diff --git a/res/values/styles.xml b/res/values/styles.xml
index 1025d0f..ec90464 100644
--- a/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,12 @@
     <!-- A "hidden" action bar style.  Used when loading the launcher activity so that the
          default actionbar is effectively hidden. -->
     <style name="DialtactsHiddenActionBarStyle" parent="DialtactsActionBarStyle">
-        <item name="android:height">0dp</item>
+        <item name="android:background">@color/background_dialer_light</item>
+        <item name="android:titleTextStyle">@style/DialtactsHiddenActionBarTextStyle</item>
+    </style>
+
+    <style name="DialtactsHiddenActionBarTextStyle" parent="@android:style/TextAppearance">
+        <item name="android:textColor">@color/background_dialer_light</item>
     </style>
 
     <!-- Action bar overflow menu icon. -->
diff --git a/src/com/android/dialer/DialtactsActivity.java b/src/com/android/dialer/DialtactsActivity.java
index b78a7bc..2e08763 100644
--- a/src/com/android/dialer/DialtactsActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/dialer/DialtactsActivity.java
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@
                     }
                 });
 
-
+        setupFakeActionBarItems();
         prepareSearchView();
 
         if (UI.FILTER_CONTACTS_ACTION.equals(intent.getAction())
@@ -353,7 +353,6 @@
     @Override
     protected void onResume() {
         super.onResume();
-        setupFakeActionBarItems();
         if (mFirstLaunch) {
             displayFragment(getIntent());
         } else if (!phoneIsInUse() && mInCallDialpadUp) {
@@ -552,6 +551,11 @@
         ft.commit();
         mDialButton.setVisibility(shouldShowOnscreenDialButton() ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
         mDialpadButton.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+
+        if (mDialpadOverflowMenu == null) {
+            mDialpadOverflowMenu = mDialpadFragment.buildOptionsMenu(mMenuButton);
+        }
+
         mMenuButton.setOnTouchListener(mDialpadOverflowMenu.getDragToOpenListener());
     }
 
@@ -680,17 +684,12 @@
             if (mOverflowMenu == null) {
                 mOverflowMenu = buildOptionsMenu(mMenuButton);
             }
-            if (mDialpadOverflowMenu == null) {
-                mDialpadOverflowMenu = mDialpadFragment.buildOptionsMenu(mMenuButton);
-            }
-            // Initial state is with dialpad fragment not shown
             mMenuButton.setOnTouchListener(mOverflowMenu.getDragToOpenListener());
         }
 
         mFakeActionBar = findViewById(R.id.fake_action_bar);
 
         mCallHistoryButton = findViewById(R.id.call_history_button);
-        // mCallHistoryButton.setMinimumWidth(fakeMenuItemWidth);
         mCallHistoryButton.setOnClickListener(this);
 
         mDialButton = findViewById(R.id.dial_button);
@@ -698,7 +697,6 @@
         mDialButton.setOnLongClickListener(this);
 
         mDialpadButton = findViewById(R.id.dialpad_button);
-        // DialpadButton.setMinimumWidth(fakeMenuItemWidth);
         mDialpadButton.setOnClickListener(this);
     }