diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/FallbackHome.java b/src/com/android/settings/FallbackHome.java
index 5f7b6392369..84a3283b738 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/FallbackHome.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/FallbackHome.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ package com.android.settings;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.app.ProgressDialog;
+import android.app.WallpaperColors;
+import android.app.WallpaperManager;
 import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
@@ -68,15 +70,27 @@ public class FallbackHome extends Activity {
         // we don't flash the wallpaper before SUW
         mProvisioned = Settings.Global.getInt(getContentResolver(),
                 Settings.Global.DEVICE_PROVISIONED, 0) != 0;
+        int flags;
         if (!mProvisioned) {
             setTheme(R.style.FallbackHome_SetupWizard);
-            getWindow().getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_FULLSCREEN
-                    | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_HIDE_NAVIGATION | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_IMMERSIVE_STICKY);
+            flags = View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_FULLSCREEN | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_HIDE_NAVIGATION
+                    | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_IMMERSIVE_STICKY;
         } else {
-            getWindow().getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_FULLSCREEN
-                    | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_HIDE_NAVIGATION);
+            flags = View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_FULLSCREEN
+                    | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_HIDE_NAVIGATION;
         }
 
+        // Set the system ui flags to light status bar if the wallpaper supports dark text to match
+        // current system ui color tints.
+        final WallpaperColors colors = getSystemService(WallpaperManager.class)
+                .getWallpaperColors(WallpaperManager.FLAG_SYSTEM);
+        if (colors != null
+                && (colors.getColorHints() & WallpaperColors.HINT_SUPPORTS_DARK_TEXT) != 0) {
+            flags |= View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LIGHT_STATUS_BAR
+                    | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LIGHT_NAVIGATION_BAR;
+        }
+        getWindow().getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(flags);
+
         registerReceiver(mReceiver, new IntentFilter(Intent.ACTION_USER_UNLOCKED));
         maybeFinish();
     }