diff --git a/res/values/styles.xml b/res/values/styles.xml
index 9f37d28..a3ef1c6 100644
--- a/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         <item name="list_item_label_width_weight">3</item>
         <item name="contact_browser_list_padding_left">0dp</item>
         <item name="contact_browser_list_padding_right">0dp</item>
-        <item name="contact_browser_background">@color/background_dialer_light</item>
+        <item name="contact_browser_background">@color/background_dialer_results</item>
         <item name="list_item_name_text_color">@color/contact_list_name_text_color</item>
         <item name="list_item_name_text_size">16sp</item>
         <item name="list_item_text_indent">@dimen/contact_browser_list_item_text_indent</item>
diff --git a/src/com/android/dialer/list/SearchFragment.java b/src/com/android/dialer/list/SearchFragment.java
index 5cb30b6..027db88 100644
--- a/src/com/android/dialer/list/SearchFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/dialer/list/SearchFragment.java
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
 
         final ListView listView = getListView();
 
+        listView.setBackgroundColor(res.getColor(R.color.background_dialer_results));
         listView.setClipToPadding(false);
         setVisibleScrollbarEnabled(false);
         listView.setOnScrollListener(new OnScrollListener() {