diff --git a/res/layout/carousel_about_tab.xml b/res/layout/carousel_about_tab.xml
index e033a6f..dc261d2 100644
--- a/res/layout/carousel_about_tab.xml
+++ b/res/layout/carousel_about_tab.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@
             android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
             android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"/>
 
+        <View android:id="@+id/photo_overlay"
+            android:background="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
+            android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"/>
+
         <!-- Transparent view to overlay on the contact's photo
         (to allow white text to appear over a white photo). -->
         <View android:id="@+id/label_background"
diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/detail/ContactDetailTabCarousel.java b/src/com/android/contacts/detail/ContactDetailTabCarousel.java
index b0b3dc4..1e20689 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/detail/ContactDetailTabCarousel.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/detail/ContactDetailTabCarousel.java
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
     private int mTabShadowHeight;
 
     private ImageView mPhotoView;
+    private View mPhotoViewOverlay;
     private TextView mStatusView;
     private ImageView mStatusPhotoView;
     private final ContactDetailPhotoSetter mPhotoSetter = new ContactDetailPhotoSetter();
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@
         // Retrieve the photo view for the "about" tab
         // TODO: This should be moved down to mAboutTab, so that it hosts its own controls
         mPhotoView = (ImageView) mAboutTab.findViewById(R.id.photo);
+        mPhotoViewOverlay = mAboutTab.findViewById(R.id.photo_overlay);
 
         // Retrieve the social update views for the "updates" tab
         // TODO: This should be moved down to mUpdatesTab, so that it hosts its own controls
@@ -466,11 +468,11 @@
                 mContext, contactData, mPhotoView, expandOnClick);
 
         if (expandOnClick || contactData.isWritableContact(mContext)) {
-            mPhotoView.setOnClickListener(listener);
+            mPhotoViewOverlay.setOnClickListener(listener);
         } else {
             // Work around framework issue... if we instead use
             // setClickable(false), then we can't swipe horizontally.
-            mPhotoView.setOnClickListener(null);
+            mPhotoViewOverlay.setOnClickListener(null);
         }
 
         ContactDetailDisplayUtils.setSocialSnippet(
diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/widget/AlphaTouchInterceptorOverlay.java b/src/com/android/contacts/widget/AlphaTouchInterceptorOverlay.java
index 5418435..a7d219c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/widget/AlphaTouchInterceptorOverlay.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/widget/AlphaTouchInterceptorOverlay.java
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@
 package com.android.contacts.widget;
 
 import com.android.contacts.detail.ContactDetailDisplayUtils;
+import com.android.contacts.util.ThemeUtils;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.view.View;
+import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 
 /**
  * A View that other Views can use to create a touch-interceptor layer above
@@ -37,16 +39,21 @@
  * Typically, you would not use this class directly, but rather use another class
  * that uses it, for example {@link FrameLayoutWithOverlay}.
  */
-public class AlphaTouchInterceptorOverlay extends View {
+public class AlphaTouchInterceptorOverlay extends FrameLayout {
 
-    private View mAlphaLayer = this;
-    private float mAlpha = 1.0f;
+    private View mInterceptorLayer;
+    private View mAlphaLayer;
+    private float mAlpha = 0.0f;
 
     public AlphaTouchInterceptorOverlay(Context context) {
         super(context);
-        setAlphaLayer(this);
-        setVisibility(VISIBLE);
-        ContactDetailDisplayUtils.setAlphaOnViewBackground(this, 1.0f);
+
+        mInterceptorLayer = new View(context);
+        final int resId = ThemeUtils.getSelectableItemBackground(context.getTheme());
+        mInterceptorLayer.setBackgroundResource(resId);
+        addView(mInterceptorLayer);
+
+        mAlphaLayer = this;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -60,6 +67,7 @@
 
         // We're no longer the alpha-layer, so make ourself invisible.
         if (mAlphaLayer == this) ContactDetailDisplayUtils.setAlphaOnViewBackground(this, 0.0f);
+
         mAlphaLayer = (alphaLayer == null) ? this : alphaLayer;
         setAlphaLayerValue(mAlpha);
     }
@@ -67,6 +75,18 @@
     /** Sets the alpha value on the alpha layer. */
     public void setAlphaLayerValue(float alpha) {
         mAlpha = alpha;
-        ContactDetailDisplayUtils.setAlphaOnViewBackground(mAlphaLayer, mAlpha);
+        if (mAlphaLayer != null) {
+            ContactDetailDisplayUtils.setAlphaOnViewBackground(mAlphaLayer, mAlpha);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** Delegate to interceptor-layer. */
+    public void setOverlayOnClickListener(OnClickListener listener) {
+        mInterceptorLayer.setOnClickListener(listener);
+    }
+
+    /** Delegate to interceptor-layer. */
+    public void setOverlayClickable(boolean clickable) {
+        mInterceptorLayer.setClickable(clickable);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/widget/FrameLayoutWithOverlay.java b/src/com/android/contacts/widget/FrameLayoutWithOverlay.java
index b4cd810..6d7106b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/widget/FrameLayoutWithOverlay.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/widget/FrameLayoutWithOverlay.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 
-
 /**
  * A FrameLayout whose contents are kept beneath an {@link AlphaTouchInterceptorOverlay}.
  * If necessary, you can specify your own alpha-layer and manually manage its z-order.
@@ -47,8 +46,8 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Delegate to overlay:  set the View that it will use as it's alpha-layer.
-     * If none is set, the overlay will use itself as the alpha layer.  Only
+     * Delegate to overlay:  set the View that it will use as its alpha-layer.
+     * If none is set, the overlay will use its own alpha layer.  Only
      * necessary to set this if some child views need to appear above the
      * alpha-layer.
      */
@@ -63,11 +62,11 @@
 
     /** Delegate to overlay. */
     public void setOverlayOnClickListener(OnClickListener listener) {
-        mOverlay.setOnClickListener(listener);
+        mOverlay.setOverlayOnClickListener(listener);
     }
 
     /** Delegate to overlay. */
     public void setOverlayClickable(boolean clickable) {
-        mOverlay.setClickable(clickable);
+        mOverlay.setOverlayClickable(clickable);
     }
 }