diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/pager_fragment.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/pager_fragment.xml
index f7bf058c4..ea007892a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/pager_fragment.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/pager_fragment.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
             android:id="@+id/sliding_tabs"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:background="?android:attr/windowBackground"
+            app:tabBackground="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
             app:tabMode="fixed"
             app:tabGravity="fill"/>
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/statistics_fragment.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/statistics_fragment.xml
index 7b2550e93..e44c7ca81 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/statistics_fragment.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/statistics_fragment.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
         android:id="@+id/sliding_tabs"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:background="?android:attr/windowBackground"
+        app:tabBackground="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
         app:tabGravity="fill"
         app:tabMode="fixed" />
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/core/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index f9157e8e4..2b7be1713 100644
--- a/core/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
         <item name="progressBarTheme">@style/ProgressBarLight</item>
         <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/accent_light</item>
         <item name="android:windowBackground">@color/background_light</item>
-        <item name="tabBackground">@color/background_light</item>
         <item name="actionBarStyle">@style/Widget.AntennaPod.ActionBar.Light</item>
         <item name="master_switch_background">@color/master_switch_background_light</item>
         <item name="currently_playing_background">@color/highlight_light</item>
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@
         <item name="colorPrimary">@color/accent_dark</item>
         <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/background_darktheme</item>
         <item name="android:windowBackground">@color/background_darktheme</item>
-        <item name="tabBackground">@color/background_darktheme</item>
         <item name="actionBarStyle">@style/Widget.AntennaPod.ActionBar.Dark</item>
         <item name="colorControlNormal">@color/white</item>
         <item name="progressBarTheme">@style/ProgressBarDark</item>
@@ -159,7 +157,6 @@
         <item name="android:textColorPrimary">@color/white</item>
         <item name="android:color">@color/white</item>
         <item name="android:colorBackground">@color/black</item>
-        <item name="tabBackground">@color/black</item>
         <item name="android:windowBackground">@color/black</item>
         <item name="android:actionBarStyle">@color/black</item>
     </style>