diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/app/ChooserActivity.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/app/ChooserActivity.java
index e6cff8039909b..0478a82bdbb73 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/app/ChooserActivity.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/app/ChooserActivity.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.graphics.Paint;
 import android.graphics.Path;
+import android.graphics.drawable.AnimatedVectorDrawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.BitmapDrawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Icon;
@@ -1680,7 +1681,10 @@ public class ChooserActivity extends ResolverActivity {
 
     final class PlaceHolderTargetInfo extends NotSelectableTargetInfo {
         public Drawable getDisplayIcon() {
-            return getDrawable(R.drawable.resolver_icon_placeholder);
+            AnimatedVectorDrawable avd = (AnimatedVectorDrawable)
+                    getDrawable(R.drawable.chooser_direct_share_icon_placeholder);
+            avd.start(); // Start animation after generation
+            return avd;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/core/res/res/drawable/chooser_direct_share_icon_placeholder.xml b/core/res/res/drawable/chooser_direct_share_icon_placeholder.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..838cb49ca79ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/res/res/drawable/chooser_direct_share_icon_placeholder.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+    Copyright (C) 2019 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.
+-->
+<animated-vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+                 xmlns:aapt="http://schemas.android.com/aapt">
+    <aapt:attr name="android:drawable">
+        <vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+                xmlns:aapt="http://schemas.android.com/aapt"
+                android:width="36dp"
+                android:height="36dp"
+                android:viewportHeight="64"
+                android:viewportWidth="64">
+
+            <group android:name="background">
+                <path android:pathData="M0,0 L 64,0 64,64 0,64 z"
+                      android:fillColor="@color/chooser_gradient_background"/>
+            </group>
+
+            <!-- Gradient starts offscreen so it is not visible in the first frame before start -->
+            <group android:name="gradient" android:translateX="-128">
+                <path
+                    android:pathData="M0,0 L 128,0 128,128 0,128 z">
+                    <aapt:attr name="android:fillColor">
+                        <gradient
+                            android:type="linear"
+                            android:startX="0"
+                            android:endX="128"
+                            android:startY="0"
+                            android:endY="0">
+                            <item
+                                android:color="@android:color/transparent"
+                                android:offset="0.0" />
+                            <item
+                                android:color="@color/chooser_gradient_highlight"
+                                android:offset="0.5" />
+                            <item
+                                android:color="@android:color/transparent"
+                                android:offset="1.0" />
+                        </gradient>
+                    </aapt:attr>
+                </path>
+            </group>
+
+            <!-- Use a foregroud with a cutout shape matching direct share inset for appx applied
+                 shadow. Using clip-path is a more elegant solution but leaves awful jaggies around
+                 the path's shape. -->
+            <group android:name="cover">
+                <path android:fillColor="?attr/colorBackgroundFloating"
+                      android:pathData="M0,0 L64,0 L64,64 L0,64 L0,0 Z M59.0587325,42.453601 C60.3124932,39.2104785 61,35.6855272 61,32 C61,15.9837423 48.0162577,3 32,3 C15.9837423,3 3,15.9837423 3,32 C3,48.0162577 15.9837423,61 32,61 C35.6855272,61 39.2104785,60.3124932 42.453601,59.0587325 C44.3362195,60.2864794 46.5847839,61 49,61 C55.627417,61 61,55.627417 61,49 C61,46.5847839 60.2864794,44.3362195 59.0587325,42.453601 Z"/>
+            </group>
+        </vector>
+    </aapt:attr>
+
+    <!-- This AVD uses special properties so that once started it will loop infinitely with no
+         need for callbacks to restart. -->
+    <target android:name="gradient">
+        <aapt:attr name="android:animation">
+            <objectAnimator
+                android:duration="1700"
+                android:pathData="M -128,0 L 192,0"
+                android:propertyXName="translateX"
+                android:repeatMode="restart"
+                android:repeatCount="infinite"
+                android:startOffset="0">
+                <aapt:attr name="android:interpolator">
+                    <pathInterpolator android:pathData="M 0.0,0.0 c0.167,0.167 0.833,0.833 1.0,1.0" />
+                </aapt:attr>
+            </objectAnimator>
+        </aapt:attr>
+    </target>
+</animated-vector>
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diff --git a/core/res/res/drawable/resolver_icon_placeholder.xml b/core/res/res/drawable/resolver_icon_placeholder.xml
index 049cfeecc4c66..7236fbe8a6552 100644
--- a/core/res/res/drawable/resolver_icon_placeholder.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/drawable/resolver_icon_placeholder.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
      limitations under the License.
 -->
 <shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:shape="oval">
-    <solid android:color="#10000000"/>
+    <solid android:color="@color/chooser_gradient_background"/>
     <size android:width="36dp" android:height="36dp"/>
 </shape>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/res/res/values-night/colors.xml b/core/res/res/values-night/colors.xml
index 6aca49b673a38..c5e72f012a213 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values-night/colors.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values-night/colors.xml
@@ -30,4 +30,6 @@
     <color name="notification_material_background_color">@color/black</color>
 
     <color name="chooser_row_divider">@color/list_divider_color_dark</color>
+    <color name="chooser_gradient_background">@color/loading_gradient_background_color_dark</color>
+    <color name="chooser_gradient_highlight">@color/loading_gradient_highlight_color_dark</color>
 </resources>
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/colors.xml b/core/res/res/values/colors.xml
index ef26cd74cde0a..048f341ffe329 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -216,4 +216,6 @@
     <color name="default_magnifier_color_overlay">#00FFFFFF</color>
 
     <color name="chooser_row_divider">@color/list_divider_color_light</color>
+    <color name="chooser_gradient_background">@color/loading_gradient_background_color_light</color>
+    <color name="chooser_gradient_highlight">@color/loading_gradient_highlight_color_light</color>
 </resources>
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/colors_device_defaults.xml b/core/res/res/values/colors_device_defaults.xml
index 5af3c2af01dbd..112f98e5ef354 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/colors_device_defaults.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/colors_device_defaults.xml
@@ -48,4 +48,8 @@
 
     <color name="list_divider_color_light">#ffdadce0</color>
     <color name="list_divider_color_dark">#85ffffff</color>
+    <color name="loading_gradient_background_color_dark">#2D3033</color>
+    <color name="loading_gradient_background_color_light">#DADCE0</color>
+    <color name="loading_gradient_highlight_color_dark">#3C4043</color>
+    <color name="loading_gradient_highlight_color_light">#F1F3F4</color>
 </resources>
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index 762a5b59db76a..fbbbecde74aea 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -3762,4 +3762,8 @@
   <java-symbol type="drawable" name="perm_group_camera" />
   <java-symbol type="drawable" name="perm_group_location" />
   <java-symbol type="drawable" name="perm_group_microphone" />
+
+  <java-symbol type="drawable" name="chooser_direct_share_icon_placeholder" />
+  <java-symbol type="color" name="chooser_gradient_background" />
+  <java-symbol type="color" name="chooser_gradient_highlight" />
 </resources>