diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/attrs.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/attrs.xml
index f124d89070bfe..6becd21984b98 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -75,14 +75,15 @@
         <attr name="horizontalSpacing" format="dimension" />
     </declare-styleable>
 
-    <!-- Theme for icons in the status bar (light/dark). background/fillColor is used for dual tone
-         icons like wifi and signal, and singleToneColor is used for icons with only one tone.
+    <!-- Theme for icons in the status/nav bar (light/dark). background/fillColor is used for dual
+         tone icons like wifi and signal, and singleToneColor is used for icons with only one tone.
          Contract: Pixel with fillColor blended over backgroundColor blended over translucent should
          equal to singleToneColor blended over translucent. -->
     <declare-styleable name="TonedIcon">
         <attr name="backgroundColor" format="integer" />
         <attr name="fillColor" format="integer" />
         <attr name="singleToneColor" format="integer" />
+        <attr name="homeHandleColor" format="integer" />
     </declare-styleable>
 
     <declare-styleable name="StatusBarWindowView_Layout">
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/colors.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/colors.xml
index e7a1a660abc27..61816f60d0baf 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@
     <!-- The color of the navigation bar icons. Need to be in sync with ic_sysbar_* -->
     <color name="navigation_bar_icon_color">#E5FFFFFF</color>
 
+    <color name="navigation_bar_home_handle_light_color">#EBffffff</color>
+    <color name="navigation_bar_home_handle_dark_color">#99000000</color>
+
     <!-- The shadow color for light navigation bar icons. -->
     <color name="nav_key_button_shadow_color">#30000000</color>
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/styles.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/styles.xml
index 2f1770a39f022..6374191c4d7bb 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -366,11 +366,13 @@
         <item name="backgroundColor">@color/light_mode_icon_color_dual_tone_background</item>
         <item name="fillColor">@color/light_mode_icon_color_dual_tone_fill</item>
         <item name="singleToneColor">@color/light_mode_icon_color_single_tone</item>
+        <item name="homeHandleColor">@color/navigation_bar_home_handle_light_color</item>
     </style>
     <style name="DualToneDarkTheme">
         <item name="backgroundColor">@color/dark_mode_icon_color_dual_tone_background</item>
         <item name="fillColor">@color/dark_mode_icon_color_dual_tone_fill</item>
         <item name="singleToneColor">@color/dark_mode_icon_color_single_tone</item>
+        <item name="homeHandleColor">@color/navigation_bar_home_handle_dark_color</item>
     </style>
     <style name="QSHeaderDarkTheme">
         <item name="backgroundColor">@color/dark_mode_qs_icon_color_dual_tone_background</item>
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NavigationHandle.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NavigationHandle.java
index 0fe12943614cd..4f7af58094ec3 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NavigationHandle.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NavigationHandle.java
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ public class NavigationHandle extends View implements ButtonInterface {
         final int dualToneLightTheme = Utils.getThemeAttr(context, R.attr.lightIconTheme);
         Context lightContext = new ContextThemeWrapper(context, dualToneLightTheme);
         Context darkContext = new ContextThemeWrapper(context, dualToneDarkTheme);
-        mLightColor = Utils.getColorAttrDefaultColor(lightContext, R.attr.singleToneColor);
-        mDarkColor = Utils.getColorAttrDefaultColor(darkContext, R.attr.singleToneColor);
+        mLightColor = Utils.getColorAttrDefaultColor(lightContext, R.attr.homeHandleColor);
+        mDarkColor = Utils.getColorAttrDefaultColor(darkContext, R.attr.homeHandleColor);
         mPaint.setAntiAlias(true);
         setFocusable(false);
     }