diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/styles.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/styles.xml
index f375d98fa087d..5aba33390ac5e 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -416,7 +416,9 @@
     </style>
 
     <!-- Overridden by values-television/styles.xml with tv-specific settings -->
-    <style name="volume_dialog_theme" parent="Theme.SystemUI"/>
+    <style name="volume_dialog_theme" parent="Theme.SystemUI">
+        <item name="android:windowIsFloating">true</item>
+    </style>
 
     <style name="Theme.SystemUI.Dialog" parent="@android:style/Theme.DeviceDefault.Light.Dialog" />