diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/wrapper/NotificationViewWrapper.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/wrapper/NotificationViewWrapper.java
index 4c06ff6f5e490..3808702176a93 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/wrapper/NotificationViewWrapper.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/wrapper/NotificationViewWrapper.java
@@ -26,12 +26,15 @@ import android.graphics.ColorMatrixColorFilter;
 import android.graphics.Paint;
 import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
+import android.os.Build;
 import android.view.NotificationHeaderView;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
+import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.android.internal.graphics.ColorUtils;
+import com.android.internal.util.ContrastColorUtil;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.CrossFadeHelper;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.TransformableView;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.TransformState;
@@ -108,6 +111,11 @@ public abstract class NotificationViewWrapper implements TransformableView {
             return false;
         }
 
+        // Apps targeting Q should fix their dark mode bugs.
+        if (mRow.getEntry().targetSdk >= Build.VERSION_CODES.Q) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         int background = getBackgroundColor(view);
         if (background == Color.TRANSPARENT) {
             background = defaultBackgroundColor;
@@ -138,17 +146,19 @@ public abstract class NotificationViewWrapper implements TransformableView {
         }
     }
 
-    private boolean childrenNeedInversion(@ColorInt int parentBackground, ViewGroup viewGroup) {
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    boolean childrenNeedInversion(@ColorInt int parentBackground, ViewGroup viewGroup) {
         if (viewGroup == null) {
             return false;
         }
 
+        int backgroundColor = getBackgroundColor(viewGroup);
+        if (Color.alpha(backgroundColor) != 255) {
+            backgroundColor = ContrastColorUtil.compositeColors(backgroundColor, parentBackground);
+            backgroundColor = ColorUtils.setAlphaComponent(backgroundColor, 255);
+        }
         for (int i = 0; i < viewGroup.getChildCount(); i++) {
             View child = viewGroup.getChildAt(i);
-            int backgroundColor = getBackgroundColor(viewGroup);
-            if (backgroundColor == Color.TRANSPARENT) {
-                backgroundColor = parentBackground;
-            }
             if (child instanceof TextView) {
                 int foreground = ((TextView) child).getCurrentTextColor();
                 if (ColorUtils.calculateContrast(foreground, backgroundColor) < 3) {
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/NotificationViewWrapperTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/wrapper/NotificationViewWrapperTest.java
similarity index 63%
rename from packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/NotificationViewWrapperTest.java
rename to packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/wrapper/NotificationViewWrapperTest.java
index 24aa772e2fc14..637b30c6bc00f 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/NotificationViewWrapperTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/wrapper/NotificationViewWrapperTest.java
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification;
+package com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.row.wrapper;
+
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.support.test.filters.SmallTest;
@@ -22,13 +24,15 @@ import android.testing.AndroidTestingRunner;
 import android.testing.TestableLooper;
 import android.testing.TestableLooper.RunWithLooper;
 import android.view.View;
+import android.widget.LinearLayout;
+import android.widget.TextView;
 
 import com.android.systemui.SysuiTestCase;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.NotificationTestHelper;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.row.ExpandableNotificationRow;
-import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.row.wrapper.NotificationViewWrapper;
 import com.android.systemui.util.Assert;
 
+import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 
@@ -37,12 +41,26 @@ import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 @RunWithLooper
 public class NotificationViewWrapperTest extends SysuiTestCase {
 
-    @Test
-    public void constructor_doesntUseViewContext() throws Exception {
+    private View mView;
+    private ExpandableNotificationRow mRow;
+    private TestableNotificationViewWrapper mNotificationViewWrapper;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setup() throws Exception {
         Assert.sMainLooper = TestableLooper.get(this).getLooper();
-        new TestableNotificationViewWrapper(mContext,
-                new View(mContext),
-                new NotificationTestHelper(getContext()).createRow());
+        mView = mock(View.class);
+        mRow = new NotificationTestHelper(getContext()).createRow();
+        mNotificationViewWrapper = new TestableNotificationViewWrapper(mContext, mView, mRow);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void childrenNeedInversion_doesntCrash_whenOpacity() {
+        LinearLayout viewGroup = new LinearLayout(mContext);
+        TextView textView = new TextView(mContext);
+        textView.setTextColor(0xcc000000);
+        viewGroup.addView(textView);
+
+        mNotificationViewWrapper.childrenNeedInversion(0xcc000000, viewGroup);
     }
 
     static class TestableNotificationViewWrapper extends NotificationViewWrapper {