diff --git a/packages/DocumentsUI/res/values/styles.xml b/packages/DocumentsUI/res/values/styles.xml
index b16554c5f90d5..b0996aa6941c3 100644
--- a/packages/DocumentsUI/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/packages/DocumentsUI/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@
         <item name="android:windowActionBar">false</item>
         <item name="android:windowActionModeOverlay">true</item>
         <item name="android:windowNoTitle">true</item>
-        <item name="android:windowTranslucentStatus">true</item>
-        <item name="android:fitsSystemWindows">false</item>
 
         <item name="android:windowSoftInputMode">stateUnspecified|adjustUnspecified</item>
     </style>
diff --git a/packages/DocumentsUI/src/com/android/documentsui/BaseActivity.java b/packages/DocumentsUI/src/com/android/documentsui/BaseActivity.java
index 69315f7b84eb0..b6e2cde475a79 100644
--- a/packages/DocumentsUI/src/com/android/documentsui/BaseActivity.java
+++ b/packages/DocumentsUI/src/com/android/documentsui/BaseActivity.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
 import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
+import android.view.WindowManager;
 import android.widget.Spinner;
 
 import com.android.documentsui.SearchViewManager.SearchManagerListener;
@@ -98,6 +99,8 @@ public abstract class BaseActivity extends Activity
     @CallSuper
     @Override
     public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) {
+        getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_TRANSLUCENT_STATUS);
+
         // Record the time when onCreate is invoked for metric.
         mStartTime = new Date().getTime();