diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/res/layout/tv_pip_menu.xml b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/res/layout/tv_pip_menu.xml
index 8533a5994d33c..b0dab90b6add6 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/res/layout/tv_pip_menu.xml
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/res/layout/tv_pip_menu.xml
@@ -16,92 +16,98 @@
 -->
 <!-- Layout for TvPipMenuView -->
 <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-            android:id="@+id/tv_pip_menu"
-            android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="match_parent"
-            android:gravity="center|top">
+                android:id="@+id/tv_pip_menu"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="match_parent"
+                android:gravity="center|top">
 
     <!-- Matches the PiP app content -->
-    <View
+    <FrameLayout
         android:id="@+id/tv_pip"
         android:layout_width="0dp"
         android:layout_height="0dp"
-        android:alpha="0"
-        android:background="@color/tv_pip_menu_background"
         android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/pip_menu_outer_space"
         android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/pip_menu_outer_space"
-        android:layout_marginEnd="@dimen/pip_menu_outer_space"/>
+        android:layout_marginEnd="@dimen/pip_menu_outer_space">
 
-    <ScrollView
-        android:id="@+id/tv_pip_menu_scroll"
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        android:layout_alignTop="@+id/tv_pip"
-        android:layout_alignStart="@+id/tv_pip"
-        android:layout_alignEnd="@+id/tv_pip"
-        android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/tv_pip"
-        android:scrollbars="none"
-        android:visibility="gone"/>
+        <View
+            android:id="@+id/tv_pip_menu_background"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:background="@color/tv_pip_menu_background"
+            android:alpha="0"/>
 
-    <HorizontalScrollView
-        android:id="@+id/tv_pip_menu_horizontal_scroll"
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        android:layout_alignTop="@+id/tv_pip"
-        android:layout_alignStart="@+id/tv_pip"
-        android:layout_alignEnd="@+id/tv_pip"
-        android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/tv_pip"
-        android:scrollbars="none">
+        <View
+            android:id="@+id/tv_pip_menu_dim_layer"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:background="@color/tv_pip_menu_dim_layer"
+            android:alpha="0"/>
 
-        <LinearLayout
-            android:id="@+id/tv_pip_menu_action_buttons"
-            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:orientation="horizontal"
-            android:alpha="0">
+        <ScrollView
+            android:id="@+id/tv_pip_menu_scroll"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:scrollbars="none"
+            android:visibility="gone"/>
 
-            <Space
-                android:layout_width="@dimen/pip_menu_button_wrapper_margin"
-                android:layout_height="@dimen/pip_menu_button_wrapper_margin"/>
+        <HorizontalScrollView
+            android:id="@+id/tv_pip_menu_horizontal_scroll"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:scrollbars="none">
 
-            <com.android.wm.shell.common.TvWindowMenuActionButton
-                android:id="@+id/tv_pip_menu_fullscreen_button"
+            <LinearLayout
+                android:id="@+id/tv_pip_menu_action_buttons"
                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:src="@drawable/pip_ic_fullscreen_white"
-                android:text="@string/pip_fullscreen" />
+                android:orientation="horizontal"
+                android:alpha="0">
 
-            <com.android.wm.shell.common.TvWindowMenuActionButton
-                android:id="@+id/tv_pip_menu_close_button"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:src="@drawable/pip_ic_close_white"
-                android:text="@string/pip_close" />
+                <Space
+                    android:layout_width="@dimen/pip_menu_button_wrapper_margin"
+                    android:layout_height="@dimen/pip_menu_button_wrapper_margin"/>
 
-            <!-- More TvPipMenuActionButtons may be added here at runtime. -->
+                <com.android.wm.shell.pip.tv.TvPipMenuActionButton
+                    android:id="@+id/tv_pip_menu_fullscreen_button"
+                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:src="@drawable/pip_ic_fullscreen_white"
+                    android:text="@string/pip_fullscreen" />
 
-            <com.android.wm.shell.common.TvWindowMenuActionButton
-                android:id="@+id/tv_pip_menu_move_button"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:src="@drawable/pip_ic_move_white"
-                android:text="@string/pip_move" />
+                <com.android.wm.shell.pip.tv.TvPipMenuActionButton
+                    android:id="@+id/tv_pip_menu_close_button"
+                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:src="@drawable/pip_ic_close_white"
+                    android:text="@string/pip_close" />
 
-            <com.android.wm.shell.common.TvWindowMenuActionButton
-                android:id="@+id/tv_pip_menu_expand_button"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:src="@drawable/pip_ic_collapse"
-                android:visibility="gone"
-                android:text="@string/pip_collapse" />
+                <!-- More TvPipMenuActionButtons may be added here at runtime. -->
 
-            <Space
-                android:layout_width="@dimen/pip_menu_button_wrapper_margin"
-                android:layout_height="@dimen/pip_menu_button_wrapper_margin"/>
+                <com.android.wm.shell.pip.tv.TvPipMenuActionButton
+                    android:id="@+id/tv_pip_menu_move_button"
+                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:src="@drawable/pip_ic_move_white"
+                    android:text="@string/pip_move" />
 
