diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 3347a4350..9ef16fd6f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@
             android:parentActivityName=".activities.SettingsActivity"/>
 
         <activity
-            android:name=".activities.PhotoVideoActivity"/>
+            android:name=".activities.PhotoVideoActivity"
+            android:theme="@style/FullScreenTheme"/>
 
         <activity
             android:name=".activities.PhotoActivity"
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/PhotoVideoActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/PhotoVideoActivity.kt
index 1e61763c7..44e2908b5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/PhotoVideoActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/PhotoVideoActivity.kt
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ open class PhotoVideoActivity : SimpleActivity(), ViewPagerFragment.FragmentClic
         cursor?.close()
     }
 
+    override fun onResume() {
+        super.onResume()
+        supportActionBar?.setBackgroundDrawable(resources.getDrawable(R.drawable.actionbar_gradient_background))
+    }
+
     private fun sendViewPagerIntent(path: String) {
         Intent(this, ViewPagerActivity::class.java).apply {
             putExtra(MEDIUM, path)
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
index 4646915aa..65a890851 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ class ViewPagerActivity : SimpleActivity(), ViewPager.OnPageChangeListener, View
         if (!hasStoragePermission()) {
             finish()
         }
+        supportActionBar?.setBackgroundDrawable(resources.getDrawable(R.drawable.actionbar_gradient_background))
     }
 
     override fun onCreateOptionsMenu(menu: Menu): Boolean {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/actionbar_gradient_background.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/actionbar_gradient_background.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..15b617cd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/actionbar_gradient_background.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <gradient
+        android:angle="270"
+        android:endColor="@android:color/transparent"
+        android:startColor="@color/actionbar_grey"/>
+</shape>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/gradient_background.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/gradient_background.xml
index 6ccc99cfc..f23f66d58 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/drawable/gradient_background.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/gradient_background.xml
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
     <gradient
         android:angle="90"
         android:endColor="@android:color/transparent"
-        android:startColor="#BB000000"/>
+        android:startColor="@color/actionbar_grey"/>
 </shape>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index 3fbae7ad2..c565e85d2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
     <color name="pressed_item_foreground">#33ff6f00</color>
     <color name="activated_item_foreground">#99ff6f00</color>
     <color name="tmb_background">#ff222222</color>
-    <color name="actionbar_grey">#55000000</color>
+    <color name="actionbar_grey">#AA000000</color>
     <color name="light_grey">#aa888888</color>
 </resources>