diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/ActivatableNotificationView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/ActivatableNotificationView.java
index 577d536262b2a..755e3e1a208e5 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/ActivatableNotificationView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/ActivatableNotificationView.java
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ public abstract class ActivatableNotificationView extends ExpandableOutlineView
                 R.color.notification_ripple_tinted_color);
         mNormalRippleColor = mContext.getColor(
                 R.color.notification_ripple_untinted_color);
+        // Reset background color tint and override tint, as they are from an old theme
+        mBgTint = NO_COLOR;
+        mOverrideTint = NO_COLOR;
+        mOverrideAmount = 0.0f;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/ActivatableNotificationViewTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/ActivatableNotificationViewTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5f5769572008f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/notification/row/ActivatableNotificationViewTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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
+ */
+package com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.row
+
+import android.annotation.ColorInt
+import android.graphics.Color
+import android.testing.AndroidTestingRunner
+import android.testing.TestableLooper.RunWithLooper
+import android.view.View
+import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest
+import com.android.settingslib.Utils
+import com.android.systemui.R
+import com.android.systemui.SysuiTestCase
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.FakeShadowView
+import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.NotificationUtils
+import com.android.systemui.util.mockito.mock
+import com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat
+import org.junit.Before
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+
+@SmallTest
+@RunWith(AndroidTestingRunner::class)
+@RunWithLooper
+class ActivatableNotificationViewTest : SysuiTestCase() {
+    private val mContentView: View = mock()
+    private lateinit var mView: ActivatableNotificationView
+
+    @ColorInt
+    private var mNormalColor = 0
+
+    @Before
+    fun setUp() {
+        mView = object : ActivatableNotificationView(mContext, null) {
+
+            init {
+                onFinishInflate()
+            }
+
+            override fun getContentView(): View {
+                return mContentView
+            }
+
+            override fun <T : View> findViewTraversal(id: Int): T? = when (id) {
+                R.id.backgroundNormal -> mock<NotificationBackgroundView>()
+                R.id.fake_shadow -> mock<FakeShadowView>()
+                else -> null
+            } as T?
+        }
+        mNormalColor =
+            Utils.getColorAttrDefaultColor(mContext, com.android.internal.R.attr.colorSurface)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testBackgroundBehaviors() {
+        // Color starts with the normal color
+        mView.updateBackgroundColors()
+        assertThat(mView.currentBackgroundTint).isEqualTo(mNormalColor)
+
+        // Setting a tint changes the background to that color specifically
+        mView.setTintColor(Color.BLUE)
+        assertThat(mView.currentBackgroundTint).isEqualTo(Color.BLUE)
+
+        // Setting an override tint blends with the previous tint
+        mView.setOverrideTintColor(Color.RED, 0.5f)
+        assertThat(mView.currentBackgroundTint)
+            .isEqualTo(NotificationUtils.interpolateColors(Color.BLUE, Color.RED, 0.5f))
+
+        // Updating the background colors resets tints, as those won't match the latest theme
+        mView.updateBackgroundColors()
+        assertThat(mView.currentBackgroundTint).isEqualTo(mNormalColor)
+    }
+}
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