-        </LinearLayout>
-    </HorizontalScrollView>
+                <com.android.wm.shell.pip.tv.TvPipMenuActionButton
+                    android:id="@+id/tv_pip_menu_expand_button"
+                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:src="@drawable/pip_ic_collapse"
+                    android:visibility="gone"
+                    android:text="@string/pip_collapse" />
 
+                <Space
+                    android:layout_width="@dimen/pip_menu_button_wrapper_margin"
+                    android:layout_height="@dimen/pip_menu_button_wrapper_margin"/>
+
+            </LinearLayout>
+        </HorizontalScrollView>
+    </FrameLayout>
+
+    <!-- Frame around the content, just overlapping the corners to make them round -->
     <View
         android:id="@+id/tv_pip_border"
         android:layout_width="0dp"
@@ -111,6 +117,7 @@
         android:layout_marginEnd="@dimen/pip_menu_outer_space_frame"
         android:background="@drawable/tv_pip_menu_border"/>
 
+    <!-- Temporarily extending the background to show an edu text hint for opening the menu -->
     <FrameLayout
         android:id="@+id/tv_pip_menu_edu_text_container"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
@@ -138,6 +145,7 @@
             android:textAppearance="@style/TvPipEduText"/>
     </FrameLayout>
 
+    <!-- Frame around the PiP content + edu text hint - used to highlight open menu -->
     <View
         android:id="@+id/tv_pip_menu_frame"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
@@ -145,7 +153,8 @@
         android:layout_margin="@dimen/pip_menu_outer_space_frame"
         android:background="@drawable/tv_pip_menu_border"/>
 
-    <com.android.wm.shell.common.TvWindowMenuActionButton
+    <!-- Move menu -->
+    <com.android.wm.shell.pip.tv.TvPipMenuActionButton
         android:id="@+id/tv_pip_menu_done_button"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/res/values/colors_tv.xml b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/res/values/colors_tv.xml
index 3e71c1010278f..e6933ca3fce62 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/res/values/colors_tv.xml
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/res/values/colors_tv.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     <color name="tv_window_menu_icon_bg_unfocused">#990E0E0F</color>
 
     <color name="tv_pip_menu_focus_border">#E8EAED</color>
+    <color name="tv_pip_menu_dim_layer">#990E0E0F</color>
     <color name="tv_pip_menu_background">#1E232C</color>
 
     <color name="tv_pip_edu_text">#99D2E3FC</color>
diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/pip/tv/TvPipMenuView.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/pip/tv/TvPipMenuView.java
index 4d7c8465bcc23..97e017a65b04a 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/pip/tv/TvPipMenuView.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/pip/tv/TvPipMenuView.java
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ public class TvPipMenuView extends FrameLayout implements View.OnClickListener {
     private final ImageView mArrowLeft;
     private final TvWindowMenuActionButton mA11yDoneButton;
 
+    private final View mPipBackground;
+    private final View mDimLayer;
+
     private final ScrollView mScrollView;
     private final HorizontalScrollView mHorizontalScrollView;
     private View mFocusedButton;
@@ -148,6 +151,9 @@ public class TvPipMenuView extends FrameLayout implements View.OnClickListener {
         mExpandButton = findViewById(R.id.tv_pip_menu_expand_button);
         mExpandButton.setOnClickListener(this);
 
+        mPipBackground = findViewById(R.id.tv_pip_menu_background);
+        mDimLayer = findViewById(R.id.tv_pip_menu_dim_layer);
+
         mScrollView = findViewById(R.id.tv_pip_menu_scroll);
         mHorizontalScrollView = findViewById(R.id.tv_pip_menu_horizontal_scroll);
 
@@ -231,7 +237,7 @@ public class TvPipMenuView extends FrameLayout implements View.OnClickListener {
                     mCurrentPipBounds.width() / (float) mCurrentPipBounds.height(),
                     finishBounds.width() / (float) finishBounds.height());
             if (ratioChanged) {
-                mPipView.animate()
+                mPipBackground.animate()
                         .alpha(1f)
                         .setInterpolator(TvPipInterpolators.EXIT)
                         .setDuration(mResizeAnimationDuration / 2)
@@ -272,7 +278,7 @@ public class TvPipMenuView extends FrameLayout implements View.OnClickListener {
                 "%s: onPipTransitionFinished()", TAG);
 
         // Fade in content by fading out view on top.
-        mPipView.animate()
+        mPipBackground.animate()
                 .alpha(0f)
                 .setDuration(mResizeAnimationDuration / 2)
                 .setInterpolator(TvPipInterpolators.ENTER)
@@ -770,6 +776,7 @@ public class TvPipMenuView extends FrameLayout implements View.OnClickListener {
             refocusPreviousButton();
         }
         animateAlphaTo(show ? 1 : 0, mActionButtonsContainer);
+        animateAlphaTo(show ? 1 : 0, mDimLayer);
     }
 
     private void setFrameHighlighted(boolean highlighted) {