diff --git a/core/res/res/values/themes.xml b/core/res/res/values/themes.xml
index 215551b375e78..62d1a0929ae82 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/themes.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/themes.xml
@@ -648,6 +648,8 @@ please see themes_device_defaults.xml.
         <item name="listPreferredItemPaddingRight">10dip</item>
         <item name="listPreferredItemPaddingStart">10dip</item>
         <item name="listPreferredItemPaddingEnd">10dip</item>
+
+        <item name="preferencePanelStyle">@style/PreferencePanel.Dialog</item>
     </style>
 
     <!-- Variant of {@link Theme_Dialog} that does not include a frame (or background).
@@ -1605,6 +1607,8 @@ please see themes_device_defaults.xml.
         <item name="listPreferredItemPaddingRight">16dip</item>
         <item name="listPreferredItemPaddingStart">16dip</item>
         <item name="listPreferredItemPaddingEnd">16dip</item>
+
+        <item name="preferencePanelStyle">@style/PreferencePanel.Dialog</item>
     </style>
 
     <!-- Variant of Theme.Holo.Dialog that has a nice minimum width for
@@ -1719,6 +1723,8 @@ please see themes_device_defaults.xml.
         <item name="listPreferredItemPaddingRight">16dip</item>
         <item name="listPreferredItemPaddingStart">16dip</item>
         <item name="listPreferredItemPaddingEnd">16dip</item>
+
+        <item name="preferencePanelStyle">@style/PreferencePanel.Dialog</item>
     </style>
 
     <!-- Variant of Theme.Holo.Light.Dialog that has a nice minimum width for