diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemPagerFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemPagerFragment.java
index 0c7eb23d2..c198ce258 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemPagerFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemPagerFragment.java
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ public class ItemPagerFragment extends Fragment {
         pager.setId(newId);
         pager.setAdapter(new ItemPagerAdapter(this));
         pager.setCurrentItem(feedItemPos, false);
+        pager.setOffscreenPageLimit(1);
         loadItem(feedItems[feedItemPos]);
         pager.registerOnPageChangeCallback(new ViewPager2.OnPageChangeCallback() {
             @Override
diff --git a/core/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/core/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index 2b7be1713..f9157e8e4 100644
--- a/core/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
         <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>
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@
         <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>
@@ -157,6 +159,7 @@
         <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>