diff --git a/core/res/res/drawable/work_widget_mask_view_background.xml b/core/res/res/drawable/work_widget_mask_view_background.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ce9c514695c4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/res/res/drawable/work_widget_mask_view_background.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
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diff --git a/core/res/res/layout/work_widget_mask_view.xml b/core/res/res/layout/work_widget_mask_view.xml
index e7174cc58438a..86c5d13ede40f 100644
--- a/core/res/res/layout/work_widget_mask_view.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/layout/work_widget_mask_view.xml
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
android:id="@+id/work_widget_mask_frame"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
- android:background="?android:attr/colorSurfaceVariant"
+ android:background="@drawable/work_widget_mask_view_background"
android:importantForAccessibility="noHideDescendants"
android:clickable="true">