viewHolder.itemView.findViewById(R.id.dismissal_swipe_background);
+
+        mRenderer.bindView(viewHolder, card);
+
+        assertThat(swipeBg.getVisibility()).isEqualTo(View.GONE);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void bindView_reuseViewHolder_shouldHideSwipeBackgroundBeforeSliceBinding() {
+        final RecyclerView.ViewHolder viewHolder = getSliceViewHolder();
+        final ContextualCard card = buildContextualCard(TEST_SLICE_URI);
+        final View swipeBg = viewHolder.itemView.findViewById(R.id.dismissal_swipe_background);
+        swipeBg.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+        mRenderer.mSliceLiveDataMap.put(TEST_SLICE_URI, mSliceLiveData);
+
+        mRenderer.bindView(viewHolder, card);
+
+        assertThat(swipeBg.getVisibility()).isEqualTo(View.GONE);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void viewClick_keepCard_shouldShowSlice() {
         final RecyclerView.ViewHolder viewHolder = getSliceViewHolder();