diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable/tv_pip_overlay_background.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable/tv_pip_overlay_background.xml
index e247dec3ae27e..2b58fc5a5fd3a 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable/tv_pip_overlay_background.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable/tv_pip_overlay_background.xml
@@ -16,8 +16,5 @@
 <shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:shape="rectangle">
 
-    <gradient
-        android:startColor="#B2000000"
-        android:endColor="#00000000"
-        android:angle="90"/>
+    <stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#33FFFFFF" />
 </shape>
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable/tv_pip_overlay_text_background.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable/tv_pip_overlay_text_background.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e247dec3ae27e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/drawable/tv_pip_overlay_text_background.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<!--
+     Copyright (C) 2016 The Android Open Source Project
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+-->
+<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:shape="rectangle">
+
+    <gradient
+        android:startColor="#B2000000"
+        android:endColor="#00000000"
+        android:angle="90"/>
+</shape>
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/tv_pip_overlay.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/tv_pip_overlay.xml
index 64bf3b5bbdbf1..608680cdf25f0 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/tv_pip_overlay.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/tv_pip_overlay.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 
 <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
-    android:layout_height="match_parent">
+    android:layout_height="match_parent"
+    android:background="@drawable/tv_pip_overlay_background">
 
     <TextView
         android:id="@+id/guide_overlay"
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@
         android:textSize="14sp"
         android:textColor="#EEEEEE"
         android:fontFamily="sans-serif"
-        android:background="@drawable/tv_pip_overlay_background"
+        android:background="@drawable/tv_pip_overlay_text_background"
         android:lineSpacingMultiplier="1.465"
         android:gravity="center"
         android:maxLines="2"