diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/components/account/AccountActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/components/account/AccountActivity.kt
index 7f17bfe58..ba261c1d8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/components/account/AccountActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/components/account/AccountActivity.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.content.res.ColorStateList
 import android.graphics.Color
+import android.graphics.drawable.LayerDrawable
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.text.Editable
 import android.view.Menu
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ import androidx.activity.viewModels
 import androidx.annotation.ColorInt
 import androidx.annotation.Px
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AlertDialog
+import androidx.appcompat.content.res.AppCompatResources
 import androidx.core.app.ActivityOptionsCompat
 import androidx.core.view.ViewCompat
 import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat
@@ -299,6 +301,23 @@ class AccountActivity : BottomSheetActivity(), ActionButtonActivity, HasAndroidI
         toolbarBackground.fillColor = ColorStateList.valueOf(Color.TRANSPARENT)
         binding.accountToolbar.background = toolbarBackground
 
+        // Provide a non-transparent background to the navigation and overflow icons to ensure
+        // they remain visible over whatever the profile background image might be.
+        val backgroundCircle = AppCompatResources.getDrawable(this, R.drawable.background_circle)!!
+        backgroundCircle.alpha = 210 // Any lower than this and the backgrounds interfere
+        binding.accountToolbar.navigationIcon = LayerDrawable(
+            arrayOf(
+                backgroundCircle,
+                binding.accountToolbar.navigationIcon
+            )
+        )
+        binding.accountToolbar.overflowIcon = LayerDrawable(
+            arrayOf(
+                backgroundCircle,
+                binding.accountToolbar.overflowIcon
+            )
+        )
+
         binding.accountHeaderInfoContainer.background = MaterialShapeDrawable.createWithElevationOverlay(this, appBarElevation)
 
         val avatarBackground = MaterialShapeDrawable.createWithElevationOverlay(this, appBarElevation).apply {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/background_circle.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/background_circle.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e10c97565
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/background_circle.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:shape="oval">
+    <solid android:color="?attr/colorSurface" />
+</shape>